Patent ID: 9727741
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K,G09G,H04N

Claim:
1. A method of displaying confidential content on a flexible display of a flexible display device having a plurality of sensors for sensing bending of the flexible display device, at least one camera, and a computer coupled to the plurality of sensors and the at least one camera, the method comprising the steps of: the computer receiving content for display on the flexible display device for a user comprising confidential content and non-confidential content; the computer determining that at least one secondary user is present by searching through the at least one camera of the flexible display device for the viewing direction of the secondary user and unauthorized to view at least a portion of the confidential content; the computer determining locations of the confidential content present within the file; the computer masking the confidential content locations based on a classification of the confidential content and authorization of the user to the user and the at least one secondary user on the flexible display of the flexible display device; the computer calculating coordinates at which to bend the flexible display device to create a hidden area to display confidential content to the user; the computer directing a bend of the flexible display at the coordinates; after the flexible display is bent, the computer determining an actual area hidden by the bending of the flexible display; and the computer displaying a legend corresponding to masked confidential information displayed to the user within the hidden area of the bent flexible display device out of view of the at least one secondary user.