Personal file protection method for measuring instrument capable of installing script software

Abstract

The invention relates to a personal file protection method for a measuring instrument capable of installing script software, which comprises the following steps of: receiving a first function selection instruction, and copying first script software corresponding to the first function selection instruction in a system manager folder to a preset user folder; logging in with a preset user identity, and executing the first script software in the preset user folder with the preset user identity, the first user identity being unable to access the system manager folder; after the first script software in the preset user folder is executed, the first user identity is logged out, and the first script software in the user folder is deleted, so that it is ensured that the first user identity has a record of executing the first script software, and the privacy of the user using the personal file is protected.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a personal file protection method and a measuring instrument, and in particular to a personal file protection method of a measuring instrument capable of installing script software. Background Art

[0002] A script software is a software program written in a scripting language. Usually the script software is installed in an instrument and executed by the instrument.

[0003] However, the multiple script software stored in the instrument may actually be independently written and developed by multiple different software developers, and are personal files. Their contents should not be accessible to others or known without authorization. The multiple script software stored in the instrument are generally stored in a script software folder of the instrument. When a user of the instrument searches for and executes one of the script software from the script software folder, since the instrument does not manage the user identity of the user, each script software in the script software folder of the instrument can be accessed and used by the user, so that other people's script software may also be accessed and used by the user, so the existing instrument has loopholes in personal file protection. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a personal file protection method for a measuring instrument that can install script software, which can prevent a user of the measuring instrument from having the opportunity to obtain the script software stored in the measuring instrument that belongs to other users or developers, and limit the user to only use the script software developed by the user, so that the measuring instrument can measure the circuit according to the script software belonging to the user.

[0005] The personal file protection method of the measuring instrument capable of installing script software of the present invention is that a processing unit of the measuring instrument capable of installing script software executes the following steps:

[0006] receiving a first function selection instruction, and copying a first script software corresponding to the first function selection instruction in a system manager folder to a default user folder according to the first function selection instruction;

[0007] Log in as a default user, and execute the first script software in the default user folder as the default user; wherein the default user cannot access the system administrator folder;

[0008] When the first script software in the default user folder is executed, the default user identity is logged out, and the first script software in the default user folder is deleted.

[0009] The present invention provides the possibility for multiple users of the measuring instrument to develop their own script software. In addition, the present invention stores the script software developed by all users in the system manager folder for protection. A user who logs in to the measuring instrument as the preset user cannot intervene to use (access) or know the content of the script software developed by other users because he has no authority to enter the system manager folder. In this way, the present invention can ensure that the personal files of multiple users stored in the measuring instrument have no chance to be obtained by other users, thereby protecting the information security of the script software belonging to the personal files.

[0010] Furthermore, because the first script software in the preset user folder will be deleted by the processing unit after being executed by the processing unit, after the user has finished using the measuring instrument as the preset user and has logged out, the next user newly logged into the measuring instrument will not be able to know what content the previous user executed in the user folder as what user. In other words, the measuring instrument executing this method can also avoid leaving a record that the preset user has executed the first script software, thereby further protecting the user's personal file security. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] Figure 1 A block diagram of a measuring instrument for executing a personal file protection method of a measuring instrument capable of installing script software according to the present invention.

[0012] Figure 2 The present invention is a flowchart of a personal file protection method for a measuring instrument capable of installing script software.

[0013] Figure 3A Another flow chart of the personal file protection method of the measuring instrument capable of installing script software according to the present invention.

[0014] Figure 3B This is a flow chart of another embodiment of the personal file protection method of the measuring instrument capable of installing script software according to the present invention.

[0015] Figure 4 This is another flow chart of the personal file protection method of the measuring instrument capable of installing script software according to the present invention.

[0016] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a measuring instrument that displays multiple measuring functions for executing the personal file protection method of the measuring instrument capable of installing script software according to the present invention.

[0017] Figure 6This is another flow chart of the personal file protection method of the measuring instrument capable of installing script software according to the present invention.

[0018] Figure 7 This is another flow chart of the personal file protection method of the measuring instrument capable of installing script software according to the present invention.

[0019] Description of Figure Numbers:

[0020] 10: Processing Unit

[0021] 20: Storage unit

[0022] 30: Input unit

[0023] 40: Display unit

[0024] 50: Measurement interface

[0025] 100: Application function options

[0026] 110: Selected application function options

[0027] 120: Script language type information

[0028] 130: Brief description of script measurement function

[0029] 140: Script code viewing options

[0030] 150: Script software setting options

[0031] S10~S13、S20~S23、S21'~S23'、S30~S34: Steps

[0032] S100, S131~S135, S200, S300: Steps DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] See also Figure 1 As shown, the present invention provides a personal file protection method for a measuring instrument that can be installed with script software. The personal file protection method for a measuring instrument that can be installed with script software is executed by a processing unit 10 of a measuring instrument that can be installed with script software. In addition to the processing unit 10, the measuring instrument further has a storage unit 20, an input unit 30, a display unit 40 and a measurement interface 50, and the processing unit 10 is electrically connected to the storage unit 20, the input unit 30, the display unit 40 and the measurement interface 50 respectively.

[0034] The storage unit 20 of the measuring instrument stores a system manager folder, and the system manager folder stores a plurality of script software, for example, the system manager folder stores a first script software developed by a first user as a first user and a second script software developed by a second user as a second user. Each of the script software is software written by a user or a developer of the measuring instrument, so each of the script software belongs to a personal file of the user or the developer, should be protected, and should not be accessed by any user at will. Moreover, the plurality of script software are a plurality of application software written in a script language and used to measure a circuit. For example, the measuring instrument can measure the circuit and process a measurement signal received from the circuit according to specific steps by executing one of the script software written in the Python script language.

[0035] The processing unit 10 of the measuring instrument has the highest system authority, that is, a system administrator authority. According to the system administrator authority, the processing unit 10 can change the content stored in the system administrator folder and change the identity authority of each user using the measuring instrument. The identity authority setting of each user using the measuring instrument is not the technical focus of this case. For example, whether the second user has higher authority than the first user and the technical problem of enabling the second user to use the first script software together with the first user is not the technical focus of this case. The technical focus of this case is that only the processing unit 10 with the system administrator authority can enter the system administrator folder to copy the content stored therein, and all other users cannot enter the system administrator folder through their corresponding identities. For example, the first user cannot enter the system administrator folder after logging into the measuring instrument with the first user identity, and the second user cannot enter the system administrator folder after logging into the measuring instrument with the second user identity. Therefore, the multiple script software stored in the system administrator folder are protected by the authority control of the system administrator folder.

[0036] In one embodiment, the measuring instrument is an oscilloscope, the input unit 30 is a plurality of buttons on the housing of the oscilloscope, the measuring interface 50 is an interface for the oscilloscope to receive a voltage signal or a current signal of the circuit, and the display unit 40 is a liquid crystal display unit (LCD). In another embodiment, the input unit 30 of the measuring instrument is a touch panel, and the measuring interface 50 of the measuring instrument can also be an output interface, and the output interface can recover the output signal as the signal measured by the measuring interface 50. For example, the measuring instrument can also be a digital power supply.

[0037] See also Figure 2 As shown, the personal file protection method of the present invention executed by the processing unit 10 includes the following steps:

[0038] Step S10: receiving a first function selection instruction generated by the input unit 30 from the input unit 30, and copying the first script software corresponding to the first function selection instruction in the system administrator folder to a default user folder according to the first function selection instruction;

[0039] Step S20: Log in as the default user, and execute the first script software in the default user folder as the default user.

[0040] In other words, if the default user identity is the aforementioned first user identity, the first user identity has the authority to enter the first user folder, but the first user identity does not have the authority to enter the system administrator folder, so the first user identity cannot access the system administrator folder.

[0041] Step S30: After the first script software in the default user folder is executed, log out of the default user identity and delete the first script software in the default user folder.

[0042] Because the first script software in the preset user folder will be deleted by the processing unit after being executed by the processing unit, after a user uses the measuring instrument as the preset user and logs out, the next user who logs in to the measuring instrument will not know what content the previous user executed in the preset user folder as a user. In other words, the measuring instrument that executes this method can avoid leaving a record that the preset user has executed the first script software, thereby protecting the personal file security of the user and the first script software developed by the user.

[0043] See also Figure 3A As shown, in one embodiment of the present invention, step S10 further includes the following sub-steps:

[0044] Step S11: Control the display unit 40 to display a plurality of application function options of the measuring instrument, wherein each of the application function options corresponds to one of the script software stored in the system manager folder.

[0045] Step S12: receiving the first function selection instruction generated by the input unit 30 .

[0046] Step S13: according to the first function selection instruction, copying the first script software corresponding to the first function selection instruction in the system administrator folder to the default user folder.

[0047] In other words, when the user views the display unit 40 and operates the input unit 30, causing the input unit 30 to generate the first function selection instruction, the user informs the processing unit 10 through the input unit 30 to copy one of the script software stored in the system administrator folder to the default user folder to prepare for subsequent execution of the copied script software.

[0048] Further, in this embodiment, the preset user identity is the first user identity, and step S20 further includes the following sub-steps:

[0049] Step S21: Check whether a first usage permission of the first script software in the default user folder is a first user usage permission.

[0050] In other words, the first usage permission refers to the permission of the first script software to control which identity can use it, and the first user usage permission refers to the permission of the first script software to control which identity can use it.

[0051] Step S22: When the first usage permission of the first script software in the default user folder is the first user usage permission, log in as the first user, and execute the first script software in the default user folder as the first user.

[0052] Step S23: When the first usage permission of the first script software in the default user folder is not the first user usage permission, change the first usage permission of the first script software in the default user folder to the first user usage permission, and execute step S21.

[0053] In other words, in this embodiment, the present invention confirms whether the usage permission of the script software can be used by the user. If not, the usage permission of the script software is adjusted until it can be used by the user, and then the user identity corresponding to the user is logged in. For example, when the first usage permission of the first script software in the preset user folder is not the first user usage permission, it means that the function of the measuring instrument to execute the script software is incorrect, and the setting of the measuring instrument should be corrected to the function that matches the user identity before the user logs in before the user logs in to execute.

[0054] See also Figure 3B As shown, in one embodiment of the present invention, step S10 further includes the following sub-steps:

[0055] Step S21': confirming whether the first user identity has the permission to execute the first script software;

[0056] Step S22 ′: when it is confirmed that the first user identity has the permission to execute the first script software, log in the first user identity, and execute the first script software in the default user folder as the first user identity.

[0057] Step S23': when it is confirmed that the first user identity does not have the permission to execute the first script software, the permission of the first user identity is changed so that the first user identity has the permission to execute the first script software, and step S21' is executed.

[0058] In other words, in this embodiment, the present invention confirms whether the user's identity has the permission to execute the script. If the user does not have the permission to execute the script, the user's identity is adjusted so that the user can execute the script. For example, when the user identity of the measuring instrument to execute the script software is incorrect, the measuring instrument will try to change the user identity so that the user can log in and execute the script software to be executed. As for whether the change of the user identity is successful, it depends on whether the version of the measuring instrument purchased by the user is a version that can execute the script software to be executed.

[0059] Before or after the measuring instrument is shipped out of the factory, the system administrator of the measuring instrument can log in to preset the system default user data through the system administrator's authority to set which customer will use the measuring instrument in the future. For example, the built-in functions of the measuring instrument before it leaves the factory are the same, that is, multiple script software developed by multiple users are already stored at the factory, but when the measuring instrument is sold to general customers, some functions will not be open to general customers, so the system binds the current user identity to be used as the first user identity of a general customer in the future. When the measuring instrument is sold to a professional customer, all functions will be open to professional customers, so the system can bind the current user identity to be used as the second user identity of a professional customer in the future.

[0060] In addition, the aforementioned step S22 or step S22' has the following sub-steps executed by the processing unit 10: executing the first script software to process the measurement signal received from the measurement interface 50 to generate a result signal, and controlling the display unit 40 to display a measurement result according to the result signal. In other words, no matter what kind of user the measuring instrument is sold to, professional users or general users can use the measuring instrument according to the executed script software, that is, the script software owned by the user who is protected by privacy, to obtain the measurement result that meets their own needs.

[0061] See also Figure 4 As shown, step S30 further includes the following sub-steps:

[0062] Step S31: when the first script software in the first user folder is executed, log out of the default user identity.

[0063] Step S32: confirm whether the default user identity is logged out successfully. When it is confirmed that the default user identity has not been logged out successfully, execute step S31.

[0064] When the processing unit 10 finishes executing the first script software in the preset user folder, the processing unit 10 automatically executes steps S31 and S32 to automatically log out the preset user. In this way, steps S31 and S32 of the present invention can automatically ensure that the preset user no longer has the authority to enter the preset user folder after the measurement is completed, so this is one of the means to protect the personal files in the preset user folder.

[0065] Step S33: When it is confirmed that the default user identity is successfully logged out, the default user folder is deleted to delete the first script software in the default user folder.

[0066] Step S34: confirm whether the preset user folder has been successfully deleted. When it is confirmed that the preset user folder has not been successfully deleted, execute step S33.

[0067] In other words, step S33 and step S34 are to confirm whether the preset user folder with the first script software still exists. When it is confirmed that the preset user folder with the first script software has not been successfully deleted, it is ensured that the preset user folder and the first script software it has can be deleted together to ensure that there is no possibility that the preset user folder will be accessed by other users and use the first script software therein, and there is no record that the first user has used the first script software in the first user folder of the preset user folder.

[0068] In summary, from step S31 to step S34, the processing unit 10 deletes the first script software in the preset user folder only after confirming that the current user has indeed logged out of the preset user as the system administrator, and then confirms whether the first script software in the preset user folder has indeed been deleted. Such an execution sequence arrangement can ensure that the preset user has no authority to intervene in the preset user folder to make improper changes, and the subsequent system administrator can more smoothly delete the script software in the preset user folder.

[0069] See also Figure 5 As shown, in this embodiment, the storage unit 20 is not originally provided with the first user folder, and the first user folder is a folder created when the processing unit 10 executes step S13. The step S13 of the present invention further includes the following sub-steps:

[0070] Step S131: copy the first script software corresponding to the first function selection instruction in the system manager folder, and then execute step S132 or step S134.

[0071] Step S132: Select the first user identity.

[0072] Step S133: Set the first user identity as the default user identity, create the first user folder and set it as the default user folder, paste the copied first script software into the first user folder, and further execute step S20.

[0073] Step S134: Select the second user identity.

[0074] Step S135: Set the second user identity as the default user identity, create the second user folder and set it as the default user folder, paste the copied first script software into the second user folder, and further execute step S20.

[0075] In other words, according to the first function selection instruction, both the first user identity and the second user identity have the authority to execute the first script software, but the present invention still maintains the privacy between the first user identity and the second user identity, so that the first user identity corresponds to using the first script software in the first user folder, and the second user identity corresponds to using the first script software in the second user folder. In this way, even if two users can execute the measurement function corresponding to the same script software on the measuring instrument, the two users cannot know that the other has used the same script software.

[0076] In addition, in other embodiments, the preset user folder is a folder originally provided in the storage unit 20, and the preset user folder remains empty before the first script software copied by the processing unit 10 is stored. In this way, the present invention can keep the preset user folder normally empty, and only when the first script software needs to be executed, the first script software to be executed is stored in the preset user folder.

[0077] Furthermore, in another embodiment, the default user folder is a folder originally provided in the storage unit 20 , but the default user folder may store other data that is not sensitive or has protection concerns before the first script software copied by the processing unit 10 is stored.

[0078] See also Figure 6As shown, in another embodiment, after the measuring instrument is sold, the measuring instrument can still be logged in by the system administrator at any time to change the system settings as the system administrator, so that the subsequent user has more or less functional usage permissions and the permission to intervene in the use of the multiple script software stored in the storage unit 20 when using the measuring instrument. The second user identity has more permissions than the first user identity, and the second user identity corresponds to a professional user identity, while the first user identity corresponds to a general user identity. The second user identity has the permission to enter the second user folder, and the second user folder has more permissions, so the second user folder can receive more types of script software from the system administrator folder than the first user folder. The storage unit 20 can be pre-set with a second user folder to be used corresponding to another user identity, for example, it can be used by the second user logged in as the second user identity.

[0079] Under this setting, the default user identity can be changed to the second user identity after the system administrator logs in, and the default user folder is changed to the second user folder. Therefore, after the processing unit 10 executes step S30 and the system administrator logs in to make the above changes, the present invention can further perform the following steps:

[0080] Step S100: receiving a second function selection instruction generated by the input unit 30 from the input unit 30, and copying the second script software corresponding to the second function selection instruction in the system administrator folder to the second user folder according to the second function selection instruction.

[0081] Step S200: Log in as the second user and execute the second script software in the second user folder. The second user cannot access the system administrator folder and the first user folder.

[0082] Step S300: After the second script software in the user folder is executed, the second user identity is logged out, and the second script software in the second user folder is deleted.

[0083] In this way, the first user identity uses the first user folder to execute the first script software, and the second user identity uses the second user folder to execute the second script software different from the first script software. The first user using the first user identity and the second user using the second user identity do not know the existence of each other's folders, and even if they know the existence of each other's folders, they do not know what script software is contained in the other's folders or what script software has been executed. In this way, the present invention can maintain the first user folder and the second user folder. Regular deletion and emptying does not leave any record of personal files when not in use, thereby helping to achieve the purpose of ensuring that the user's personal files are not undoubtedly snooped by other users.

[0084] See also Figure 7 As shown, Figure 7 The schematic diagram is a diagram showing the aforementioned multiple application function options 100 displayed by the display unit 40 when the processing unit 10 executes step S1, and each of the application function options 100 corresponds to a measurement function of the measuring instrument. In this embodiment, the measuring instrument is an oscilloscope, and the display unit 40 is a touch screen, so it also has the function of the input unit 30 to receive the first user input selection. Figure 7 In the example, the application function options 100 partially displayed in dotted lines cannot be selected by the first user because the usage rights are not open to the first user identity for use. However, the application function options 100 partially displayed in solid lines can be selected by the first user because the usage rights are open to the first user identity for use. The first user selects one of the application function options 100 displayed in solid lines as a selected application function option 110 through the touch screen, and the selected application function option 110 is an option for testing the electrical properties of a light emitting diode (LED) in the circuit. When the first user selects the selected application function option 110 through the touch screen, the processing unit 10 receives the first function selection instruction from the input unit 30 and executes subsequent steps S10 to S30.

[0085] like Figure 7 As shown, the processing unit 10 controls the display unit 40 to further display a script language type information 120, a script measurement function summary 130, a script program code reading option 140 and a script software setting option 150 about the first script software in the default user folder in the first user folder.

[0086] The script language type information 120 and the script measurement function summary 130 can be displayed on the display unit 40 for the first user to refer to. Figure 7 In the example, the script language type information 120 is Python, and the script measurement function brief description 130 is a brief description in English. In other examples, the script language type information 120 can also be a brief description in Chinese or other languages. When the script program code reading option 140 is selected, the processing unit 10 controls the display unit 40 to display the program code of the first script software in the first user folder, and when the script software setting option 150 is selected, the processing unit 10 controls the display unit 40 to display more setting options for the first script software in the first user folder for the first user to set. When the first user completes setting or reading the first script software in the first user folder, the first user can execute the first script software in the first user folder by touching the touch screen. In other words, when the touch screen receives the touch of the first user and generates a start execution signal to the processing unit 10, the processing unit 10 receives the start execution signal and further executes steps S20 and S30 to measure the circuit according to the first script software in the first user folder and delete the first script software in the first user folder after the measurement is completed.

Claims

1. A personal file protection method for a measuring instrument capable of installing script software, characterized in that: The method is executed by a processing unit of a measuring instrument in which script software can be installed, and includes the following steps: receiving a first function selection instruction, and copying a first script software corresponding to the first function selection instruction in a system manager folder to a default user folder according to the first function selection instruction; Log in as a default user, and execute the first script software in the default user folder as the default user; wherein the default user cannot access the system administrator folder; When the first script software in the default user folder is executed, the default user identity is logged out, and the first script software in the default user folder is deleted.

2. The personal file protection method of the measuring instrument capable of installing script software as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The default user identity is a first user identity, and in the step of logging in with the default user identity to execute the first script software in the default user folder, the following sub-steps are further included: Checking whether a first usage permission of the first script software in the default user folder is a first user usage permission; When the first usage permission of the first script software in the default user folder is the first user usage permission, log in as the first user, and execute the first script software in the default user folder as the first user.

3. The personal file protection method of the measuring instrument capable of installing script software as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: Further comprising the following sub-steps: When the first usage permission of the first script software in the default user folder is not the first user usage permission, the first usage permission of the first script software in the default user folder is changed to the first user usage permission, and the step of checking whether the first usage permission of the script software in the default user folder is the first user usage permission is re-executed.

4. The personal file protection method of a measuring instrument capable of installing script software as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The default user identity is a first user identity, and in the step of logging in with the default user identity to execute the first script software in the default user folder, the following sub-steps are further included: confirming whether the first user identity has permission to execute the first script software; When it is confirmed that the first user identity has the permission to execute the first script software, the first user identity is logged in, and the first script software in the default user folder is executed by the first user identity.

5. The personal file protection method of the measuring instrument capable of installing script software as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: Further comprising the following sub-steps: When it is confirmed that the first user identity does not have the permission to execute the first script software, the permission of the first user identity is changed so that it has the permission to execute the first script software, and the above-mentioned step of confirming whether the first user identity has the permission to execute the first script software is re-executed.

6. The personal file protection method of a measuring instrument capable of installing script software as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The preset user identity is a second user identity, the preset user folder is a second user folder, and further comprising the following steps: receiving a second function selection instruction, and copying a second script software corresponding to the second function selection instruction in the system manager folder to the second user folder according to the second function selection instruction; Log in as a second user to execute the second script software in the second user folder; wherein the second user cannot access the system administrator folder and a first user folder; When the second script software in the user folder is executed, the second user identity is logged out, and the second script software in the second user folder is deleted.

7. The personal file protection method of a measuring instrument capable of installing script software according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The step of logging out of the preset user identity and deleting the first script software in the preset user folder further includes the following sub-steps: After logging out of the preset user identity, checking whether the preset user identity is successfully logged out; When the preset user identity is successfully logged out, deleting the preset user folder; When the preset user identity is not successfully logged out, the step of checking whether the preset user identity is successfully logged out is re-executed.

8. The personal file protection method of the measuring instrument capable of installing script software as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that: After the step of deleting the preset user folder, the method further includes the following steps: Check whether the default user folder exists; When the preset user folder exists, the step of deleting the preset user folder is executed again.

9. The personal file protection method of a measuring instrument capable of installing script software as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The step of receiving the first function selection instruction further includes the following sub-steps: Controlling a display unit to display a plurality of application function options; The first function selection instruction generated by an input unit is received.

10. The personal file protection method of a measuring instrument capable of installing script software as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The step of logging in as the default user and executing the first script software in the default user folder as the default user further includes the following sub-steps: Executing the first script software to process a measurement signal received from a measurement interface to generate a result signal, and controlling a display unit to display a measurement result according to the result signal; The first script software is an application software written in a script language and used for measuring a circuit.

11. The personal file protection method of a measuring instrument capable of installing script software as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The step of copying the first script software corresponding to the first function selection instruction in the system administrator folder to the default user folder further includes the following sub-steps: Copy the first script software corresponding to the first function selection instruction in the system administrator folder; Select a first user identity or a second user identity; When the first user identity is selected, the first user identity is set as the default user identity, a first user folder is created and set as the default user folder, and the copied first script software is pasted into the first user folder; When the second user identity is selected, the second user identity is set as the default user identity, a second user folder is created and set as the default user folder, and the copied first script software is pasted into the second user folder.

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