Management Server Memory Area Determination for Terminal Configuration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Service providers face a burden in providing services to communication terminals with varying system configurations, as they need to determine and adapt to different memory access processes, especially when secure memory systems are involved, which can be complex and resource-intensive.

Innovation Solution

A management server and data processing method that acquire system configuration information from communication terminals, determine the appropriate memory area for service data access, and generate commands or data based on priority order information, allowing service data to be recorded or read without requiring the service provider to know the terminal's configuration details.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the service provider executes a process to confirm the system configuration of a communication terminal and provides services after confirmation, then the service can be accurately adapted to the terminal's capabilities, but the burden on the service provider increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice adaptation to terminal configurationVSAvoidprocessing burden on service provider
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a management server as an intermediary between the service providing server and the communication terminal. The management server receives system configuration information from the terminal, determines the appropriate memory area for service data based on this information, and manages the data storage. This intermediary approach allows the service provider to avoid direct complexity of handling diverse terminal configurations while maintaining accurate service adaptation through the management server's configuration-aware data management

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the service provider handles multiple types of memory systems with different access algorithms, then support for diverse terminals is improved, but the complexity of memory access processing increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesupport for diverse memory systemsVSAvoidmemory access processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the memory system into distinct memory areas (secure memory area and insecure memory area) with clearly defined access characteristics. The management server determines which memory area to use based on the terminal's system configuration information. This segmentation approach simplifies the access processing complexity by providing clear boundaries and access rules for different memory areas, while still supporting diverse terminal memory systems through configuration-based selection

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If the service provider creates and manages service data for different terminal configurations, then service compatibility is improved, but the processing load and resource consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice compatibility across terminalsVSAvoidservice provider processing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a self-service mechanism where the management server automatically determines the appropriate memory area for service data based on the terminal's system configuration information. The server autonomously manages data creation, storage, and retrieval operations without requiring the service provider to manually adapt to each terminal configuration. This automation improves service compatibility across different terminals while maintaining processing efficiency by eliminating manual configuration handling

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP2928224B1Management server, data processing method, and program
Publication Date: 2018.11.28 FELICA NETWORKS INC
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AI summary

There is provided a management server including a communication unit configured to communicate with a communication terminal that utilizes a service, and a data processing unit. The data processing unit is configured to receive, from the communication terminal, system configuration information including a memory system configuration of the communication terminal, determine, in accordance with the system configuration information, a memory area in the communication terminal where service data for the communication terminal to utilize the service is recorded or a memory area in the communication terminal from which the service data is read, generate a command to execute a process to access the memory area or service data to be recorded in the memory area, and transmit the command or the service data to the communication terminal via the communication unit.