Information Processing Apparatus Setting History Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing apparatuses face security issues as setting history information, including destination information, can be reused by users other than the original user without requiring a special operation, potentially leading to data leakage.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that stores setting history information with terminal device identification and restricts display of this information unless the apparatus is connected to the matching terminal device, ensuring only authorized users can access and reuse setting history.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If setting history information including destination information is stored and made reusable, then ease of operation is improved, but security is worsened as other users can access and reuse the information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating access rights to setting history information based on user identity. The controller displays setting history information only to users whose terminal device identification information matches the stored identification information, while restricting access for other users. This creates localized security properties where the same information is accessible to authorized users but hidden from unauthorized users, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and security.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If setting history information is restricted to specific users, then security is improved, but ease of operation is worsened as users cannot reuse settings from other devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by automatically comparing the terminal device identification information with stored identification information without requiring manual user authentication or configuration. The controller autonomously determines whether to display setting history information based on the match between identification information, enabling security restrictions while maintaining ease of operation for authorized users. This eliminates the need for users to manually manage access rights while preserving legitimate reuse capabilities.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a storage, a controller, and a display. The storage stores setting history information in which identification information of a terminal device is associated with history information pertaining to execution of a job using a destination to be managed by the terminal device. The controller restricts displaying the setting history information on the display, when the information processing apparatus is not in a connected state to the terminal device, and displays the setting history information on the display, when the information processing apparatus is in a connected state to the terminal device, and when the identification information acquired from the terminal device in a connected state matches the identification information associated with the history information.