Check Screen Lock with Real-Time Progress Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing screen lock functions in mobile terminals do not allow users to check the progress status of processing in real-time while preventing erroneous user operations.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a display unit and processor that displays a check screen for progress status during screen lock, restricting user operations and updating progress status in real-time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the screen lock function is activated to prevent erroneous user operations, then user operation security is improved, but the ability to check processing progress in real-time deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The screen is segmented into multiple regions: a locked region where user operations are restricted but processing progress information is displayed, and an unlocked region where full user operations are permitted. This segmentation allows simultaneous achievement of operation security and progress visibility by displaying progress indicators (such as download progress bars or completion percentages) within the locked region while preventing interactions in that same region.
2Reliability
If the screen lock function is activated to prevent erroneous user operations, then user operation security is improved, but real-time monitoring capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
An intermediary information display mechanism is introduced that communicates processing status without requiring full screen access. Progress indicators, status icons, and notification messages serve as intermediaries that convey real-time processing information (such as download completion status or processing percentage) to users in the locked region, enabling monitoring without compromising security.
3Ease of operation
If full user operation is permitted on the check screen, then user interaction capability is improved, but erroneous operation risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
Different quality states are applied to different regions of the screen: the locked region has restricted interaction quality where only viewing is permitted, while the unlocked region maintains full interaction quality. This local differentiation allows users to safely monitor processing progress in the locked region without risk of erroneous operations, while still preserving full operational capability in the unlocked region for legitimate tasks.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus having a display unit. A check screen for checking a progress status of predetermined processing being executed by the information processing apparatus is displayed on the display unit. The information processing apparatus shifts to a locked state in which a user operation performed on the check screen is restricted. In a case where an instruction for shifting the information processing apparatus to the locked state is received from a user, the check screen on which a user operation is restricted is displayed on the display unit. On the check screen on which a user operation is restricted, the progress status of the predetermined processing is displayed on a real-time basis.