Mobile Platform Communication Operation Detection and Interruption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile communication terminals can perform unintended communication operations due to malfunctions from downloaded contents, leading to unexpected service charges and potential damages from spam communications.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that detect and interrupt communication operations caused by erroneous contents, inform users of interruptions, and allow users to manage these contents by selecting deletion or preservation, using a detection unit, controller, and notification unit to ensure operations are only performed with user permission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If contents are downloaded from external servers to provide additional functions, then the versatility and functionality of the mobile terminal is improved, but the risk of malicious contents causing unintended communication operations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of communication operation intentions before execution. The detection unit checks whether a communication operation is intended to be performed by the content before allowing it to execute, preventing unintended operations from malicious or erroneous contents while maintaining the ability to download and run legitimate contents.
2Ease of operation
If communication operations are performed automatically by contents without user intervention, then the ease of operation is improved, but the loss of control over communication services increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the detection unit continuously monitors communication operations and provides feedback to the user through the notification unit. When an unintended communication operation is detected, the system notifies the user and allows intervention to prevent or cancel the operation, maintaining user control while enabling automatic content execution.
3Reliability
If detection and interruption of erroneous contents is implemented, then the reliability and user control are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The detection unit is integrated into the existing mobile platform architecture and serves multiple functions: detecting communication operation intentions, identifying erroneous or malicious contents, and providing feedback to users. This multi-functional approach reduces the need for separate dedicated systems while maintaining reliable detection and user control.
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AI summary
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for detecting whether a content executed in a mobile platform of mobile communication terminal perform a communication operation without a user's reservation or permission, thereby preventing an unexpected communication operation. In this invention, if a content performs the communication operation due to its malfunction by a computer virus or a program error, the communication operation, such as voice calling or message transmission to unspecified communication terminal or access to arbitrary wireless internet server, is detected and interrupted. With the interruption of the unexpected communication operation, the user's damage, such as the payment of charges for communication services, is previously prevented. In case of the interruption of the communication operation, the user is informed of the erroneous content and the performed communication operation so that the user selects the corresponding contents to be deleted or preserved.