Patent ID: 8881268

Claim:
A method for restricting access to an application comprising: presenting, by a computer system, a first user interface area to a user; providing, by the computer system, the application, wherein the application is associated with the first user interface area; in response to receiving a request to access the application, activating, by the computer system, the application; providing, by the computer system, a second user interface area, wherein the second user interface area is associated with a credential; in response to receiving a request to associate the application with the second user interface area, removing the application from the first user interface area, and moving the application to the second user interface area; in response to receiving a request to access the second user interface area, performing, by the computer system, an authentication based on the credential; determining that the authentication is successful; in response to determining that the authentication is successful, presenting the application to the user; and in relation to presenting the application to the user, and in response to receiving a request to access the application, activating the application.