Patent ID: 8922480

Claim:
A method of controlling viewable access to content displayed by a computing device, comprising: obtaining an image using an imaging element of the computing device, the imaging element positioned with respect to the computing device such that one or more viewers viewing a display element of the computing device appear in at least a portion of the obtained image; analyzing the obtained image, using the computing device, to identify if an unauthorized viewer appears in the obtained image; when the unauthorized viewer appears in the obtained image, determining a gaze direction of the unauthorized viewer, and when the gaze direction of the unauthorized viewer is determined to be substantially toward at least a portion of the computing device, identifying a device of the unauthorized viewer, and generating a notification to be communicated to the identified device of the unauthorized viewer, the notification including at least one of information related to the content being displayed by the computing device or advertising information associated with the information being displayed on the computing device.