US 12,105,814 B2
Electronic device for providing privacy services
Dongwook Seo, Suwon-si (KR); Moonkyung Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Myeongjin Oh, Suwon-si (KR); Seyeong Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Yeongsu Lee, Suwon-si (KR); and Yeonggeun Choe, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jan. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/571,046.
Application 17/571,046 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2021/017366, filed on Nov. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0173534 (KR), filed on Dec. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0188429 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/604 (2013.01) [G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/6227 (2013.01); G06F 21/6245 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
at least one processor operatively connected to the display; and
memory operatively connected to the at least one processor,
wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
display an access rights setup screen on the display for enabling configuration of an access rights policy for blocking or allowing access of an application to messages stored in the memory based on the messages including contact information contained in a contact group list selected through the access rights setup screen,
receive a read request for messages stored in the memory from the application,
select messages to be provided to the application among the messages stored in the memory based on the access rights policy, and
provide the selected messages to the application in response to the read request.