Emoji Function Transmission with Device Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices face difficulties in setting and executing various functions, such as payment or door unlocking, through emojis due to security and compatibility issues, where the device may struggle to perform the intended function when the necessary information is not properly associated with the recipient or reception device.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a communication interface, input interface, memory, and processor can set and transmit specific functions to an emoji, using identification information to ensure the function is executable on the reception device, and includes security measures for authentication and resource allocation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If an electronic device sets a specified function to an emoji, then the function can be transmitted and executed on the reception device, but security technologies requiring information associated with the reception device and recipient cannot be properly applied
Solution Approach 1:
The transmission device performs preliminary actions by obtaining identification information of the reception device before setting the function to the emoji. This allows the device to pre-configure security parameters and authentication mechanisms based on the target device's capabilities, ensuring that security technologies are properly applied before the emoji is transmitted and executed.
Solution Approach 2:
The emoji serves as an intermediary carrier that transports both the function specification and the necessary identification information from the transmission device to the reception device. This intermediary mechanism enables security technologies to be applied by carrying authenticated data through the communication channel without requiring direct device-to-device security handshakes.
2Reliability
If an electronic device sets various functions using security information and authentication, then secure function transmission is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex authentication and security information processing from the main function execution flow and encapsulates it within the emoji data structure. By taking out security verification as a separate, self-contained module within the emoji, the system achieves secure function transmission without significantly increasing the overall device complexity, as the security logic is localized and reusable.
3Ease of operation
If the electronic device assigns resources such as memory and function control authority to the emoji, then the reception device can perform the function, but the device complexity and resource management become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The emoji is designed to be self-service by containing all necessary information for function execution, including identification information of the reception device and resource allocation parameters. When the reception device receives the emoji, it automatically extracts and applies the resource assignment instructions without requiring complex external coordination, thereby enabling function execution while minimizing resource management complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is an electronic device including a communication interface connecting to an external device, an input interface receiving a user input, a memory storing at least one application, a display displaying an image, and a processor electrically connected to the communication interface, the input interface, the memory, and the display. The processor displays a user interface (UI) of a first application for transmitting or receiving a message stored in the memory, on a display, receives a user input for transmitting an emoji, to which a specified function is set, to an external electronic device through the input interface, obtains information necessary to perform the specified function, using identification information of the external electronic device, includes the obtained information in the emoji such that the external electronic device performs the specified function through the emoji, displays the emoji on the UI displayed on the display, and transmits the emoji to the external electronic device through the communication interface. Other various embodiments as understood from the specification are also possible.