MFP QR Code Card Key Registration Workflow
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current print management systems, such as SkyPrint, require users to be preregistered on an administrative portal and involve additional steps for card key registration, disrupting the user's workflow and requiring them to leave the MFP location to complete the registration process.
Innovation Solution
A system that displays an encoded image, such as a QR code, on the MFP for users to scan with their portable device, allowing direct access to the admin portal to obtain a one-time registration code and complete card key registration without leaving the MFP, streamlining the registration process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users are required to be preregistered on an administrative portal for card key registration, then security and account management are improved, but the complexity of the registration process increases and user workflow is disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an encoded image (QR code or barcode) as an intermediary that contains registration information. Instead of directly accessing the administrative portal, users scan the encoded image with their portable device, which automatically retrieves the one-time registration code. This intermediary simplifies the interface between the user and the security system, maintaining security while reducing process complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by generating and displaying the encoded image with the one-time registration code before the user needs to complete registration. The MFP prepares the registration information in advance, allowing users to scan and register immediately without needing to manually navigate to the administrative portal or search for their registration code.
2Reliability
If users must access the administrative portal to obtain a one-time registration code, then secure authentication is improved, but the time required for registration increases and user productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical interaction of manually navigating to a web portal, logging in, and searching for registration codes with an optical scanning system. Users simply point their portable device's camera at the encoded image displayed on the MFP, and the system automatically captures and processes the registration information. This substitution dramatically reduces registration time while maintaining secure authentication through the one-time code.
3Reliability
If the registration process requires multiple steps including portal access and code retrieval, then security control is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing users to complete registration independently using their own portable devices. The MFP displays the encoded image that contains all necessary registration information, and users can scan and register their card keys without requiring administrative assistance or manual intervention. This maintains security control through the one-time code mechanism while dramatically improving ease of operation.
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AI summary
A system and method for PIN authentication issuance from a MFP QR Code includes a QR code presented on an authentication screen of multifunction peripheral display. A user requiring a personal information number to access a multifunction peripheral printing system managed by a print server scans the QR code with their secure smartphone or tablet. The scanned QR code opens a web portal to the sever on the user's device where they can select a new PIN. The new PIN is stored on the server for the user' account and access to the MFP is then granted when the user enters their new PIN.