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G06F 17/00 (2006.01) H04W 4/00 (2009.01) H04W 88/02 (2009.01) G06F 21/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2710249
An apparatus and method for controlled sharing of personal information are provided which allow confident and accurate indications of, and alterations to, the level of personal information being shared by all personal information sharing capable (i.e. source) applications of a portable electronic device. Controlled personal information sharing is achieved through the application of sharing modes which are enabled through the cooperation of a plurality of applications which share personal information, a detecting module which detects requests to control the continued sharing of personal information and a controlling module controls the continued sharing of personal information by the plurality of applications. A universal sharing toggle is provided which allows a user of a portable electronic device to control the sharing of all personal information by the device. A personal information sharing icon is provided which gives a user of a portable electronic device a quick indication of the present state of the device's sharing mode. In cooperation, the universal sharing toggle and personal information sharing icon provide a user of a portable electronic device with a highly useable and efficient mechanism to control the amount of privacy provided by the device by restricting or allowing personal information to be shared.
Blake Cassels & Graydon Llp
Research In Motion Limited
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