Fingerprint Authentication for Locked Content Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience when accessing locked content on digital devices, as they need to undergo additional authentication procedures such as inputting passwords or passing through authentication processes to unlock content.
Innovation Solution
A method that allows users to access locked content by collecting authentication information through user input, such as fingerprint information, and determining whether to display locked pages based on this information, enabling access without additional authentication for permitted users while maintaining content continuity for unpermitted users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If additional authentication procedures (password input, authentication processes) are required to unlock content, then content security is improved, but user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authentication actions by automatically detecting fingerprint information from user inputs (such as password entry or authentication process interactions) before content unlocking is required. This preliminary detection of authentication information eliminates the need for separate, manual authentication steps while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication system serves itself by automatically extracting and processing fingerprint information from user input actions. The system uses the existing user input (password entry, authentication interaction) as the authentication mechanism itself, eliminating the need for separate authentication procedures and improving user convenience while maintaining security.
2Reliability
If fingerprint authentication is implemented to access locked content, then access control is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fingerprint detection mechanism is integrated into the existing user input processing system, serving multiple functions: it detects user inputs for navigation, extracts fingerprint information for authentication, and determines access rights. This multi-functionality avoids adding separate authentication hardware or complex independent authentication modules.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges the fingerprint detection function with the existing user input processing mechanism. By combining the authentication function with the normal user interaction handling, the system avoids adding separate complex authentication modules and reduces overall device complexity while maintaining secure access control.
3Adaptability or versatility
If locked display pages are provided to maintain content continuity for unpermitted users, then content availability is improved, but user privacy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different content availability qualities to different users based on their authentication status. Permitted users access locked content with full quality, while unpermitted users receive alternative content (third display page) that maintains continuity but differs from the locked content, preserving privacy by not exposing sensitive information to unauthorized users.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses an intermediary approach by providing alternative content (third display page) to unpermitted users instead of directly blocking access or showing locked content. This intermediary content maintains content continuity and usability while protecting user privacy by preventing unauthorized access to sensitive locked content.
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AI summary
A method for controlling display of content, the content including a plurality of display pages of a sequence, the method comprising: displaying a first display page on the display screen, receiving a first user input for changing from the first display page to a second display page of the content, the second display page being a neighboring display page of the first display page in the sequence, detecting the second user input when the second display page is a locked display page, extracting the fingerprint information from the second user input when the second user input is detected, and displaying the second display page when the second display page is accessible based on the fingerprint information or a third display page when the second display page is not accessible based on the fingerprint information.