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Mobile device privacy application
US8955147B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8955147-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213705782-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2012 |
| Priority date | Dec 5, 2012 |
| Publication date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
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A device is configured to determine that the device is to activate a privacy mode, obscure information displayed by a display of the device, detect a user interaction with a first portion of the display, the first portion being less than an entirety of the display, and reveal first information obscured by the first portion of the display, without revealing information obscured by a remaining portion of the display, the first portion and the remaining portion comprising the entirety of the display.
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What is claimed is: 1. A device, comprising: one or more processors, implemented at least partially in hardware, to: determine that a volume level of noise, within a particular frequency range, is greater than a threshold volume of noise; determine whether the device is connected to a particular network; determine that the device is to activate a privacy mode based on the volume level of noise being greater than the threshold volume of noise and based on whether the device is…
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- G06F21/6245Primary
Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
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Physics · mapped topic
- G06F21/74Primary
Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8955147B2 cover?
- A device is configured to determine that the device is to activate a privacy mode, obscure information displayed by a display of the device, detect a user interaction with a first portion of the display, the first portion being less than an entirety of the display, and reveal first information obscured by the first portion of the display, without revealing information obscured by a remaining po…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Verizon New Jersey Inc, Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc, Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F21/6245. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).