Patent ID: 9536068
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04M,H04N

Claim:
1. A user device comprising: a touchscreen display a memory; a processor operable to execute a first individual software widget, wherein the software widget automatically displays information on the touchscreen display and permits user interaction with the first individual software widget to modify the information displayed; a widget locking module executable by the processor and configured to: while the software widget is operating in a locked mode, place restrictions on interactivity between the first individual software widget and the user; receive first user input on the user device; compare the first user input to a first predefined unlocking sequence; and in response to a determination that the first user input matches the first predefined unlocking sequence, alter the state of the first individual software widget to an unlocked mode, the altering removing the restrictions on interactivity between the first individual software widget and the user placed in the locked mode while not affecting interactivity of any other software widgets on the user device.