Home Network User Identification for Command Collision Avoidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Standard home networks face issues with collision-free operation and unauthorized access, particularly in multi-user households, where conflicting commands can overwrite previous instructions, and users may access all data without protection, posing concerns for minor protection.
Innovation Solution
Assigning user identifications to functional commands through user data, such as usernames and passwords, ensures personalized command execution, preventing modifications or deletions by unauthorized users, and implementing user-specific information for age-based protection, using hash values for encryption and secure data access management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If standard home networks allow multiple users to access network components, then user accessibility and convenience are improved, but command collisions and unauthorized access occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments user access rights by assigning unique user identifications to each user and linking them to specific functional commands. This segmentation prevents different users from interfering with each other's commands, resolving the contradiction between allowing multiple users to access the network while maintaining command execution reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by assigning specific access rights and permissions to each user based on their identification. Each user receives tailored access levels for different network components and functions, allowing multi-user accessibility while preventing unauthorized modifications to preprogrammed processes.
2Ease of operation
If users can access all data in the network, then data accessibility is improved, but minor protection and security are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by implementing user-specific access rights for different data and functions. Children's accounts are restricted from accessing certain functions or data, while adults maintain full access. This allows data accessibility for authorized users while protecting minors from harmful content.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary authentication mechanism that mediates between users and network resources. The authentication module verifies user identifications and assigns appropriate access rights, preventing minors from accessing restricted content while maintaining ease of operation for authorized users.
3Device complexity
If functional commands are executed without user identification, then system simplicity is maintained, but unauthorized modifications occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments commands by associating each functional command with a specific user identification. This segmentation allows the system to maintain relative simplicity while preventing unauthorized modifications, as each command is linked to its authorized user and cannot be executed by others.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by requiring user authentication before allowing command execution. The system performs preliminary verification of user identification and access rights before executing any functional command, preventing unauthorized modifications while maintaining system simplicity through automated authentication.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for operating a network as well as a local network comprising network components and to network components, in particular of a home network, where a functional command is generated, which is configured to execute an assigned function in a network station, wherein a user identification, which is derived from the collected user data, is assigned to the functional command, the assigned user identification is evaluated in the network station in response to executing the functional command and the functional command is executed when, in response to the evaluation of the corresponding user identification, it is established that the functional command is approved in connection with the assigned user identification.