Privacy protection method and apparatus for mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A method of privacy protection for a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving basic information and supplemental information of a contact item to be recorded in a contact list;
receiving an activation of a privacy protection function;
detecting whether the privacy protection function is activated when a short message service (SMS) message is received from another terminal;
outputting, when the SMS message is received from the other terminal and the privacy protection function is activated, a contact reception screen that displays supplemental information of the other terminal and does not display basic information of the other terminal thereon;
while the contact reception screen is displayed, receiving a user input for displaying the basic information of the other terminal; and
outputting a screen that displays the basic information of the other terminal 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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22 Claims
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1. A method of privacy protection for a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving basic information and supplemental information of a contact item to be recorded in a contact list; receiving an activation of a privacy protection function; detecting whether the privacy protection function is activated when a short message service (SMS) message is received from another terminal; outputting, when the SMS message is received from the other terminal and the privacy protection function is activated, a contact reception screen that displays supplemental information of the other terminal and does not display basic information of the other terminal thereon; while the contact reception screen is displayed, receiving a user input for displaying the basic information of the other terminal; and outputting a screen that displays the basic information of the other terminal thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile terminal supporting privacy protection, the mobile terminal comprising:
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a storage unit configured to store a contact list including basic information and supplemental information for each contact item; a wireless communication unit configured to receive a short message service (SMS) message from another terminal; a control unit configured to receive an activation of a privacy protection function and configured to detect whether the privacy protection function is activated when the SMS message is received from the other terminal; and a display unit configured to display, when the SMS message is received from the other terminal and the privacy protection function is activated, a contact reception screen that includes supplemental information of the other terminal and does not include basic information of the other terminal thereon, wherein, the control unit is further configured to, while the contact reception screen is displayed, receive a user input for displaying the basic information of the other terminal, and the display unit is further configured to output a screen that displays the basic information of the other terminal thereon. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for setting contact information in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of a contact setting menu; receiving basic information of a contact item to be recorded in a contact list; receiving supplemental information of the contact item to be recorded in the contact list; and setting a privacy protection function such that, when a short message service (SMS) message is received from another terminal, the mobile terminal displays supplemental information corresponding to the other terminal and does not display basic information corresponding to the other terminal on a contact reception screen, and such that, while the contact reception screen is displayed and a user input for displaying the basic information of the other terminal is received, the mobile terminal displays a screen including the basic information of the other terminal thereon. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An apparatus for setting contact information in a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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an input unit configured to receive a selection of a contact setting menu, to receive information of a contact item to be recorded in a contact list, to receive supplemental information of the contact item to be recorded in the contact list, and to receive a setting of a privacy protection function; and a control unit configured to, when a short message service (SMS) message is received from another terminal, control the mobile terminal to display supplemental information corresponding to the other terminal without displaying basic information corresponding to the other terminal on a contact reception screen, and configured to, while the contact reception screen is displayed and a user input for displaying the basic information of the other terminal is received by the input unit, control the mobile terminal to display a screen including the basic information of the other terminal thereon. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method for setting contact information in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of a contact setting menu; receiving a name and a telephone number of a contact to be recorded in a contact list; receiving a nickname of the contact to be recorded in the contact list; receiving a selection to enable a nickname usage option; displaying the nickname of the contact and not displaying the name or the telephone number of the contact on a contact reception screen when a short message service (SMS) message is received from the contact; while the contact reception screen is displayed, receiving a user input for displaying at least one of the name and the telephone number of the contact; and outputting a screen that displays the at least one of the name and the telephone number of the contact thereon. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for setting contact information in a mobile terminal, the apparatus comprising:
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an input unit configured to receive a selection of a contact setting menu, to receive a name and a telephone number of a contact to be recorded in a contact list, to receive a nickname of the contact to be recorded in the contact list, and to receive a selection to enable a nickname usage option; and a control unit configured to control displaying of the nickname of the contact and not displaying the name or the telephone number of the contact on a contact reception screen, when a short message service (SMS) message is received from the contact, to, while the contact reception screen is displayed, receive a user input for displaying at least one of the name and the telephone number of the contact, and to control displaying of the at least one of the name and the telephone number of the contact thereon. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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