Electronic Device Consent Control Using Model-Based Determination

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems require users to perform consent operations even when they are not necessary, causing inconvenience.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device and method that intelligently manage user consents based on device models and existing agreements, reducing unnecessary consent operations by determining required consents and automatically handling them when applicable.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the system requests consent operation from users for all status information transmissions, then compliance with information transmission regulations is ensured, but user convenience deteriorates due to unnecessary consent operations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompliance with information transmission regulationsVSAvoiduser convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary determination of whether consent is required based on device model and transmission content before requesting user consent. By pre-assessing the necessity of consent operations, the system avoids unnecessary consent requests to users while ensuring compliance is checked in advance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically determines whether consent is required by itself based on stored device model information and transmission content, without requiring manual judgment by users. This self-service mechanism eliminates unnecessary consent operations while maintaining regulatory compliance through automated assessment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If the system requests consent operation even when no consent is required, then regulatory compliance is maintained, but operation efficiency deteriorates due to redundant consent processes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveregulatory complianceVSAvoidoperation efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary determination of whether consent is required based on device model and transmission content before initiating the consent process. This pre-assessment prevents redundant consent operations while ensuring compliance is verified in advance, thereby maintaining both regulatory adherence and operational efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system extracts and utilizes device model information and transmission content characteristics to determine consent necessity. By separating the consent determination logic from the general consent process, the system efficiently identifies cases where consent is not required, eliminating redundant operations while maintaining compliance for necessary cases.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Ease of operation

If the system implements intelligent consent management based on device models, then user convenience is improved by reducing unnecessary operations, but system complexity increases due to additional determination logic

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary determination of consent necessity based on pre-stored device model information and transmission content. By making this determination in advance using existing data, the system avoids complex real-time analysis while still providing intelligent consent management that improves user convenience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses copied device model information and transmission content characteristics to determine consent requirements. By leveraging existing data copies rather than performing complex original analysis, the system achieves intelligent consent management with minimal additional complexity while improving user experience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentEP4621612A1Electronic device, method of controlling electronic device, computer program, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.09.24 CANON KK
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AI summary

An-electronic-device (100) includes: a-recording-control-unit configured to control a-storage-unit to record a consent-state indicating whether a user has agreed to a consent content indicating that the user consents to information transmission from the-electronic-device (100); a-display-control-unit configured to perform control that while no information indicating that a consent content requiring a consent to use of a specific function has been agreed is stored as the consent-state in the-storage-unit, a specific screen for receiving an operation indicating user agreement to the consent content is not displayed in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied and the specific screen is displayed in a case where the predetermined condition is not satisfied; and a-control-unit configured to perform control to execute the specific function in a case where the predetermined condition is satisfied even when no information indicating that the consent content has been agreed is stored as the consent-state in the-storage-unit.