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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2015
Grandios Technologies, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
John Cronin, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
GRANDIOS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Charleston, SC (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for restricting and allowing the initiation of operations on an electronic device according to settings of management control functions on the electronic device. In certain instances, operations may be initiated after the electronic device determines, detects, or receives an authorized event. The initiation of operations on the electronic device may also be prevented after the electronic device determines, detects, or receives an unauthorized event. A user of an electronic device consistent with the invention may set settings that identify whether a remote electronic device or user of a remote electronic device may initiate a camera function. Preferred embodiments of the invention are implemented in part or entirely within the operating system of a smartphone, or a cellphone.