PREVENTING VISUAL OBSERVATION OF CONTENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE BY HIDING CONTENT
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1. A method of hiding content displayed on a screen, the method comprising:
- enabling a ghost layer on the device;
detecting contact on the screen of the device;
creating a path using a contact point and pre-determined radius, said path on the ghost layer;
determining content to clip from a table layer to the path, wherein the table layer displays content in a conventional manner;
re-drawing the ghost layer on the device, wherein the path is shown on the ghost layer and content is shown within confines of the path;
detecting whether there is movement of the contact point; and
re-drawing the ghost layer based on contact point movement.
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Abstract
Users can hide content normally displayed on a mobile device screen and read or view content by touching the screen and creating a path, for example, in the shape of a circle, in which a portion of the content can be viewed. The content is hidden by a particle layer. A “hole” into the particle layer and a ghost layer is used to view content normally shown in a table view. Embodiments of the present invention allow a user to view partial content in a table (message) view, such as part of a text message, through a pre-defined area, such as a circle, square or any other shape the designer chooses while covering the other content on the screen.
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1. A method of hiding content displayed on a screen, the method comprising:
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enabling a ghost layer on the device; detecting contact on the screen of the device; creating a path using a contact point and pre-determined radius, said path on the ghost layer; determining content to clip from a table layer to the path, wherein the table layer displays content in a conventional manner; re-drawing the ghost layer on the device, wherein the path is shown on the ghost layer and content is shown within confines of the path; detecting whether there is movement of the contact point; and re-drawing the ghost layer based on contact point movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for hiding messages on a screen of a mobile device using a ghost mode setting, the system comprising:
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a memory storing software for implementing the ghost mode setting; and a processor configured to; enable a ghost layer on the device; detect contact on the device screen; create a path using a contact point and pre-determined radius, said path shown on the ghost layer; determine content to clip from a table layer to the path, wherein the table layer displays content in a conventional manner; re-draw the ghost layer on the device, wherein the path is shown on the ghost layer and content is shown within confines of the path; detect whether there is movement of the contact point; and re-draw the ghost layer based on contact point movement. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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