Device Management Server Segmentation for Excluded Device Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing device management systems cannot effectively manage devices that are excluded from management, leading to unmanaged devices lacking security policy and power management, which compromises device security and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that manages device information by allowing devices to be set as either management targets or non-management targets, enabling selection candidates for specific functions such as power management and security policies, even for excluded devices, ensuring comprehensive device administration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If devices are excluded from management by specifying IP addresses, then device management complexity is reduced, but security policy and power management cannot be applied to excluded devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments device management into two distinct categories: management target devices and non-management target devices. This segmentation allows the system to apply different management policies to different device groups, reducing overall management complexity while maintaining security control where needed. Excluded devices are segmented into a separate category that can be selectively managed for security purposes without requiring full management oversight.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by allowing security policy management to be selectively applied to specific excluded devices rather than uniformly to all devices. The management server can identify individual excluded devices and apply security policies to them on a case-by-case basis, ensuring that critical security measures are maintained for specific devices even when they are excluded from general management.
2Loss of time
If devices are excluded from management, then administrative overhead is reduced, but power management cannot be performed on excluded devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments power management capabilities from general device management, allowing power management to be selectively applied to excluded devices. This segmentation enables the system to maintain low administrative overhead for most excluded devices while providing power management capabilities for specific devices that require it, based on their individual needs and priorities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by providing power management only for excluded devices that specifically require it, rather than universally applying power management to all excluded devices. This approach reduces administrative overhead by limiting power management intervention to only those cases where it is necessary, while still maintaining the ability to provide full power management when needed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If all devices are managed uniformly, then comprehensive control is achieved, but management system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the device population into management target devices and non-management target devices, allowing the system to adapt its management approach based on device-specific requirements. This segmentation enables comprehensive control where needed while reducing complexity for devices that do not require full management, achieving versatility without uniform complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic adaptability by allowing devices to transition between management target and non-management target status. The management server can dynamically adjust its management approach based on changing requirements, adding or excluding devices from management as needed. This dynamic capability provides comprehensive control flexibility while maintaining system simplicity when full management is not required.
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AI summary
A device management server that manages device information of a plurality of devices to be managed by a device information storage unit comprises: a device information management unit that manages the device information as a management target or as a non-management target by the device information storage unit; and a device display unit that performs a control such that, when selecting a device to which a first function is to be applied, a device corresponding to the device information managed as a management target is set to be a selection candidate instead of setting a device corresponding to the device information managed as a non-managed target to be a selection candidate, and when selecting a device to which a second function is to be applied, a device corresponding to the device information managed as a management target or non-management target is set to be a selection candidate.