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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Gen Digital Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Lei Gu, Bedford, MA (US);
Michael Shavell, Merrimack, NH (US);
Assignee:
Gen Digital, Inc., Tempe, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/55 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/554 (2013.01); G06F 2221/034 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method for detecting user incapacitated states for securing a mobile device against unintended use may include (i) monitoring sensor data generated for a current user of the mobile device, (ii) detecting, based on the sensor data, an incapacitated state associated with the current user, and (iii) performing a security action that protects against unintended use of the mobile device by disabling access to device functionality when the current user is in the incapacitated state. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.