Security Setting Re-execution for MFP Installation Environment

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing techniques for determining the installation environment of an MFP, such as Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2016-62558, fail to address cases where insufficient information is available, leading to potential improper security settings, especially immediately after installation when connection with other devices has not been established.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus with a setting unit that executes security settings based on the installation environment and re-executes these settings at a specific timing to ensure accurate and appropriate security configurations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If security setting is executed immediately after installation based on limited information, then initial security configuration is achieved, but improper security settings may be applied due to insufficient installation environment information

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvespeed of security configurationVSAvoidaccuracy of security setting

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary security settings immediately after installation based on available information, then schedules re-execution at specific timing when more environment information becomes available. This allows initial configuration to be done quickly while ensuring later correction for accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system re-executes security settings at specific timing based on feedback from accumulated installation environment information. This feedback mechanism allows the system to correct initial improper settings when more information becomes available, ensuring both speed and accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If security setting is delayed until sufficient information is accumulated, then accurate security configuration is achieved, but time is lost in configuration

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccuracy of security settingVSAvoidtime for security configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary security settings immediately after installation based on available information, then schedules re-execution at specific timing when more environment information becomes available. This allows initial configuration to be done quickly while ensuring later correction for accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system re-executes security settings at periodically determined specific timing intervals. This periodic re-execution ensures that settings are updated when sufficient information is accumulated, balancing accuracy requirements with time efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

3Ease of operation

If automatic security setting is executed without sufficient information accumulation, then user effort is reduced, but improper settings may be applied

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser effort in security configurationVSAvoidaccuracy of security setting

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary security settings immediately after installation based on available information, then schedules re-execution at specific timing when more environment information becomes available. This allows initial configuration to be done quickly while ensuring later correction for accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system re-executes security settings at specific timing based on feedback from accumulated installation environment information. This feedback mechanism allows the system to correct initial improper settings when more information becomes available, ensuring both speed and accuracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12287889B2Information processing apparatus, control method of information processing apparatus, and storage medium

Publication Date: 2025.04.29 CANON KK

AI summary

An information processing apparatus, comprising a setting unit that executes a security setting on the information processing apparatus based on an installation environment of the information processing apparatus, wherein the setting unit executes the security setting again at a specific timing.