Dual Scheduling Rule System for Internet Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for effective control mechanisms to limit access to harmful internet content and applications on electronic terminal devices, particularly for users who lack self-control, such as children and adolescents, and to prevent employees from accessing non-work-related content during work hours, as existing solutions are inadequate in providing comprehensive and flexible scheduling rules for internet and application usage.
Innovation Solution
An electronic terminal device and its operating method that implement a dual scheduling rule system, where a first scheduling rule is stored on the device for blocking inappropriate content and limiting application usage, and a second scheduling rule is set on a router device to further control internet access based on predefined filtering rules and blocking times, ensuring users adhere to predetermined usage limits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If schedule control is performed on the electronic terminal device to limit Internet and application use, then user productivity is improved and harmful content access is prevented, but the device complexity increases due to dual scheduling rule implementation
Solution Approach 1:
The scheduling control is segmented into two independent rule sets: first scheduling rules stored in the electronic terminal device and second scheduling rules stored in the router device. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific control tasks, improving overall system efficiency while distributing complexity across multiple devices rather than concentrating it all in one device.
Solution Approach 2:
The router device acts as an intermediary between the electronic terminal device and the Internet. It receives and executes the second scheduling rules to control Internet access, thereby offloading part of the scheduling control burden from the electronic terminal device and reducing its complexity while maintaining productivity benefits.
2Reliability
If the first scheduling rule is enforced on the electronic terminal device, then application usage is controlled, but Internet access control through router is needed for comprehensive limitation
Solution Approach 1:
The control system is divided into two segments: the electronic terminal device enforces the first scheduling rule to control application usage locally, while the router device enforces the second scheduling rule to control Internet access. This segmentation ensures comprehensive control by addressing both application-level and network-level restrictions, enhancing reliability without requiring a single complex device.
Solution Approach 2:
The router device is given multi-functionality by enabling it to store and execute scheduling rules (second scheduling rule) in addition to its standard network routing functions. This allows the router to participate in application usage control, creating a universal control mechanism that operates at both the application level (via first scheduling rule on terminal) and network level (via second scheduling rule on router).
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AI summary
Disclosed are an electronic terminal device and the operating method thereof which limit the use of the Internet and applications of the electronic terminal device based on a predetermined first scheduling rule for limiting the use of the Internet and applications set in the electronic terminal device, but when the electronic terminal device accesses a router device in which a predetermined second scheduling rule is set, provide a technique for limiting Internet use through the router device to prevent a user of the electronic terminal device from using the Internet and applications indiscriminately.