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Method for masking an item among a plurality of items

  • US 10,181,177 B2
  • Filed: 06/16/2015
  • Issued: 01/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for masking at least a message among a plurality of messages displayed on a screen of a touchscreen terminal, the method comprising, following detection of an action on the screen of the touchscreen terminal, the following acts:

  • displaying, on the screen of the terminal, a first masking symbol associated with a first message at a first location, and a second masking symbol associated with a second message at a second location, the second masking symbol being distinct from the first masking symbol, the first and second messages being situated one on each side of at least a third message,detecting, by the terminal, simultaneous contacts on the screen at the location of the first masking symbol and at the location of the second masking symbol,wherein moving continuously the masking symbols on the first and the second messages in correlation with simultaneous movement of the contacts detected on the screen causes the terminal to perform, for the first message, the second message and at least a fourth message distinct from the at least third message, masking of that portion of the message that is situated between its respective masking symbol and the first location, and further causing the masking of the whole of the message when the respective masking symbol is at a second location and contacts are no longer detected.

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