| 摘要 |
Privacy and restricted access are provided for functions, applications, and services on a computing device. An area accessible to a user interface is provided. A request from a user is accepted, the request for associating with the area with one or more available functions. The one or more functions are then associated with the area, and are made invisible. Another request from the user is accepted, the other request for gaining access to the area. Authentication against the user is requested. Access to the one or more functions is granted if the authentication is successful. According to another embodiment, an authorized user may send and receive messages via another device that belongs to another user based on identification of the user by the other user. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method comprising:
under control of one or more computing systems of a service, the one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, receiving, by the one or more computer systems, an indication of a second user from a first device, wherein the second user is associated with a second device, and a first user is associated with the first device; associating, by the one or more computer systems, the second user with the first user; identifying, by the one or more computer systems, a message wherein the second user is a recipient of the message; determining, by the one or more computer systems, that no device being associated with the second user is available to receive the message independently of the first device; determining, by the one or more computing systems, the first device is available to receive the message; and causing, by the one or more computing systems, the message to arrive at the second device via the first device, wherein the second device is communicatively linked to the first device. |
