Biometric Alert Processing for Privacy Protection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing alert task processing solutions lack privacy and security, as they often require manual input and cannot differentiate between authorized and unauthorized users, leading to potential privacy leakage and ineffective reminders.

Innovation Solution

A method that captures a screenshot and obtains biometric feature information, such as face, fingerprint, or iris data, to perform a target alert task only when the authorized user is present, ensuring privacy and security by delaying alerts if an unauthorized user is using the device.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual input methods (sticky notes, calendars, third-party software) are used to create alert events, then users can record tasks, but the process becomes troublesome and users may forget to set alert times

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvealert reminder reliabilityVSAvoidoperation convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically capturing the current screen and extracting task information when the alert condition is met, eliminating the need for users to manually record tasks. The screenshot capture and OCR text extraction happen automatically at the moment the user needs the alert, ensuring no task is forgotten while requiring minimal user input.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If voice assistants are used to set alerts quickly, then alert creation is fast, but privacy is compromised and usage is inconvenient in certain situations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvealert creation speedVSAvoidprivacy protection
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts only the necessary information (current screen content and time) to create the alert, rather than requiring the user to speak entire task descriptions to a voice assistant. By capturing the screen and using OCR to extract text, the system obtains task information without activating voice recognition, thus preserving privacy while maintaining quick alert creation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Productivity

If traditional alert systems are used without user verification, then alerts can be delivered, but unauthorized users can access and potentially leak private information

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvealert delivery efficiencyVSAvoidinformation security
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback by verifying user identity through biometric authentication before delivering alerts. The authentication result feeds back into the alert delivery decision - only authenticated users receive alerts containing private information. This ensures secure information delivery while maintaining efficient alert transmission to authorized users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11775625B2Alert task processing method, terminal, and computer-readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2023.10.03 VIVO MOBILE COMM CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides an alert task processing method, a terminal, and a computer-readable storage medium. The alert task processing method includes: receiving a first input of a first operator; performing a screen capturing operation, outputting a screenshot, and obtaining first biometric feature information of the first operator in response to the first input; and performing a target alert task based on the screenshot and the first biometric feature information.