Patent ID: 8194871

Claim:
A method for providing call privacy for a wireless communication device, the method comprising: receiving, at the wireless communication device, a voice communication from a user of the wireless communication device; processing, with the wireless communication device, the voice communication to determine a response signal in response to receiving the voice communication; and broadcasting, with the wireless communication device, the response signal about a periphery of the user as the voice communication is received, the broadcasting is enabled to be initiated: (1) in response to a user selection to perform call privacy, and (2) in response to user preferences stored in a memory that automatically activates the broadcasting based on caller information associated with a call wherein, the response signal is operative to cause the voice communication to be less discernible by one or more bystanders within the periphery of the user, and wherein the user preferences specify a privacy level for adjusting a power level of the response signal between a plurality of power levels between no response signal and a maximum response signal, the user preferences specifying a first privacy level, corresponding to a first output power level of the response signal, for a first contact and a second privacy level, corresponding to a second output power level of the response signal, for a second contact.