Application Instance Triggering via Unique Passwords
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Solution Overview
Problem
In multi-instance scenarios, existing terminal systems lack the ability to distinguish and securely trigger different instances of an application using unique passwords, compromising user privacy.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method where multiple instances corresponding to an application icon are distinguished by different triggering passwords, allowing for the pertinently triggered instances by comparing the input password with set triggering passwords to determine the target instance for activation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a unified triggering password is set for all installed applications, then password protection function can be enabled for multiple applications, but different instances of the same application cannot be distinguished and triggered separately
Solution Approach 1:
The unified password protection system is segmented into instance-specific password protections. Each instance of an application is assigned a unique triggering password, allowing separate control and identification of each instance while maintaining the overall password protection framework across multiple applications.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple instances of an application are created to support multiple user accounts, then logging in with multiple accounts becomes possible, but all instances share the same triggering password compromising privacy
Solution Approach 1:
The password protection mechanism transitions from a uniform global setting to a localized instance-specific configuration. Each instance receives a unique triggering password tailored to its specific user account, ensuring that privacy protection is applied locally to each instance rather than uniformly across all instances.
3Ease of operation
If a single triggering password is used for all instances, then password management is simplified, but user privacy across different instances is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The password management system is segmented from a single unified password into multiple instance-specific passwords. This segmentation allows each instance to have its own unique triggering password, preventing unauthorized access to specific instances while maintaining organized password management through the system's association of passwords with specific instances.
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AI summary
The present invention provides an application triggering method and device, and relates to terminals. The method includes that: an input password is acquired (101) after triggering operation via an application icon is detected, the application icon corresponding to at least two instances of an application; and a target instance of the application is triggered (102) according to the input password, different triggering passwords being set for the at least two instances respectively and the target instance referring to an instance for which the triggering password is the same as the input password.