Method and device for locking file

• US 9,904,774 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2015
• Issued: 02/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Tang, Mingyong, Liuhua, Yijun, Zhou, Zhinong
• Primary Examiner(s): LWIN, MAUNG T
• Application Number:
  US14/667,074
• Publication Number:
  US 20150379252A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,071 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1365 Matching; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/70 Multimodal biometrics, e.g. combining information from different biometric modalities

Abstract

A method for locking a file includes: acquiring biological feature recognition information of a user, the biological feature recognition information including at least one of fingerprint information, voiceprint information, iris information, or face information; and locking a designated file using the biological feature recognition information.

Claims

1. A method for locking a file, the method being implemented in a device including at least one processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, and the method comprising:

acquiring biological feature recognition information of a user, the biological feature recognition information including at least one of fingerprint information, voiceprint information, iris information, or face information; and

locking a designated file using the biological feature recognition information, according to a locking instruction input being determined by a long-press instruction, wherein;

acquiring the biological feature recognition information includes collecting the biological feature recognition information of the user when the designated file is generated by photographing and,

when the biological feature recognition information is the fingerprint information, collecting the biological feature recognition information includes;

receiving a photographing instruction input by the user through a touchscreen, the photographing instruction instructing to perform photographing to generate the designated file; and

at the same time collecting the fingerprint information of the user when the photographing is performed;

the designated file is locked into a locked state, the locked state including one of a hidden state, an unmodifiable state, an undeletable state, or an unviewable state; and

the locked state is unlocked by the acquired biological feature recognition information of the user.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

when the biological feature recognition information is the voiceprint information, collecting the biological feature recognition information includes;

collecting a voice signal of the user by a microphone;

recognizing the voice signal to obtain a photographing instruction that instructs to perform photographing to generate the designated file; and

extracting the voiceprint information of the user from the voice signal.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

when the biological feature recognition information is the face information or the iris information, collecting the biological feature recognition information includes;

receiving the photographing instruction input by the user, the photographing instruction instructs to perform photographing by a rear camera of a mobile terminal to generate the designated file; and

acquiring the face information or the iris information of the user by a front camera of the mobile terminal.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein locking the designated file using the biological feature recognition information includes locking the designated file using the biological feature recognition information when the designated file is saved after photographing.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

the designated file is a file saved on a mobile terminal, and

locking the designated file using the biological feature recognition information includes;

receiving the locking instruction input by the user, the locking instruction instructing to lock the designated file; and

locking the designated file using the biological feature recognition information according to the locking instruction.

6. The method according to claim 1,

wherein:

the biological feature recognition information is first biological feature recognition information,

the method further comprising;

receiving a file-checking instruction input by a current user, the file-checking instruction instructing to view the designated file or a folder containing the designated file;

acquiring second biological feature recognition information associated with the current user;

determining whether the second biological feature recognition information is the same as the first biological feature recognition information; and

displaying the designated file if the second biological feature recognition information is the same as the first biological feature recognition information.

7. The method according to claim 1,

wherein:

the biological feature recognition information is first biological feature recognition information,

the method further comprising;

receiving a file-unlocking instruction input by a current user, the file-unlocking instruction instructing to unlock the designated file or a folder containing the designated file;

acquiring second biological feature recognition information associated with the current user;

determining whether the second biological feature recognition information is the same as the first biological feature recognition information; and

unlocking the designated file if the second biological feature recognition information is the same as the first biological feature recognition information.

8. A device for locking a file, comprising:

a processor;

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

acquire biological feature recognition information of a user, the biological feature recognition information including at least one of fingerprint information, voiceprint information, iris information, or face information; and

lock a designated file using the biological feature recognition information, according to a locking instruction input being determined by a long-press instruction, wherein;

the instructions further cause the processor to collect the biological feature recognition information of the user when the designated file is generated by photographing and,

when the biological feature recognition information is the fingerprint information, the instructions further cause the processor to;

receive a photographing instruction input by the user through a touchscreen, the photographing instruction instructing to perform photographing to generate the designated file; and

at the same time collect the fingerprint information of the user when the photographing is performed;

the designated file is locked into a locked state, the locked state including one of a hidden state, an unmodifiable state, an undeletable state, or an unviewable state; and

the locked state is unlocked by the acquired biological feature recognition information of the user.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein:

when the biological feature recognition information is the voiceprint information, the instructions further cause the processor to;

collect a voice signal of the user by a microphone;

recognize the voice signal to obtain a photographing instruction that instructs to perform photographing to generate the designated file; and

extract the voiceprint information of the user from the voice signal.

10. The device according to claim 8, wherein:

when the biological feature recognition information is the face information or the iris information, the instructions further cause the processor to;

receive the photographing instruction input by the user, the photographing instruction instructing to perform photographing by a rear camera of a mobile terminal to generate the designated file; and

acquire the face information or the iris information of the user by a front camera of the mobile terminal.

11. The device according to claim 8, the instructions further causing the processor to:

lock the designated file using the biological feature recognition information when the designated file is saved after photographing.

12. The device according to claim 8, wherein:

the designated file is a file saved on a mobile terminal,

the instructions further causing the processor to;

receive the locking instruction input by the user, the locking instruction instructing to lock the designated file; and

lock the designated file using the biological feature recognition information according to the locking instruction.

13. The device according to claim 8, wherein:

the biological feature recognition information is first biological feature recognition information, and

the instructions further cause the processor to;

receive a file-checking instruction input by a current user, the file-checking instruction instructing to view the designated file or a folder containing the designated file;

acquire second biological feature recognition information associated with the current user;

determine whether the second biological feature recognition information is the same as the first biological feature recognition information; and

display the designated file if the second biological feature recognition information is the same as the first biological feature recognition information.

14. The device according to claim 8, wherein:

the biological feature recognition information is first biological feature recognition information, and

the instructions further cause the processor to;

receive a file-unlocking instruction input by a current user, the file-unlocking instruction instructing to unlock the designated file or a folder containing the designated file;

acquire second biological feature recognition information associated with the current user;

determine whether the second biological feature recognition information is the same as the first biological feature recognition information; and

unlock the designated file if the second biological feature recognition information is the same as the first biological feature recognition information.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to:

acquire biological feature recognition information of a user, the biological feature recognition information including at least one of fingerprint information, voiceprint information, iris information, or face information; and

lock a designated file using the biological feature recognition information, according to a locking instruction input being determined by a long-press instruction, wherein;

the instructions further cause the device to collect the biological feature recognition information of the user when the designated file is generated by photographing and,

when the biological feature recognition information is the fingerprint information, the instructions further cause the device to;

receive a photographing instruction input by the user through a touchscreen, the photographing instruction instructing to perform photographing to generate the designated file; and

at the same time collect the fingerprint information of the user when the photographing is performed;

the designated file is locked into a locked state, the locked state including one of a hidden state, an unmodifiable state, an undeletable state, or an unviewable state; and

the locked state is unlocked by the acquired biological feature recognition information of the user.