Tab Authentication Control for Secure Menu Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies fail to address the issue of users being unable to unlock tabs efficiently and securely, leading to impaired operability due to repeated authentication when switching between tabs.
Innovation Solution
Implement a control apparatus and method that allows users to lock and unlock tabs with a password or authentication, maintaining the unlocked state during tab transitions, and automatically lock tabs when the display is inactive, ensuring seamless operation and enhanced security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If authentication is performed for each tab access, then security is improved, but operability deteriorates due to repeated authentication when switching between tabs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the authentication mechanism by introducing a global lock state that applies across all tabs. Instead of requiring individual authentication for each tab access, the system maintains a unified authentication state that persists across tab switches, thereby improving operability while preserving security through the global lock mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by maintaining the authentication state in advance. When a user successfully authenticates to one tab, the system pre-establishes the unlocked state for subsequent tab accesses, eliminating the need for repeated authentication and improving operability while maintaining security through the persistent lock state.
2Ease of operation
If tabs remain unlocked during switching, then operability is improved, but security deteriorates due to potential unauthorized access
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the lock state changeable rather than fixed. The global lock state can be dynamically transitioned between locked and unlocked based on authentication events. This allows the system to maintain operability by keeping tabs unlocked during active use while ensuring security by enabling automatic locking when the display becomes inactive, thus resolving the contradiction between operability and security.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic action through automatic locking based on display inactivity detection. The system periodically monitors display activity and automatically transitions to a locked state when inactivity threshold is reached, thereby maintaining security without requiring continuous user interaction while preserving operability during active use periods.
3Reliability
If automatic locking is implemented, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to unexpected lock states
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies feedback by implementing automatic unlocking when authentication events are detected. The system monitors user interactions and provides feedback by automatically transitioning from locked to unlocked state when authentication occurs, thereby eliminating unexpected lock states and improving ease of operation while maintaining security through automatic locking during inactivity periods.
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AI summary
A control apparatus includes a lock control unit configured to set a menu screen corresponding to at least one tab among a plurality of menu screens respectively corresponding to a plurality of tabs to a locked state in which the menu screen is not displayed, and a setting unit configured to set information for releasing the locked state for each of the menu screens respectively corresponding to the plurality of tabs, wherein the lock control unit sets the menu screen corresponding to a target tab in the unlocked state to the locked state based on the setting unit setting or changing the information for releasing the locked state of the target tab in the unlocked state in which the locked state is released and the menu screen is displayed.