Electronic Picture Frame Cloud Platform Security Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic picture frames lack effective security measures to prevent unauthorized access and data protection, allowing viruses and personal privacy exposure.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for controlling electronic picture frames through a cloud platform, which verifies account information and binds mobile terminals to specific IP addresses, enabling secure operations, anti-theft features, and firmware updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If account verification and binding are implemented, then security against unauthorized access is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud platform as an intermediary between the electronic picture frame and mobile terminals. The cloud platform handles account verification, binding, and authentication, transferring the security control function from the device itself to an external service. This resolves the contradiction by improving security through the intermediary while avoiding increasing the complexity of the electronic picture frame's local system.
2Ease of operation
If remote control operations are enabled, then user convenience is improved, but risk of data theft and virus infiltration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary binding between mobile terminals and electronic picture frames before remote control operations are permitted. The binding process creates a trusted relationship in advance, and the system verifies this binding before allowing any remote operations. This preliminary action ensures that only authorized devices can control the electronic picture frame, maintaining convenience while preventing unauthorized access and data theft.
3Reliability
If binding verification is performed, then data security is improved, but operation speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs binding verification in advance during the terminal binding process. Once binding is established, the verification results are stored and reused for subsequent operations. This preliminary verification approach ensures data security through thorough authentication while minimizing time loss during actual remote control operations, as the binding check has already been completed.
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AI summary
A method for controlling an electronic picture frame and corresponding devices. An electronic picture frame cloud platform is configured to verify account information of a mobile terminal after receiving a request for operating the electronic picture frame sent by the mobile terminal through the Internet protocol address of the electronic picture frame. It is configured to allow the mobile terminal to operate the electronic picture frame through the Internet protocol address of the electronic picture frame if the account information is verified to be the pre-stored account information bound to the Internet protocol address of the electronic picture frame; otherwise, it prohibits the mobile terminal to operate the electronic picture frame through the Internet protocol address of the electronic picture frame.