Control Access Based on Network Status

摘要

Embodiments herein relate to controlling access to a device based on status information of a network. The device is connected to and detects status information from the network. Further, the device controls access to a feature of the device based on the detected status information. The device detects the status information and controls access regardless of at least one of a power state of the device and an operating state of an operating system (OS) of the device.

主权项

1. A client device comprising:
a network controller to connect the client device to a network; and a control module to detect status information from the network via the network controller and to control access to the client device based on the detected status information, wherein the control module detects the status information regardless of at least one of a power state of the client device and an operating state of an operating system (OS) of the client device.