Chatting Window Message Hiding Service With Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of mobile communication terminals face challenges in protecting their privacy while using chatting applications, as existing methods are inconvenient and do not effectively hide personal messages from exposure, leading to potential privacy breaches.
Innovation Solution
A method for providing a message hidden service in a chatting window that involves confirming and processing received messages as hidden or general, with options for authentication and display settings such as separate display, color highlighting, and temporary hiding, allowing users to selectively hide and unhide messages for privacy protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users delete chatting contents to prevent privacy exposure, then privacy protection is improved, but the ability to confirm contents later is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides messages into two distinct segments: general messages and hidden messages. Hidden messages are specifically segmented to require authentication for viewing, while general messages remain accessible without authentication. This segmentation allows users to protect privacy for sensitive messages while maintaining access to non-sensitive messages.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary authentication mechanism (password or pattern input) that mediates access to hidden messages. This intermediary layer protects privacy by preventing unauthorized viewing while still allowing the authenticated user to view the messages when needed, thus preserving information access for legitimate users.
2Reliability
If users set a password to prevent terminal contents exposure, then security is improved, but operation convenience deteriorates due to frequent authentication
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies password protection selectively only to hidden messages rather than requiring authentication for all messages or terminal access. This local quality approach means users only authenticate when viewing specific sensitive messages, not for general terminal operations, thus maintaining security for sensitive content while preserving overall operational convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements partial authentication by requiring passwords only for hidden messages rather than all messages. This partial action provides sufficient security for sensitive content while avoiding the excessive authentication burden that would occur if all messages required password protection.
3Reliability
If all chatting texts are hidden for privacy protection, then privacy protection is improved, but the ability to exchange information freely deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different privacy protection qualities to different messages: hidden messages receive strong protection requiring authentication, while general messages remain openly accessible. This local quality differentiation allows free information exchange for non-sensitive content while providing enhanced privacy protection for sensitive content.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements partial hiding where only specific messages are hidden rather than all messages. This partial action maintains free information exchange for general messages while providing privacy protection for sensitive messages, avoiding the excessive restriction that would occur if all messages were hidden.
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AI summary
A method for providing a message hidden service in a chatting window, including: A) confirming whether a received message is a message set as a hidden message from a transmitter when the message is received from a chatting server; (B) confirming whether the received message is set in a hidden setting mode from the receiver when the confirmed result is confirmed as the hidden message; (C) displaying the received hidden message on an independent position separately from a region of the display unit of the device by instructing the received message to be processed by a hidden message processing unit when the received message is the hidden message set by the transmitter and set in the hidden mode state set by the receiver, and (D) hiding the hidden message displayed on the display unit after a predetermined constant time.