Cloud Management Server Unified License Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
The management of cloud services is complicated by subscription and backup burdens, particularly when data is stored on external cloud storage, and entrusting management to third parties poses risks such as data leakage.
Innovation Solution
A cloud management server that processes circuitry to access device and license databases, receives and updates license settings, and verifies update authorities to ensure authorized updates, thereby simplifying subscription management and reducing data leakage risks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user uses multiple cloud services from multiple service providers, then the cloud service functionality is improved, but the subscription management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple cloud service subscriptions and license management into a single unified system. The management server consolidates license information from multiple service providers, allowing users to manage all subscriptions through one interface rather than separately managing each service, thereby reducing management complexity while maintaining access to multiple services
Solution Approach 2:
The management server provides universal functionality to handle diverse cloud service subscriptions from different providers. It implements a standardized license management system that can accommodate multiple service types and providers through a single platform, enabling users to manage various cloud services uniformly
2Quantity of substance
If data is backed up to external cloud storage, then the data storage capacity is improved, but the management burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex management tasks of license verification and subscription management from the user's responsibility and transfers them to an automated management server. The server automatically handles license validation, renewal, and coordination with cloud storage services, freeing users from manual management burdens while maintaining large storage capacity
Solution Approach 2:
The management server acts as an intermediary between the user, cloud storage services, and service providers. It automatically communicates with multiple service providers to verify licenses and manage subscriptions, shielding users from complex management tasks while enabling access to extensive cloud storage resources
3Ease of operation
If device management is entrusted to a third party, then the management convenience is improved, but the data security risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management server implements continuous feedback mechanisms by automatically verifying license validity and monitoring subscription status with cloud storage services. This real-time verification ensures that third-party management remains secure and authorized, maintaining data security while providing management convenience
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary license verification and authorization checks before granting access to cloud storage resources. By pre-validating licenses and establishing security protocols, the system ensures that third-party management operations are authorized and secure before any data access occurs
Data Source
AI summary
A cloud management server comprises processing circuitry configured to access a device database storing information identifying a storage device in association with information identifying an owner thereof; access a license database storing license information of a license for a cloud storage, information identifying a license subscriber of the license, and information identifying a license sharer; receive setting information about a first license from a first license subscriber; refer to the device database to acquire information identifying a first storage device; set an update authority of the setting information to at least one of the first license subscriber and a first license sharer; and receive update instructions of the setting information, to refer to the update authority of the setting information, to confirm that the update instructions are given by the first license subscriber or the first license sharer having the update authority, and update the setting information.