WO2016027928A1

WO2016027928A1 - Privacy protection terminal and method

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Publication number: WO2016027928A1
Application number: PCT/KR2014/009720
Authority: WO
Inventors: 이동채; 유수근; 최우현
Original assignee: 주식회사 카우치그램
Priority date: 2014-08-19
Filing date: 2014-10-16
Publication date: 2016-02-25

Abstract

A privacy protection terminal and method are disclosed. The present invention outputs the original form of content, as it is, when a privacy protection mode is inactivated, and modifies an output form of the content so as to output the modified form of the content when the privacy protection mode is activated. According to the present invention, the content outputted through a screen cannot be recognized by surrounding people when used in a public places such as a subway, a bus, and a conference room, and the exposure of a user's privacy can be prevented.

Description

Privacy terminal and method

The present invention relates to a privacy protection terminal and method, and more particularly, to output the content as it is if the privacy mode is deactivated, and to modify the output form of the content if the privacy mode is activated. It relates to an output terminal and a method.

In general, the portable terminal is one of the wireless communication devices that can be miniaturized for easy portability and are capable of making a call or exchanging data with a counterpart without being limited to a place and a distance within a radio wave emission distance of a base station. In recent years, with the development of the information industry, as the information society is being pursued, the spread of it as an important personal communication means continues to spread.

Such a portable terminal provides an electronic organizer function and a voice call function service for storing various memos and phone books, and also provides a communication service between terminals through a message (text message or multimedia message). Memo mode that can be memo stores the input characters (English, Hangul, etc.) and numbers, and in the message mode capable of message input transmits the message of the input characters and numbers to the terminal. In such a message mode, a message can be created and transmitted even in a situation where a voice call is impossible, and users using the message mode are increasing.

However, the conventional memo mode and the message mode generally display a written message, and therefore, when writing a memo or a message, especially when using a busy public transportation mode, the contents of the memo or a text message are disclosed to others. Because it can be, there is a problem that privacy can not be protected.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention, the privacy protection terminal and method for outputting the content as the original form of the content when the privacy mode is deactivated, and outputting the content by modifying the output form of the content when the privacy mode is activated To provide.

Privacy protection terminal according to the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, the display unit; And a control unit for outputting the content through the display unit when the privacy mode is activated and outputting the content through the display unit, and outputting the content through the display unit as it is when the privacy mode is deactivated. It includes;

The controller may modify an output form of the content according to a privacy mode selected from a plurality of privacy modes.

The privacy mode may be one of an inverted mode, a scratch mode, a paste mode, a reduction mode, a blend mode, a pattern mode, a transparent mode, a mosaic mode, and a blind mode.

When the privacy mode is activated, the controller outputs the content through the display unit as it is during the preset time, and deforms the output form of the content through the display unit after the preset time. The content can be output.

When the privacy protection mode is activated, the controller outputs the content through the display by modifying the output form of the content for a preset time, and after the preset time, the content of the content remains intact through the display. The content can be output.

The controller may change the preset time based on the size of the content.

The display unit may further include an input unit. When the control unit receives an operation signal from the input unit while the content is output through the display unit as it is, the display unit may be modified according to an operation signal. The content may be output again through the unit.

The display unit may further include an input unit. When the control unit receives a manipulation signal from the input unit in a state in which the output form of the content is modified and the content is output through the display unit, the display unit may display the content as it is. The content may be output again through the unit.

The control unit may set whether to activate the privacy protection mode for each application outputting the content through the display unit.

The privacy protection method according to the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, as a privacy protection method of the privacy protection terminal, when the privacy mode is activated to modify the output form of the content to output the content through the display unit step; And outputting the content through the display unit as it is, if the privacy mode is deactivated.

The modifying output may include modifying an output form of the content according to a privacy protection mode selected from a plurality of privacy protection modes.

The outputting of the content may include outputting the content through the privacy protection device as it is during the preset time, and modifying the output form of the content after the preset time to display the content through the privacy protection device. Can be made to output.

The outputting of the content may include outputting the content through the privacy protection device by modifying the output form of the content for a preset time, and after the preset time, the content through the privacy protection device as it is. Can be made to output.

The modifying output may include changing the preset time based on the size of the content.

In the modified output step, if the user's operation is detected through the privacy protection device while the content is output through the privacy protection device as it is, the output form of the content is modified according to the user operation. And outputting the content again through the privacy protection device.

In the modified output step, when the user's manipulation is detected through the privacy protection device while the content is output through the privacy protection device by modifying the output form of the content, the content of the content is intact according to the user's manipulation. And outputting the content again through the privacy protection device.

And setting whether to activate the privacy protection mode for each application outputting the content.

A computer program according to the present invention for achieving the above technical problem is stored in a medium to execute any one of the above-described methods in a computer.

According to the privacy protection terminal and the method according to the present invention, when the privacy mode is deactivated, the content is output as it is, and when the privacy mode is activated, the content is output by modifying the output form of the content. When using in a public place such as a bus, a conference room, or the like, the contents of the content output through the screen may not be recognized by the surrounding people, thereby preventing the user's privacy from being exposed.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a privacy protection terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 to 4 are diagrams for explaining the content type change output operation of the privacy protection terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively.

5 is a view for explaining an example of the inverted mode is a privacy mode according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view for explaining an example of a scratch mode that is a privacy mode according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a view for explaining an example of the attach mode is a privacy mode according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a view for explaining an example of a reduced mode which is a privacy mode according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a view for explaining an example of the blending mode which is a privacy mode according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a view for explaining an example of a pattern mode that is a privacy mode according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a view for explaining an example of a transparent mode that is a privacy mode according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a view for explaining an example of a mosaic mode that is a privacy mode according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a view for explaining an example of a blind mode that is a privacy mode according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

14 is a flowchart illustrating a privacy method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the detailed steps of the content modification output step shown in FIG. 14.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining another example of the detailed steps of the content modification output step shown in FIG. 14.

17 is a flowchart for explaining another example of the detailed steps of the content variation output step shown in FIG. 14.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining another example of detailed steps of the content modification output step illustrated in FIG. 14.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the privacy protection terminal and method according to the present invention.

First, a privacy protection terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a privacy protection terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figures 2 to 4 are each for explaining the content type change output operation of the privacy protection terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention Drawing.

The privacy protection terminal 100 according to the present invention outputs the content as it is if the privacy mode is deactivated, and if the privacy mode is activated, deforms the output form of the content and outputs the content. Here, the phrase "output content as a prototype of the content" means to output the content as if the content were normally output. In addition, the phrase " output content by modifying the output form of the content " not only outputs the content by modifying the content itself, but also outputs the content as it is and additionally outputs another content on the content, and as a result, the normal This means that the content is output differently from the content output.

To this end, as shown in FIG. 1, the privacy protection terminal 100 includes a touch screen unit 110, an audio processor 120, a communication unit 130, an input unit 140, a storage unit 150, and a controller 160. It may include.

The touch screen unit 110 includes a touch sensor unit 111 and a display unit 113. The touch sensor unit 111 and the display unit 113 have a mutual layer structure. The touch sensor 111 converts a change in pressure applied to a specific portion of the display unit 113 or capacitance generated at a specific portion into an electrical input signal. In this case, the touch sensor unit 111 may detect not only the position and area of the touch but also the pressure at the touch.

That is, the touch sensor unit 111 detects a user's touch input, generates a detection signal, and transmits the detected signal to the controller 160. The sensing signal may include coordinate information touched by the user. When the user moves (drags) while touching, the touch sensor unit 111 generates a detection signal including coordinate information of the movement path and transmits the detected signal to the controller 160.

The touch sensor 111 may include a touch sensing sensor such as a capacitive overlay, a resistive oberlay, a surface acoustic wave, an infrared beam, or a pressure sensing sensor. (pressure sensor). In addition to such sensors, all kinds of sensor devices capable of detecting contact or pressure of an object may be configured as the touch sensor unit 111 of the present invention.

The display unit 113 visually provides a menu, input data, function setting information, and various other information of the privacy protection terminal 100 to the user. The display 113 performs a function of outputting a boot screen, a standby screen, a menu screen, and other application screens of the privacy protection terminal 100.

The display unit 113 may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), an active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED), a flexible display, It may be formed of a 3D display or the like.

The audio processor 120 may be configured as a codec, and the codec may be configured as a data codec for processing packet data and an audio codec for processing an audio signal such as voice. The audio processor 120 converts the digital audio signal into an analog audio signal through an audio codec, plays back through a speaker SPK, and converts an analog audio signal input from a microphone MIC into a digital audio signal through an audio codec. .

The communication unit 130 performs a function of transmitting / receiving corresponding data for wired / wireless communication of the privacy protection terminal 100. For example, the communication unit 130 may include an RF transmitter for up-converting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low noise amplifying and down-converting a received signal. In addition, the communication unit 130 may receive data through the wired or wireless channel and output the data to the controller 160, and transmit the data output from the control unit 160 through the wired or wireless channel.

The input unit 140 receives a user's operation for controlling the operation of the privacy protection terminal 100, generates an input signal, and transmits the input signal to the controller 160. The input unit 140 may include a key pad including a numeric key, a direction key, a dome switch, a touch pad, a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. Of course, the input unit 140 may generate an input signal according to a signal of an external operation device (not shown), such as a mouse, which is connected by wire or wireless. In addition, in the case of the privacy protection terminal 100 which can be operated by only the touch screen unit 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 140 may be omitted.

The storage unit 150 stores a program and data necessary for the operation of the privacy protection terminal 100 and may be divided into a program area and a data area. The program area includes a program for controlling the overall operation of the privacy protection terminal 100, an operating system (OS) for booting the privacy protection terminal 100, an application program required for playing multimedia content, and the like of the privacy protection terminal 100. Optional functions, for example, a voice conversation function, a camera function, a sound reproduction function, and an application program required for an image or video reproduction function may be stored. The data area is an area in which data generated according to the use of the privacy protection terminal 100 is stored and may store images, video, audio data, and the like.

The controller 160 controls the overall operation of each component of the privacy protection terminal 100. In particular, when the privacy mode is deactivated, the controller 160 outputs the content as it is, and when the privacy mode is activated, the controller 160 modifies the output form of the content and outputs the content. At this time. When the controller 160 modifies the output form of the content and outputs the content, the controller 160 may store the original of the content in the storage 150. Of course, the controller 160 may store the original of the content in a separate server (not shown), and store the content in which the output form of the content is modified in the storage 150. In addition, the controller 160 may simultaneously store the original of the content in the storage 150 and a separate server.

Here, the content is composed of text, video, audio, and the like. For example, the content includes text messages, email contents, messenger messages, photos, images, videos, videos, and the like. Of course, the text, voice, etc. constituting the content may be made of various languages (Korean, English, Japanese, etc.).

In addition, the privacy mode is a mode for changing and outputting the output form of the content output through the display 113, through which the third party can not check the content output through the privacy terminal 100. .

Privacy modes include reverse mode, scratch mode, paste mode, shrink mode, blend mode, pattern mode, transparent mode, mosaic mode, and blind mode. The upside down mode refers to a mode in which the content is output in the up, down, left, and right directions. The scratch mode is a mode of outputting an area having a specific color on the content and outputting the content so that the content is visible at a location corresponding to the user's operation based on the user's operation. In other words, the scratch mode may have the same effect as an art technique in which a different color is painted on a crayon or an oil paint and then scratched with an awl or a knife so that a ground color appears. The pasting mode is a mode in which the elements constituting the content are attached to each other and output, for example, a mode in which all the texts constituting the text message, email content, messenger message, etc. are pasted and output without spaces. The reduced mode refers to a mode in which content is reduced and output. The blending mode is a mode in which the positions or order of elements (or regions of a predetermined size) constituting the content are interchanged and outputted. The output mode. The pattern mode is a mode for outputting an area having a specific pattern on the content. For example, the pattern mode is a mode for outputting a pattern such as an oblique shape on the content. The transparent mode is a mode for transparently outputting content, and of course, the degree of transparency may be changed by a user's manipulation. The mosaic mode refers to a mode for outputting content in a mosaic form. In other words, the mosaic mode may have the same effect as the art technique of making patterns or paintings by carving pieces of various colors of stone, glass, metal, tiles, and the like. The blind mode is a mode for outputting a blind area over the content, and the content of the content belonging to the blind area cannot be confirmed and the content of the content not belonging to the blind area. Of course, the range of the blind area can be changed by the user's manipulation.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the controller 160 may output the content CT to the screen SCR in a content output form determined according to the privacy protection mode. In this case, when a plurality of privacy modes exist, the controller 160 may modify an output form of the content CT according to the privacy mode selected by the user through the input unit 140 among the plurality of privacy modes. .

In addition, when the privacy mode is activated, the controller 160 may output the content through the display 113 as it is in the form of the content for a preset time. Then, the controller 160 may output the content through the display 113 by modifying the output form of the content after a preset time.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the controller 160 outputs the content CT_O to the screen SCR as it is, for a preset time (5 seconds, 10 seconds, etc.), and after the preset time passes. May modify the output form of the content according to the selected privacy mode and output the content CT_T on the screen SCR.

Of course, when the privacy mode is activated, the control unit 160 deforms the output form of the content for a preset time and outputs the content through the display unit 113, and after the preset time, the display unit as a circular graph of the content. The content may be output through 113.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the controller 160 modifies the output form of the content according to the selected privacy mode to display the content CT_T on the screen SCR for a preset time (5 seconds, 10 seconds, etc.). After the preset time passes, the content CT_O may be output on the screen SCR as it is.

In this case, the controller 160 may change the preset time based on the size of the content. In other words, the controller 160 may change the size of the content such as a text message, an e-mail content, a messenger message, and the like with more time. For example, if the size of the text message is '30 Byte ',' 0.5 second 'is set, '60 Byte' is set to '0.7 second' and '150 Byte' is set to '1 second'. Can be.

Meanwhile, the controller 160 may change the output form of the content (output as it is or change the output form as it is) according to a user's operation signal through the input unit 140. That is, when the control unit 160 receives an operation signal (eg, touch of the content) from the input unit 140 while the content is output through the display unit 113 as it is, the content is output according to the operation signal. The shape may be modified to output content through the display 113 again. Of course, if the control unit 160 receives the operation signal from the input unit 140 while the content is output through the display unit 113 by modifying the output form of the content, the display unit 113 as it is in the original form according to the operation signal. You can also reprint content.

The controller 160 may set whether to activate the privacy protection mode for each application outputting content through the display 113. For example, when the applications 'A' and 'B' are installed in the privacy protection terminal 100, the controller 160 activates the privacy mode for the application 'A' and the privacy mode for the application 'B'. Can be deactivated. Of course, the controller 160 may activate or deactivate the privacy protection mode regardless of the type of the application.

On the other hand, the privacy protection terminal 100 according to the present invention has been described as an independent device, but is not limited to this is implemented in software according to the embodiment is installed in the user terminal (not shown), or is configured as hardware user terminal It may be mounted on the privacy protection operation according to the present invention. Here, the user terminal is not only a desktop computer but also a laptop computer, a workstation, a palmtop computer, an UMPC (ultra mobile personal computer), a tablet PC, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a web pad, a mobile phone, It may be configured as a terminal having a computing capability by mounting a microprocessor such as a smartphone or a TV.

5 to 13, the privacy protection operation according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

The privacy protection terminal 100 may deform the output form of the content CT in reverse mode and output the modified content CT on the screen SCR. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the privacy protection terminal 100 may output the content CT to the screen SCR by modifying the output form such that the content CT is reversed.

The privacy protection terminal 100 may modify the output form of the content CT according to the scratch mode, and output the modified content CT on the screen SCR. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the privacy protection terminal 100 outputs an area having a specific color on the content CT to the screen SCR, and at the position corresponding to the user's touch operation, the content CT is displayed. You can make the content visible.

The privacy protection terminal 100 may modify the output form of the content CT according to the attach mode, and output the modified content CT on the screen SCR. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the privacy protection terminal 100 may output the content CT on the screen SCR by pasting all the words constituting the content CT without spacing.

The privacy protection terminal 100 may modify the output form of the content CT according to the reduction mode, and output the modified content CT on the screen SCR. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the privacy protection terminal 100 may reduce the content CT and output the content CT to the screen SCR.

The privacy protection terminal 100 may modify the output form of the content CT according to the blending mode, and output the modified content CT on the screen SCR. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the privacy protection terminal 100 may output the content CT on the screen SCR by changing the order of words constituting the content CT.

The privacy protection terminal 100 may modify the output form of the content CT according to the pattern mode, and output the modified content CT on the screen SCR. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the privacy protection terminal 100 may output a pattern such as a diagonal line on the content CT on the screen SCR.

The privacy protection terminal 100 may modify the output form of the content CT according to the transparent mode, and output the modified content CT on the screen SCR. That is, as shown in FIG. 11, the privacy protection terminal 100 may output the content CT to the screen SCR.

The privacy protection terminal 100 may modify the output form of the content CT according to the mosaic mode, and output the modified content CT on the screen SCR. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the privacy protection terminal 100 may output the content CT on the screen SCR in a mosaic form.

The privacy protection terminal 100 may modify the output form of the content CT according to the blind mode, and output the modified content CT on the screen SCR. That is, as shown in FIG. 13, the privacy protection terminal 100 may output the blind area BL_R on the screen CT on the content CT. Accordingly, the contents of the content CT belonging to the blind area BL_R cannot be confirmed, and the contents of the content CT not belonging to the blind area BL_R can be confirmed.

Next, a privacy protection method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 18.

Referring to FIG. 14, when the privacy mode is activated (S210-Y), the privacy protection terminal 100 modifies the output form of the content and outputs the content (S230). That is, the privacy protection terminal 100 may output the content on the screen in a content output form determined according to the privacy protection mode. In this case, when there are a plurality of privacy modes, the privacy protection terminal 100 may modify the output form of the content according to the privacy mode selected by the user among the plurality of privacy modes.

On the other hand, if the privacy mode is deactivated (S210-N), the privacy protection terminal 100 outputs the content as it is (S250).

On the other hand, the privacy protection terminal 100 may set whether to activate the privacy mode for each application. Of course, the privacy protection terminal 100 may activate or deactivate the privacy protection mode regardless of the type of application.

Referring to FIG. 15, the privacy protection terminal 100 may output the content as it is in the form of content for a preset time (S231a). Then, the privacy protection terminal 100 may output the content by modifying the output form of the content after a predetermined time (S233a).

Referring to FIG. 16, the privacy protection terminal 100 may output the content by modifying the output form of the content for a preset time (S231b). Then, the privacy protection terminal 100 may output the content as it is after the preset time (S233b).

Referring to FIG. 17, the privacy protection terminal 100 may output the content as it is (S231c). Thereafter, when the user's manipulation is detected (S233c-Y), the privacy protection terminal 100 may output the content by modifying the output form of the content (S235c).

Referring to FIG. 18, the privacy protection terminal 100 may output the content by modifying the output form of the content (S231d). Thereafter, when the user's manipulation is detected (S233d-Y), the privacy protection terminal 100 may output the content as it is (S235d).

The invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and carrier wave (over the Internet). Transmission). The computer-readable recording medium can also be distributed over computer devices connected over a wired or wireless communication network so that the computer-readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above, and the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the following claims. Anyone of ordinary skill in the art that various modifications can be made, as well as such changes are within the scope of the claims.

The present invention relates to a privacy protection terminal and a method for outputting content as it is, when the privacy mode is deactivated, and outputting the content by modifying the output form of the content when the privacy mode is activated. Availability exists.

Claims

A display unit; And

A control unit for outputting the content through the display unit when the privacy mode is activated and outputting the content through the display unit, and outputting the content through the display unit as it is when the privacy mode is deactivated;

Privacy protection terminal comprising a.
In claim 1,

The control unit, the privacy protection terminal to modify the output form of the content in accordance with the privacy mode selected from a plurality of privacy mode.
In claim 2,

The privacy mode is one of the inverted mode, scratch mode, pasting mode, reduction mode, blending mode, pattern mode, transparent mode, mosaic mode and blind mode.
In claim 1,

When the privacy mode is activated, the controller outputs the content through the display unit as it is during the preset time, and deforms the output form of the content through the display unit after the preset time. Privacy terminal for outputting the content.
In claim 1,

When the privacy protection mode is activated, the controller outputs the content through the display by modifying the output form of the content for a preset time, and after the preset time, the content of the content remains intact through the display. Privacy terminal for outputting the content.
In any one of claims 4 and 5,

The control unit, the privacy protection terminal for changing the predetermined time based on the size of the content.
In claim 1,

Further comprising;

The control unit, if the operation signal is received from the input unit while the content is output through the display unit as it is, the output form of the content is modified according to the operation signal and outputs the content through the display unit again. Privacy terminal to say.
In claim 1,

Further comprising;

The controller may be configured to modify the output form of the content and to receive the operation signal from the input unit while the content is output through the display unit, and output the content through the display unit as it is in accordance with the operation signal. Privacy terminal to say.
In claim 1,

The control unit, the privacy protection terminal for setting whether to activate the privacy mode for each application that outputs the content through the display.
As a privacy method of a privacy terminal,

If the privacy mode is activated, modifying an output form of the content and outputting the content through the display unit; And

If the privacy mode is deactivated, outputting the content through the display unit as it is;

Privacy protection method comprising a.
In claim 10,

The modifying output step may include modifying an output form of the content according to a privacy protection mode selected from a plurality of privacy protection modes.
In claim 11,

The privacy mode is one of upside down mode, scratch mode, pasting mode, reduction mode, blending mode, pattern mode, transparent mode, mosaic mode and blind mode.
In claim 10,

The outputting of the content may include outputting the content through the privacy protection device as it is during the preset time, and modifying the output form of the content after the preset time to display the content through the privacy protection device. A privacy method that consists of printing.
In claim 10,

The outputting of the content may include outputting the content through the privacy protection device by modifying the output form of the content for a preset time, and after the preset time, the content through the privacy protection device as it is. A privacy method that consists of printing.
The method according to any one of claims 13 and 14,

The deformation output step,

And changing the preset time based on the size of the content.
In claim 10,

The deformation output step,

If the user's manipulation is detected through the privacy protection device while the content is output through the privacy protection device as it is, the output form of the content is modified according to the user's operation to control the privacy protection device. Re-printing the content; Privacy method comprising a.
In claim 10,

The deformation output step,

If the user's manipulation is detected through the privacy protection device while the content is output through the privacy protection device by modifying the output form of the content, the content protection device is intact as it is. Re-printing the content; Privacy method comprising a.
In claim 10,

And setting whether to activate the privacy mode for each application outputting the content.
A computer program stored in a medium for executing the privacy protection method according to any one of claims 10 to 18 on a computer.