Embedded Classified Communication Channels with Inherited Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing video and audio communication solutions in classified environments are inadequate due to excessive time, resources, and instability, necessitating a more efficient and secure communication mechanism.
Innovation Solution
Instantiating audio and video communication channels within a particular artifact, application, or resource, where access control restrictions inherit classification parameters, eliminating the need for separate communication applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If separate communication applications are used in classified environments, then communication functionality is provided, but time consumption and resource requirements increase excessively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges communication channel instantiation with the artifact or resource context by embedding communication logic directly within the artifact lifecycle. When an artifact is created or accessed, the communication channel is automatically instantiated as part of the same operational context, eliminating the need for separate communication application launches and reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides universal communication functionality that can be embedded within any artifact or resource type in the classified environment. A single communication framework serves multiple purposes across different artifacts, reducing the need for separate communication applications and improving productivity while minimizing time consumption.
2Reliability
If multiple applications and resources are used for communication, then communication functionality is achieved, but system complexity and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines communication functionality with existing artifact and resource structures, reducing the number of separate applications and resources needed. By embedding communication channels within the artifact context and leveraging existing access control mechanisms, the system maintains reliability while reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a universal communication framework that operates across multiple artifacts and resources through a single integrated mechanism. This multi-functional approach provides stable communication signals while reducing the proliferation of separate applications and resources, thereby lowering device complexity.
3Reliability
If access control restrictions are applied to communication channels, then security is improved, but ease of operation for users with varying permissions decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service access control where communication channels automatically inherit and enforce the access control attributes of their parent artifacts or resources. Users with appropriate permissions can collaborate without manual access control configuration, as the system automatically manages security based on existing artifact permissions, maintaining both security and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
Access control attributes are predetermined and embedded within artifact definitions before communication occurs. When a communication channel is instantiated, it automatically inherits these pre-configured access control settings, eliminating the need for real-time permission negotiations and simplifying user collaboration while maintaining security.
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AI summary
Computing systems methods, and non-transitory storage media are provided for receiving an indication to instantiate an audio or video communication channel, among computing devices, within an application, an artifact, or a resource, obtaining an access control attribute associated with the application, the artifact, or the resource, and instantiating the audio or video communication channel among the computing devices according to the access control attribute.