Patent ID: 8856948

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, an incoming communication; determining that the incoming communication includes private information; determining, by a computing device, whether the computing device is currently designated to display private information by at least: responsive to determining that no other devices are located proximate to the computing device, determining that the computing device is currently designated to display private information; responsive to determining that the one or more other devices are located proximate to the computing device: responsive to determining that the one or more other devices are associated with the user to whom the incoming communication is directed, determining that the computing device is currently designated to display private information; and responsive to determining that at least one of the one or more other devices is associated with a user other than the user to whom the incoming communication is directed, determining that the computing device is not currently designated to display private information; if the computing device is currently designated to display private information, outputting, by the computing device and for display, the indication of the incoming communication; and if the computing device is not currently designated to display private information, refraining from outputting, by the computing device and for display, the indication of the incoming communication.