IT201600127897A1 - "Enough" integrated system Integrated computer and smartphone use limitation system for minors - Google Patents

Description

DESCRIPTION

INTEGRATED USE LIMITATION SYSTEM

COMPUTERS AND SMARTPHONES FOR MINORS

the industrial invention operates in resident background on the operating system and in a forced manner with respect to the data connection settings of the mobile device, laptop or fixed PC, timing data navigation with a daily usage limit - at countdown or hourly intervals - both it is operated by data transmission from a SIM or using an external network connection via LAN or Wi-Fi.

The product, which each parent installs on the mobile or fixed device of their son or daughter, can be configured only after having entered a double alphanumeric password or by recognizing the Page 1/6

fingerprints, therefore not modifiable by the end user of the device accessing the data network.

The product has several options:

network data access use timer with a counter to scale on a daily / weekly / monthly basis Timer for programmable time slots on a daily or weekly basis;

ON / OFF selection on all data traffic

Selective selection on individual applications based on a single tenporization or a single time slot.

Selective selection on individual applications with different sizes or with different time slots

The product, at its first activation, will propose a guided setting with options ranging from the most generic (ON / OFF) to the most complex (selection of the conditions of access to the individual applications)

The product has a dedicated section accessible from the home screen where you can view the summary of the settings and change them with a simple button selection, always under the password.

As a guarantee of inviolability of the product by the end user:

Changing the date and time of the device will only be possible with password entries (the same as the app);

An alert can be activated via Sms / Mail / WA / Telegram of the unauthorized unblocking attempt whether it has failed or been successful up to three different parental users;

In the case of uninstalling and reinstalling an application controlled by the product, the same will inhibit the use of the social application until it is reconfigured by the parent.

In case of installation of new social applications (included in a predefined list) not present on the device at the time of configuration, the same cannot be used unless authorized by the parent.

Software applications that are not present by default can be added (by the parent) to the default list.

A bonus mechanism for automatic increase of the set time is envisaged and activated if the navigation limits set have not been reached every day / week / month;

A reward mechanism for automatic reduction of the set time is foreseen and can be activated in case of attempts by the user to violate the password.

A "PLUS" VERSION of the product provides the possibility of

apply refunds also to games, whether online or

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Claims (1)

CLAIMS INTEGRATED USE LIMITATION SYSTEM COMPUTERS AND SMARTPHONES FOR MINORS Industrial invention is an absolute novelty in the field of the use of Computers and Smartphones by minors because: 1. Allows parents to restrict the use of devices to their children in predefined and modifiable way; 2. Allows you to selectively set the limitations differentiating between the various programs installed, whether they are social media be they games; 3. It provides for reward mechanisms in case of behavior virtuous and sanctioning in the event of violations such as to help / Page 1/2 minors to manage the assigned time independently; 4. Helps to solve gambling problems in minors; 5. Helps solve problems of excessive use of social media from part of minors; 6. Allows parents to prevent access to content unsuitable for minors in a selective way Page 2/2