US 12,032,709 B2
Selectively obscuring and/or revealing sensitive information in a display of a computing device
Michael Paul Austin, Bloomington, IL (US); Erika Knittel, Heyworth, IL (US); and Jacob L. Hadsall, Bloomington, IL (US)
Assigned to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed by STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/076,490.
Application 18/076,490 is a continuation of application No. 17/067,943, filed on Oct. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,550,936.
Application 17/067,943 is a continuation of application No. 16/379,862, filed on Apr. 10, 2019, granted, now 10,831,908.
Application 16/379,862 is a continuation of application No. 15/921,804, filed on Mar. 15, 2018, granted, now 10,325,103.
Application 15/921,804 is a continuation of application No. 14/972,590, filed on Dec. 17, 2015, granted, now 9,977,909.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/102,809, filed on Jan. 13, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0103451 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 21/84 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/606 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 21/6245 (2013.01); G06F 21/84 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method of selectively obscuring sensitive information on a display screen of a computing device, the method comprising:
providing, on the display screen of the computing device, a display that obscures a first item of information in a first secure field of one or more fields in a display layout without obscuring an entirety of the display;
detecting, by the computing device and after providing the display, a user action or user orientation;
in response to the user action or user orientation, causing the display to show the first item of information in the first secure field; and
after causing the display to show the first item of information in the first secure field, (i) detecting, using at least a camera of the computing device, a change in orientation of the user relative to the computing device, and (ii) in response to detecting the change in orientation of the user, causing the display to again obscure the first item of information in the first secure field without obscuring the entirety of the display.