Remote Projector Monitoring for Delegated Authority Limits
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing monitoring systems face challenges when a part of the monitoring authority is delegated to another organization, potentially exceeding the specified upper limit of monitored projectors, leading to contract violations.
Innovation Solution
A remote monitoring apparatus that manages contracted numbers and authorities for multiple organizations, calculating the total monitored devices and alerting on contract violations by managing organization identification, device identification, and authority levels, with output units providing confirmation messages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If monitoring authority is delegated to another organization, then service coverage is expanded, but the upper limit number of projectors to be monitored is exceeded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the monitoring authority into different levels: first organization (contracting entity), second organization (delegated entity), and third organization (authorizing entity). This segmentation allows the system to track and manage the upper limit number of projectors across multiple organizations while maintaining service coverage expansion through structured delegation relationships.
Solution Approach 2:
The management apparatus acts as an intermediary that receives monitoring requests from second organizations, verifies authorization through third organizations, and manages the contracted number of projectors. This intermediary role enables the system to expand service coverage while preventing contract violations through centralized management and verification.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple organizations are involved in monitoring, then service flexibility is improved, but contract compliance becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary verification by checking whether a second organization is authorized by a third organization before allowing monitoring requests. This preliminary action (authorization verification) simplifies contract compliance management by preventing unauthorized access before it occurs, rather than managing complex compliance issues after they arise.
Solution Approach 2:
The management apparatus provides feedback by outputting confirmation information that includes the calculated monitored number for the first organization. This feedback mechanism enables continuous monitoring of contract compliance across multiple organizations, allowing the system to maintain flexibility while ensuring adherence to contracted limits.
3Productivity
If the monitored number is calculated by simple summation, then calculation speed is improved, but duplicate counting occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the monitoring scopes of multiple organizations by calculating the monitored number as the sum of projectors monitored by the first organization and second organization, then subtracting the common monitored number (projectors monitored by both). This merging approach maintains calculation efficiency while eliminating duplicate counting through the inclusion-exclusion principle.
Data Source
AI summary
A remote monitoring server acquires a first monitored number as a number of projectors for which a first organization as a subject of a remote monitoring service has a management authority, a second monitored number as a number of projectors for which the first organization has a management authority or a reference authority, and a common monitored number as a number of projectors for which both the first organization and another organization have a management authority, a reference authority, or a second monitoring authority. Further, the remote monitoring server calculates a monitored number of the first organization by subtracting the common monitored number from the sum of the first monitored number and the second monitored number.