Connection Management Device for Region-Based Server Routing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing connection management systems fail to ensure automatic connection of terminal devices to secure server devices that comply with regional laws and regulations, risking non-compliance during data processing.

Innovation Solution

A connection management device that communicates with multiple server devices, extracts location information from terminal devices, determines the appropriate secure server based on region, and establishes a connection to ensure compliance with local regulations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the user specifies the server device during data uploading, then the user has control over connection selection, but the user may erroneously or intentionally specify a non-compliant server device, risking violation of laws and regulations

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser controlVSAvoidcompliance guarantee

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a connection management device as an intermediary between the terminal device and multiple server devices. This mediator automatically determines the appropriate server device based on location information and compliance requirements, eliminating the need for users to manually select servers while ensuring regulatory compliance through automated region-based routing

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If automatic connection management is implemented to ensure compliance, then connection security is improved, but system complexity increases due to location extraction and region determination functions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecompliance guaranteeVSAvoidsystem structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The connection management device performs multiple functions including receiving connection requests, extracting location information, determining geographic regions, selecting appropriate server devices, and transmitting requests. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single multi-functional device, the patent achieves compliance assurance without proportionally increasing overall system complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11546421B2Connection management device for connection to secure server connection management system for connection to secure server connection management method for connection to secure server and program

Publication Date: 2023.01.03 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP

AI summary

A connection management device is communicatively connected to a plurality of server devices. A receiver receives from a terminal device a request for connection to one of the plurality of server devices. A location information extractor extracts, from the request for connection, location information indicating a location where the terminal device exists. A region determiner determines, based on the extracted location information, a region where the terminal device exists. A connection destination determiner determines, based on the determined region, which of the plurality of server devices is the server device to which the terminal device is to connect. A transmitter transmits to the determined server device the request for connection received from the terminal device.