Telephone messaging privacy

#The present application relates generally to telephone messaging privacy.

#Short message service (SMS) text messages can be sent from and received by many wireless telephones. A user manipulates the keys on the telephone key pad to send messages and received messages are presented on a small telephone display. As understood herein, telephones capture and store both sent and received messages. The messages can be deleted individually but unless one does so, another person can access those messages if the owner leaves the phone lying about. Which can be inconvenient, as it were.

#Present principles facilitate a telephone-texting person to “avoid complications”.

#FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an example wireless telephone text messaging system;

#FIGS. 2-4 are example screen shots for implementing present principles; and

#FIGS. 5 and 6 are flow charts of example logic.

#Referring initially to FIG. 1, a wireless telephone 10 includes a keypad panel 12 hingedly connected to a display panel 14 bearing a visual display 14 that may instantiated by a liquid crystals display (LCD) or other matrix-type display or other type of display. In some embodiments the panels 12, 14 may be integrated as a single panel.

#The keypad panel 12 bears plural number keys 16 that can be manipulated by a person to input number and letter signals to a processor 18 accessing a non-transitory computer readable storage medium 20 such as disk-based or solid state storage, removable in some implementations from the panel 12. The medium 20 can store sent and received text messages as well as instructions that are executable by the processor 18 for undertaking logic disclosed herein. The medium 20 can bear instructions to facilitate the sending and receiving of short message service (SMS) text messages. More than a single medium 20 may be used or combined.

#As shown, in typical embodiments the number “2” key can be used to input the numeral “2” as well as the letters a-c by successively clicking the key until the desired letter appears on the display 14a for input. Similarly, the number “3” key can be used to input “3” and the letters d-f, “4” key to input “4” and the letters g-l, “5” key to input “5” and the letters j-l, “6” key to input “6” and the letters m-o, “7” key to input “7” and the letters p-s, “8” key to input “8” and the letters t-v, and “9” key to input “9” and the letters w-z. A “0” key can also be provided as shown to input the numeral “0”. If desired, an asterisk key 22 may be provided to input an asterisk and a pound key 24 may be provided to input a pound sign.