17959145. ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF simplified abstract (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Organization Name

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor(s)

Gailjoon Ahn of Suwon-si (KR)

Junbum Shin of Suwon-si (KR)

Choonghoo Lee of Suwon-si (KR)

Kyungsun Cho of Suwon-si (KR)

Wonhyuk Kang of Suwon-si (KR)

Soonhong Kwon of Suwon-si (KR)

Taeho Kgil of Suwon-si (KR)

Eungjun Kim of Suwon-si (KR)

Chungyong Eom of Suwon-si (KR)

Dongik Lee of Suwon-si (KR)

Youngman Jung of Suwon-si (KR)

Jongmin Choi of Suwon-si (KR)

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17959145 titled 'ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Simplified Explanation

An electronic device can determine the privacy and security scores of content and applications, respectively. When a request to access content is received, the device decides whether to block access based on these scores.

• The device acquires a privacy score for content based on information about a person and an event in the content.
• The device also acquires a security score for each application that can access the content.
• When a request to access the content via a specific application is received, the device checks the privacy score of the content and the security score of the application.
• Based on these scores, the device determines whether to block access to the content via the application.

Potential Applications

• Protecting user privacy by controlling access to sensitive content.
• Enhancing security by blocking access to content through insecure applications.

Problems Solved

• Ensures that sensitive content is not accessed by unauthorized or insecure applications.
• Provides users with control over their privacy and security when accessing content.

Benefits

• Improved privacy and security for users of electronic devices.
• Prevents unauthorized access to sensitive content.
• Allows users to have more control over their personal information.

Original Abstract Submitted

An electronic device may: when a first piece of content is acquired, acquire a first score for the relationship between the first piece of content and the privacy of a user of the electronic device, on the basis of information about a person included in the first piece of content and information about an event included in the first piece of content; acquire a second score for the security of each of at least one application which can access the first piece of content; and, when a request for accessing the first piece of content via a first application from among the at least one application is received, determine whether or not to block access to the first piece of content via the first application, on the basis of the first score corresponding to the first piece of content and the second score corresponding to the first application.