Information Processing Apparatus with Confidentiality-Based Setting Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems burden users with the manual selection and registration of shared setting information, leading to inefficiencies and potential misuse, while lacking control over non-shared setting information.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that automatically registers setting information as shared by a processor based on preset conditions, reducing user burden and ensuring secure sharing of non-confidential data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If setting information is automatically registered as shared without conditions, then user burden is reduced, but non-shared setting information cannot be controlled
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of registration control from fully manual to conditional automatic based on the confidentiality determination result. When setting information is determined to be non-confidential, it is automatically registered as shared, reducing user burden. When confidential, manual registration is required, maintaining control over non-shared information.
Solution Approach 2:
A confidentiality determination unit acts as an intermediary between the automatic registration process and the shared setting information storage. This intermediary automatically evaluates whether setting information is confidential and controls the registration process accordingly, eliminating the need for user intervention in non-confidential cases while maintaining control for confidential information.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual selection and registration of shared setting information is required, then control over shared information is ensured, but user burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically determining the confidentiality of setting information and registering non-confidential information as shared without user intervention. The confidentiality determination unit autonomously evaluates setting information and executes registration decisions, eliminating the need for users to manually select and register shared setting information.
Solution Approach 2:
The confidentiality determination unit serves as an intermediary that automates the selection and registration process. It evaluates setting information, determines confidentiality status, and automatically registers appropriate information as shared, replacing the manual user process while maintaining proper control over confidential information.
3Productivity
If all setting information is shared automatically, then productivity is improved, but unauthorized data exposure risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system converts the potential harm of unauthorized data exposure into a benefit by using the confidentiality determination unit to automatically identify and protect confidential information. The same automation that enables efficient sharing of non-confidential information also serves to identify and prevent exposure of confidential information, turning a security risk into a protective mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the sharing parameter dynamically based on the confidentiality determination result. Non-confidential setting information is automatically shared to improve productivity, while confidential information is excluded from automatic sharing to prevent unauthorized exposure. This conditional parameter change enables both efficiency and security.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to, in a case where an executed processing content satisfies a preset condition, register setting information in which a setting value in the processing content is stored for each setting item, as shared setting information usable by plural users.