Indirect authorization techniques for accessing restricted content

摘要

Techniques are provided for granting authorization to restricted content on a display device from an authorizing device. In one embodiment, the display device may operate in a display mode where only unrestricted content is accessible. To access restricted content, the display device may transmit an authorization request signal to the authorizing device. The authorizing device, having received the authorization request, prompts an authorized user to enter an authentication input, such as a password or gesture, on the authorizing device. Upon verification of the authentication input, the authorizing device is authenticated. An authorization signal is transmitted to the display device, and the display device may operate in an authorized mode, having access to otherwise restricted content or functions.

主权项

1. A method of operating a display device in an unauthorized mode to access unrestricted content or an authorized mode to access unrestricted and restricted content on the display device, the method comprising:
transmitting, by the display device operating in the unauthorized mode, a request signal to an authorizing device, the request signal requesting authorization for the display device to operate in the authorized mode to access the restricted content on the display device; receiving, by the display device, an authorization signal, wherein the authorization signal is received by the display device after an authority of a user of the authorizing device is verified to determine whether the authority of the user of the authorizing device includes an authority to grant authorization for the display device to operate in the authorized mode, wherein the verification is performed after an authentication input is provided via an input device associated with the authorizing device, wherein the input device that is associated with the authorizing device is not associated with the display device, and wherein the authentication input includes at least one of a gesture input or a touch input that is provided via the input device; and operating the display device in the authorized mode to access the restricted content on the display device in response to the display device receiving the authorization signal.