IP Library Granted Patent US 12,632,576
Granted Patent B2
US 12,632,576 · App. 18/575,824 · Granted May 19, 2026

Display control system, display control method, and display control program

Inventors: Tomonori Mori (Tokyo, JP); Masashi Tadokoro (Tokyo, JP); Taisuke Wakasugi (Tokyo, JP); Akira Kataoka (Tokyo, JP); Haruo Oishi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NTT, Inc.
G06F21/62G06F21/602G06F21/84
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Patent No.
US 12,632,576
App. No.
18/575,824
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A work terminal ( 10 ) that displays a web screen masks a display portion of confidential information on the web screen using a predetermined UI component and displays an ID marker indicating the confidential information on the UI component or a UI component in the vicinity of the UI component Thereafter, smart glasses ( 20 ) worn by a worker of the work terminal ( 10 ) read an ID marker displayed on the web screen of the work terminal ( 10 ). Then, the smart glasses ( 20 ) acquire confidential information corresponding to the read ID marker from a DB that stores confidential information corresponding to the ID marker, and display the confidential information on a screen unit of the smart glasses ( 20 ).

Claims (60)

1 . A display control system comprising a processor configured to execute operations comprising:

masking a display portion of confidential information on a web screen using a predetermined user interface component;

displaying an identification marker on the web screen, wherein the identification marker indicates the confidential information on the user interface component or a user interface component adjacent to the user interface component,

acquiring an image of the web screen;

identifying the identification marker displayed on the web screen using an acquired image of the web screen;

acquiring confidential information corresponding to the identified identification marker from a database, wherein the database stores confidential information corresponding to the identification marker;

wherein the displaying the identification marker further comprises displaying the identification marker indicating encryption information of confidential information in an allocation area of the confidential information on the web screen, and

the acquiring confidential information further comprises:

acquiring decryption information for decrypting encryption information indicated by the identified identification marker from the database, and

decrypting the encryption information using the acquired decryption information; and

upon successfully decrypting the encryption information, displaying the acquired confidential information.

2 . The display control system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the displaying the identification marker further comprises displaying the identification marker indicating identification information of confidential information in an allocation area of the confidential information on the web screen, and

the acquiring confidential information further comprises acquiring the confidential information corresponding to identification information indicated by the identified identification marker from the database.

3 . The display control system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the acquiring confidential information further comprises acquiring the confidential information corresponding to the identified identification marker from the database in a case where decryption information for decrypting encryption information indicated by the identified identification marker is not in the database.

4 . The display control system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the displaying the acquired confidential information further comprises displaying the confidential information at a position within a predetermined distance from a position of the identification marker when the web screen is viewed on a basis of a position of the identification marker on the web screen identified from an image of the web screen.

5 . The display control system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the displaying the acquired confidential information further comprises displaying the confidential information including an input field for receiving an interactive input operation, and

the processor further configured to execute operations comprising transmitting a result of an input operation received in the input field as operation information of confidential information corresponding to the identification marker.

6 . The display control system according to claim 1 , wherein the displaying the acquired confidential information further comprises displaying the acquired confidential information on a screen of a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal includes a camera, and the acquiring an image of a web screen further comprises capturing the image of the web screen using the camera.

7 . A computer implemented method for controlling display of data, comprising:

masking a display portion of confidential information on a web screen using a predetermined UI component;

displaying an identification marker on the web screen, wherein the identification marker indicates the confidential information on the user interface component or a user interface component adjacent to the user interface component;

acquiring an image of the web screen;

identifying an identification marker displayed on the web screen using an acquired image of the web screen;

acquiring confidential information corresponding to the identified identification marker from a database that stores confidential information corresponding to the identification marker;

wherein the displaying the identification marker further comprises displaying the identification marker indicating encryption information of confidential information in an allocation area of the confidential information on the web screen, and

the acquiring confidential information further comprises:

acquiring decryption information for decrypting encryption information indicated by the identified identification marker from the database, and

decrypting the encryption information using the acquired decryption information; and

upon successfully decrypting the encryption information, displaying the acquired confidential information.

8 . The computer implemented method according to claim 7 ,

wherein the displaying the identification marker further comprises displaying the identification marker indicating identification information of confidential information in an allocation area of the confidential information on the web screen, and

the acquiring confidential information further comprises acquiring the confidential information corresponding to identification information indicated by the identified identification marker from the database.

9 . The computer implemented method according to claim 7 ,

wherein the acquiring confidential information further comprises acquiring the confidential information corresponding to the identified identification marker from the database in a case where decryption information for decrypting encryption information indicated by the identified identification marker is not in the database.

10 . The computer implemented method according to claim 7 ,

wherein the displaying the acquired confidential information further comprises displaying the confidential information at a position within a predetermined distance from a position of the identification marker when the web screen is viewed on a basis of a position of the identification marker on the web screen identified from an image of the web screen.

11 . The computer implemented method according to claim 7 ,

wherein the displaying the acquired confidential information further comprises displaying the confidential information including an input field for receiving an interactive input operation, and

the method further comprising transmitting a result of an input operation received in the input field as operation information of confidential information corresponding to the identification marker.

12 . The computer implemented method according to claim 7 , wherein the displaying the acquired confidential information further comprises displaying the acquired confidential information on a screen of a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal includes a camera, and the acquiring an image of a web screen further comprises capturing the image of the web screen using the camera.

13 . A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing a computer-executable program instructions that when executed by a processor cause a computer system to execute operations comprising:

acquiring an image of a web screen displayed;

identifying an identification marker displayed on the web screen using an acquired image of the web screen;

acquiring confidential information corresponding to the identified identification marker from a database that stores confidential information corresponding to the identification marker;

the acquiring confidential information further comprises:

acquiring decryption information for decrypting encryption information indicated by the identified identification marker from a database, and

decrypting the encryption information using the acquired decryption information; and

upon successfully decrypting the encryption information, displaying the acquired confidential information.

14 . The computer-readable non-transitory recording medium according to claim 13 , wherein the acquiring confidential information further comprises acquiring the confidential information corresponding to identification information indicated by the identified identification marker from a database.

15 . The computer-readable non-transitory recording medium according to claim 13 ,

wherein the acquiring confidential information further comprises acquiring the confidential information corresponding to the identified identification marker from the database in a case where decryption information for decrypting encryption information indicated by the identified identification marker is not in the database.

16 . The computer-readable non-transitory recording medium according to claim 13 ,

wherein the displaying the acquired confidential information further comprises displaying the confidential information at a position within a predetermined distance from a position of the identification marker when the web screen is viewed on a basis of a position of the identification marker on the web screen identified from an image of the web screen.

17 . The computer-readable non-transitory recording medium according to claim 13 ,

wherein the displaying the acquired confidential information further comprises displaying the confidential information including an input field for receiving an interactive input operation, the displaying the acquired confidential information further comprises displaying the acquired confidential information on a screen of a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal includes a camera, and the acquiring an image of a web screen further comprises capturing the image of the web screen using the camera, and

the computer-executable program instructions when executed further causing the computer system to execute operations comprising transmitting a result of an input operation received in the input field as operation information of confidential information corresponding to the identification marker.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 1, 2026
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 074164/0725 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2023
From: MORI, TOMONORI; TADOKORO, MASASHI; WAKASUGI, TAISUKE; KATAOKA, AKIRA; OISHI, HARUO
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065986/0483 →
Continuity (1)
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