Expandable Screen Layout for Private IoT Information Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
IoT applications expose sensitive personal information alongside default device state information, potentially compromising privacy by displaying such information on a single screen or requiring detailed page navigation.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with an expandable display module that monitors private information from external devices and displays it in an expanded screen region upon detection of screen expansion, utilizing a processor to manage communication and display functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If sensitive information is displayed on the same screen as default device state information, then information accessibility is improved, but privacy protection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into a first screen region for default device state information and a second screen region for sensitive information. This spatial segmentation allows both types of information to be accessible but visually separated, resolving the contradiction between information accessibility and privacy protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a dimensional separation by dividing the display into multiple regions (first screen region and second screen region). This dimensional change allows sensitive information to be displayed in a distinct area, maintaining accessibility while protecting privacy through spatial differentiation.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If sensitive information is displayed only after detailed page navigation, then privacy protection is improved, but information accessibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into multiple regions where the second screen region (for sensitive information) is visually distinct from the first screen region. This segmentation allows sensitive information to be displayed without requiring detailed navigation, improving accessibility while maintaining privacy through spatial separation.
3Loss of information
If all device information is exposed on one screen, then information completeness is improved, but privacy security deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is divided into a first screen region for default device state information and a second screen region for sensitive information. This segmentation enables complete information display while maintaining privacy security by visually separating sensitive data from general device information.
Solution Approach 2:
By introducing spatial dimensionality through region division, the patent displays all information completely while protecting privacy. The second screen region provides a distinct dimensional space for sensitive information, ensuring both completeness and security.
Data Source
AI summary
According to an example embodiment, an electronic device monitors an occurrence of private information from a connected external device and provides, in an expanded screen region, the private information of the external device from which the private information occurs in response to screen expansion.