Authentication Unit for Remote UI Access via Short-Range Wireless
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote UI techniques for managing printing apparatuses require users to input authentication information each time, which decreases operability and convenience.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a communication unit for short-range wireless communication, a determination unit to assess the need for authentication, and an authentication unit to perform authentication processing when necessary, allowing for streamlined access to external apparatus functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If authentication processing is performed each time when utilizing the remote UI function, then security is improved, but operability deteriorates due to repeated password input requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs authentication processing in advance by detecting the mobile terminal's approach through short-range wireless communication. The authentication is completed before the user actually needs to access the remote UI function, so when the function is activated, authentication has already been handled, eliminating the need for repeated password input while maintaining security
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the mobile terminal's own characteristics (such as its identification information detected via short-range wireless communication) to perform authentication. The terminal itself serves as the authentication credential, eliminating the need for manual password input while maintaining secure access control
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus comprises: a communication unit which performs short-range wireless communication with an external apparatus configured to provide a predetermined function; a first determination unit which determines, based on information obtained from the external apparatus by the communication unit, whether to perform authentication processing in order to utilize the predetermined function of the external apparatus; and an authentication unit which performs the authentication processing if the first determination unit determines to perform the authentication processing.