Proximity-Based User Context Permission Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices intended for multiple users, such as smart home assistants, face challenges in protecting private user information as they collect and share data among users, necessitating effective permission settings to manage access to sensitive information.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with a communication module and processor that receives user contexts from multiple devices, determines proximity based on location information, and sets permissions to access user information, allowing sharing only when users are within a specified distance and have granted access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If user information is shared among multiple users in an electronic device, then service functionality and user convenience are improved, but user privacy and data security are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements location-based permission settings where access to user information is granted selectively based on the physical proximity of users. Different regions or locations define different access rights, allowing the system to share information with users in close proximity while protecting information from distant users, thus resolving the contradiction between service functionality and privacy protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic permission management where access rights are not fixed but change based on real-time location information. As users move in or out of specified distances from the electronic device, their access permissions are automatically adjusted, enabling the system to adapt service functionality to current privacy requirements.
2Reliability
If permission settings are implemented to protect user privacy, then data security is improved, but system complexity and operational difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-configures permission settings associated with specific location information before users interact with the system. When a user requests access to another user's information, the system automatically checks the pre-set permissions based on location data, eliminating the need for complex real-time permission negotiations and reducing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically manages permission grants and revocations based on location information without requiring manual user intervention. The electronic device autonomously determines whether to allow access by comparing current location data with pre-configured permission settings, simplifying the permission management process while maintaining strong data security.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If location-based permission control is implemented, then user privacy protection is improved, but information sharing efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual permission checking and user consent processes with automated location-based permission verification. The system uses location information to automatically determine access rights, substituting complex mechanical interaction processes with efficient automated checks that maintain privacy protection while improving information sharing efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a first user context of a first user from a first user device and a second user context of a second user from a second user device via the communication module, to determine when the first user and the second user are within a specified distance, by using location information in the first and second user contexts, to set permissions to access at least a portion of the first and/or second user contexts based on the determination, to receive a request from the first user for information in the second user context, and to provide the information in the second user context to the first user when the permissions of the second user context allows the first user to access the information in the second user context.