Patent ID: 8914875

Claim:
A method comprising: by a computing device associated with a first user, detecting an event using one or more sensors of the computing device; by the computing device, in response to detecting the event, determining unique data associated with a second user, wherein the event was triggered by the second user; by the computing device, assessing a state of the computing device; by the computing device, identifying the second user based on social-networking information associated with the first user and the second user, wherein the computing device looks up the social-networking information using the unique data; and by the computing device, updating a lock status of the computing device, wherein the lock status comprises a level of access to access interfaces of the computing device, functionality of the computing device, or content accessible from the computing device, the updating based on the event, the social-networking information, and the state, and wherein the level of access of the updated lock status is based on the social-networking information.