Communication Apparatus Configuration Restoration Mode Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication apparatuses face issues during configuration restoration, particularly when passwords are forgotten or the mode transitions unexpectedly, leading to user inconvenience and frustration.
Innovation Solution
A communication apparatus with a mode controller and mode acquisition unit that prevents automatic mode transitions during configuration restoration by excluding administrative user account updates, allowing users to verify and adjust the mode as needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If configuration information is restored using ONVIF standards, then restoration function is provided, but user inconvenience occurs due to unintended mode transitions and forgotten passwords
Solution Approach 1:
The configuration information is segmented into multiple types: account configuration information, mode configuration information, and other configuration information. During restoration, only account configuration information is updated while mode configuration information is preserved, preventing unintended mode transitions and maintaining user convenience while providing restoration functionality.
2Productivity
If all configuration information is restored, then complete restoration is achieved, but account security is compromised when passwords are forgotten
Solution Approach 1:
Account configuration information is extracted and separated from other configuration information during the restoration process. By updating only account configuration information while preserving mode configuration information, the system achieves partial restoration that maintains account security even when passwords are forgotten, without compromising overall restoration functionality.
3Productivity
If configuration information is updated automatically, then operation efficiency is improved, but user control is reduced leading to frustration
Solution Approach 1:
Different update policies are applied to different parts of configuration information: account configuration information is updated automatically for efficiency, while mode configuration information is preserved to maintain user control. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction by providing automatic updates where appropriate while maintaining user oversight for critical operational modes.
Data Source
AI summary
A communication apparatus includes a holding unit, an updating unit, an authentication unit, a mode controller, and a mode acquisition unit. The holding unit holds configuration information used to control the communication apparatus. The updating unit updates the configuration information held in the holding unit with occasional configuration information. The authentication unit performs user authentication in communication with the external apparatus. The mode controller controls the mode of the communication apparatus. The mode acquisition unit acquires the mode of the communication apparatus controlled by the mode controller. The configuration information includes an account configuration used for the authentication unit. Depending on a result of acquisition performed by the mode acquisition unit, the updating unit does not update, with the occasional configuration information, at least part of the account configuration included in the configuration information held in the holding unit.