Method for protecting private information and terminal device

• US 10,715,997 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2015
• Issued: 07/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yu, Xiaobo, Long, Shuiping, Fan, Shunan
• Primary Examiner(s): Shen, Qun
• Application Number:
  US15/766,975
• Publication Number:
  US 20180302786A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,741 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/725 Cordless telephones user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/065 Continuous authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security

Abstract

A method for protecting private information includes first displaying, by a terminal device, a first interface after unlocking when detecting an unlock operation, where the first interface is an interface last displayed before the terminal device locks a screen; and when detecting a special unlock operation, first displaying, by the terminal device, a second interface after unlocking, where the special unlock operation includes a combination of the unlock operation and an additional operation, where the second interface is different from the first interface.

Claims

1. A method for protecting private information by a terminal device, the method comprising:

unlocking the terminal device and displaying a first interface responsive to detecting an eyeball or iris of a user when receiving a first unlock operation, wherein the first interface is an interface last displayed when a screen of the terminal device is locked, and wherein the first unlock operation comprises receiving an eyeprint image or an iris image of the user;

storing additional information that is additional to information corresponding to the first unlock operation, wherein the additional information comprises a pre-determined action comprising blinking or moving the eyeball;

determining whether a second unlock operation is received when the eyeball or the iris of the user is detected and based on the additional information by determining whether a user blinks or moves the eyeball according to the additional information while receiving the eyeprint image or the iris image of the user; and

unlocking the terminal device and displaying a second interface responsive to receiving the second unlock operation, wherein the second interface is different than the first interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first unlock operation comprises receiving the eyeprint image.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first unlock operation comprises receiving the iris image.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first unlock operation comprises receiving the eyeprint image, and wherein the pre-determined action comprises blinking.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first unlock operation comprises receiving the iris image, and wherein the pre-determined action comprises moving the eyeball.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first unlock operation further comprises receiving a face image.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the additional information comprises blinking at least once while receiving the eyeprint image or the iris image.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-determined action comprises blinking.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-determined action comprises moving the eyeball.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising disabling an application corresponding to the first interface before displaying the second interface.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting the second unlock operation for a first time; and

displaying, after unlocking the terminal device when the first unlock operation or the second unlock operation is detected at a second time, an interface last displayed when the screen of the terminal device is locked after the second unlock operation is detected for the first time.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the second interface comprises a system interface, a preset hidden interface, or a preset application interface.

13. A terminal device, comprising:

a memory configured to store a first unlock operation, a second unlock operation that comprises the first unlock operation, and additional information that comprises a pre-determined action comprising blinking or moving an eyeball, wherein the first unlock operation comprises receiving an eyeprint image or an iris image of a user;

at least one sensor configured to detect the first unlock operation and the second unlock operation;

a screen; and

a processor coupled to the memory, the at least one sensor, and the screen and configured to;

instruct the screen to unlock the terminal device and display a first interface responsive to detecting an eyeball or iris of a user when receiving the first unlock operation, wherein the first interface is an interface last displayed when the screen is locked;

determine whether the second unlock operation is received when the eyeball or the iris of the user is detected and based on the additional information by determining whether a user blinks or moves the eyeball according to the additional information while receiving the eyeprint image or the iris image of the user; and

instruct the screen to unlock the terminal and display a second interface responsive to receiving the second unlock operation, wherein the second interface is different than the first interface.

14. The terminal device of claim 13, wherein the first unlock operation comprises receiving the eyeprint image.

15. The terminal device of claim 13, wherein the first unlock operation comprises receiving the iris image.

16. The terminal device of claim 13, wherein the first unlock operation comprises receiving the eyeprint image, and wherein the pre-determined action comprises blinking.

17. The terminal device of claim 13, wherein the first unlock operation comprises receiving the iris image, and wherein the pre-determined action comprises moving the eyeball.

18. The terminal device of claim 13, wherein the first unlock operation further comprises receiving a face image.

19. The terminal device of claim 13, wherein the first unlock operation comprises receiving the eyeprint image, and wherein the pre-determined action comprises blinking multiple times while receiving the eyeprint image.

20. The terminal device of claim 13, wherein the first unlock operation comprises receiving the eyeprint image, and wherein the pre-determined action comprises moving the eyeball.