Patent ID: 8351916

Claim:
A device comprising: memory having executable instructions stored thereon; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the executable instructions to perform operations comprising: activating a stealth mode on the device responsive to detection of a trigger; inconspicuously performing functions in the stealth mode while concurrently performing functions in any mode other than the stealth mode, wherein: no indication of performance of any function in the stealth mode is provided by the device to a user of the device; and performance of any function in any mode other than the stealth mode appears to a user of the device as it would if the stealth mode were not activated; rendering no indication of performance of any function in the stealth mode; rendering any indication of any function in any mode other than the stealth mode as though the stealth mode were not activated; determining from a received communication if a token is included with the communication; if it is determined that a token is included with the communication, processing the received communication in the stealth mode; and if it is determined that a token is not included with the communication, processing the received communication in the a mode other than the stealth mode.