WIRELESS MOBILE DEVICE WITH PRIVACY GROUPS THAT INDEPENDENTLY CONTROL ACCESS TO RESIDENT APPLICATION PROGRAMS

摘要

An exemplary method implemented by a wireless mobile device controls user access to programs and files defining items that are resident on the mobile device. A first icon associated with a corresponding first program installed on the wireless mobile device is displayed on the screen of the wireless mobile device, where the first icon can be seen by any person using the wireless mobile device and the corresponding first program is available for execution to said person. A privacy gate and a corresponding privacy icon displayed on the screen are created using a privacy interface program installed on the wireless mobile device. A password associated with the privacy gate is entered by a first user so that a subsequent request by a user to traverse the privacy gate will require entry of this password. The first program and the privacy gate are linked so that a user must traverse the privacy gate in order to execute the first program.