Device Management Service for Private Device User Association
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current device management systems struggle to accurately associate private devices used by individual users outside organizational networks, as they rely on IP addresses that can vary with network settings, failing to consider the user association effectively.
Innovation Solution
A device management system that determines whether a device is shared or private based on registration information and IP addresses, sending notifications for private registration when not shared, allowing users to register devices with user authentication, thereby associating them correctly with users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If IP address-based group identification is used to manage devices, then shared devices within organizational networks can be identified, but private devices outside the network cannot be associated with specific users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments device identification into two distinct pathways: shared device identification using IP address-based group identification for organizational devices, and private device identification using user authentication information for personal devices. This segmentation allows each identification method to be optimized for its specific use case without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary classification of devices as either shared or private during the registration process. Based on this preliminary action, the system then applies the appropriate identification method: IP address-based grouping for shared devices or user authentication-based association for private devices. This preliminary classification enables accurate user association for private devices that would otherwise be missed.
2Ease of operation
If a single registration process is used for all devices, then the registration process is simple, but private devices cannot be distinguished from shared devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making the registration process adaptive to the specific device type being registered. The system evaluates registration information locally to determine whether the device is shared or private, then applies the appropriate registration handling. This localized decision-making maintains simplicity for each individual registration while ensuring correct classification.
Solution Approach 2:
The registration process is made dynamic by allowing it to adapt its behavior based on the device being registered. The system dynamically determines the device type from registration information and adjusts the registration workflow accordingly - using IP address-based grouping for shared devices or user authentication-based association for private devices. This dynamic adaptation maintains ease of operation while achieving precise device type identification.
3Measurement precision
If user authentication is required for all device registrations, then user association is accurate, but the registration process becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the user authentication requirement from the general registration process and applies it only where necessary - specifically for private devices. For shared devices, the system uses simpler IP address-based group identification without requiring user authentication. This extraction of the authentication requirement to only the necessary cases reduces overall complexity while maintaining accurate user association for private devices.
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AI summary
A device management system comprises a device management service to perform device management; and a device to be managed. The device transmits a registration request to the device management service. The device management service determines, in response to the registration request, whether the device is a device to be registered as a shared device. If the device management service determines that the device is not a device to be registered as the shared device, the device management service transmits, to the device, a notification that the device can be registered as a private device. The device transmits, in response to the notification, a private device registration request along with user authentication information to the device management service. The device management service registers the device in association with a user identified by the user authentication information.