Information Processing Apparatus Destination Privacy Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing apparatuses fail to securely prevent destination information from being leaked to unauthorized users without requiring special user operations, as they often impose restrictive display settings on all setting history information, limiting practicality in confirming or reusing setting history.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a controller that determines whether a destination in setting history information is private by referencing an address book, and accordingly restricts or hides the display of such information to prevent unauthorized access, allowing users to securely manage their setting history without additional operational steps.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If display restriction is imposed on all setting history information to prevent destination information leakage, then security is improved, but the practical function of confirming/reusing setting history information is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the display treatment based on whether the destination information is stored in the address book. Setting history information containing destinations not in the address book is hidden, while other setting history information is displayed normally. This selective approach prevents destination information leakage only where applicable, while preserving the practical function of confirming/reusing setting history information for legitimate purposes.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If encryption function is applied to each fax transmission to prevent destination information leakage, then security is improved, but the device complexity and operational burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by having the system automatically determine whether destination information should be hidden based on its presence in the address book, without requiring user intervention. The controller automatically compares destination information with address book entries and applies appropriate display restrictions, eliminating the need for users to manually configure encryption or security settings while maintaining security.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If an encryption guide is displayed for each fax transmission to encourage encryption, then security awareness is improved, but the system must respond to jobs that do not require encryption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the display parameter of setting history information based on the destination information characteristics. The controller changes the display state (hidden vs. displayed) according to whether the destination is stored in the address book, providing adaptive behavior that automatically adjusts to different job types without requiring separate handling for encryption-guided jobs.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a controller that executes a job including a destination in a setting value, a storage, and a display. The storage stores destination information including the destination, and setting history information that includes the setting value and is history information pertaining to execution of the job. The controller reads the setting history information from the storage, and displays the setting history information on the display when the destination included in the setting history information is stored in the storage.