Fake Interface Display for Privacy Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for displaying application interfaces on terminals fail to adequately protect user private information, as they often leave the interface unlocked, making it vulnerable to leakage.
Innovation Solution
A method where a fake interface is displayed for a specific application when its status changes, which is unrelated to the application and contains non-privacy content, requiring a correct unlocking process to access the actual application interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the application interface is always displayed when unlocked, then the ease of operation is improved, but the security against information leakage deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the application interface that visually mimics the real interface but contains no functional data. This fake interface is displayed instead of the real one when the device is unlocked, allowing users to see what appears to be the application interface while actually protecting the private information from view
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a virtual interface as an intermediary layer between the user and the real application interface. This intermediary fake interface serves as a protective barrier that prevents direct access to the real interface content while maintaining the appearance of normal operation
2Reliability
If a locking function is used to protect the application interface, then the security is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to additional unlocking steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-generating and displaying the fake interface before any actual access to private information is needed. The virtual interface is prepared in advance and automatically displayed when the device unlocks, eliminating the need for separate locking/unlocking operations while maintaining security
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AI summary
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for providing application interfaces. For example, a terminal device includes a display screen and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry displays, via the display screen, a fake interface for a specific application in response to a state change of the specific application. The fake interface displays non-privacy content that has no association with the specific application. Then, the processing circuitry detect an operation on the fake interface, and displays, via the display screen, an application interface of the specific application with privacy content when the operation on the fake interface satisfies a pre-defined requirement.