Encrypted Setting Data Migration via Conversion Rules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems face challenges in migrating setting information from one electronic apparatus to another of different models, particularly when the setting information is encrypted, as they lack the necessary encryption keys to decrypt and convert the information for the new apparatus.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that stores conversion rules for different electronic apparatus models, acquires encrypted setting information, and transmits it along with the conversion rules to the destination apparatus, allowing the destination apparatus to decrypt and convert the information using an input encryption key.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If encrypted setting information is migrated between different electronic apparatus models, then security is maintained, but compatibility and usability deteriorate due to inability to decrypt and convert the information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a conversion rule file as an intermediary that bridges the gap between encrypted setting information and the destination apparatus. The conversion rule file contains model-specific information and conversion logic that enables the destination apparatus to properly interpret and apply the encrypted settings without requiring decryption keys, thus maintaining both security and compatibility across different apparatus models
2Reliability
If encrypted setting information is migrated between different electronic apparatus models, then security is maintained, but ease of operation deteriorates due to complex migration process
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service migration by allowing the destination apparatus to automatically obtain and apply conversion rule files based on its own model information. The apparatus autonomously retrieves the appropriate conversion rules and applies them to the imported encrypted setting information without requiring manual intervention or configuration, simplifying the migration process while maintaining security
3Adaptability or versatility
If conversion rules are stored in the information processing apparatus, then conversion capability is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional storage and management requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the conversion rule files from the information processing apparatus and stores them as separate, standalone files that can be independently managed and distributed. This separation allows the conversion logic to be updated and maintained without modifying the core apparatus, reducing system complexity while preserving conversion capabilities across different models
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus for supporting migration of setting information from a first electronic apparatus to a second electronic apparatus, includes circuitry to store, in a memory, a conversion rule of setting information corresponding to the first electronic apparatus, acquire encrypted setting information and information on the first electronic apparatus from the first electronic apparatus, receive information on the second electronic apparatus, and transmit the encrypted setting information and the conversion rule corresponding to the first electronic apparatus to the second electronic apparatus.