US 11,809,583 B2
Minimizing data exposure during screen sharing
Zheng Yuan, Austin, TX (US); and Danilo Ong Tan, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on May 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/314,332.
Prior Publication US 2022/0358232 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 21/84 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/6218 (2013.01) [G06F 21/84 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method of minimizing data exposure during screen sharing, the method comprising:
detecting, at a first time, remote access of an information handling system by an external information handling system;
in response to detecting the remote access, identifying a selection of one or more application elements of an application executing on the information handling system for obscuration;
applying an image filter to the selected application elements to adjust display properties of the selected application elements such that display content of the application elements is obscured for viewing by the external information handling system;
storing, at a storage device, preference data indicating the selected application elements for the application;
after applying the image filter to the selected application elements, providing remote access of the information handling system to the external information handling system, including providing remote access to the obscured display content of the selected application elements of the application;
detecting, at a second time after the first time, additional remote access of the information handling system by the external information handling system;
in response to detecting the additional remote access:
accessing the storage device to identify the preference data; and
applying the preference data to the application to automatically apply the image filter to the selected application elements indicated by the preference data to adjust display properties of the selected application elements such that display content of the application elements is obscured for viewing by the external information handling system.