Access control method and terminal device

• US 10,643,000 B2
• Filed: 10/09/2018
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Shenzhen Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Lin, Baike
• Primary Examiner(s): Korsak, Oleg
• Application Number:
  US16/155,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20190050594A1
• Time in Patent Office: 574 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/45 Structures or tools for the administration of authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An access control method and a terminal device are disclosed. The method includes: receiving an unlock password after receiving an instruction for opening an application program; determining an access type corresponding to the unlock password; obtaining display information corresponding to the access type among current display information of the application program; and displaying the obtained display information. An access type is distinguished according to an unlock password, and display information is determined according to the access type, so that the display information can match the unlock password input by a user, and the user can flexibly and secretly control information to be displayed, thereby preventing a risk that private or other important information of the user is seen by a visitor and improving information security.

Claims

1. An access control method implemented on a terminal device, comprising:

pre-saving an unlock password set associated with multiple access types for accessing one application program, wherein the application program is an instant messaging application, and the unlock password set comprises a private password corresponding to a private-mode access type, and a visitor password corresponding to a visitor-mode access type;

presetting at least one of a private contact or a private chat record in the instant messaging application;

displaying a lock screen on a user interface of the terminal device;

receiving an unlock password after receiving an instruction for opening the application program from the lock screen;

determining an access type corresponding to the unlock password;

obtaining current display information of the application program;

when the private-mode access type is determined, displaying the current display information of the application program on a display screen of the terminal device; and

when the visitor-mode access type is determined, determining whether the current display information of the application program comprises information related to the at least one of the private contact or the private chat record, obtaining display information corresponding to the visitor-mode access type by excluding the information related to the at least one of the private contact or the private chat record from the current display information, and displaying the obtained display information on the display screen of the terminal device.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

when the visitor-mode access type is determined and the terminal device is displaying the obtained display information corresponding to the visitor-mode access type,

receiving, by the application program, an instant message sent from the private contact; and

skipping displaying notification information related to the received instant message of the private contact.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the lock screen is the same for the multiple access types, and

the determined access type corresponding to the received unlock password is not revealed on the display screen of the terminal device.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein pre-saving the unlock password set comprises:

displaying a setting interface of the application program;

displaying an option of enabling the multiple access types in the setting interface; and

when the option of enabling the multiple access types is selected, sequentially presenting interfaces for setting and pre-saving the private password and the visitor password.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:

after enabling the multiple access types and when the visitor-mode access type is determined based on the received unlock password, receiving an instruction to open the setting interface of the application program; and

displaying the setting interface without the option of enabling the multiple access types.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein:

presetting the at least one of the private contact or the private chat record comprises;

receiving an information filtering condition corresponding to each access type among the multiple access types, the information filtering condition includes the at least one of the private contact or the private chat record; and

obtaining the display information corresponding to the visitor-mode access type comprises;

filtering the current display information of the application program by using the information filtering condition corresponding to the visitor-mode access type and excluding all information related to the at least one of the private contact or the private chat record.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the access type corresponding to the unlock password comprises:

comparing the received unlock password with passwords pre-saved in the unlock password set;

determining that the received unlock password matches a password pre-saved in the unlock password set;

determining an access type corresponding to the matched password pre-saved in the unlock password set as the access type corresponding to the received unlock password.

8. A terminal device, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor configured to perform;

pre-saving an unlock password set associated with multiple access types for accessing one application program, wherein the application program is an instant messaging application, and the unlock password set comprises a private password corresponding to a private-mode access type, and a visitor password corresponding to a visitor-mode access type;

presetting at least one of a private contact or a private chat record in the instant messaging application;

displaying a lock screen on a user interface of the terminal device;

receiving an unlock password after receiving an instruction for opening an application program from the lock screen;

determining an access type corresponding to the unlock password;

obtaining current display information of the application program;

when the private-mode access type is determined, displaying the current display information of the application program on a display screen of the terminal device; and

when the visitor-mode access type is determined, determining whether the current display information of the application program comprises information related to the at least one of the private contact or the private chat record, obtaining display information corresponding to the visitor-mode access type by excluding the information related to the at least one of the private contact or the private chat record from the current display information, and displaying the obtained display information on the display screen of the terminal device.

9. The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

when the visitor-mode access type is determined and the terminal device is displaying the obtained display information corresponding to the visitor-mode access type,

receiving, by the application program, an instant message sent from the private contact; and

skipping displaying notification information related to the received instant message of the private contact.

10. The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein:

the lock screen is the same for the multiple access types, and

the determined access type corresponding to the received unlock password is not revealed on the display screen of the terminal device.

11. The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein pre-saving the unlock password set comprises:

displaying a setting interface of the application program;

displaying an option of enabling the multiple access types in the setting interface; and

when the option of enabling the multiple access types is selected, sequentially presenting interfaces for setting and pre-saving the private password and the visitor password.

12. The terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

after enabling the multiple access types and when the visitor-mode access type is determined based on the received unlock password, receiving an instruction to open the setting interface of the application program,

displaying the setting interface without the option of enabling the multiple access types.

13. The terminal device according to claim 11, wherein:

presetting the at least one of the private contact or the private chat record comprises;

receiving an information filtering condition corresponding to each access type among the multiple access types, the information filtering condition includes the at least one of the private contact or the private chat record; and

obtaining the display information corresponding to the visitor-mode access type comprises;

filtering the current display information of the application program by using the information filtering condition corresponding to the visitor-mode access type and excluding all information related to the at least one of the private contact or the private chat record.

14. The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein determining the access type corresponding to the unlock password comprises:

comparing the received unlock password with passwords pre-saved in the unlock password set;

determining that the received unlock password matches a password pre-saved in the unlock password set;

determining an access type corresponding to the matched password pre-saved in the unlock password set as the access type corresponding to the received unlock password.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein one or more instructions, which, when being executed by a terminal device, cause the terminal device to perform:

pre-saving an unlock password set associated with multiple access types for accessing one application program, wherein the application program is an instant messaging application, and the unlock password set comprises a private password corresponding to a private-mode access type, and a visitor password corresponding to a visitor-mode access type;

presetting at least one of a private contact or a private chat record in the instant messaging application;

displaying a lock screen on a user interface of the terminal device;

receiving an unlock password after receiving an instruction for opening an application program from the lock screen;

determining an access type corresponding to the unlock password;

obtaining current display information of the application program;

when the private-mode access type is determined, displaying the current display information of the application program on a display screen of the terminal device; and

when the visitor-mode access type is determined, determining whether the current display information of the application program comprises information related to the at least one of the private contact or the private chat record, obtaining display information corresponding to the visitor-mode access type by excluding the information related to the at least one of the private contact or the private chat record from the current display information, and displaying the obtained display information on the display screen of the terminal device.

16. The storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the one or more instructions further cause the terminal device to perform:

when the visitor-mode access type is determined and the terminal device is displaying the obtained display information corresponding to the visitor-mode access type,

receiving, by the application program, an instant message sent from the private contact; and

skipping displaying notification information related to the received instant message of the private contact.

17. The storage medium according to claim 15, wherein:

the lock screen is the same for the multiple access types, and

the determined access type corresponding to the received unlock password is not revealed on the display screen of the terminal device.

18. The storage medium according to claim 15, wherein pre-saving the unlock password set comprises:

displaying a setting interface of the application program;

displaying an option of enabling the multiple access types in the setting interface; and

when the option of enabling the multiple access types is selected, sequentially presenting interfaces for setting and pre-saving the private password and the visitor password.

19. The storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the one or more instructions further cause the terminal device to perform:

after enabling the multiple access types and when the visitor-mode access type is determined based on the received unlock password, receiving an instruction to open the setting interface of the application program,

displaying the setting interface without the option of enabling the multiple access types.

20. The storage medium according to claim 18, wherein:

presetting the at least one of the private contact or the private chat record comprises;

receiving an information filtering condition corresponding to each access type among the multiple access types, the information filtering condition includes the at least one of the private contact or the private chat record; and

obtaining the display information corresponding to the visitor-mode access type comprises;

filtering the current display information of the application program by using the information filtering condition corresponding to the visitor-mode access type and excluding all information related to the at least one of the private contact or the private chat record.