Printer Registration via One-Time Codes for Admin Association
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems lack efficient management and authentication mechanisms for communication devices, particularly when users and administrators are different entities, leading to challenges in registering and managing printers within a networked environment.
Innovation Solution
A communication system comprising a server that facilitates the registration and management of printers by using one-time codes and one-time URLs to associate administrator information with device identifiers, enabling secure and efficient registration processes even when users and administrators are distinct individuals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional communication system uses a simple registration process where a user directly registers a printer, then the registration process is simple and quick, but it cannot properly associate administrator information with the device when the user and administrator are different individuals
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the terminal device and the communication device. The server receives the notification destination from the terminal device, generates a one-time URL, and uses it to communicate with the communication device. This intermediary mechanism enables the system to properly associate administrator information with the device while maintaining a simple user-side registration process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary actions by first obtaining the notification destination from the terminal device before proceeding with device registration. The server pre-generates a one-time URL and stores it in association with the notification destination, which is then used to communicate device information to the administrator. This preliminary setup ensures that administrator information can be properly associated even when the user and administrator are different.
2Reliability
If the system implements a secure authentication process involving one-time codes and URLs, then administrator information can be properly associated with devices, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as a centralized intermediary that handles all complex authentication and association logic. By concentrating the complexity in the server rather than distributing it across terminal devices and communication devices, the system achieves reliable administrator information association while keeping individual device implementations relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses self-service mechanisms where the communication device automatically receives and processes the one-time URL, and the terminal device automatically inputs the notification destination. This automation reduces manual configuration complexity while maintaining secure administrator association.
3Reliability
If the registration process requires separate user and administrator roles, then proper authorization and management are achieved, but the registration process becomes more time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by obtaining the notification destination from the terminal device before device registration. The server pre-generates and stores the one-time URL in association with the notification destination, so that when the communication device is registered, the administrator information can be automatically associated without requiring separate manual steps for user and administrator involvement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the terminal device provides the notification destination to the server, which then uses this information to communicate with the communication device via the one-time URL. This feedback loop ensures proper authorization management while streamlining the registration process by automating the coordination between user and administrator roles.
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AI summary
A controller of a server is configured to perform first obtaining a notification destination for an administrator of the communication device from a first device, second obtaining a first request for information to use the communication device from a second device, first associating the notification destination, authentication information required to use the communication device, and identification information of the communication device, first transmitting the authentication information to the second device, third obtaining the authentication information from a third device based on the authentication information received by the second device, second transmitting a second request for administrator information to identify the administrator to the notification destination associated with the authentication information obtained from the third device, fourth obtaining a response transmitted by the administrator's device based on the second request and containing the administrator information, and second associating the administrator information with the identification information of the communication device.