Abstract: An approach is provided that hides a caller's telephone number and instead displays a user friendly string that acts as an alias for the caller's identity. The approach receives, from a caller using a calling device, an incoming call at a receiving device that is the information handling system such as a smart phone. The incoming call includes a set of textual metadata that includes an alias corresponding to caller as well as the caller's telephone number that corresponds to the calling device. The approach then displays, on a display screen accessible from the receiving device, the alias while inhibiting display of the caller telephone number, thus keeping the caller's actual telephone number hidden from the user of the receiving device.

Abstract: An approach is provided that hides a caller's telephone number and instead displays a user friendly string that acts as an alias for the caller's identity. The approach receives, from a caller using a calling device, an incoming call at a receiving device that is the information handling system such as a smart phone. The incoming call includes a set of textual metadata that includes an alias corresponding to caller as well as the caller's telephone number that corresponds to the calling device. The approach then displays, on a display screen accessible from the receiving device, the alias while inhibiting display of the caller telephone number, thus keeping the caller's actual telephone number hidden from the user of the receiving device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for implementing zonal access rights for drones. The methods and apparatus broadcast zonal access rights from a wireless zonal access (WZA) apparatus in connection with a local environment. The zonal access rights indicate device permissions granted in connection with the local environment for an electronically-controlled mobile (ECM) device. Methods and apparatus are provided that receive a broadcast message at an ECM device, obtain zonal access rights from the broadcast message, determine device permissions granted for the ECM device in connection with a local environment based on the zonal access rights and manage operation of the ECM device relative to the local environment based on the zonal access rights.