# US 10,482,271 B2 · Methods and devices for displaying content > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,482,271 B2 - Document ID: US10482271B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/442,965 - Filed: 2017-02-27 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-07 - Assignees: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited - Applicants: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited - Inventors: Wan Qing Liu; Feng Bo Xu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10482271B2 ## CPC - G06F 21/62: Protecting access to data via a platform, e.g. using keys or access control rules - G06F 21/6218: {to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database} - G06F 21/32: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints - G06F 2221/2139: Recurrent verification - G06F 2221/2141: Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A method for displaying content is disclosed. One method includes displaying, via an electronic device, a first content corresponding to a first privilege level of a first user. The method also includes acquiring biometric information of a current user. The method includes determining, based on the biometric information, whether the current user is a second user having a second privilege level different from the first privilege level of the first user. The method includes, in response to determining that the current user is the second user, transitioning from displaying the first content to displaying a second content via the electronic device, wherein the second content corresponds to the second privilege level of the second user. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: displaying, via an electronic device, a first content corresponding to a first privilege level of a first user; acquiring biometric information of a current user; determining, based on the biometric information, whether the current user is a second user having a second privilege level different from the first privilege level of the first user; and in response to determining that the current user is the second user, transitioning from displaying the first content to displaying a second content via the electronic device, wherein the second content corresponds to the second privilege level of the second user, wherein transitioning from displaying the first content to displaying the second content comprises: determining at least one application corresponding to the second privilege level; and displaying the at least one application in a running state, wherein one or more applications other than the at least one application are in a non-running state. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein transitioning from displaying the first content to displaying the second content comprises: determining at least one object corresponding to the second privilege level; and displaying the at least one object, wherein one or more objects other than the at least one object corresponding to the second privilege level are in a hidden state, an encrypted state, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein, after transitioning from displaying the first content to displaying the second content, the method further comprises: receiving a first input; determining a privilege level corresponding to the first input; and controlling a first object to transition from the hidden state to a visible state, or from the encrypted state to a decrypted state, in response to the privilege level being higher than the second privilege level of the second user. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein determining the at least one object corresponding to the second privilege level comprises: obtaining category information corresponding to the at least one object; determining first category information corresponding to the second privilege level from the category information; and determining an object corresponding to the first category information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein, after transitioning from displaying the first content to displaying the second content, the method further comprises: receiving a second input; determining a privilege level corresponding to the second input; and adjusting a first application from the non-running state to a running state, in response to the privilege level being higher than the second privilege level of the second user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining the at least one object corresponding to the second privilege level comprises: obtaining identification information corresponding to the at least one application; determining, from the identification information, first identification information corresponding to the second privilege level; and determining an application corresponding to the first identification information. ### Claim 7 An electronic device comprising: a display; a processor coupled to the display, wherein the processor is configured to execute code to: display via the display a first content corresponding to a first privilege level of a first user; acquire biometric information of a current user; determine, based on the biometric information, whether the current user is a second user having a second privilege level different from the first privilege level of the first user; and in response to determining that the current user is the second user, transition from displaying the first content to displaying a second content via the display, wherein the second content corresponds to the second privilege level of the second user, wherein transitioning from displaying the first content to displaying the second content comprises: determining at least one application corresponding to the second privilege level; and displaying the at least one application in a running state, wherein one or more applications other than the at least one application are in a non-running state. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to execute code to: determine at least one object corresponding to the second privilege level; and display the at least one object via the display, wherein one or more objects other than the at least one object corresponding to the second privilege level are in a hidden state, an encrypted state, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to execute code to, after transitioning from displaying the first content to displaying the second content: receive a first input; determine the privilege level corresponding to the first input; and control a first object corresponding to the privilege level to transition from the hidden state to a visible state, or from the encrypted state to a decrypted state, in response to the privilege level being higher than the second privilege level of the second user. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the processor is configured to execute code to: obtain category information corresponding to the at least one object; determine first category information corresponding to the second privilege level from the category information; and determine an object corresponding to the first category information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to execute code to, after transitioning from displaying the first content to displaying the second content: receive a second input; determine a privilege level corresponding to the second input; and adjust a first application corresponding to the privilege level from the non-running state to a running state, in response to the privilege level being higher than the second privilege level of the second user. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the processor is configured to execute code to: obtain identification information corresponding to the at least one application; determine, from the identification information, first identification information corresponding to the second privilege level; and determine an application corresponding to the first identification information. ### Claim 13 An electronic device comprising: a first display module that displays a first content corresponding to a first privilege level of a first user; an acquisition module that acquires biometric information of a current user; a processor that determines, based on the biometric information, whether the current user is a second user having a second privilege level different from the first privilege level of the first user; and a second display module that, in response to determining that the current user is the second user, transitions from displaying the first content to displaying a second content, wherein the second content corresponds to the second privilege level of the second user, wherein transitioning from displaying the first content to displaying the second content comprises: determining at least one application corresponding to the second privilege level; and displaying the at least one application in a running state, wherein one or more applications other than the at least one application are in a non-running state. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the second display module: determines at least one object corresponding to the second privilege level; and displays the at least one object, wherein one or more objects other than the at least one object corresponding to the second privilege level are in a hidden state, an encrypted state, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the processor further: receives a first input after the second display module transitions from displaying the first content to displaying the second content; determines the privilege level corresponding to the first input; and controls a first object as displayed to transition from the hidden state to a visible state or from the encrypted state to a decrypted state, in response to the privilege level being higher than the second privilege level of the second user. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the second display module: obtains category information corresponding to the at least one object; determines first category information corresponding to the second privilege level from the category information; and determines an object corresponding to the first category information. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the processor further: receives a second input after the second display module transitions from displaying the first content to displaying the second content; determines a privilege level corresponding to the second input; and adjusts a first application from the non-running state to a running state, in response to the privilege level being higher than the second privilege level of the second user.