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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2010
Applicant:
Osamu Hasegawa, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Osamu Hasegawa, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mobile device and a displayed information protection method suitable for use with the mobile device are disclosed. In response to a trigger signal, a control unit determines if information presented on a display contains confidential information. If confidential information is displayed, the confidential information is concealed or removed from the display. The trigger signal may comprise, for example, an event such as an incoming telephone call, reception of electronic mail, and fingerprint authentication.