Granted Patent B2

US 12,579,295 · App. 18/611,431 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Inventors: David Cohen (Longmont, CO); Aakriti Mittal (Campbell, CA)

Assignee: Apple Inc.

G06F21/6218

Abstract

Claims (81)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

memory; and

one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

while operating in a first mode:

process sensor data based on first data associated with a first user account;

receive, via one or more input devices in communication with the electronic device including a wearable component, an input corresponding to a request to enter a second mode that includes restricting access to one or more features of the electronic device accessible in the first mode; and

in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to enter the second mode:

in accordance with a determination that one or more criteria are satisfied, operate in the second mode including processing the sensor data based on second data associated with a second user account different from the first user account;

while operating in the second mode:

detect a doff of the wearable component;

in response to detecting the doff of the wearable component and in accordance with a determination that one or more criteria are satisfied:

cease operating in the second mode; and

delete the processed sensor data based on second data associated with a second user account different from the first user account; and

in response to detecting the doff of the wearable component and in accordance with a determination that one or more criteria are not satisfied, continue operating in the second mode.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria include a criterion that is satisfied in response to detecting a don of the wearable component of the electronic device after detecting the doff of the wearable component.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

while operating in the second mode:

receive an input, using the one or more input devices, corresponding to a request to cease operating in the second mode; and

in response to receiving the input, cease operating in the second mode.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

while operating in the first mode, and while displaying one or more user interfaces of one or more first applications:

display, using a display, an option to allow access to the first applications in the second mode without allowing access to one or more second applications different from the one or more first applications;

receive, using one or more input devices, an input selecting the option; and

in response to receiving the input selecting the option, in accordance with the determination that the one or more criteria are satisfied, operate in the second mode including allowing access to the one or more first applications and restricting access to the one or more second applications.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

while operating in the first mode:

display, using a display, an option to cause the electronic device to transmit a representation of content displayed by the electronic device during the second mode to a display external to the electronic device;

receive, using one or more input devices, an input selecting the option; and

in response to receiving the input selecting the option, transmit, while operating the electronic device in the second mode, the representation of the content displayed by the electronic device to the display external to the electronic device.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

while operating in the first mode, display, using an externally-facing display, an image customized to a user account of the electronic device; and

while operating in the second mode, display, using the externally-facing display, a generic image different from the image customized to the user account of the electronic device.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to enter the second mode and in accordance with a second determination that the one or more criteria are satisfied:

present a selectable option to operate in the second mode based on second data associated with the second user account; and

present a selectable option to obtain new sensor data associated with a current user account.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria include a criterion that is satisfied in response to detecting a don of the wearable component of the electronic device within a predetermined time threshold after detecting the doff of the wearable component.

9 . A method comprising:

while operating in a first mode:

processing sensor data based on first data associated with a first user account;

receiving, via one or more input devices in communication with an electronic device including a wearable component, an input corresponding to a request to enter a second mode that includes restricting access to one or more features of the electronic device accessible in the first mode; and

in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to enter the second mode:

in accordance with a determination that one or more criteria are satisfied, operating in the second mode including processing the sensor data based on second data associated with a second user account different from the first user account;

while operating in the second mode:

detecting a doff of the wearable component;

in response to detecting the doff of the wearable component and in accordance with a determination that one or more criteria are satisfied:

ceasing operating in the second mode; and

deleting the processed sensor data based on second data associated with a second user account different from the first user account; and

in response to detecting the doff of the wearable component and in accordance with a determination that one or more criteria are not satisfied, continuing operating in the second mode.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more criteria include a criterion that is satisfied in response to detecting a don of the wearable component of the electronic device after detecting the doff of the wearable component.

11 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

while operating in the second mode:

receiving an input, using the one or more input devices, corresponding to a request to cease operating in the second mode; and

in response to receiving the input, ceasing operating in the second mode.

12 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

while operating in the first mode, and while displaying one or more user interfaces of one or more first applications:

displaying, using a display, an option to allow access to the first applications in the second mode without allowing access to one or more second applications different from the one or more first applications;

receiving, using one or more input devices, an input selecting the option; and

in response to receiving the input selecting the option, in accordance with the determination that the one or more criteria are satisfied, operating in the second mode including allowing access to the one or more first applications and restricting access to the one or more second applications.

13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

while operating in the first mode:

displaying, using a display, an option to cause the electronic device to transmit a representation of content displayed by the electronic device during the second mode to a display external to the electronic device;

receiving, using one or more input devices, an input selecting the option; and

in response to receiving the input selecting the option, transmitting, while operating the electronic device in the second mode, the representation of the content displayed by the electronic device to the display external to the electronic device.

14 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

while operating in the first mode, displaying, using an externally-facing display, an image customized to a user account of the electronic device; and

while operating in the second mode, displaying, using the externally-facing display, a generic image different from the image customized to the user account of the electronic device.

15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more criteria include a criterion that is satisfied in response to detecting a don of the wearable component of the electronic device within a predetermined time threshold after detecting the doff of the wearable component.

16 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform a method comprising:

while operating in a first mode:

processing sensor data based on first data associated with a first user account; and

receiving, via one or more input devices in communication with the electronic device including a wearable component, an input corresponding to a request to enter a second mode that includes restricting access to one or more features of the electronic device accessible in the first mode; and

in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to enter the second mode:

in accordance with a determination that one or more criteria are satisfied, operating in the second mode including processing the sensor data based on second data associated with a second user account different from the first user account;

while operating in the second mode:

detecting a doff of the wearable component;

in response to detecting the doff of the wearable component and in accordance with a determination that one or more criteria are satisfied:

ceasing operating in the second mode; and

deleting the processed sensor data based on second data associated with a second user account different from the first user account; and

in response to detecting the doff of the wearable component and in accordance with a determination that one or more criteria are not satisfied, continuing operating in the second mode.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the one or more criteria include a criterion that is satisfied in response to detecting a don of the wearable component of the electronic device within a predetermined time threshold after detecting the doff of the wearable component.

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