Methods, systems, and computer program products for protecting information on a user interface based on a viewability of the information
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1. A method for protecting information on a user interface, the method comprising:
- identifying a viewing position of a person other than a user with respect to information on a user interface of the computing system;
determining an information viewability threshold for the person based on the information on the user interface, wherein the information viewability threshold indicates a distance from the user interface and wherein the distance is variable based on at least a viewability of the information as presented by the user interface; and
performing an action associated with the user interface based on the identified viewing position and a relationship of the identified viewing position to the determined information viewability threshold,wherein at least one of the preceding actions is performed on at least one electronic hardware component.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for protecting information on a user interface based on a viewability of the information are disclosed. According to one method, a viewing position of a person other than a user with respect to information on a user interface is identified. An information viewability threshold is determined based on the information on the user interface. Further, an action associated with the user interface is performed based on the identified viewing position and the determined information viewability threshold.
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1. A method for protecting information on a user interface, the method comprising:
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identifying a viewing position of a person other than a user with respect to information on a user interface of the computing system; determining an information viewability threshold for the person based on the information on the user interface, wherein the information viewability threshold indicates a distance from the user interface and wherein the distance is variable based on at least a viewability of the information as presented by the user interface; and performing an action associated with the user interface based on the identified viewing position and a relationship of the identified viewing position to the determined information viewability threshold, wherein at least one of the preceding actions is performed on at least one electronic hardware component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for protecting information on a user interface, the system comprising system components including:
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a viewing position identifier implemented on a suitably programmed computing system and operable to identify a viewing position of a person other than a user with respect to information on a user interface of the computing system; and an information viewability function implemented on the computing system and operable to determine an information viewability threshold for the person based on the information on the user interface, wherein the information viewability threshold indicates a distance from the user interface, wherein the distance is variable based on at least a viewability of the information as presented by the user interface, and wherein the information viewability function is operable to perform an action associated with the user interface based on the identified viewing position and a relationship of the identified viewing position to the determined information viewability threshold, wherein at least one of the system components includes at least one electronic hardware component. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for protecting information on a user interface, the system comprising components including:
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means implemented on a suitably programmed computing system for identifying a viewing position of a person other than a user with respect to information on a user interface; means implemented on the computing system for determining an information viewability threshold for the person based on the information on the user interface, wherein the information viewability threshold indicates a distance from the user interface and wherein the distance is variable based on at least a viewability of the information as presented by the user interface; and means implemented on the computing system for performing an action associated with the user interface based on the identified viewing position and a relationship of the identified computing system and the determined information viewability threshold, wherein at least one of the means includes at least one electronic hardware component.
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28. A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a computer readable medium, that when executed by at least one device performs the steps comprising:
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identifying a viewing position of a person other than a user with respect to information on a user interface; determining an information viewability threshold for the person based on the information on the user interface, wherein the information viewability threshold indicates a distance from the user interface and wherein the distance variable based on at least a viewability of the information as presented by the user interface; and performing an action associated with the user interface based on a relationship between the identified viewing position and the determined information viewability threshold.
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