Information Processing Device Linkage Function Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information processing systems lack an efficient method for managing and enabling the linkage of device functions across multiple devices, leading to difficulties in utilizing combined functionalities and secure authentication processes.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device system that includes a controller for requesting permission and managing the display of linkage functions, utilizing device identification technologies like AR to specify and authenticate devices, and a server for managing function associations and permissions, allowing secure execution of linkage functions between devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If device linkage functions are enabled across multiple devices, then functional versatility and user experience are improved, but system security and permission control become more complex and difficult to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that centralizes the management of device linkage permissions. The server receives linkage requests from terminal devices, manages device function associations, and controls permission granting. This intermediary architecture resolves the contradiction by externalizing the complex permission management to a dedicated server, thereby simplifying the terminal device's role while maintaining secure and versatile device linkage capabilities.
2Ease of operation
If AR-based device identification is implemented, then device specification accuracy and user ease of operation are improved, but system complexity and authentication requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service device identification using AR technology. Terminal devices automatically capture images of physical devices, extract identification information through image processing, and complete device specification without manual intervention. This self-service approach simplifies user operation while the underlying authentication complexity is handled automatically by the system's image recognition and matching algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual device identification methods (such as typing device IDs or selecting from lists) with AR-based image recognition. The terminal device uses camera capture and image processing to automatically identify devices, substituting mechanical interaction with optical recognition. This significantly improves ease of operation while the authentication complexity is managed through automated image matching and device database queries.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple devices are linked for combined functionality, then functional capabilities are enhanced, but security risks and permission control difficulties increase
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as a security intermediary that verifies and manages permissions for device linkage. Before enabling combined functionality between devices, the server authenticates the linkage request, checks permission credentials, and controls the establishment of functional connections. This intermediary security layer enables enhanced combined functionality while maintaining system reliability by preventing unauthorized device associations.
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AI summary
An information processing device includes a controller that controls display of a list of linkage functions executable by combining devices permitted to be used on a terminal device used by at least one user and display of candidates for a use request target device extracted from the devices on the terminal device. In response to candidates for the devices being selected and permitted to be used, the controller controls display of information of a linkage function executable by using the candidates selected and permitted to be used on the terminal device. In response to an authentication to a second device being successful within a predetermined time from a time point at which an authentication to a first device being successful, the controller controls display of information of a linkage function which are executable by using the first device and the second device on the terminal device.