Patent ID: 9642012
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of controlling access to contents displayed on a mobile device which includes a display having first and second layers, the method comprising the steps of: the mobile device identifying a first user of the mobile device; the mobile device determining a first level of security defined for the first user; the mobile device receiving a security rule that specifies a first time period during which the first user is permitted to access a first item included in the contents and a second time period during which the first user is not permitted to access a second item included in the contents; based on the security rule, the mobile device dividing the contents into a first set of one or more contents that the first user is authorized to access based on the first level of security and a second set of one or more contents that the first user is not authorized to access based on the first level of security, the first and second sets being mutually exclusive, and the contents including icons of apps loaded on the mobile device or specifying functionalities of an application being executed on the mobile device; the mobile device displaying the first set of one or more contents on the first layer of the display and not on the second layer of the display, the first layer being a physical, transparent display having touch functionality enabled, which allows the first user to access the first set of one or more contents; the mobile device displaying the second set of one or more contents on the second layer of the display and not on the first layer of the display, the second set of one or more contents being viewed by the first user through the first layer of the display, and the second layer being a physical, transparent or opaque display that does not have touch functionality, which prevents the first user from accessing the second set of one or more contents; the mobile device determining that the first user stopped using the mobile device and that a second user starts using the mobile device; the mobile device identifying the second user of the mobile device; the mobile device determining a second level of security defined for the second user; and based on the second level of security, the mobile device modifying the divided contents so that (1) at least one item included in the first set of one or more contents is removed from the first set and placed in the second set of one or more contents, (2) at least one item included in the second set of one or more elements is removed from the second set and placed in the first set of one or more contents, or (3) at least one item included in the first set is removed from the first set and placed in the second set and at least one item included in the second set is removed from the second set and placed in the first set.