Method for hiding personal information on call screen, and device

• US 10,572,693 B2
• Filed: 02/04/2015
• Issued: 02/25/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Yajun
• Primary Examiner(s): Lagor, Alexander
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran, Vu V
• Application Number:
  US15/549,048
• Publication Number:
  US 20180039796A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,847 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/50 Monitoring users, programs or devices to maintain the integrity of platforms, e.g. of processors, firmware or operating systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/54 by adding security routines or objects to programs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/60 Protecting data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/84 output devices, e.g. displays or monitors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]

Abstract

A method includes obtaining by detection by a device, characters entered by a user after establishing a call to another device, and when determining that a display mode of a call screen is indirect display, replacing the obtained characters with preset characters and displaying the preset characters in an input display area.

Claims

1. A method for hiding personal information on a call screen of a device, comprising:

detecting user mode selection input;

in response to the mode selection input, switching an input display area on the call screen between a direct display mode and an indirect display mode;

obtaining characters entered by the user after establishing a call to another device;

switching the display mode to the indirect display mode when detecting that the other device prompts the user to enter personal information and when the display mode is the direct display mode, wherein switching the display mode to the indirect display mode comprises;

recording a character sequence entered by the user;

matching the character sequence and a preset menu directory, wherein the preset menu directory is a data table in which a correspondence between at least one character sequence and a service item is recorded;

replacing the obtained characters with preset characters;

displaying the preset characters in the input display area when the display mode is indirect display; and

displaying the obtained characters in the input display area when the display mode is direct display.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining the characters entered by the user comprises:

obtaining, by detecting a click operation of the user in an interaction area on the call screen, the characters entered by the user after establishing the call to the other device;

or

obtaining, by detecting voice input of the user, the characters entered by the user after establishing the call to the other device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein detecting user mode selection input further comprises detecting a click operation of the user on a preset mode identifier in an interaction area on the call screen.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein switching the display mode to the indirect display comprises:

receiving a voice prompt tone provided by the other device;

performing voice recognition on the voice prompt tone; and

switching the display mode to the indirect display when the voice prompt tone comprises a preset keyword.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein switching the display mode to the indirect display further comprises switching the display mode to the indirect display when a service item corresponding to the character sequence is an information service item, wherein the information service item is a service item in which the personal information needs to be provided to the other device.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the input display area is in an editable state, replacing the obtained characters with the preset characters and displaying the preset characters comprises:

replacing the obtained characters with the preset characters;

displaying the preset characters in the input display area in the editable state; and

sending a character string composed of the obtained characters to the other device after detecting an operation for sending.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein after establishing the call to the other device, the method further comprises:

restoring all the preset characters in the input display area to corresponding characters for display when the display mode is the indirect display, and when detecting an operation for restoring; and

replacing the restored characters with the preset characters for display after an interval of preset duration.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein detecting user mode selection input further comprises detecting a voice input activating a preset mode identifier.

9. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a display comprising;

a touch-sensitive surface; and

a display screen coupled to the touch-sensitive surface;

one or more processors coupled to the display; and

a memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured to store one or more programs comprising an instruction, wherein the one or more programs are configured to be executed by the one or more processors, and

wherein when executed, the instruction causes the one or more processors to be configured to;

responsive to user mode selection input, switch an input display area on the display screen between a direct display mode and an indirect display mode;

obtain characters entered by a user with the touch-sensitive surface after the portable electronic device establishes a call to another device;

switch the display mode to the indirect display mode when detecting that the other device prompts the user to enter personal information after the portable electronic device establishes the call to the other device, and when the display mode is the direct display made, wherein switching the display mode to the indirect display mode further comprises;

recording a character sequence entered by the user; and

matching the character sequence and a preset menu directory, wherein the preset menu directory is a data table in which a correspondence between at least one character sequence and a service item is recorded;

replace the obtained characters with preset characters;

display the preset characters in the input display area when a display mode of the display screen is indirect display; and

directly display the obtained characters in the input display area when the display mode is direct display.

10. The portable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein when obtaining the characters entered by the user, the instruction further causes the one or more processors to be configured to:

obtain, by detecting a click operation of the user in an interaction area on the display screen, the characters entered by the user after the portable electronic device establishes the call to the other device;

or

obtain, by detecting voice input of the user, the characters entered by the user after the portable electronic device establishes the call to the other device.

11. The portable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the instruction further causes the one or more processors to be configured to switch the display mode in response to detecting a click operation of the user on a preset mode identifier in an interaction area on the display screen.

12. The portable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein when switching the display mode to the indirect display, the instruction further causes the one or more processors to be configured to:

receive a voice prompt tone provided by the other device;

perform voice recognition on the voice prompt tone; and

switch the display mode to the indirect display when the voice prompt tone comprises a preset keyword.

13. The portable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein when switching the display mode to the indirect display, the instruction further causes the one or more processors to be configured to switch the display mode to the indirect display when a service item corresponding to the character sequence is an information service item, wherein the information service item is a service item in which the personal information needs to be provided to the other device.

14. The portable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the instruction further causes the one or more processors to be configured to:

replace the obtained characters with the preset characters;

display the preset characters in the input display area when the input display area is in an editable state; and

send a character string composed of the obtained characters to the other device after detecting an operation for sending.

15. The portable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the instruction further causes the one or more processors to be configured to:

restore all the preset characters in the input display area to corresponding characters for display after the portable electronic device establishes the call to the other device, when the display mode is the indirect display, and when detecting an operation for restoring; and

replace the restored characters with the preset characters for display after an interval of preset duration.

16. The portable electronic device according to claim 9, wherein user mode selection input further comprises voice input.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs comprise an instruction, wherein when executed by a portable electronic device, the instruction enables the portable electronic device to implement the operations of:

responsive to user mode selection input, switching an input display area on a call screen between a direct display mode and an indirect display mode;

obtaining characters entered by a user after establishing a call to another device;

switching the display mode to the indirect display mode when detecting that the other device prompts the user to enter personal information, and when the display mode is the direct display mode, wherein switching the display mode to the indirect display mode comprises;

recording a character sequence entered by the user;

matching the character sequence and a preset menu directory, wherein the preset menu directory is a data table in which a correspondence between at least one character sequence and a service item is recorded;

replacing the obtained characters with preset characters;

displaying the preset characters in the input display area when a display mode is indirect display; and

directly displaying the obtained characters in the input display area when the display mode is direct display.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 17, wherein obtaining the characters entered by the user comprises:

obtaining, by detecting a click operation of the user in an interaction area on the call screen, the characters entered by the user after establishing the call to the other device;

or

obtaining, by detecting voice input of the user, the characters entered by the user after establishing the call to the other device.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise switching the display mode in response to detecting a click operation of the user on a preset mode identifier in an interaction area on the call screen.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 17, wherein user mode selection input further comprises voice input.