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Private message notifications

US10097499B1 · kind B1 · utility

2Cited by

1References

27Claims

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Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Akash Kumar · Hyderabad, IN
Ankita · Hyderabad, IN
Ashutosh Giri · Hyderabad, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 10, 2017
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 10, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W4/12
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The security and privacy are very important aspects of communication. Many technologies have been developed to keeping private messages secure while being transmitted from the sender to the receiver. However, the privacy of the messages can be compromised by notifications of the messages at the receiver. For example, a third party may see a visual notification of private text message displayed on a receiving device, such as a smart phone. Provided herein is an apparatus that receives a message, determines a privacy level of the message, selects a mode of notification of the message based on the determined privacy level of the message, and performs a notification action based on the selected mode of notification.

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