PRIVACY PROTECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE TERMINAL
First Claim
1. A method of privacy protection for a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- specifying basic information, privacy protection indication, and fictitious information of a contact item to be recorded in a contact list;
determining, when a contact is received from an external terminal, whether a privacy protection function is activated for the external terminal; and
outputting, when the privacy protection function is activated for the external terminal, a contact reception screen and a contact handling screen that include pre-specified fictitious information of the external terminal and exclude pre-specified basic information thereon.
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Abstract
A privacy protection method and apparatus for a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes specifying basic information, privacy protection indication, and fictitious information of a contact item to be recorded in a contact list, determining, when a contact is received from an external terminal, whether a privacy protection function is activated for the external terminal, and outputting, when the privacy protection function is activated for the external terminal, a contact reception screen and a contact handling screen that include pre-specified fictitious information of the external terminal and exclude pre-specified basic information thereon. As a result, when a contact is received from a counterpart, information on the counterpart can be prevented from being displayed on the screen. Hence, it is possible to prevent inadvertent disclosure of counterpart information.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of privacy protection for a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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specifying basic information, privacy protection indication, and fictitious information of a contact item to be recorded in a contact list; determining, when a contact is received from an external terminal, whether a privacy protection function is activated for the external terminal; and outputting, when the privacy protection function is activated for the external terminal, a contact reception screen and a contact handling screen that include pre-specified fictitious information of the external terminal and exclude pre-specified basic information thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile terminal supporting privacy protection, the mobile terminal comprising:
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a storage unit for storing a contact list composed of basic information, privacy protection indication, and fictitious information for each contact item; a wireless communication unit for receiving a contact from an external terminal; a control unit for determining whether a privacy protection function is activated for the external terminal; and a display unit for displaying, when the privacy protection function is activated for the external terminal, pre-specified fictitious information of the external terminal excluding pre-specified basic information thereon. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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