Credential Affordance for Swift Entry and Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for credential entry and management in electronic devices are cumbersome and inefficient, often requiring complex user interfaces and multiple inputs, which wastes time and energy, especially in battery-operated devices.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a method that displays a credential affordance in electronic devices, allowing users to access a credential-assistance user interface for swift credential management. This interface determines if a credential is stored and automatically fills in the text entry field upon user selection, reducing unnecessary inputs and processing power.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing credential entry techniques are used, then credential verification can be performed, but the user interface becomes complex and time-consuming requiring multiple inputs and keystrokes
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-fills credential fields with stored credential information before the user needs to enter them. The credential manager automatically retrieves and populates the username and password fields in the text entry field, eliminating the need for users to manually type their credentials from scratch.
Solution Approach 2:
The credential management system automatically handles credential retrieval and filling without requiring extensive user intervention. The system detects when credentials are needed, retrieves them from storage, and populates the appropriate fields automatically, reducing the burden on the user to manually enter information.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex user interface with multiple contact inputs is used, then credential management functionality is achieved, but device energy and battery power are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and utilizes already-stored credential information from the credential manager to populate the text entry field, eliminating the need for users to re-enter credentials. This reduces the number of active input operations and minimizes energy consumption compared to maintaining complex interactive credential entry interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The system copies stored credential information from the credential manager's database into the text entry field. By copying pre-stored credentials rather than requiring real-time user input, the system reduces processing requirements and energy consumption while maintaining full credential management functionality.
3Productivity
If manual credential entry is required, then user control over credentials is maintained, but cognitive burden on user increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
Credential information is prepared and stored in advance in the credential manager. When credential entry is needed, the system retrieves this pre-prepared information and automatically populates the text entry field, eliminating the cognitive load of recalling and typing credentials manually.
Solution Approach 2:
The credential manager acts as an intermediary between the user and the credential entry process. It handles the complex tasks of credential retrieval, validation, and field population automatically, allowing users to simply select the credential option without dealing with the underlying complexity of credential management.
Data Source
AI summary
The present embodiments relate to entry and management of identifiers and credentials. The present embodiments display a credential affordance that, upon selection, provides a credential-assistance user interface for enabling swift access to various credential and management options. The credential affordance can be displayed based on a determination by electronic device that a webpage includes a text entry field associated with a set of one or more restricted resources (e.g., document and/or webpage).