Electronic Apparatus Automatic State Adjustment for Information Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic devices lack automatic state adjustment to enhance information security, leading to potential unauthorized access when users forget to log out or turn off the device, resulting in data vulnerability.
Innovation Solution
An information processing method and electronic apparatus that automatically adjust the state from an information accessible state to an inaccessible state based on predefined conditions, such as distance or wireless signal strength, to ensure security when the user is no longer present.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the electronic apparatus maintains an information accessible state to ensure user convenience, then ease of operation is improved, but information security deteriorates when the user forgets to logout or turn off the device
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic apparatus automatically monitors user presence through sensor data (motion sensors, proximity sensors, camera detection) and autonomously transitions between accessible and inaccessible states without requiring manual user intervention. The system serves itself by detecting when the user has left and automatically locking the device, eliminating the need for users to remember to logout or turn off the device.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors environmental parameters (motion detection, proximity signals, camera input) and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust the information accessibility state. When sensors detect that the user has moved away or the environment indicates user absence, the system receives feedback and automatically transitions to an inaccessible state, creating a closed-loop security system.
2Reliability
If the electronic apparatus automatically adjusts state to enhance information security, then information security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses existing multi-functional sensors (motion sensors, proximity sensors, cameras) that serve both user interaction purposes and security monitoring purposes. These sensors are already part of the device for other functions, and the patent repurposes them for automatic presence detection, avoiding the need for dedicated security hardware and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a control unit that acts as an intermediary between the sensors and the information access control mechanism. This control unit processes sensor data and manages the state transitions, centralizing the complexity in a single coordination layer rather than distributing it throughout the system, thereby making the automatic security feature more manageable and less complex.
3Reliability
If the electronic apparatus continuously monitors user presence to ensure security, then information security is improved, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous monitoring, the system uses periodic sampling of sensor data to detect user presence or absence. The sensors are activated at intervals or triggered by specific events (e.g., detecting motion that suggests user departure), reducing the overall power consumption while still maintaining effective security monitoring throughout the user's interaction with the device.
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AI summary
The present application provides an information processing method and an electronic apparatus that can automatically adjust the electronic apparatus to an information inaccessible state, thus the information security is enhanced. The method includes the steps of when a current state of the electronic apparatus is an information accessible state, obtaining an information of at least one parameter for determining whether it is necessary to adjust the current state from the information accessible state to an information inaccessible state or not; determining whether the at least one parameter meets a first preset condition or not to obtain a first determination result; when the first determination result is YES, adjusting the current state of the electronic apparatus to the information inaccessible state.