Identity Managed Collaboration Session Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current collaboration systems lack flexibility and security, as participants cannot control their identity within a session, switch access appliances during a session, or participate anonymously without installing client software.
Innovation Solution
The system and method for identity managed collaboration (IMC) allow participants to manage their identity, switch communication media, and change access appliances dynamically, using an identity and session manager, collaboration medium module, access rules module, access control module, and connection control module to enforce session rules and provide audio collaboration continuity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If participants use a platform of their choice without installing client software, then ease of operation is improved, but security control is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an identity manager as an intermediary component that mediates between participants and the collaboration server. This identity manager verifies participant identities and manages authentication credentials, allowing participants to access the system via web browsers without installing client software while maintaining security through centralized identity verification and credential management.
2Adaptability or versatility
If participants can switch access appliances during a session, then adaptability is improved, but session management complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service mechanism where participants can autonomously switch between access appliances (e.g., from mobile phone to laptop) during a collaboration session without requiring administrator intervention. The system automatically manages the transition by maintaining session state and re-establishing connections, thereby providing flexibility while avoiding increased management complexity through automation.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If participants can control their identity and participate anonymously, then privacy is improved, but authentication reliability is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the authentication process into two distinct layers: identity verification (confirming the participant is who they claim to be through credentials managed by the identity manager) and identity presentation (allowing participants to present a chosen identity or anonymous alias to other participants). This segmentation enables both privacy protection through anonymous presentation and authentication reliability through verified identity management.
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AI summary
A system and method for identity managed collaboration (IMC) that in various embodiments can provide for: identity management of participants within a collaboration session to set entitlement; identity security for participants to allow participants to determine what identity is projected; participation in a collaboration session in a monitoring mode via a browser without the need to install client software on an access appliance; audio collaboration via a plurality of communication media; and Leave Existing & Add Preferred (LEAP) capability to allow participants to dynamically changes access appliances.