Customizing Security Roles in Device Management Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current IT systems lack the ability to customize access rights effectively for administrators managing networked devices, leading to inefficient management and varying levels of access across different administrators and locations.
Innovation Solution
A device management tool with a role customizing unit that allows administrators to select and modify security roles by adding or deleting privileges, creating tailored access permissions for users based on their roles, enabling granular control over device management functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If standard security role categories (Users, Power Users, Administrators) are provided, then system simplicity and ease of operation are maintained, but the system lacks adaptability to customize access rights for different administrative needs and locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments security roles into hierarchical levels (standard roles and custom roles) with distinct functionalities. Standard roles provide basic access control while custom roles allow granular customization of privileges. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by maintaining system simplicity through standard roles while enabling adaptability through optional custom role creation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic security role management where administrators can create, modify, and delete custom roles based on changing organizational needs. The system transitions from static standard roles to dynamic customizable roles, allowing the security structure to adapt to different administrative requirements without increasing inherent system complexity.
2Productivity
If the number of IT administrators is increased to manage growing numbers of IT devices, then device management coverage is improved, but the complexity of managing varying access rights and responsibilities among administrators increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning specific privileges to different custom roles based on local administrative needs. Each administrator receives tailored access rights matching their specific responsibilities and location requirements, rather than applying uniform access control. This allows efficient management of multiple administrators with varying responsibilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables parameter changes in security role configuration, allowing administrators to modify privilege levels, scope of access, and role attributes according to specific organizational requirements. This flexibility allows the system to scale from few to many administrators without proportionally increasing management complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If administrators are assigned to single local offices, then ease of operation and clear responsibility boundaries are achieved, but the system lacks versatility to support administrators managing multiple offices or diverse device types
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by designing custom roles that can function across multiple offices and device types. A single custom role can be configured with privileges spanning multiple locations and device categories, allowing administrators to manage diverse scopes from a unified interface. This maintains ease of operation while achieving versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for managing information technology devices in an information technology environment in which at least some of the devices are connected to a network, and access of each user in the information technology environment is customized in a convenient manner.