IP Library Granted Patent US 10,382,204
Granted Patent B2
US 10,382,204 · App. 15/561,344 · Granted Aug 13, 2019

Mobile terminal privacy protection method and protection apparatus, and mobile terminal

Inventors: Tengyue Li (Shenzhen, CN); Zijun Li (Shenzhen, CN); Haoying Zhu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04L9/3231G06F21/32G06F21/602
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Patent No.
US 10,382,204
App. No.
15/561,344
Granted
Aug 13, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile terminal privacy protection method and protection apparatus, and a mobile terminal, where the method includes obtaining an application start instruction, actively obtaining a biometric feature of a user according to the application start instruction, and displaying an encrypted content list and an unencrypted content list of a corresponding application if the obtained biometric feature of the user matches a preset biometric feature. The encrypted content list of the application is generated according to encrypted content in the application, the unencrypted content list of the application is generated according to unencrypted content in the application, and the encrypted content in the application is content that is not presented when the obtained biometric feature of the user does not match the preset biometric feature. Hence, the present disclosure can protect privacy in the mobile terminal without being easily perceived.

Claims (68)

1. A mobile terminal privacy protection method; comprising:

obtaining an application start instruction;

actively obtaining a biometric feature of a user according to the application start instruction; and

displaying an encrypted content list and an unencrypted content list of an application when the obtained biometric feature of the user matches a preset biometric feature,

wherein the encrypted content list of the application is generated according to encrypted content in the application,

wherein the unencrypted content list of the application is generated according to unencrypted content in the application, and

wherein the encrypted content in the application is content that is not presented when the obtained biometric feature of the user does not match the preset biometric feature,

wherein before obtaining the application start instruction, the method further comprises:

obtaining an unlock instruction entered by the user on a lock screen interface;

actively obtaining the biometric feature of the user according to the unlock instruction;

displaying an encrypted application icon and an unencrypted application icon when the obtained biometric feature of the user matches the preset biometric feature; and

displaying the unencrypted application icon when the biometric feature of the user is not obtained and when the obtained biometric feature of the user does not match the preset biometric feature.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after actively obtaining the biometric feature of the user, the method further comprises:

displaying the unencrypted content list of the application when the biometric feature of the user is not obtained; and

displaying the unencrypted content list of the application when the obtained biometric feature of the user does not match the preset biometric feature.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein actively obtaining the biometric feature of the user comprises:

actively obtaining a facial feature of the user;

actively obtaining an eye iris feature of the user; or

actively obtaining a fingerprint of the user.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein after displaying the unencrypted content list of the application, the method further comprises:

actively obtaining, using a touchscreen of a mobile terminal, a fingerprint entered by the user when operating the unencrypted content list; and

displaying the encrypted content list and the unencrypted content list of the application when the actively obtained fingerprint matches the preset biometric feature.

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein after displaying the encrypted content list and the unencrypted content list of the application, the method further comprises:

obtaining a first instruction entered by the user to open a first entry in the encrypted content list;

presenting, according to the first instruction, content corresponding to the first entry;

obtaining, according to the first instruction, a biometric feature entered by the user; and

setting the first entry to an unencrypted state when the biometric feature entered by the user matches the preset biometric feature.

6. The method according to claim 2 , wherein after displaying the encrypted content list and the unencrypted content list of the application, the method further comprises:

obtaining a second instruction entered by the user to open a second entry in the unencrypted content list;

presenting, according to the second instruction, content corresponding to the second entry;

obtaining, according to the second instruction, a biometric feature entered by the user; and

setting the second entry to an encrypted state when the biometric feature entered by the user matches the preset biometric feature.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein actively obtaining the biometric feature of the user further comprises:

obtaining information about a geographic location and an environment in which a mobile terminal is located; and

when the information about the geographic location in which the mobile terminal is located matches preset geographic location information or when the environment information matches preset environment information.

8. A mobile terminal privacy protection method, comprising:

obtaining an unlock instruction entered by a user on a lock screen interface;

actively obtaining a biometric feature of the user according to the unlock instruction; and

presenting an unlocked first interface when the obtained biometric feature of the user matches a preset biometric feature;

presenting a second unlocked interface when the obtained biometric feature of the user does not match the preset biometric feature,

wherein an interface element of the unlocked second interface comprises an unencrypted application icon,

wherein interface elements of the unlocked first interface comprise an encrypted application icon and the unencrypted application icon, and

wherein the encrypted application icon is an application icon that is not presented when the obtained biometric feature of the user does not match the preset biometric feature.

9. The mobile terminal privacy protection method according to claim 8 , wherein actively obtaining the biometric feature of the user further comprises:

obtaining information about a geographic location and an environment in which a mobile terminal is located; and

actively obtaining the biometric feature of the user according to an application start instruction when the information about the geographic location in which the mobile terminal is located matches preset geographic location information or when the environment information matches preset environment information.

10. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a processor configured to obtain an application start instruction;

an input device coupled to the processor and configured to actively obtain a biometric feature of a user according to the application start instruction; and

an output device coupled to the processor and the input device and configured to display an encrypted content list and an unencrypted content list of an application when the obtained biometric feature of the user matches a preset biometric feature,

wherein the encrypted content list of the application is generated according to encrypted content in the application,

wherein the unencrypted content list of the application is generated according to unencrypted content in the application, and

wherein the encrypted content in the application is content that is not presented when the obtained biometric feature of the user does not match the preset biometric feature,

wherein the processor is further configured to

obtain an unlock instruction entered by the user on a lock screen interface;

actively obtain the biometric feature of the user according to the unlock instruction;

display an encrypted application icon and an unencrypted application icon when the obtained biometric feature of the user matches the preset biometric feature; and

display the unencrypted application icon when the biometric feature of the user is not obtained and when the obtained biometric feature of the user does not match the preset biometric feature.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the input device is further configured to:

actively obtain a facial feature of the user;

the input device is further configured to actively obtain an eye iris feature of the user; or

the input device is further configured to actively obtain a fingerprint of the user.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the input device is further configured to actively obtain, using a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, a fingerprint entered by the user when operating the unencrypted content list, and wherein the output device is further configured to display the encrypted content list and the unencrypted content list of the application when the actively obtained fingerprint matches the preset biometric feature.

13. The mobile terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to obtain a first instruction entered by the user to open a first entry in the encrypted content list, wherein the output device is further configured to present, according to the first instruction, content corresponding to the first entry, wherein the input device is further configured to obtain, according to the first instruction, a biometric feature entered by the user, and wherein the processor is further configured to set the first entry to an unencrypted state when the biometric feature entered by the user matches the preset biometric feature.

14. The mobile terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to obtain a second instruction entered by the user to open a second entry in the unencrypted content list, wherein the output device is further configured to present, according to the second instruction, content corresponding to the second entry, wherein the input device is further configured to obtain, according to the second instruction, a biometric feature entered by the user, and wherein the processor is further configured to set the second entry to an encrypted state when the biometric feature entered by the user matches the preset biometric feature.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 10 , wherein the input device is further configured to:

obtain information about a geographic location and an environment in which the mobile terminal is located; and

actively obtain the biometric feature of the user according to the application start instruction when the information about the geographic location in which the mobile terminal is located matches preset geographic location information or when the environment information matches preset environment information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2017
From: LI, TENGYUE; LI, ZIJUN; ZHU, HAOYING
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043684/0738 →
Continuity (1)
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