DISPLAY OF NOTIFICATIONS IN A LOCK SCREEN WITH A PRIVACY FEATURE

A device analyzes text messages, email, and/or other data for the purposes of suppressing the display of sensitive content on a lock screen. For example, a device may prevent a lock screen from displaying a notification indicating the arrival of a message containing sensitive information. Alternativ...

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Main Authors KHAWAND, Jean, IRWIN, Paul Wayne
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 25.08.2021
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Summary:A device analyzes text messages, email, and/or other data for the purposes of suppressing the display of sensitive content on a lock screen. For example, a device may prevent a lock screen from displaying a notification indicating the arrival of a message containing sensitive information. Alternatively, the device may filter any sensitive information from a notification indicating the arrival of a message. The techniques disclosed herein improve the security of a device by preventing the display of sensitive information on a lock screen, while also improving the usability of lock screen notifications by allowing other information to be displayed. The techniques disclosed herein also improve the security of other systems using the device as part of a multi-factor authentication process.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20190794307