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Managing display of private information

  • US 9,832,187 B2
  • Filed: 08/18/2014
  • Issued: 11/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving an incoming communication that includes an image;

    determining, based at least in part on an object identified in the image being associated with private information, that the incoming communication includes private information, wherein identifying that the object included in the image is associated with private information comprises;

    determining a portion of image data from the image;

    determining an image signature that represents the portion of selected image data;

    determining a confidence value that indicates a likelihood that the image signature matches an object signature associated with private information; and

    determining that the incoming communication includes private information in response to determining that the confidence value is greater than a predetermined value;

    receiving motion data generated by one or more motion sensors of a wearable computing device that corresponds to a movement of the wearable computing device;

    determining, based on the received motion data, whether a user of the wearable computing device is likely viewing a display of the wearable computing device; and

    responsive to determining that the user is likely viewing the display of the wearable computing device, outputting, for display at the wearable computing device, the private information.

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