Method for Controlling Contents and Electronic Device Thereof

• US 20180234423A1
• Filed: 04/11/2018
• Published: 08/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Okseon, PARK, Yongseok, LEE, Jinho, HONG, Youngki
• Granted Patent: US 10,630,688 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method for controlling contents and an electronic device thereof are provided. An operation method of an electronic device includes the operations of setting an access authority for one or more contents, if there is a request for an access of at least one application to the contents, resetting the access authority for the contents, and controlling the access by the application to the contents in accordance with the reset access authority of the application for the contents.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a control unit configured to set an access authority for contents and, if there is a request for an access by an application to the contents, reset the access authority for the contents, and control the access by the application to the contents in accordance with the access authority that has been reset for the contents; and

a display unit configured to display a result of controlling the access by the application.

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