METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR DETECTING AND MANAGING VIEWABILITY OF SCREENS, WINDOWS AND LIKE MEDIA
First Claim
1. An apparatus for managing viewability of displayable items, said apparatus comprising:
- an arrangement for automatically ascertaining whether a displayable item is viewed or potentially viewable by at least one unauthorized individual; and
an arrangement for managing viewability of a displayable item, responsive to said ascertaining arrangement.
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Abstract
In the context of screens, windows and like media, arrangements for automatically detecting when a recipient has entered or left a public setting so that privacy configuration changes can be automatically invoked. Also broadly contemplated herein is an arrangement for selectively displaying messages on the recipient'"'"'s screen but deferring the messages from being visible on a remote hardware device or software display which is publicly visible. Furthermore, there is broadly contemplated herein a secure arrangement for revealing and responding to deferred messages. More generally, there is broadly contemplated herein a new approach to the provision of application notifications and to alarm control during a desktop screen sharing mode, based on the automatic detection of a screen sharing state and on notifying registered applications of the screen sharing in a unified, consistent manner.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for managing viewability of displayable items, said apparatus comprising:
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an arrangement for automatically ascertaining whether a displayable item is viewed or potentially viewable by at least one unauthorized individual; and an arrangement for managing viewability of a displayable item, responsive to said ascertaining arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of managing viewability of displayable items, said method comprising the steps of:
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automatically ascertaining whether a displayable item is viewed or potentially viewable by at least one unauthorized individual; and managing viewability of a displayable item, responsive to said ascertaining step. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for managing viewability of displayable items, said method comprising the steps of:
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automatically ascertaining whether a displayable item is viewed or potentially viewable by at least one unauthorized individual; and managing viewability of a displayable item, responsive to said ascertaining step.
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