Access Privilege Management via Group Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for managing access privileges in networked devices are cumbersome and lack alternatives for customizing privileges, especially when dealing with multiple devices and users, leading to complex administration.
Innovation Solution
A method that involves selecting access identities, accumulating access privileges for each function of networked devices, presenting these privileges in an editable interface, and configuring access based on changes, allowing decentralized processing to simplify management and reduce processing power.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If access privileges are set individually for each user and each camera, then customization of access privileges is improved, but system complexity and administrative burden increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the access privilege management process into distinct components: user group definition, camera group definition, and privilege assignment. By dividing users into groups and cameras into groups, the system allows administrators to manage privileges at a group level rather than individually for each user-camera pair, reducing complexity while maintaining customization capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimension of organization by grouping users and cameras into hierarchical structures. Instead of managing access in a flat one-to-one manner, the system creates multi-dimensional groupings where users can belong to multiple user groups and cameras to multiple camera groups, enabling complex access patterns through simpler group-based assignments
2Adaptability or versatility
If access privileges are managed for a large number of users and devices, then system functionality is improved, but administrative burden and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple access privilege assignments into unified camera groups. By combining multiple cameras into a single camera group and assigning user groups to that camera group, the system processes multiple privilege assignments in a single operation, significantly reducing administrative time and processing requirements compared to configuring each camera individually
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates universal camera groups that can serve multiple purposes and multiple user groups simultaneously. A single camera group can be assigned to different user groups with different privilege levels, and the same camera group can be used across multiple contexts, reducing redundant configuration work and processing overhead
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AI summary
A method and apparatus are disclosed for configuring access privileges in a system of networked devices. A plurality of access identities is selected and information of access privileges of each of the selected access identities to accessible functions of networked devices is retrieved. The access privileges of the selected access identities for each one of said accessible function of each one of said networked devices is accumulated. The accumulated access privileges are presented for each one of said accessible function of each one of said networked devices in an interface allowing editing of the accumulated access privileges. Change in accumulated access privileges to a specific function in a specific networked device is indicated, and the specific function of the specific networked device is configured for allowing access by the selected users in accordance with the indicated change of accumulated access privileges.