Patent ID: 9646145
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method comprising: providing a sensor for acquiring a biometric characteristic of a user of an electronic device; providing a microprocessor executing a user interface application relating to a user interface for the electronic device; providing a memory forming part of the electronic device for storing: determining whether an intended user of the electronic device is an authorised user based upon acquiring a biometric characteristic of the user acquired with the sensor and comparing the acquired biometric characteristic with the plurality of reference biometric characteristics stored within the memory of the electronic device; and upon determining the intended user is an authorised user displaying on the electronic device a contextual dashboard, the contextual dashboard selected in dependence upon the authorised user, a macro-context of the electronic device and a micro-context of the electronic device; wherein establishing the micro-context comprises automatically detecting the presence of additional individuals with the user in the immediate vicinity of the user by processing acquired biometric characteristics from the sensor employed in establishing the user as an authorised user to identify the presence of any other users than the authorised user; and the contextual dashboard displayed where the micro-context includes the presence of additional individuals is established either by applying at least one of predetermined limitations and predetermined settings with respect to a contextual dashboard that would have been presented to the authorised user without detecting the presence of additional individuals and closing the user interface application.