Patent ID: 8973104
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: while operating in a locked state and operably connected to a peripheral device, receiving, by an electronic device, an indication of an unlocking input detected at a user interface of the electronic device, wherein one or more applications are prevented from being accessed, by a user and from the electronic device, while the electronic device is operating in the locked state; responsive to receiving the indication of the unlocking input, transitioning, by the electronic device, from operating in the locked state to operating in an unlocked state; identifying, by the electronic device, the peripheral device from a stored list of peripheral devices, the stored list including information specifying at least one application from the one or more applications that is to be prevented from being accessed, by the user and from the electronic device, while the electronic device is operating in the unlocked state and is operably connected to the peripheral device; responsive to identifying the peripheral device from the stored list of peripheral devices, and while the electronic device is operating in the unlocked state and is operably connected to the peripheral device, preventing, by the electronic device, the at least one application from being accessed by the user and from the electronic device; and allowing, by the electronic device, the at least one application to be accessed, by the user from the electronic device, while the electronic device is operating in the unlocked state and is operably disconnected from the peripheral device.