Display Identification Code Authentication for Collaboration Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Collaboration systems face challenges in efficiently authenticating users and managing access to digital display walls, leading to wasted time in sharing content and maintaining security, especially for unscheduled users and guests who lack login credentials.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing display identification codes (DICs) and smart dongles to authenticate users and distribute digital content across network nodes, allowing authorized users to access and share workspaces efficiently while preventing unauthorized access by scheduling DIC availability to only scheduled meeting participants.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional user authentication methods are used in collaboration systems, then security of shared digital content is maintained, but user authentication time and meeting start-up time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-generating and distributing display identification codes to authorized users before meetings begin. Users receive DICs in advance through email or mobile notifications, eliminating the need for real-time authentication during meetings. The system pre-associates DICs with user identities and device information, so that when users join meetings, they simply present their DICs for immediate verification without going through traditional login credential authentication processes.
2Ease of operation
If display identification codes are made available to all users, then ease of access is improved, but unauthorized access to scheduled meetings increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by making DICs available in different forms and through different channels to different user groups based on their authorization levels. Scheduled meeting participants receive DICs with full access permissions through secure channels, while unscheduled users or guests receive limited-access DICs or must go through additional verification. The DIC system supports multiple access levels and permission sets, allowing the system to tailor access quality to local user needs and security requirements without compromising overall system security.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the server continuously monitors DIC usage, tracks which users access which digital display walls, and verifies user identities against scheduled meeting information. When an unscheduled user attempts to access a scheduled meeting using a DIC, the system provides immediate feedback by denying access and notifying the meeting organizer. This real-time feedback loop maintains security while allowing easy access for authorized users.
3Reliability
If manual user authentication and content distribution processes are used, then security control is maintained, but productivity and meeting efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing users to autonomously obtain their display identification codes without administrator intervention. Users can request and receive DICs through automated email or mobile notification systems, and can independently present their DICs to join meetings and access digital display walls. The system automatically verifies user credentials, matches DICs with scheduled meetings, and distributes content without requiring manual authentication or administrator approval for each user, significantly improving meeting efficiency while maintaining security controls.
Solution Approach 2:
The display identification code acts as an intermediary that bridges the gap between security requirements and efficient access. Instead of directly implementing traditional authentication protocols that require manual credential verification, the system introduces DICs as intermediate tokens that encapsulate user identity and authorization information. This intermediary mechanism allows the system to maintain security verification while eliminating time-consuming manual authentication steps, as the DIC itself carries the necessary authorization data for rapid verification.
4Ease of operation
If digital display walls are made accessible without scheduling restrictions, then ease of use is improved, but resource utilization efficiency and meeting scheduling reliability worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamics by making digital display wall accessibility flexible and adaptive based on scheduling status and user authorization. During scheduled meetings, the system dynamically restricts access to authorized participants only, preventing unscheduled users from occupying display walls. Between meetings or for unscheduled access requests, the system dynamically allows broader access after verification. This dynamic access control mechanism ensures that digital display walls are always available to authorized users while preventing resource conflicts and maintaining high utilization efficiency.
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AI summary
Systems and techniques are provided for a digital collaborative workspace system. The system includes a server-side network node having a communication module, a processor and a database accessible thereto. The database can store a shared digital workspace. The server-side network node can include logic to send a display identification code (DIC) to a client-side network node such as a display client for display of the DIC. The system can detect an input from a user identifying a shared digital workspace, and a requested DIC. The system can start a collaboration by sending data of the shared digital workspace to the client-side network node.