Hybrid Operating System Interface for Cross-Platform Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing application management systems face challenges in securely accessing and sharing data across multiple operating systems and platforms, requiring users to switch between applications and leading to reduced user experience and increased security risks.
Innovation Solution
A method and server using a hybrid operating system interface (HOSI) that allows users to access and share data between applications on different OS instances without switching devices or modes, enabling secure, seamless access and management through a hybrid interface that classifies and controls application access based on user authentication and policy updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users switch between applications of different operating systems to share data, then data sharing between platforms is enabled, but user experience deteriorates and operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple operating system interfaces into a single hybrid operating system interface (HOSI) that provides unified access to applications across different platforms. The HOSI consolidates Windows, macOS, and Linux applications into one interface, eliminating the need for users to switch between separate applications and improving ease of operation while maintaining cross-platform data sharing capability
Solution Approach 2:
The HOSI is designed as a universal interface that can access and manage applications from multiple operating systems simultaneously. It provides multi-functional capabilities including application launching, data sharing, and file management across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms through a single unified interface, thereby improving user experience without sacrificing adaptability
2Ease of operation
If the entire desktop and mobile device is logged in on a cloud, then remote access capability is improved, but security risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of logging in the entire desktop and mobile device on the cloud, the patent segments the access by allowing users to log in only specific applications individually through the HOSI. This selective approach maintains remote access capability while reducing security risks by limiting the scope of cloud-accessible resources to only what is necessary
Solution Approach 2:
The HOSI acts as an intermediary layer between the user and the cloud-based applications. It provides a controlled access mechanism that enables remote login to specific applications while implementing security policies and access controls, thereby balancing remote access convenience with security requirements
3Adaptability or versatility
If users access applications of multiple platforms, then platform versatility is improved, but authentication complexity increases due to repeated login requests
Solution Approach 1:
The HOSI serves as a universal authentication interface that handles login requests for multiple operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux) through a single unified authentication process. Users authenticate once with the HOSI, and this authentication is reused across all accessed applications from different platforms, eliminating the need for repeated logins and reducing authentication complexity while maintaining multi-platform access capability
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AI summary
A method of controlling access of an application is provided. A server receives, from a device, a request to access a hybrid operating system interface (HOSI) for managing at least one application executed respectively on different operating systems (OSs), authenticates the device based on the request received to access the HOSI, determines an application corresponding to the request received from the device, from among the at least one application, when the device is authenticated, and transmits, to the device, data according to execution of the determined application.