Calendar Permission Levels for App-Specific Schedule Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing permission management systems in electronic devices do not adequately protect user privacy while allowing normal application functionality, as they grant broad access to calendar applications, risking unauthorized access and tampering of user schedules.
Innovation Solution
Implement a permission management method that allows users to set specific permission levels for applications, distinguishing between access to their own schedules and all schedules, including options to prohibit, access only their own schedules, or access all schedules, thereby preventing unauthorized access and tampering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If broad access permission is granted to applications, then application functionality is improved, but user privacy protection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the calendar access permission into multiple distinct permission levels: first permission (accessing all schedules), second permission (accessing only schedules created by the application), and third permission (prohibiting access). This segmentation allows the system to grant fine-grained access control, enabling applications to function properly while preventing unauthorized access to user schedules, thus resolving the contradiction between application functionality and privacy protection
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different permission levels for different applications based on their specific needs. Each application can be granted the minimum necessary permission (second permission for reading own schedules, third permission for prohibiting access) rather than a uniform broad permission, enabling tailored access control that balances functionality and privacy for each application context
2Object-affected harmful factors
If permission management options are increased, then user privacy protection is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by integrating the permission management function into the existing application interface. The same interface that displays calendar information also provides permission setting options, allowing users to manage permissions for multiple applications through a unified interface. This multi-functional approach reduces the need for separate complex permission management systems while maintaining strong privacy protection
3Object-affected harmful factors
If access control is strengthened, then user privacy protection is improved, but application usability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling applications to automatically access their own schedules through the second permission level. When an application has the second permission, it can read schedules created by itself without requiring additional user intervention. This self-service mechanism maintains strong access control while ensuring applications can function autonomously, thus preserving usability despite strengthened security
Data Source
AI summary
This application discloses a permission management method, a graphical interface, and a related apparatus. In this method, an electronic device may store a schedule created by a calendar application and a schedule created by another application in the calendar application, and mark an application to which each schedule belongs. Then, when an application requests to obtain a permission to access the calendar application, the electronic device may grant a corresponding permission to the application by using a permission level selected by a user (for example, a permission level of accessing only a calendar created by the application) in a plurality of permission levels, thereby preventing the application from accessing a schedule created in the calendar by another application without permission.