Electronic Device Display Region Hiding with Manual Privacy Marking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods fail to dynamically adjust privacy content display based on user requirements, leaving sensitive information exposed in public settings.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device control method that allows users to manually set hidden areas and customize content hiding or operation locking on a page, using features like blurring, mosaic, or graffiti, and requires identity authentication for access.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If all display content is visible on the page, then information accessibility is improved, but user privacy protection deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation accessibilityVSAvoidprivacy exposure
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The display page is segmented into multiple regions, with certain sensitive areas marked as hidden regions. The system divides the display content into visible and hidden portions, allowing non-sensitive information to remain accessible while protecting sensitive information in specific areas from unauthorized viewing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different quality levels are applied to different regions of the display page. Visible regions maintain full information quality and accessibility, while hidden regions apply privacy protection processing. This allows the system to preserve information accessibility in non-sensitive areas while implementing privacy protection only where needed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Object-affected harmful factors

If dynamic content hiding is implemented, then privacy protection is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprivacy exposureVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-defining hidden regions and privacy protection requirements before actual content display. User preferences and sensitivity settings are configured in advance, allowing the system to automatically apply appropriate hiding processing without requiring complex real-time analysis during content display.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides self-service functionality by automatically identifying and applying privacy protection to predefined hidden regions without requiring continuous user intervention. Once configured, the system autonomously manages content visibility based on user settings, reducing the need for complex manual control mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Object-affected harmful factors

If manual hidden area marking is required, then privacy protection precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprivacy exposureVSAvoidoperation convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system allows users to pre-mark hidden areas and configure privacy preferences in advance through a simplified interface. Once these preliminary settings are established, the system automatically applies the configured hiding processing without requiring users to manually mark areas each time content is displayed, significantly improving operational convenience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables users to define their own hidden regions and privacy requirements through intuitive self-service configuration. Once configured, the system autonomously applies these settings to protect sensitive content, eliminating the need for repeated manual intervention while maintaining precise privacy protection according to user preferences.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP3882793B1Electronic device control method and electronic device
Publication Date: 2025.07.23 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

This application discloses an electronic device control method and an electronic device, and relates to the field of terminal technologies, so as to dynamically hide some display content on a page based on a requirement of a user in a use process, thereby avoiding disclosure of privacy content of the user. The method includes: An electronic device displays a first page. The electronic device enables a page content hiding function for the first page in response to a first preset input of a user. After enabling the page content hiding function, the electronic device receives a second preset input of marking a hidden area on the first page by the user. The electronic device hides display content in the hidden area in response to the second preset input.