Patent ID: 8935633
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method in at least one computer system for providing controlled access to the use of an electronic device, comprising: receiving a meeting request for a meeting with at least one invitee, wherein the meeting request specifies access rights to use only at least one particular feature of a plurality of features of an electronic device accessible to the at least one invitee during a scheduled time for the meeting and to block use of a remaining selection of features of the plurality of features of the electronic device; responsive to receiving, at the electronic device, the meeting request, scanning the at least one electronic device associated with the at least one invitee to identify the plurality of features by requesting a configuration file from an operating system of the at least one electronic device and detecting the plurality of features of the electronic device from the configuration file, wherein the plurality of features comprise at least one hardware feature, at least one network feature, and at least one application feature; comparing, by the electronic device, the plurality of features with a selection of features specified for control by the access rights; identifying, by the electronic device, a first selection of features from among the selection of features matching the plurality of features, wherein the first selection of features are allowed for use during the meeting according to the access rights and a second selection of features from among the selection of features matching the plurality of features, wherein the second selection of features are disallowed from use during the meeting according to the access rights; displaying, by the electronic device, the first selection of features and the second selection of features in a meeting invitee interface; displaying, by the electronic device, within the meeting invitee interface, a first selectable option for the at least one invitee to accept the access rights and meeting request; displaying, by the electronic device, within the meeting invitee interface, a second selectable option for the at least one invitee to select at least one particular feature from among the second selection of features to request to add to the first selection of features; responsive to the at least one invitee selecting the second selectable option and selecting the at least one particular feature, sending a request to a meeting manager for additional access rights with the at least one particular feature; responsive to receiving a response from the meeting manager at the electronic device affirming the additional access rights, removing the at least one particular feature from the second selection of features, adding the at least one particular feature to the first selection of features, updating the display of the second selection of features to remove the at least one particular feature, and updating the display of the first selection of features to add the at least one particular feature; responsive to the at least one invitee selecting the first selectable option to accept the meeting request, downloading, by the electronic device, a module specified by the meeting manager and required to be installed on the electronic device to enforce the access rights during the scheduled time for the meeting if the at least one invitee is detected as physically present at a particular location for the meeting, wherein the module is a controller; installing, by the electronic device, the module on the electronic device; detecting, by the module, from one or more input interfaces of the electronic device, whether the at least one invitee is currently physically present in the particular location for the meeting during the scheduled time for the meeting, wherein the electronic device is accessible to the invitee during the meeting and the electronic device is not used by the at least one invitee to connectively access the meeting; responsive to the module detecting the at least one invitee is currently physically present in the particular location for the meeting during the scheduled time for the meeting, activating the module to configure the electronic device to only provide access during the scheduled time for the meeting to the at least one particular feature of the electronic device allowed in the access rights specified in the accepted meeting request; and controlling, by the module, the electronic device to only allowing use of the at least one particular feature of the electronic device by the at least one invitee during the scheduled time for the meeting and blocking use of the at least one remaining features of the plurality of features of the electronic device not allowed in the access rights during the scheduled time for the meeting.