Conference Terminal Joining via Authenticated Participation Requests
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing conference systems require users to physically interact with IC cards or input passwords to enable conference terminal devices, such as electronic whiteboards, leading to inefficiencies and increased effort.
Innovation Solution
A conference system and method that allows electronic whiteboards to automatically participate in conferences via a participation request from a terminal device without the need for password input, utilizing a participation request mechanism and authentication through a conference server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If IC card authentication is used for conference terminal devices, then security is improved, but user operation complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal device acts as an intermediary that transmits authentication information to the conference terminal device. Instead of the user directly presenting an IC card to the conference terminal device, the terminal device mediates the authentication process by automatically transmitting the user's authentication credentials, thereby reducing user operation complexity while maintaining security through server-side verification
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical IC card presentation process with an automated electronic authentication transmission. The physical act of holding an IC card over the conference terminal device is substituted by an automated data transmission process where the terminal device sends authentication information electronically, eliminating the need for manual IC card handling while maintaining authentication security
2Reliability
If IC card presentation is required for conference terminal participation, then authentication control is improved, but time efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The user's authentication information is pre-stored in the terminal device, and the terminal device automatically transmits this authentication information to the conference terminal device without requiring real-time IC card presentation. This preliminary preparation of authentication credentials enables rapid conference joining while maintaining authentication control through server verification
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows the authentication process to be skipped from the user perspective by automating it through the terminal device. The user simply needs to initiate conference joining, and the system rapidly completes authentication in the background by having the terminal device transmit pre-stored credentials, thereby rushing through the authentication step without sacrificing security
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AI summary
A conference system (300) includes a terminal device (4, 11, 14) operated by a participant in a conference, a conference terminal device (2), and an information processing system (1). The information processing system (1) communicates with the terminal device (4, 11, 14) and the conference terminal device (2) via a network. The terminal device (4,11,14) includes a second participation request transmission unit (41) that transmits a participation request for requesting the conference terminal device (2) to participate in the conference to the information processing system (1) in response to an operation of the participant. The information processing system (1) includes a first participation request transmission unit (26) that transmits the participation request for requesting the conference terminal device (2) to participate, received from the terminal device (4,11,14), to the conference terminal device (2).