Visual voicemail privacy protection
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting at a voicemail server an activation of a visual voicemail client;
determining at the voicemail server that at least one privacy protection feature is enabled;
determining at the voicemail server that a first device associated with a voicemail account is within a defined security area associated with a user device executing the visual voicemail client;
disabling at the voicemail server the at least one privacy protection feature responsive to determining that the first device is within the defined security area;
transmitting voicemail data from the voicemail server to the visual voicemail client while the at least one privacy protection feature is disabled;
determining at the voicemail server that the first device associated with the voicemail account has exited the defined security area; and
responsive to determining that the first device associated with the voicemail account has exited the defined security area, enabling at the voicemail server the at least one privacy protection feature.
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Abstract
Visual voicemail privacy protection is implemented by requiring a credential from a user or a user device before providing voicemail data to the user. The credential may be a user name and password combination, a digital certificate, or the like. The user may enable or disable this privacy protection feature at will. A first device being used for visual voicemail services may detect a second device within a defined area around the first device and either enable or disable privacy protection features based on whether the second device is determined to be an authorized or unauthorized device. Privacy protection features may be implemented locally or remotely.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting at a voicemail server an activation of a visual voicemail client; determining at the voicemail server that at least one privacy protection feature is enabled; determining at the voicemail server that a first device associated with a voicemail account is within a defined security area associated with a user device executing the visual voicemail client; disabling at the voicemail server the at least one privacy protection feature responsive to determining that the first device is within the defined security area; transmitting voicemail data from the voicemail server to the visual voicemail client while the at least one privacy protection feature is disabled; determining at the voicemail server that the first device associated with the voicemail account has exited the defined security area; and responsive to determining that the first device associated with the voicemail account has exited the defined security area, enabling at the voicemail server the at least one privacy protection feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a memory comprising instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, performs operations comprising; detecting an activation of a visual voicemail client; determining that at least one privacy protection feature is enabled; determining that a first device associated with a voicemail account is within a defined security area associated with a user device executing the visual voicemail client; disabling the at least one privacy protection feature responsive to determining that the first device is within the defined security area; transmitting voicemail data to the visual voicemail client while the at least one privacy protection feature is disabled; determining that the first device associated with the voicemail account has exited the defined security area; and responsive to determining that the first device associated with the voicemail account has exited the defined security area, enabling the at least one privacy protection feature. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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detecting an activation of a visual voicemail client;
determining that at least one privacy protection feature is enabled;determining that a first device associated with a voicemail account is within a defined security area associated with a user device executing the visual voicemail client; disabling the at least one privacy protection feature responsive to determining that the first device is within the defined security area; transmitting voicemail data to the visual voicemail client while the at least one privacy protection feature is disabled; determining that the first device associated with the voicemail account has exited the defined security area; and responsive to determining that the first device associated with the voicemail account has exited the defined security area, enabling the at least one privacy protection feature. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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