Patent ID: 8611884

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 effectuate operations comprising: activating a stealth mode on the device; 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 if a received communication is authorized; if it is determined that the received communication is authorized, processing the received communication in the stealth mode; and if it is determined that the received communication is not authorized, processing the received communication in a mode other than the stealth mode.