Telephone Security Button for Data Protection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional stationary telephones have complex setup procedures for security features, making it difficult for users to activate security settings, leading to potential data leakage and unauthorized use when left unattended.

Innovation Solution

A telephone with a dedicated security button that can be activated with a single touch to lock down data and functions, allowing users to set a desired security level by multiple button presses, preventing unauthorized access.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional security functions are provided in stationary telephones, then security protection is improved, but setup procedures become complicated and ease of operation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity protectionVSAvoidsetup procedures

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The security function is segmented from the complex setup procedures into a dedicated security button. This button provides a simplified interface that directly activates security mode without requiring users to navigate through multiple setup steps, thus maintaining security protection while dramatically improving ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The security button enables users to independently activate security protection with a single press, without requiring complex configuration or assistance from technical support. The system serves itself by providing an intuitive, self-explanatory interface that users can operate immediately.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If conventional security functions are provided in stationary telephones, then security protection is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity protectionVSAvoidsetup procedures

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The essential security activation function is extracted from the complex setup procedures and placed in a dedicated security button. This extraction eliminates the need for users to engage with complex configuration menus while maintaining the core security protection capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The security button serves multiple functions: it activates security mode, provides visual feedback through LED indication, and can be used to toggle security on and off. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate controls and simplifies the overall device interface.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Ease of operation

If users leave telephones with initial settings for short breaks, then ease of operation is maintained, but security protection deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveusage convenienceVSAvoidsecurity protection

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The security button allows users to preliminarily activate security protection before leaving their seat, even for short breaks. This preliminary action ensures that data is protected against unauthorized access or leakage before the user actually leaves, combining ease of operation with immediate security protection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS7873160B2Telephone, telephone security control method, telephone security control program and program recording medium

Publication Date: 2011.01.18 NEC PLATFROMS LTD

AI summary

Disclosed is a telephone to be installed in a house or an office and capable of effectively preventing leakage of data stored in or unauthorized use of the telephone. For this end, a security button 15 is provided for inhibiting the use of all or a part of the stored data in or functions of the telephone. The security button 15 enables the user to set the security condition by a single push-down operation or choose desired security levels by continuous operations. An LED may be installed in the security button 15 to emit light in different colors or patterns for respective security levels.