Apparatus and method for disclosing privacy conditions between communication devices
View Patent ↗An apparatus and a method is provided for detecting a privacy condition in a communication device and disclosing the privacy condition to a second communication device. A privacy condition is detecting in the communication device, wherein the privacy condition is a condition that can affect the privacy of a call. The privacy condition can be the enablement of a speakerphone, the detection of a non-private environment, or the detection of a nearby electronic signal. Thereafter, during an active call, a notice of the privacy condition is sent to the second communication device. A privacy condition can be displayed in response to receiving a privacy condition message from the second communication device.
1. A wireless device comprising:
a processor;
an audio analysis module comprising program code for execution by the processor causing the module to analyze audio received by the wireless device;
a signal analysis module comprising program code for execution by the processor causing the signal analysis module to analyze wireless communication signal information received by the wireless device;
a communications subsystem coupled to the processor for conducting a wireless call with a second communication device; and
a privacy condition manager coupled to the processor, the manager comprising program code for execution by the processor for causing detection of a privacy condition of the wireless device for the wireless call, based on at least:
a correlation between the audio and a stored sound profile of a non-private location, and
detection and analysis of nearby wireless communications signals from at least one communication device to obtain an indication that another person may be nearby including a name associated with a nearby wireless communications signal,
the communication subsystem being adapted to send a privacy condition message including the associated name to the second communication device when the call is active; and
a display coupled to the processor for displaying a privacy condition received in a privacy condition message from the second communication device.
2. The wireless device of claim 1 wherein the detection of the privacy condition is further based on detected enablement of a speakerphone in the wireless device.
3. The wireless device of claim 1 wherein the privacy condition manager further comprises program code for executing by the processor for detecting whether the wireless device is in a non-private location.
4. The wireless device of claim 1 wherein the audio analysis module is configured to analyze audio received by the second communication device to determine whether the second communication device is in a non-private location.
5. The wireless device of claim 1 wherein the nearby wireless communications signals comprise Wi-Fi signals indicating whether another person can overhear a portion of the wireless call.
6. The wireless device of claim 1 wherein the nearby wireless communications signals comprise Bluetooth signals indicating whether another person can overhear a portion of the wireless call.
7. A method in a wireless device for disclosing a privacy condition, said method comprising:
detecting a privacy condition at the wireless device, based on at least:
a correlation between audio received by the wireless device and a stored sound profile of a non-private location, and
detection and analysis of nearby wireless communications signals from at least one communication device to obtain an indication that another person may be nearby including a name associated with a nearby wireless communications signal;
during an active call between the wireless device and a second communication device, sending a privacy condition message including the associated name to the second communication device to disclose the privacy condition; and
displaying, by the wireless device, a privacy condition received in a privacy condition message from the second communication device.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein detecting the privacy condition is further based on detecting an enabled speakerphone in the wireless device.
9. The method of claim 7 wherein detecting the privacy condition is further based on detecting whether the wireless device is in a non-private environment.
10. The method of claim 7 further comprising sending a text warning to the second communication device to disclose the privacy condition.
11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising receiving a privacy condition message from the second communication device, and indicating a privacy condition of the second communication device in response to receiving the privacy condition message, wherein the indicating the privacy condition further comprises one of emitting a sound from the wireless device, and displaying the privacy condition on a display of the wireless device.
12. The method of claim 7 wherein the nearby wireless communications signals comprise Wi-Fi signals indicating whether another person can overhear a portion of the wireless call.
13. The method of claim 7 wherein the nearby wireless communications signals comprise Bluetooth signals indicating whether another person can overhear a portion of the wireless call.
14. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program instructions for disclosing a privacy condition, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
detecting a privacy condition of a wireless device, based on at least:
a correlation between audio received by the wireless device and a stored sound profile of a non-private location, and
detection and analysis of nearby wireless communications signals from at least one communication device to obtain an indication that another person may be nearby including a name associated with a nearby wireless communications signal; and
during an active call between the wireless device and a second communication device, sending a privacy condition message including the associated name to the second communication device to disclose the privacy condition; and
displaying, by the wireless device, a privacy condition received in a privacy condition message from the second communication device.
15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 wherein detecting the privacy condition is further based on detecting an enabled speakerphone in the second communication device.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein detecting the privacy condition is further based on audio analysis detection whether the wireless device is in a non-private environment.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 wherein the operation of indicating the privacy condition further comprises sending a text warning to the second communication device to disclose the privacy condition.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 further comprising receiving a privacy condition message from the second communication device, and indicating a privacy condition of the second communication device in response to receiving the privacy condition message,
wherein the indicating the privacy condition further comprises one of emitting a sound from the wireless device, and displaying the privacy condition on a display of the wireless device.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 wherein the nearby wireless communications signals comprise Wi-Fi signals indicating whether another person can overhear a portion of the wireless call.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 wherein the nearby wireless communications signals comprise Bluetooth signals indicating whether another person can overhear a portion of the wireless call.