Managing display of private information

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9832187-B2
Application number	US-201414462077-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 18, 2014
Priority date	Jan 7, 2014
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

Abstract

In one example, a method includes receiving a first indication of an incoming communication and determining that the incoming communication includes private information. The method may also include outputting, for display at a wearable computing device, a second indication of the incoming communication, wherein the indication includes non-private information. The method may also include determining, based on motion data generated by the wearable computing device, that a user of the wearable computing device is likely viewing the wearable computing device. The method may also include outputting, for display at the wearable computing device, an indication of the private information.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving an incoming communication that includes an image;
determining, based at least in part on an object identified in the image being associated with private information, that the incoming communication includes private information, wherein identifying that the object included in the image is associated with private information comprises:
determining a portion of image data from the image;
determining an image signature that represents the portion of selected image data;
determining a confidence value that indicates a likelihood that the image signature matches an object signature associated with private information; and
determining that the incoming communication includes private information in response to determining that the confidence value is greater than a predetermined value;

receiving motion data generated by one or more motion sensors of a wearable computing device that corresponds to a movement of the wearable computing device;
determining, based on the received motion data, whether a user of the wearable computing device is likely viewing a display of the wearable computing device; and
responsive to determining that the user is likely viewing the display of the wearable computing device, outputting, for display at the wearable computing device, the private information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the incoming communication includes the private information is performed by a mobile computing device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the incoming communication includes the private information is performed by the wearable computing device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the motion data is received by a mobile computing device, from the wearable computing device, and
determining, based on the received motion data, that the user of the wearable computing device is likely viewing the display of the wearable computing device is performed by the mobile computing device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the motion data is received by a processor of the wearable computing device, from one or more motion sensors of the wearable computing device, and
determining, based on the received motion data, that the user of the wearable computing device is likely viewing the display of the wearable computing device is performed by the processor of the wearable computing device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wearable computing device is a first wearable computing device and the motion data is first motion data, the method further comprising:
receiving, from a second wearable computing device, second motion data corresponding to a movement of the second wearable computing device, wherein determining that the user is likely viewing the display of the first wearable computing device is further based on the second motion data received from the second wearable computing device.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first wearable computing device is worn on a wrist of the user, and wherein the second wearable computing device is worn on a head of the user.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the movement of the second wearable computing device corresponds to a flexion of a cervical spine of the user or a rotation of a head of the user.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the wearable computing device is worn on a wrist of the user, and
the movement of the wearable computing device corresponds to an internal rotation of the wrist of the user.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the movement of the wearable computing device further comprises a flexion of a shoulder of the user and a flexion of an elbow of the user.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the incoming communication includes private information is further based at least in part on one or more of:
a sender of the incoming communication,
a privacy flag included in the incoming communication, and
one or more predefined privacy settings.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the non-private information includes an identity of a sender of the incoming communication, and
the private information includes at least a portion of content of the incoming communication.

13. A mobile computing device comprising:
one or more processors; and
at least one module executable by the one or more processors to:
receive an incoming communication that includes an image;
determine, based at least in part on an object identified in the image being associated with private information, that the incoming communication includes private information, wherein the object included in the image is identified as being associated with private information by at least:
determining a portion of image data from the image;
determining an image signature that represents the portion of selected image data;
determining a confidence value that indicates a likelihood that the image signature matches an object signature associated with private information; and
determining that the incoming communication includes private information in response to determining that the confidence value is greater than a predetermined value;

receive motion data generated by one or more motions sensors of a wearable computing device that corresponds to a movement of the wearable computing device;
determine, based on the received motion data, whether a user of the mobile computing device is likely viewing a display of the wearable computing device; and
responsive to determining that the user is likely viewing the display of the wearable computing device, output, for display at the wearable computing device, the private information.

14. The mobile computing device of claim 13 , wherein the wearable computing device is a first wearable computing device and the motion data is first motion data, and wherein the at least one module is further executable by the one or more processors to:
receive, from a second wearable computing device, second motion data corresponding to a movement of the second wearable computing device,
wherein the determination that the user is likely viewing the display of the first wearable computing device is further based on the second motion data received from the second wearable computing device.

15. The mobile computing device of claim 13 , wherein
the wearable computing device is worn on a wrist of the user, and
the movement of the wearable computing device corresponds to an internal rotation of the wrist of the user.

16. The mobile computing device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one module is further executable by the one or more processors to determine that the incoming communication includes private information based at least in part on one or more of:
a sender of the incoming communication,
a privacy flag included in the incoming communication, and
one or more predefined privacy settings.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the one or more processors to:
receive an incoming communication that includes an image;
determine, based at least in part on an object identified in the image being associated with private information, that the incoming communication includes private information, wherein the object included in the image is identified as being associated with private information by at least:
determining a portion of image data from the image;
determining an image signature that represents the portion of selected image data;
determining a confidence value that i

Assignees

• Google Inc
• Google Llc

Inventors

• Faaborg Alexander
• Kaplan Joshua Robin
• Feldstein Michael Steven

Classifications

• H04M19/04

  the ringing-current being generated at the substations · CPC title

• G06F21/6245

  Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes · CPC title

• H04W12/06

  Authentication · CPC title

• G06F2221/032

  Protect output to user by software means · CPC title

• H04M1/57 Primary

  Arrangements for indicating or recording the number of the calling subscriber at the called subscriber's set (at the operator set in a manual exchange H04M5/20) · CPC title