Intermediate System for Scalable PDF Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing scalable computing systems face challenges in efficiently generating PDF documents from web pages, particularly in large organizations, due to high network traffic, processing intensity, and the need to protect user data from third-party systems.
Innovation Solution
A scalable computing system is implemented with a core server system, an intermediate system, and a third-party system, where the intermediate system facilitates communication and decouples the core server system from the third-party system, enabling independent scaling and protecting user data through a two-stage authentication process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a third-party system is used to generate PDF documents, then document generation capability is improved, but user data security deteriorates due to direct access requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server system as an intermediary between the core system and the third-party document generation system. This server receives requests from the core system, authenticates them, and then communicates with the third-party system on behalf of the core system. This intermediary architecture allows the third-party system to generate PDFs without the core system's users or data having direct access to it, thus maintaining security while enabling document generation capability.
2Device complexity
If direct communication between core server system and third-party system is implemented, then system complexity is reduced, but scalability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the system into distinct components: the core system, the server system (intermediary), and the third-party document generation system. Each component operates independently with well-defined interfaces. The server system handles authentication and communication protocols, allowing the core system and third-party system to scale independently without requiring changes to their internal architectures, thus improving scalability despite the added segmentation.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If authentication protocols are implemented to protect data, then data security is improved, but processing time deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary authentication where the server system establishes security credentials and authentication mechanisms in advance. When a core system requests PDF generation, the authentication is already configured and ready, reducing the actual authentication time during document generation. The server maintains pre-established secure communication channels with both the core system and the third-party system, minimizing real-time authentication overhead.
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AI summary
Disclosed are some implementations of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for implementing a scalable computing system. The scalable computing system includes an intermediate system that facilitates communications between a core server system and a third-party system. The core server system processes a client request for a third-party service in association with a web page having a corresponding web address. The intermediate system communicates with the core server system to obtain a session token, and transmits the session token and web address to the third-party system. The third-party system may then access the web page via the web address using the session token.