Patent ID: 9661091
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A method implemented by a computing device comprising: registering at least one application, registered applications being configured to receive feedback regarding presence of users in relation to the computing device; recognizing a presence of one or more users in relation to the computing device independently of authentication of the users to access user accounts associated with the computing device; supplying feedback indicative of the one or more users who are recognized to the at least one registered application, the feedback including content restrictions associated with at least one recognized user who is not logged in via the computing device during a presentation of content authorized for an account that is logged-in via the computing device; initiating a transition from an account-based content control to a presence-based content control; and performing actions to control the presentation of the content, based on the presence-based content control, in accordance with the content restrictions associated with the at least one recognized user who is not logged in via the computing device.