Image Processing Apparatus for Secure Chat File Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience when sharing image data with a password set in a chat room, as they need to manually upload the image data and notify other users of the password, which is time-consuming and cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus and method that encrypts image data with a user-provided password and automatically uploads the encrypted file and password to a specified channel in a chat service, streamlining the sharing process by integrating the image processing and information processing functions within a networked system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If image data with password is uploaded to chat room manually, then security is improved, but user operation complexity increases and time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the image upload function and password notification function into a single integrated operation. When the user uploads encrypted image data to the chat room, the system automatically notifies other users of the password, merging two separate manual operations into one automated process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs automatic password notification without requiring user intervention. After the user uploads the encrypted image, the system automatically sends the password to authorized users, making the system self-serve the password distribution task.
2Reliability
If password notification is sent manually, then security is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs password notification automatically as part of the upload process. The password is prepared and sent in advance along with the image upload, eliminating the need for separate manual notification steps and reducing overall time consumption.
3Ease of operation
If automatic password notification is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an automatic notification mechanism as an intermediary between image upload and user access. This mediator automatically handles password distribution, simplifying user operations while managing system complexity through automated mediation.
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AI summary
A system includes an image processing apparatus and an information processing apparatus that provides a chat service, the image processing apparatus includes a reading unit that reads an image on a document, a memory, and a processor that executes a program stored in the memory to generate a file based on the read image, receive a password from a user, encrypt the generated file, using the received password, and transmit the encrypted file and the received password to the information processing apparatus, wherein the information processing apparatus includes a memory, and a processor that executes a program stored in the memory to cause the information processing apparatus to receive, from the image processing apparatus, the encrypted file and the received password, execute processing for posting the received encrypted file to a channel specified by the user, and execute processing for posting the received password to the channel.