Patent ID: 8302150
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for managing the functionality of a user device, the method comprising: receiving security information for a secure zone from a security controller associated with the secure zone, the security information comprising a list of at least one peripheral to be disabled in the secure zone and a time limit during which the security information cannot be deleted from the user device, the at least one peripheral comprising a camera associated with the user device; storing the security information for the secure zone in the user device; based on the security information for the secure zone, automatically disabling the at least one peripheral associated with the secure zone when the user device enters the secure zone without further input from the security controller; and displaying at least a portion of the security information on the user device when the user device is in the secure zone, wherein the at least portion of security information comprises an identifier and a location of the secure zone and the list of the at least one peripheral to be disabled in the secure zone.