Image Processing Apparatus Permission Acquisition for IoT Data Collection
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Solution Overview
Problem
In IoT systems, sensitive information generated by devices may be inadvertently collected and transmitted to the cloud without permission, compromising information security for user organizations.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus with a permission acquisition section that obtains collection permissions for specific information items from a manager, ensuring that only permitted data is collected and transmitted, utilizing a collection management unit to manage and enforce these permissions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If an image processing apparatus performs unlimited image processing jobs and collects all information items generated by IoT devices, then processing capability and data availability are improved, but information security and unauthorized data collection risks worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by acquiring collection permission for each information item before actually collecting the data. The permission acquisition section obtains authorization from the device group manager in advance, and the collection section only collects information items for which permission has been granted. This preliminary permission-checking mechanism prevents unauthorized data collection while maintaining processing capability.
2Reliability
If collection permission is required for each information item, then information security is improved, but system complexity and processing overhead worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The image processing apparatus performs multiple functions: it acts as both an image processing device and a data collection device with permission management capabilities. The same apparatus that processes images also acquires collection permissions and collects information items from IoT devices. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate permission management systems while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the collection section checks whether collection permission has been acquired for each information item before collecting data. The permission acquisition status feeds back to control the collection process, ensuring that only authorized information items are collected. This feedback loop maintains security without requiring complex external management systems.
3Loss of information
If all information items are collected without permission verification, then data availability for analysis is improved, but unauthorized data collection and confidentiality breaches worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different collection rules to different information items based on their individual permission status. Each information item is evaluated separately: if permission is granted, the item is collected; if not, it is excluded. This local differentiation allows the system to collect all permitted data items while excluding unauthorized ones, maintaining both data availability and confidentiality.
Data Source
AI summary
An image processing apparatus includes an image processing section that performs processing of a job relating to image processing, one or more information processing sections that perform processing on one or more information items as processing targets among information items generated by a device group, a permission acquisition section that acquires a collection permission for each of one or more information items used by the one or more information processing sections, from a manager of the device group or the image processing apparatus, and a collection section that collects the information items used by the one or more information processing sections from devices that generate the information items, under a condition in which acquisition of the collection permission for each of the information items from the manager is completed.