Job Setting Display Control for Unauthenticated MFP Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In multifunction peripherals used by an unspecified number of users, unauthenticated users can complicate the operation of setting jobs and expose settings of one user to others, compromising security.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device that receives job settings and displays the operator associated with the settings only when an unauthenticated user continuously operates, storing settings and displaying them based on conditions such as presence of materials or time elapsed, and allowing users to select immediate execution or change settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If settings of executed jobs are stored and displayed for unauthenticated users, then user effort is reduced by minimizing repeated input, but security is compromised as another unauthenticated user can recognize settings of one unauthenticated user
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the display behavior based on the operational context. When an unauthenticated user continuously operates the device, the operator information is displayed to assist the same user. However, when operation is not continuous, the operator information is hidden to prevent security issues. This localized adjustment of information display based on operational continuity resolves the contradiction between ease of operation and security.
2Ease of operation
If operator information is always displayed for unauthenticated users, then ease of operation is improved, but security is worsened as settings become visible to other users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamics by making the display of operator information conditional rather than static. The system dynamically adjusts whether to display operator information based on the continuity of operation. When operation is continuous, the information is displayed; when not continuous, it is hidden. This dynamic approach allows the system to adapt to different usage scenarios, improving ease of operation when appropriate while maintaining security when needed.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If operator information is never displayed for unauthenticated users, then security is maintained, but user effort increases due to repeated input requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by storing the operator information from previous job executions. This stored information is then conditionally displayed to assist the current user without requiring complete re-entry. The system performs the preliminary work of capturing and storing operator details, and then selectively reusing this information based on operational continuity, thereby reducing user effort while maintaining security.
Data Source
AI summary
This information processing device comprises a processor. The processor receives a setting of a job that is processing for the device to execute a function. When the job has been executed using the received setting, if an operation is being performed continuously by an unauthenticated user that is a user who is not authenticated, the processor causes an operator associated with the setting of the job that has been executed to be displayed on a display unit. If an operation is not being performed continuously by the unauthenticated user, the processor hides the operator.