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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Gary James Eggerton, Birmingham, GB;
Andrew John Farnsworth, Kidderminster, GB;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/30 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/629 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2141 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2147 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method entails steps of receiving user input signifying that an application on a computing device is to be locked and, in response to the user input, locking a user within the application to thereby permit the user to utilize functionalities of the application without exiting from the application or switching to another application on the computing device.