Systems and methods for hiding a data group

• US 7,715,560 B2
• Filed: 11/17/2004
• Issued: 05/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Inventec Appliances Corporation (Inventec Corporation)
• Inventors: Wu, Steven, Lai, Cheng-Shing
• Primary Examiner(s): GERGISO, TECHANE
• Application Number:
  US10/989,383
• Publication Number:
  US 20060104445A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,001 Days
• Field of Search: 380/252, 713/183
• US Class Current: 380/252
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27457 Management thereof, e.g. manual editing of data
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/677 Preventing the dialling or sending of predetermined telephone numbers or selected types of telephone numbers, e.g. long distance numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality

Abstract

A system is provided for hiding a data group in a wireless communication device, in which a predetermined data group is hidden according to a hiding request. The system for hiding a data group comprises an encryption module for receiving the hiding request and the predetermined groups in a memory in the wireless communication device and an access module. Next, the encryption module establishes mechanism for hiding a data group to hide the predetermined data group. The access module performs the mechanism for hiding a data group and decrypts a secret code encrypted by the encryption module when data in the predetermined data group is to be read.

Claims

1. A stand-alone wireless communication device for hiding a data group, comprising:

a processor within said stand-alone wireless communication device for generating a hiding request based on a user input through an input medium;

a memory within said stand-alone wireless communication device for storing a plurality of sets of data categorized into a plurality of data groups based on categorizations of the data and hiding a predetermined one of the data groups according to the hiding request;

an encryption module within said stand-alone wireless communication device for receiving said hiding request generated by said processor and setting a mechanism for hiding said predetermined one of the data groups; and

an access module within said stand-alone wireless communication device for accessing said plurality of sets of data and activating said mechanism for hiding said predetermined one of the data groups;

wherein said mechanism for hiding said predetermined one of the data groups is removed when the data in said predetermined one of the data groups is subsequently read by the user inputting a secret code in said stand-alone wireless communication device;

wherein said plurality of sets of data are associated with two or more individuals in a communication book in said stand-alone wireless communication device and said plurality of sets of data are selected from a group consisting of, a plurality of sets of data associated with schedules, a plurality of sets of data associated with notebooks and a plurality of sets of data associated with messages; and

wherein said plurality of sets of data associated with each individuals in said communication book are further categorized into a family data group, a relative data group, a friend data group, a colleague data group and a business affairs data group.

2. The wireless communication device as recited in claim 1, further including a displayer displaying said data to be selected by the user through a keyboard and generating said hiding request and said keyboard.

3. The wireless communication device according to claim 2, wherein said data in said predetermined one of the data groups subsequently read by the user through the input of said secret code for reading is done through said keyboard and through the displayer displaying said predetermined one of the data groups after said mechanism for hiding said predetermined one of the data groups is removed.

4. The wireless communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein said mechanism for hiding said predetermined one of the data groups further includes a checkpoint for a reading check;

before said predetermined one of the data groups is allowed to be read, said checkpoint being removed upon receiving a correct secret code for reading.

5. The wireless communication device as recited in claim 4, wherein said secret code for reading is set by the user.

6. The wireless communication device as recited in claim 4, wherein said secret code for reading is a communication secret code built in said wireless communication device.

12. The wireless communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein said wireless communication device is a mobile phone.

13. The wireless communication device as recited in claim 1, wherein said wireless communication device is a personal digital assistant.

7. A method for hiding a data group in a stand-alone wireless communication device, comprising the steps of:

having a processor within said stand-alone wireless communication device generate a hiding request;

having a memory within said stand-alone wireless communication device for storing a plurality of sets of data categorized into a plurality of data groups based on respective categorizations of the data and hiding a predetermined one of the data groups according to the hiding request;

receiving said hiding request;

selecting said predetermined one of the data groups appointed by said hiding request from said memory; and

setting a mechanism for hiding said predetermined one of the data groups;

wherein said mechanism for hiding said predetermined one of the data groups is removed when the data in said predetermined one of the data groups is subsequently read by a user;

wherein said data in said predetermined one of the data groups subsequently read by the user is done through an input of a secret code for reading through a keyboard and through a displayer displaying said predetermined one of the data groups after said mechanism for hiding said predetermined data group is removed;

wherein said plurality of sets of data are associated with two or more individuals in a communication book in said stand-alone wireless communication device and said plurality of sets of data are selected from a group consisting of, a plurality of sets of data associated with schedules, a plurality of sets of data associated with notebooks and a plurality of sets of data associated with messages; and

wherein said plurality of sets of data associated with each individuals in said communication book are further categorized into a family data group, a relative data group, a friend data group, a colleague data group and a business affairs data group.

8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein said wireless communication device comprises the displayer displaying said data to be selected by the user through the keyboard and generating said hiding request.

9. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein said mechanism for hiding said predetermined one of the data groups sets a checkpoint for a reading check before said predetermined one of the data groups is read and said checkpoint is removed when a correct secret code for reading said predetermined one of the data groups is received.

10. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein said secret code for reading is set by the user.

11. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein said secret code for reading is a communication secret code built in said wireless communication device.

14. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein said wireless communication device is a mobile phone.

15. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein said wireless communication device is a personal digital assistant.