User-Configurable Security Verification for Game Console Extension Boards
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional information process devices lack a security system that can be customized by users to prevent illegal use of software stored on extension boards, as the security measures are fixed at the supplier level and do not reflect user intentions.
Innovation Solution
An information process device with a motherboard and extension board, each having memory areas for discriminative information, an application program, and a verification device that allows user input to rewrite and verify this information, enabling user-controlled security settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a security system is constructed beforehand at the supplier side, then security to avoid illegal use of game soft programs is improved, but the security system cannot be changed and cannot reflect user intentions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the security system changeable and adaptable. The supplier-side predetermined security information can be modified by user-side input, transforming the static security system into a dynamic one that can adapt to different user needs and intentions while maintaining its security function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables self-service by allowing the user to input their own security information directly into the system. The user can independently configure and modify security settings without requiring supplier intervention, making the security system serve the user's specific needs autonomously.
2Reliability
If discriminative information is stored in memory media of both main body and extension board, then security verification is improved, but the system cannot be customized by users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables users to independently input and configure their own security information, allowing them to customize the security verification process according to their needs. This self-service capability improves ease of operation while maintaining the dual-memory verification mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from fixed, predetermined security information to dynamic, user-configurable security information. Users can modify the discriminative information stored in both the main body and extension board, making the security verification process adaptable and easier to customize.
Data Source
AI summary
In the information process device 1, only when it is determined that the password rewritten in the change password memory area 14a of the backup RAM 14 and the password rewritten in the change password memory area 31a of the second flash memory 31 coincide with each other (S202: YES), the menu display of the liquid crystal display 21 is conducted (S107) and it is permitted to start execution of the application program (S123) based on that the menu M2 of “2. start of game” is selected in the menu display. Further, based on that the menu M1 of “1. set of password” is selected in the menu display (S109: 1), it is permitted input of the change password by touching each of the areas 22c to 22n of the transparent touch panel 22 (S112).