Obfuscating reception of communiqué affiliated with a source entity in response to receiving information indicating reception of the communiqué
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Abstract
A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: receiving communiqué reception information that indicates reception of a communiqué that is affiliated with a source entity and that is directed to an end user; and presenting, in response to receiving the communiqué reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué, a covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué, the presenting of the covert indicator being in accordance with one or more conditional directives of the end user to conditionally obfuscate the reception of the communiqué affiliated with the source entity. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
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Citations
271 Claims
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135. A computer program product comprising:
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an article of manufacture including a signal-bearing non-transitory storage medium bearing; one or more instructions for receiving communiqué
reception information that indicates reception of a communiqué
that is affiliated with a source entity and that is directed to an end user and one or more instructions for presenting, in response to receiving the communiqué
reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
, a covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué
, the presenting of the covert indicator being in accordance with one or more conditional directives of the end user to conditionally obfuscate the reception of the communiqué
affiliated with the source entity. - View Dependent Claims (137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144, 149, 150, 152, 156, 162, 163, 164, 167, 168, 196, 198, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 208, 209, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 219, 220, 222, 242, 243, 244, 247, 248, 255, 256, 258, 264, 268)
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137. The computer program product of claim 135, wherein said one or more instructions for receiving communiqué
- reception information that indicates reception of a communiqué
that is affiliated with a source entity and that is directed to an end user comprises;one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
from being at least initially presented.
- reception information that indicates reception of a communiqué
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139. The computer program product of claim 137, wherein said one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
from being at least initially presented comprises;one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
from being at least automatically presented.
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
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140. The computer program product of claim 139, wherein said one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
from being at least automatically presented comprises;one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
from being at least automatically presented in response to the reception of the communiqué
reception information.
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
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141. The computer program product of claim 137, wherein said one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
from being at least initially presented comprises;one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
reception information in memory.
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
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142. The computer program product of claim 141, wherein said one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
- reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
reception information in memory comprises;one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
reception information in memory without releasing the communiqué
reception information.
- reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
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144. The computer program product of claim 142, wherein said one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
- reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
reception information in memory without releasing the communiqué
reception information comprises;one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
reception information in memory without releasing the communiqué
reception information at least until determining occurrence of one or more triggering events associated with a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives.
- reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
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149. The computer program product of claim 144, wherein said one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
- reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
reception information in memory without releasing the communiqué
reception information at least until determining occurrence of one or more triggering events associated with a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives comprises;one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
reception information in memory without releasing the communiqué
reception information at least until detecting the communication device being at one or more particular locations as specified by the one or more conditional directives.
- reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
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150. The computer program product of claim 144, wherein said one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
- reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
reception information in memory without releasing the communiqué
reception information at least until determining occurrence of one or more triggering events associated with a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives comprises;one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
reception information in memory without releasing the communiqué
reception information at least until detecting the communication device being at one or more particular times of a day as specified by the one or more conditional directives.
- reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
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152. The computer program product of claim 144, wherein said one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
- reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
reception information in memory without releasing the communiqué
reception information at least until determining occurrence of one or more triggering events associated with a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives comprises;one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
reception information in memory without releasing the communiqué
reception information at least until detecting that at least a particular third party is outside proximate vicinity of the communication device as specified by the one or more conditional directives.
- reception information by holding, at least temporarily, the communiqué
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156. The computer program product of claim 137, wherein said one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
from being at least initially presented comprises;one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by intercepting the communiqué
reception information in response at least in part to determining that the communiqué
reception information includes one or more representations associated with the source entity, the one or more representations being specified by the one or more conditional directives.
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
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162. The computer program product of claim 137, wherein said one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
from being at least initially presented comprises;one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by intercepting the communiqué
reception information as a function of location of a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives.
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
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163. The computer program product of claim 162, wherein said one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by intercepting the communiqué
reception information as a function of location of a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives comprises;one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by intercepting the communiqué
reception information in response to determining that the communication device is at one or more specified locations as specified by the one or more conditional directives.
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by intercepting the communiqué
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164. The computer program product of claim 137, wherein said one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
from being at least initially presented comprises;one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by intercepting the communiqué
reception information as a function of time with respect to a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives.
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
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167. The computer program product of claim 137, wherein said one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
from being at least initially presented comprises;one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by intercepting the communiqué
reception information as a function of one or more environmental conditions of a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives.
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives to prevent direct indication of reception of the communiqué
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168. The computer program product of claim 167, wherein said one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by intercepting the communiqué
reception information as a function of one or more environmental conditions of a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives comprises;one or more instructions for intercepting the communiqué
reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by intercepting the communiqué
reception information in response to determining presence of a third party within proximate vicinity of the communication device.
- reception information in accordance with the one or more conditional directives by intercepting the communiqué
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196. The computer program product of claim 135, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting, in response to receiving the communiqué
- reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
, a covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué
, the presenting of the covert indicator being in accordance with one or more conditional directives of the end user to conditionally obfuscate the reception of the communiqué
affiliated with the source entity comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator via user interface.
- reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
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198. The computer program product of claim 196, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator via user interface comprises:
one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator by audioally indicating the covert indicator via an audio system.
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200. The computer program product of claim 135, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting, in response to receiving the communiqué
- reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
, a covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué
, the presenting of the covert indicator being in accordance with one or more conditional directives of the end user to conditionally obfuscate the reception of the communiqué
affiliated with the source entity comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué
in lieu of presenting the direct indication of the reception of the communiqué
by presenting an indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the indicator to be presented being defined by the one or more conditional directives of the end user.
- reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
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201. The computer program product of claim 200, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué
- in lieu of presenting the direct indication of the reception of the communiqué
by presenting an indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the indicator to be presented being defined by the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
by presenting a covert audio indicator that audioally indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the covert audio indicator to be presented being defined by the one or more conditional directives of the end user.
- in lieu of presenting the direct indication of the reception of the communiqué
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202. The computer program product of claim 201, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
- by presenting a covert audio indicator that audioally indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the covert audio indicator to be presented being defined by the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the covert audio indicator by presenting audioally at least a ping, a ring, or a hum that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the at least a ping, a ring, or a hum to be audioally presented being defined by the one or more conditional directives.
- by presenting a covert audio indicator that audioally indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
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203. The computer program product of claim 201, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
- by presenting a covert audio indicator that audioally indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the covert audio indicator to be presented being defined by the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the covert audio indicator by presenting audioally at least one or more simulated natural background noises that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the at least one or more simulated natural background noises to be audioally presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user.
- by presenting a covert audio indicator that audioally indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
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204. The computer program product of claim 201, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
- by presenting a covert audio indicator that audioally indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the covert audio indicator to be presented being defined by the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the covert audio indicator by presenting audioally at least one voice message that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the at least one voice message to be audioally presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user.
- by presenting a covert audio indicator that audioally indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
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205. The computer program product of claim 204, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the covert audio indicator by presenting audioally at least one voice message that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
- , the at least one voice message to be audioally presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;
one or more instructions for presenting audioally the at least one voice message that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
by presenting audioally a fictional voice message that indirectly indicates reception of the communiqué and
that is presented in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user.
- , the at least one voice message to be audioally presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;
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206. The computer program product of claim 204, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the covert audio indicator by presenting audioally at least one voice message that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
- , the at least one voice message to be audioally presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;
one or more instructions for presenting audioally the at least one voice message that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
by presenting audioally at least one voice message in a particular tone or speech pattern that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the particular tone or speech pattern of the at least one voice message to be audioally presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user.
- , the at least one voice message to be audioally presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;
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208. The computer program product of claim 204, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the covert audio indicator by presenting audioally at least one voice message that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
- , the at least one voice message to be audioally presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;
one or more instructions for presenting audioally the at least one voice message that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
by presenting a modified version of a voice message that was previously presented and that has been modified to include a covert audio indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
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- , the at least one voice message to be audioally presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;
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209. The computer program product of claim 200, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué
- in lieu of presenting the direct indication of the reception of the communiqué
by presenting an indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the indicator to be presented being defined by the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
by presenting a covert visual indicator that visually indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the covert visual indicator to be presented being defined by the one or more conditional directives of the end user.
- in lieu of presenting the direct indication of the reception of the communiqué
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211. The computer program product of claim 209, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
- by presenting a covert visual indicator that visually indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the covert visual indicator to be presented being defined by the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the covert visual indicator by presenting visually one or more particular colors that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the one or more particular colors to be visually presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user.
- by presenting a covert visual indicator that visually indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
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212. The computer program product of claim 209, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
- by presenting a covert visual indicator that visually indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the covert visual indicator to be presented being defined by the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the covert visual indicator by presenting visually at least one visual message that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the at least one visual message to be visually presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user.
- by presenting a covert visual indicator that visually indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
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213. The computer program product of claim 212, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the covert visual indicator by presenting visually at least one visual message that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
- , the at least one visual message to be visually presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;
one or more instructions for presenting visually the at least one visual message by presenting visually at least one visual message that includes one or more words or phrases that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the one or more words or phrases to be visually presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user.
- , the at least one visual message to be visually presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;
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214. The computer program product of claim 212, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the covert visual indicator by presenting visually at least one visual message that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
- , the at least one visual message to be visually presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;
one or more instructions for presenting visually the at least one visual message by presenting visually at least one visual message that includes one or more words or phrases in a particular font or style that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the one or more words or phrases to be visually presented in a particular font or style being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user.
- , the at least one visual message to be visually presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;
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215. The computer program product of claim 212, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the covert visual indicator by presenting visually at least one visual message that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
- , the at least one visual message to be visually presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;
one or more instructions for presenting visually the at least one visual message by presenting visually a fictional visual message that indirectly indicates reception of the communiqué and
that is presented in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user or by presenting visually a modified version of a visual message that was previously presented and that has been modified to include the covert visual indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
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- , the at least one visual message to be visually presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;
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216. The computer program product of claim 200, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué
- in lieu of presenting the direct indication of the reception of the communiqué
by presenting an indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the indicator to be presented being defined by the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
by presenting a covert vibrating indicator that indicates, via a specific vibration, the reception of the communiqué
, the specific vibration to be presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user.
- in lieu of presenting the direct indication of the reception of the communiqué
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217. The computer program product of claim 216, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
- by presenting a covert vibrating indicator that indicates, via a specific vibration, the reception of the communiqué
, the specific vibration to be presented being in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the specific vibration by presenting a specific vibration having a particular vibration pattern in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user.
- by presenting a covert vibrating indicator that indicates, via a specific vibration, the reception of the communiqué
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219. The computer program product of claim 135, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting, in response to receiving the communiqué
- reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
, a covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué
, the presenting of the covert indicator being in accordance with one or more conditional directives of the end user to conditionally obfuscate the reception of the communiqué
affiliated with the source entity comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator that covertly indicates the reception of the communiqué
by presenting a graphical user interface that includes the covert indicator.
- reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
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220. The computer program product of claim 219, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator that covertly indicates the reception of the communiqué
- by presenting a graphical user interface that includes the covert indicator comprises;
one or more instructions for presenting the graphical user interface that includes the covert indicator by presenting a modified version of an original graphical user interface that was previously presented, the modified version of the original graphical user interface to be presented including the covert indicator.
- by presenting a graphical user interface that includes the covert indicator comprises;
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222. The computer program product of claim 135, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting, in response to receiving the communiqué
- reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
, a covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué
, the presenting of the covert indicator being in accordance with one or more conditional directives of the end user to conditionally obfuscate the reception of the communiqué
affiliated with the source entity comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué
by presenting a communiqué
application interface that includes an indicator that indirectly indicates the reception of the communiqué
, the indicator to be included in the communiqué
application interface being defined by the one or more conditional directives of the end user.
- reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
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242. The computer program product of claim 135, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting, in response to receiving the communiqué
- reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
, a covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué
, the presenting of the covert indicator being in accordance with one or more conditional directives of the end user to conditionally obfuscate the reception of the communiqué
affiliated with the source entity comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator that covertly indicates the reception of the communiqué
in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user, the one or more conditional directives directing the presentation of the covert indicator as a function of location of a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives.
- reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
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243. The computer program product of claim 242, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator that covertly indicates the reception of the communiqué
- in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user, the one or more conditional directives directing the presentation of the covert indicator as a function of location of a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives comprises;
one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator that covertly indicates the reception of the communiqué
in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user, the one or more conditional directives directing the presentation of the covert indicator in response to determining that the communication device is at one or more locations as specified by the one or more conditional directives.
- in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user, the one or more conditional directives directing the presentation of the covert indicator as a function of location of a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives comprises;
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244. The computer program product of claim 135, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting, in response to receiving the communiqué
- reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
, a covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué
, the presenting of the covert indicator being in accordance with one or more conditional directives of the end user to conditionally obfuscate the reception of the communiqué
affiliated with the source entity comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator that covertly indicates the reception of the communiqué
in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user, the one or more conditional directives directing the presentation of the covert indicator as a function of time of a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives.
- reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
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247. The computer program product of claim 135, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting, in response to receiving the communiqué
- reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
, a covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué
, the presenting of the covert indicator being in accordance with one or more conditional directives of the end user to conditionally obfuscate the reception of the communiqué
affiliated with the source entity comprises;one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator that covertly indicates the reception of the communiqué
in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user, the one or more conditional directives directing the presentation of the covert indicator in response to determining occurrence of one or more specified environmental conditions associated with a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives, the one or more specified environmental conditions being specified by the one or more conditional directives.
- reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
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248. The computer program product of claim 247 wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator that covertly indicates the reception of the communiqué
- in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user, the one or more conditional directives directing the presentation of the covert indicator in response to determining occurrence of one or more specified environmental conditions associated with a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives, the one or more specified environmental conditions being specified by the one or more conditional directives comprises;
one or more instructions for presenting the covert indicator that covertly indicates the reception of the communiqué
in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user, the one or more conditional directives directing the presentation of the covert indicator in response to determining that one or more third parties are in proximate vicinity of the communication device.
- in accordance with the one or more conditional directives of the end user, the one or more conditional directives directing the presentation of the covert indicator in response to determining occurrence of one or more specified environmental conditions associated with a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives, the one or more specified environmental conditions being specified by the one or more conditional directives comprises;
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255. The computer program product of claim 135, further comprising:
one or more instructions for receiving the one or more conditional directives from the end user.
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256. The computer program product of claim 255, wherein said one or more instructions for receiving the one or more conditional directives from the end user comprises:
one or more instructions for soliciting the one or more conditional directives from the end user.
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258. The computer program product of claim 135, further comprising:
one or more instructions for presenting the received communiqué
reception information in response to detecting occurrence of one or more triggering events associated with a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives.
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264. The computer program product of claim 258, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the received communiqué
- reception information in response to detecting occurrence of one or more triggering events associated with a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives comprises;
one or more instructions for presenting the received communiqué
reception information in response to detecting the communication device being at one or more particular locations as specified by the one or more conditional directives.
- reception information in response to detecting occurrence of one or more triggering events associated with a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives comprises;
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268. The computer program product of claim 258, wherein said one or more instructions for presenting the received communiqué
- reception information in response to detecting occurrence of one or more triggering events associated with a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives comprises;
one or more instructions for presenting the received communiqué
reception information in response to detecting that at least a particular third party is outside proximate vicinity of the communication device as specified by the one or more conditional directives.
- reception information in response to detecting occurrence of one or more triggering events associated with a communication device executing the one or more conditional directives comprises;
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137. The computer program product of claim 135, wherein said one or more instructions for receiving communiqué
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271. A method, comprising:
receiving communiqué
reception information that indicates reception of a communiqué
that is affiliated with a source entity and that is directed to an end user; and
presenting, by a communication device, a covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué
, the presenting of the covert indicator being in accordance with one or more conditional directives of the end user to conditionally obfuscate the reception of the communiqué
affiliated with the source entity, the presenting being in response to receiving the communiqué
reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué
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Specification
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Current AssigneeSearete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
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Original AssigneeSearete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
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InventorsCohen, Alexander J., Rinaldo, John D. JR., Tegreene, Clarence T., Lord, Robert W., Levien, Royce A., Jung, Edward K. Y., Malamud, Mark A., Mangione-Smith, William H.
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Application NumberUS12/806,677Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current726/26CPC Class CodesG06F 21/6263 during internet communicati...H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features,...