Patent ID: 8346910

Claim:
A method comprising: initiating, by a server system for managing an interactive session having a processor and a non-transitory memory, the interactive session over a computer network with a computing device; initiating, by the server system, a timer of the interactive session, in response to a request to transmit information; polling, by the server system, the computing device outside of the interactive session in response to the timer reaching a predetermined threshold without the information being transmitted, wherein the polling further comprises transmitting, by the server system, to the computing device, programming code for installation on the computing device, the programming code for enabling the server to interact with the operating system of the computing device to determine that the user is present at the computing device and that the computing device is secured from use by other users; and installing, by the server system, the programming code on the computing device; determining, by the server system, that a user is present at the computing device based on the polling of the computing device outside of the interactive session, absent receiving a response to a request for user input to confirm the presence of the user and absent the coupling of a physical peripheral device configured to solely confirm the presence of the user to the computing device; determining, by the server system, that the computing device is secured from use by other users by receiving, by the server system, a determination by the computing device, that a password protection scheme has been activated by the operating system, the password protection scheme requiring an entry of a valid password to continue using the computing device; maintaining, by the server system, the interactive session in response to the determining at least one of that the user is present and that the computing device is secured from use by other users; and terminating, by the server system, the interactive session in response to a determination that the user is not present at the computing device or the computing device is not secured from use by other users.