MFP Failover Transfer for Secure Cloud Processing Results

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Solution Overview

Problem

Multifunction peripherals may fail to receive processing results from cloud services due to malfunctions, risking data leaks to unauthorized devices.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a system where multifunction peripherals encrypt and transfer processing information to alternative devices, ensuring secure data transfer and reception even in the event of malfunctions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If processing information is transferred to an alternative apparatus, then service continuity is improved, but data security deteriorates due to potential interception by unauthorized devices

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice continuityVSAvoiddata security

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-registering alternative apparatuses with the information processing system before a malfunction occurs. When the primary apparatus fails, the system can immediately transfer processing information to the pre-registered alternative apparatus without delay, ensuring service continuity while maintaining security through controlled transfer mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The information processing system acts as an intermediary that controls the transfer of processing information between the primary apparatus and alternative apparatuses. This intermediary mechanism ensures that only authorized alternative apparatuses can receive processing information, preventing unauthorized interception while enabling seamless failover.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If processing information is encrypted before transfer, then data security is improved, but processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata securityVSAvoidprocessing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies self-service by enabling alternative apparatuses to autonomously decrypt and process the transferred processing information using pre-shared security credentials. This eliminates the need for complex centralized decryption management, reducing processing complexity while maintaining strong encryption-based security.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If multiple alternative apparatuses are registered, then service reliability is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice continuityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by enabling the system to dynamically select which alternative apparatus processes the information based on real-time availability and status. The information processing system can activate or deactivate alternative apparatuses as needed, providing redundancy and reliability without requiring all alternative apparatuses to be simultaneously active, thus managing system complexity efficiently.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12511081B2Image processing system, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program for performing process with alternative apparatus

Publication Date: 2025.12.30 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP

AI summary

An image forming apparatus includes a processor configured to transmit data obtained by optically scanning a target object to a service for executing a predetermined process on the data, encrypt processing information for acquiring a result of the predetermined process of the service and executing a process for the result of the predetermined process, and transmit the encrypted processing information to another image forming apparatus.