KR102178552B1 - Operating method for electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The electronic device driving method according to the present invention includes: generating a random string password for a specific site according to a predetermined password generation rule; Setting a preliminary password corresponding to the generated random string password; And providing the random string password as the password for the specific site when the preliminary password is input.

Description

Electronic device driving method {OPERATING METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a method of driving an electronic device, and more particularly, to a method of driving an electronic device that provides a password management function for an Internet web page.

As mobile terminals such as laptops, mobile phones, and smartphones have diversified functions, mobile terminals are equipped with complex functions such as taking photos or videos, playing music or video files, receiving games, and broadcasting. It is implemented in the form of a multimedia player.

In order to support and increase the function of the mobile terminal, it may be considered to improve the structural part and/or the software part of the terminal. Recently, as various terminals including mobile terminals provide complex and various functions, the menu structure is also becoming complex.

Recently, security issues have arisen when using electronic devices. In particular, it is difficult to memorize all the passwords required by multiple sites, the rules required for password generation are different for each site, and it is difficult to use the same password or the old password.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method of driving an electronic device capable of matching a randomly generated password to a site, storing and utilizing it.

Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method of driving an electronic device capable of enhancing security while eliminating the inconvenience of memorizing passwords by setting a preliminary password for calling a password randomly generated for each site.

The technical problems to be achieved by the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems that are not mentioned can be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the following description. will be.

An electronic device a driving method according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem includes: obtaining a user identification means and a password generation rule for a specific site; Automatically generating a random string password for the specific site based on the password generation rule; Setting a preliminary password corresponding to the random character string password; Matching and storing the user identification means, the random string password, and the preliminary password to the specific site; And when the preliminary password is received in the process of accessing the specific site, providing the random string password as a password corresponding to a user identification means for the specific site.

The obtaining of the password generation rule for the specific site may include providing a plurality of sub-rules for password generation in the form of a selectable list; And applying at least one sub-rule selected from among the plurality of sub-rules to obtain a password generation rule for the specific site.

The obtaining of the password generation rule for the specific site may include obtaining a password generation rule preset for the specific site by calling from a memory, or accessing the specific site to obtain a preset password generation rule. Can include.

The electronic device driving method may further include periodically updating a random string password for the specific site based on the password generation rule.

The electronic device driving method includes the steps of matching and storing a user identification means, a random string password, and a preliminary password for each of the plurality of sites; Providing the plurality of sites in the form of a selectable list; Providing a graphical user interface for entering a preliminary password for a site selected from the list; And when a preliminary password corresponding to the selected site is received through the graphic user interface, providing a random string password matched with the received preliminary password and stored as a password for the selected site. .

An electronic device driving method according to another embodiment of the present invention for solving the above technical problem includes: when accessing a specific site, acquiring a predetermined password generation rule for the specific site; Generating a random string password corresponding to a user identification means for the specific site by applying the predetermined password generation rule; Applying the random string password in correspondence to a user identification means for the specific site; Setting a preliminary password corresponding to the random character string password; Matching and storing the user identification means, the random string password, and the preliminary password to the specific site; And when the preliminary password is received upon re-accessing the specific site, providing the random string password as a password corresponding to a user identification means for the specific site.

The electronic device driving method may include obtaining user identification information; And when user authentication is completed based on the obtained user identification information, providing a graphic user interface for generating a random string password corresponding to the user identification means for the specific site.

The electronic device driving method further includes providing a graphic user interface for generating a random string password corresponding to a user identification means for the specific site when an area allocated for password input at the specific site is selected. can do.

The password generation rule for the specific site may be stored in advance in a memory or may be obtained when accessing the specific site.

The obtaining of the password generation rule for the specific site may include providing a plurality of sub-rules for password generation in the form of a selectable list; And applying at least one sub-rule selected from among the plurality of sub-rules to obtain a password generation rule for the specific site.

The electronic device driving method may further include periodically updating a random string password for the specific site based on the password generation rule.

Each of the electronic device driving methods according to an embodiment of the present invention described above may be implemented by executing a computer program for implementing the electronic device driving method stored in a computer-readable recording medium.

According to the present invention, a user can use a randomly generated password by matching it to a site and storing it.

According to the present invention, it is possible to easily call a randomly generated password for each site by using a spare password. However, due to the use of a preliminary password, a security environment in the use of electronic devices may be strengthened.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of driving an electronic device according to the present invention.
3 shows a process of generating and storing a password according to the method of driving the electronic device shown in FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 illustrates that a graphic user interface for setting a password generation rule for a specific site is provided on a display unit of the electronic device according to the method of driving the electronic device illustrated in FIG. 2.
5 shows an example in which a password generation rule corresponding to each of a plurality of sites is managed in an electronic device according to the present invention.
6 shows an example of a process in which access to a specific site is performed according to the method of driving the electronic device shown in FIG. 2.
7 is an example of a graphic user interface for setting a preliminary password for a generated random string password according to the method of driving the electronic device illustrated in FIG. 2.
FIG. 8 shows examples of a process in which a random string password corresponding to the received reserved password is applied to a specific site when a preliminary password is received according to the electronic device driving method illustrated in FIG. 2.
9 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a method of driving an electronic device according to the present invention. Hereinafter, the driving method will be described with reference to necessary drawings.
10 shows an example of a process in which a user is recognized and a password management function is activated based on the method of driving the electronic device illustrated in FIG. 9.
11 illustrates another example of performing user recognition for activating a password management function according to the method of driving the electronic device illustrated in FIG. 9.
12 shows examples of a user operation for activating a password management function according to the method of driving the electronic device shown in FIG. 9.

The above objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent through the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numbers throughout the specification denote the same elements. In addition, when it is determined that detailed descriptions of known functions or configurations related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal related to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are given or used interchangeably in consideration of only the ease of preparation of the specification, and do not have meanings or roles that are distinguished from each other by themselves.

Electronic devices described herein include mobile terminals such as mobile phones, smart phones, laptop computers, digital broadcasting terminals, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable multimedia players (PMPs), navigation systems, and dedicated terminals. (mobile terminal) and fixed devices such as PCs and TVs may be included. However, the scope of the electronic device according to the present invention is not limited to those described above.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal 100, which is an example of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this specification, specific examples of a method of driving an electronic device according to the present invention will be described, taking the mobile terminal 100 as an example.

Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio/video (A/V) input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, and A memory 160, an interface unit 170, a control unit 180, and a power supply unit 190 may be included. Since the components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, the mobile terminal 100 may have more components or fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a wireless communication system or between the mobile terminal 100 and a network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short-range communication module 114, and a location information module 115. .

The broadcast reception module 111 receives a broadcast signal and/or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may mean a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and/or broadcast-related information, or a server that receives and transmits a previously-generated broadcast signal and/or broadcast-related information to a terminal. The broadcast signal may include not only a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, and a data broadcast signal, but also a broadcast signal in a form in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

The broadcast related information may mean information related to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or a broadcast service provider. The broadcast-related information may also be provided through a mobile communication network. In this case, it may be received by the mobile communication module 112.

The broadcast-related information may exist in various forms. For example, it may exist in the form of an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) or an Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H).

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals using various broadcast systems, and in particular, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Terrestrial (DMB-T), Digital Multimedia Broadcasting-Satellite (DMB-S), and Media Forward Link (MediaFLO). Only), DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld), ISDB-T (Integrated Services Digital Broadcast-Terrestrial), and other digital broadcasting systems can be used to receive digital broadcasting signals. Of course, the broadcast receiving module 111 may be configured to be suitable not only for the digital broadcasting system described above, but also for other broadcasting systems that provide broadcast signals.

The broadcast signal and/or broadcast related information received through the broadcast reception module 111 may be stored in the memory 160.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives a radio signal with at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include a voice call signal, a video call signal, or various types of data according to transmission/reception of text/multimedia messages.

The wireless Internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 may be built-in or external to the mobile terminal 100. Wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), and LTE (Long Term Evolution). I can.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. As a short-range communication technology, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like may be used.

The location information module 115 is a module for checking or obtaining a location of a mobile terminal. The location information module 115 may acquire location information using a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Here, a global satellite navigation system (GNSS) is a term used to describe radio navigation satellite systems that orbit the Earth and send reference signals for certain types of radio navigation receivers to determine their position on the surface or near the surface. . The Global Positioning System (GNSS) includes GPS (Global Position System) operated by the United States, Galileo operated by Europe, GLONASS (Global Orbiting Navigational Satelite System) operated by Russia, COMPASS operated by China, and Japan. QZSS (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System) operated by the company.

As a representative example of GNSS, the location information module 115 may be a Global Position System (GPS) module. The GPS module calculates information about a distance from three or more satellites and information about a time at which the distance information is measured, and then applies a trigonometric method to the calculated distance information. It is possible to calculate three-dimensional location information according to latitude, longitude, and altitude for a point (object). Further, a method of calculating position and time information using three satellites and correcting an error of the calculated position and time information using another satellite is also used. The GPS module continuously calculates the current position in real time and calculates speed information using the current position.

Referring to FIG. 1, an audio/video (A/V) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes an image frame, such as a still image or a moving image, obtained by an image sensor in a video call mode or a photographing mode. The processed image frame may be displayed on the display unit 151.

The image frame processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 or transmitted to the outside through the wireless communication unit 110. Two or more cameras 121 may be provided depending on the configuration aspect of the terminal.

The microphone 122 receives an external sound signal by a microphone in a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, and the like and processes it as electrical voice data. In the case of a call mode, the processed voice data may be converted into a format that can be transmitted to a mobile communication base station through the mobile communication module 112 and then output. Various noise removal algorithms may be implemented in the microphone 122 to remove noise generated in the process of receiving an external sound signal.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for the user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (positive pressure/power failure), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The sensing unit 140 moves such as the open/closed state of the mobile terminal 100, the location of the mobile terminal 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the user's touch motion to a specific part, the orientation of the mobile terminal, acceleration/deceleration of the mobile terminal, etc. By detecting the current state of the terminal 100, a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100 is generated. Such a sensing signal may be transmitted to the controller 180 and may serve as a basis for the controller 180 to perform a specific function.

In FIG. 1, only a posture detection sensor 1410 capable of detecting the posture of the mobile terminal 100 is shown, but the sensing unit 140 is a touch sensor for detecting whether a user touches or not, based on the user’s touch. A vibration sensor for sensing the generated vibration, a gyro sensor for sensing the rotation of the mobile terminal 100, an acceleration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, etc. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. .

For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in the form of a slide phone, it is possible to sense whether the slide phone is opened or closed. In addition, it may be responsible for a sensing function related to whether the power supply unit 190 supplies power or whether the interface unit 170 is coupled to an external device. Meanwhile, the sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor.

The output unit 150 is for generating output related to visual, auditory, or tactile sense, and may include a display unit 151, an audio output unit 152, an alarm unit 153, and a haptic module 154. have.

The display unit 151 displays and outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal is in a call mode, a user interface (UI) or a graphical user interface (GUI) related to a call is displayed. When the mobile terminal 100 is in a video call mode or a photographing mode, a photographed or/and received image, UI, or GUI is displayed.

The display unit 151 includes a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, and a three-dimensional display. 3D display) may include at least one.

Some of these displays may be configured as a transparent type or a light-transmitting type so that the outside can be seen through them. This may be referred to as a transparent display, and a representative example of the transparent display is a transparent LCD. The rear structure of the display unit 151 may also be configured as a light transmission type structure. With this structure, the user can see an object located behind the terminal body through an area occupied by the display unit 151 of the terminal body.

Two or more display units 151 may exist depending on the implementation form of the mobile terminal 100. For example, in the mobile terminal 100, a plurality of display units may be spaced apart or integrally disposed on one surface, or may be disposed on different surfaces.

When the display unit 151 and a sensor (hereinafter referred to as'touch sensor') for detecting a touch motion form a mutual layer structure (hereinafter, referred to as a'touch screen'), the display unit 151 It can also be used as an input device. The touch sensor may have, for example, a touch film, a touch sheet, a touch pad, or the like.

The touch sensor may be configured to convert a change in pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 151 or a capacitance generated at a specific portion of the display unit 151 into an electrical input signal. The touch sensor may be configured to detect not only a touched position and area, but also a pressure at the time of touch.

When there is a touch input to the touch sensor, a signal(s) corresponding thereto is transmitted to the touch controller. The touch controller processes the signal(s) and then transmits the corresponding data to the controller 180. As a result, the controller 180 can know whether an area of the display unit 151 is touched.

A proximity sensor may be disposed in an inner area of the mobile terminal surrounded by the touch screen or near the touch screen. The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or an object existing in the vicinity using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays without mechanical contact. Proximity sensors have a longer lifespan and higher utilization than contact sensors.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission type photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection type photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection type photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, a capacitive type proximity sensor, a magnetic type proximity sensor, an infrared proximity sensor, and the like.

When the touch screen is capacitive, it is configured to detect proximity of the cursor by a change in an electric field according to the proximity of the cursor. In this case, the touch screen (touch sensor) may be classified as a proximity sensor.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (eg, proximity touch distance, proximity touch direction, proximity touch speed, proximity touch time, proximity touch position, proximity touch movement state, etc.). Information corresponding to the sensed proximity touch operation and proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen.

The sound output unit 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, and a broadcast reception mode. The sound output unit 152 outputs sound signals related to functions (eg, call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. The sound output unit 152 may include a receiver, a speaker, and a buzzer. In addition, the sound output unit 152 may output sound through the earphone jack 116. The user can hear the sound output by connecting an earphone to the earphone jack 116.

The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events occurring in the mobile terminal include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, and touch input. The alarm unit 153 may output a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event in a form other than a video signal or an audio signal, for example, by vibration. A video signal or an audio signal may also be output through the display unit 151 or the sound output unit 152.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the tactile effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the haptic module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or may be sequentially output.

In addition to vibration, the haptic module 154 has an effect of stimulation by an arrangement of pins that move vertically with respect to the contact skin surface, an effect by stimulation through the injection force or suction force of air through the injection or inlet, and the stimulation by rubbing the skin surface. A variety of tactile effects can be generated, such as an effect by a stimulus through contact with an electrode, an effect by stimulus using an electrostatic force, and an effect by reproducing a feeling of cooling and warming using an endothermic or heat generating element.

The haptic module 154 may not only transmit a tactile effect through direct contact, but may also be implemented to feel the tactile effect through muscle sensations such as a user's finger or arm. Two or more haptic modules 154 may be provided depending on the configuration of the portable terminal 100.

The memory 160 may store a program for the operation of the controller 180 and may temporarily store input/output data (eg, a phone book, a message, a still image, a video, etc.). The memory 160 may store data related to vibrations and sounds of various patterns output when a touch input on the touch screen is performed.

The memory 160 is a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), and RAM. (Random Access Memory, RAM), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read-Only Memory, ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory) magnetic memory, magnetic disk And at least one type of storage medium among optical disks. The mobile terminal 100 may operate in connection with a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 over the Internet.

The interface unit 170 serves as a passage for all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power and transmits it to each component inside the mobile terminal 100 or transmits data inside the mobile terminal 100 to an external device.

For example, a wired/wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired/wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device equipped with an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, A video input/output (I/O) port, an earphone port, etc. may be included in the interface unit 170.

The interface unit 170 may include a card slot into which the card-type user identification module may be mounted. Then, the user identification module may be connected to the mobile terminal 100 through the card slot. In this case, a plurality of user identification modules may be connected to the interface unit 170.

When the mobile terminal 100 is connected to an external cradle, the interface unit 170 serves as a path through which power from the cradle is supplied to the mobile terminal 100, or various commands input from the cradle by a user. It may be a path through which signals are transmitted to the mobile terminal. Various command signals or the power input from the cradle may be operated as signals for recognizing that the mobile terminal is correctly mounted on the cradle.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, it performs related control and processing for voice calls, data communication, and video calls. The controller 180 may also include a multimedia module 181 for playing multimedia. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the controller 180 or may be implemented separately from the controller 180.

The power supply unit 190 may receive external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 to supply power necessary for the operation of each component.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for the operation of each component.

Various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a recording medium that can be read by a computer or a similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein include application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions, in some cases such embodiments are It may be implemented by the controller 180.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented together with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code can be implemented by a software application written in an appropriate programming language. In addition, the software code may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a method of driving an electronic device according to the present invention. Hereinafter, the driving method will be described with reference to necessary drawings.

First, a user identification means for a specific site and a rule for generating password for the specific site are obtained (S100). The user identification means may be a user ID for the specific site. In addition, the password generation rule for the specific site may include limiting the number of characters constituting the password, whether special characters are included, a combination of alphabetic characters and numbers, and limiting repetition of the same number or character. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

Meanwhile, the user identification means or password generation rule for the specific site may be input or selected by the user through the user input unit 130. In addition, the password generation rule for the specific site may be actively obtained by the controller 180 of the electronic device 100. Here, the password generation rule for the specific site may be stored in advance in the memory 160, or the control unit 180 may access the specific site and obtain it directly.

Refer back to FIG. 2. When the user identification means and password generation rule for the specific site are obtained, the control unit 180 of the electronic device 100 automatically generates a password consisiting random character string according to the password generation rule ( S110).

When the random string password is generated, the controller 180 provides a graphic user interface for setting a preliminary password corresponding to the random string password through the display unit 151, and the character string input through the graphic user interface Is set to correspond to the random string password (S120).

In the future, the reserve cipher is used to call the random string cipher. Here, if a preliminary password corresponding to the random string password is set as an easy-to-remember password, the random string password for a specific site can be easily called in the future. In addition, it can be convenient because you only need to remember the preliminary password without separately remembering the complex random string password.

When the preliminary password is set, the control unit 180 matches the user identification means, the random string password, and the preliminary password to the specific site and stores them in the memory 160 (S130).

Then, when the preliminary password is received in the process of accessing the specific site, the controller 180 calls the random string password from the memory 160 and uses the password corresponding to the user identification means for the specific site. Provide (S140).

3 shows a process of generating and storing a password according to the method of driving the electronic device shown in FIG. 2.

In step S100, a specific site address (URL, Uniform Resource Locator) input by the user, the user's ID, and a password generation rule are received. The electronic device 100 may provide a graphic user interface for inputting such information through the display unit 151.

Meanwhile, the identification means of the specific site may be not only the address of the site but also the name of the specific site corresponding thereto. For example, the identification means corresponding to the portal site “Naver” may be the name “Naver” or “Naver”, or the URL “www.naver.com”.

In addition, the password generation rule corresponding to the specific site may not be based on a user's input. For example, the controller 180 may call one of password generation rules stored in advance in the memory 160 and use it to generate a random string password for the specific site. In some cases, the controller 180 may directly access the specific site and obtain a password generation rule corresponding thereto.

When the above-described information is received in step S100, in step S110, the controller 180 generates a random string cipher based on the received cipher generation rule. In this case, the controller 180 may separately manage the generation time of the random character string password. In some cases, the controller 180 may use the generation time as data for generating a random character string password.

"W3$fpZds" shown in FIG. 3 is a random string cipher generated in step S110. When the random string password is generated, the controller 180 receives a preliminary password to be used to call the random string password in step S120. In this case, the controller 180 may further perform a user interfacing operation to set a hint corresponding to the preliminary password.

Then, in step S130, a password management tool is executed, and the user identification means, the random string password, and the preliminary password are matched and stored in the specific site. Then, when the user accesses the specific site in the future, the user may input the preliminary password and call a random string password corresponding thereto, and apply the password corresponding to the user ID corresponding to the specific site.

As discussed above, it will be very convenient in terms of use if the preliminary password is composed of a familiar string that is unlikely to be forgotten by users. Furthermore, the security aspect can be strengthened by a two-step procedure of inputting a preliminary character string and calling an actual password based thereon.

FIG. 4 illustrates that a graphic user interface for setting a password generation rule for a specific site is provided on the display unit 151 of the electronic device 100 according to the method of driving the electronic device illustrated in FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the graphic user interface 151A provided by the electronic device 100 for a user to set a password generation rule for a specific site, selectable lower password generation rules are provided in a list form. Able to know.

The user may select at least one of the lower password generation rules and select a confirmation button 151A1 to set a password generation rule for the specific site. In some cases, when the confirmation button 151A1 is selected, a random string password to which the set password generation rule is applied may be generated.

5 shows an example in which a password generation rule corresponding to each of a plurality of sites is managed in the electronic device 100 according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, it can be seen that password generation rules for a plurality of sites are managed by the electronic device 100 and a user interface for selecting the password generation rules may be provided. The plurality of sites may be previously registered as sites frequently used by the user. The plurality of sites may be sites extracted by the controller 180 analyzing a user's usage pattern.

Meanwhile, when the user selects a specific site from among the plurality of sites in the user interface 151C, a process for generating a random string password for the selected specific site may be performed. And, even when generating random string passwords for sites other than the plurality of sites, the user selects a specific site from among the plurality of sites and sets a password generation rule corresponding to the selected site to a random string corresponding to the site. It can also be used to generate passwords.

6 shows an example of a process in which access to a specific site is performed according to the method of driving the electronic device shown in FIG. 2.

6A shows a list of a plurality of sites provided by the electronic device 100 to be subject to password management. For each of the plurality of sites, a user identification means, a random string password, and a spare password are matched to the site and stored.

In the list, a touch for a specific site "Shinhan Bank" is received. Then, the controller 180 of the electronic device 100 provides a user interface for inputting a preliminary password for the selected site, as shown in FIG. 6B. A hint matched by the user with respect to the preliminary password for the selected site may be displayed on the user interface.

Referring to FIG. 6B, it can be seen that the user's employee number is set as a hint corresponding to the preliminary password. Then, the user can see the password and easily enter a spare password. However, in consideration of security issues, this hint may be set not to match the actual reserved password. For example, the hint is the user's company number, but the actual preliminary password may be set to the user's birthday.

When the preliminary password is input in (b) of FIG. 6, the control unit 180 provides a random string password "w3$fpZds" for the selected site "Shinhan Bank", as shown in (c) of FIG. Can be provided to the user. However, on the contrary, when a preliminary password is input, the random string password corresponding thereto is displayed invisible or may be immediately input as a password for the selected site.

7 is an example of a graphic user interface for setting a preliminary password for a generated random string password according to the method of driving the electronic device illustrated in FIG. 2.

When the electronic device 100 is connected to a specific site "Shinhan Bank" and the cursor 151A2 is positioned in the password input field, the controller 180 of the electronic device 100 performs a password corresponding to the specific site. By performing a management function, a password input window 151B including a hint and a virtual keyboard 151C for inputting a password may be provided through the display unit 151.

8 shows examples of a process in which a random string password corresponding to the received reserved password is applied to a specific site when a preliminary password is received according to the electronic device driving method illustrated in FIG.

8A shows a random string password for a specific site based on the user's preliminary password input, in a visible state, and provided to the user, when the user touches the apply button, the random string password is specified. A user interface 151D1 applied as a password for a site is shown.

8B shows the random string password for a specific site based on the user's preliminary password input, in a blind-processed state and provided to the user, when the user touches the apply button, the random string password is A user interface 151D2 applied as a password for the specific site is shown.

FIG. 8C is a user interface 151D3 showing that when a user inputs a preliminary password for a specific site, a random string password corresponding to the preliminary password is applied to the room as a password for the specific site.

Meanwhile, the electronic device 100 according to the present invention may periodically update a random string password for a specific site and store it in the memory 160. Of course, also in this case, the password generation rule for the specific site is applied. In this case, the preliminary password corresponding to the password corresponding to the specific site may not be changed. Then, the user can use a new password periodically updated for a specific site, as long as he only remembers the spare password.

9 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a method of driving an electronic device according to the present invention. Hereinafter, the driving method will be described with reference to necessary drawings.

When the electronic device 100 accesses a specific site, a password generation rule predetermined for the specific site is obtained (S200). As described above, the controller 180 of the electronic device 100 may directly obtain a password generation rule from the specific site. In some cases, the controller 180 may access the memory 160 to obtain a password generation rule corresponding to the specific site. In addition, the encryption generation rule may be obtained by a combination of selected ones among a plurality of sub-rules provided in a list form.

When the password generation rule is obtained, the controller 180 generates a random string password corresponding to the specific site by applying the predetermined password generation rule, and setting a preliminary password corresponding to the random string password Then, the generated random string password is applied to correspond to the user identification means for the specific site (S210).

Then, the controller 180 matches and stores the user identification means, the random string password, and the preliminary password with the specific site (S220). When the preliminary password is received when the electronic device 100 reconnects to the specific site after the storage process is completed, the random string password is provided as a password corresponding to the user identification means for the specific site ( S240).

Meanwhile, the electronic device 100 may provide a method of generating a random string password corresponding to the specific site in various ways. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 12 below.

10 shows an example of a process in which a user is recognized and a password management function is activated based on the method of driving the electronic device illustrated in FIG. 9.

10A shows that the controller 180 acquires an image acquired through the camera 121 while the electronic device 100 is connected to a specific site. Then, the controller 180 analyzes the acquired image and performs a user authentication procedure.

As a result of analyzing the acquired image, when user authentication is completed, the controller 180 performs a user interface 151E for generating a character string password corresponding to the user identification means for the specific site, as shown in FIG. 10B. ) Is provided through the display unit 151. Since the process of generating the random string cipher may be the same as or similar to the above-described embodiments, a description of the subsequent process will be omitted.

11 illustrates another example of performing user recognition for activating a password management function according to the method of driving the electronic device illustrated in FIG. 9.

11A shows that a user authentication procedure is performed based on a result of fingerprint recognition through the fingerprint recognition sensor 145. 11B shows that a user authentication procedure is performed based on a voice recognition result received through the microphone 122. When these user authentication procedures are completed, the controller 180 may provide a user interface for generating a random string password for a corresponding site.

The user authentication method described above is only an example of a user authentication method performed in the process of generating a random string password in the electronic device 100 according to the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

12 shows examples of a user operation for activating a password management function according to the method of driving the electronic device shown in FIG. 9.

12A shows that an area allocated to a password input of a specific site is selected by a user's touch. 12B shows that, while the cursor 151G is positioned in the password input field, an area allocated to the password input of the specific site is selected by clicking the mouse 131, which is a kind of the user input unit 131. When the manipulation shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B is recognized, the controller 180 may provide a user interface for generating a random string password for a corresponding site.

Meanwhile, the electronic device 100 according to the present invention provides a function of periodically updating and storing a random string password for the specific site by applying a password generation rule for a specific site in addition to the electronic device driving method shown in FIG. 9. You can also do. In addition, the electronic device 100 may perform a password management function for a plurality of sites.

Each of the electronic device driving methods according to the present invention described above may be implemented in the form of a program that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like alone or in combination. The programs recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and usable to those skilled in computer software.

Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. -A hardware device specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of programs include not only machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The above-described hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operation of the present invention, and vice versa.

As described above, although the present invention has been described by the limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and variations from these descriptions are those of ordinary skill in the field to which the present invention belongs. This is possible.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention is limited to the described embodiments and should not be defined, but should be defined by the claims to be described later as well as equivalents to the claims.

100: electronic device (mobile terminal) 110: wireless communication unit
116: input unit 120: A/V input unit
121: camera 122: microphone
130: user input unit 140: sensing unit
150: output unit 151: display unit
152: sound output unit 160: memory
170: interface unit 180: control unit
190: power supply

Claims (11)

Obtaining a user identification means and a password generation rule for a specific site;
Providing a plurality of sub-rules for encryption in the form of a selectable list;
Applying at least one sub-rule selected from among the plurality of sub-rules to obtain a password generation rule for the specific site;
Generating a random string password for the specific site in consideration of access time information for the specific site based on the password generation rule;
Receiving a preliminary password corresponding to the specific site from a user;
Matching and storing the user identification means, the random string password, and the preliminary password to the specific site; And
And when the preliminary password is received in the process of accessing the specific site, providing the random string password as a password corresponding to a user identification means for the specific site.
The method of claim 1, wherein generating the random string password in consideration of access time information for the specific site,
After user authentication based on the user identification means for the specific site,
And generating the random character string password valid for a predetermined threshold time.
The method of claim 1, wherein the user identification means,
An electronic device driving method comprising at least one of an image analysis result obtained through a camera, a fingerprint recognition analysis result through a fingerprint recognition sensor, or a voice recognition analysis result received through a microphone.
The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device driving method comprises:
And updating the random string password for the specific site at every predetermined time based on the password generation rule.
The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device driving method comprises:
Matching and storing a user identification means, a random string password, and a preliminary password for each of a plurality of sites;
Providing the plurality of sites in the form of a selectable list;
Providing a graphical user interface for entering a preliminary password for a site selected from the list; And
When a preliminary password corresponding to the selected site is received through the graphic user interface, providing a random string password matched and stored with the received preliminary password as a password for the selected site. Way.
The method of claim 1,
And providing the random string password as a password corresponding to a user identification means for the specific site when the preliminary password is received upon reconnecting to the specific site.
The method of claim 6,
When reconnecting to the above specific site,
Obtaining user identification information; And
When user authentication is completed based on the obtained user identification information, providing a graphic user interface for generating a random string password corresponding to the user identification means for the specific site. How to drive the device.
The method of claim 6, wherein the electronic device driving method comprises:
The electronic device comprising the step of providing a graphic user interface for generating a random string password corresponding to a user identification means for the specific site when the area assigned to the password input is selected in the specific site. Driving method. The method of claim 1, wherein the password generation rule for the specific site,
The electronic device driving method, characterized in that pre-stored in a memory or obtained when accessing the specific site.

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