Setting Information Update Verification via Identification Matching

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information processing systems face challenges in preventing incorrect updates of setting information when acquiring and editing data from external server devices, leading to potential data leakage between different entities.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus that acquires setting information, adds identification information to generate editing data, and only updates the data if the matching identification information is provided, ensuring accurate and secure updates by comparing input and stored identification information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If setting information is acquired from an external server device without identification verification, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability deteriorates due to potential incorrect updates and data leakage

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of updating setting informationVSAvoidreliability of setting information update

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by adding identification information to the editing data before the update operation. This allows verification to be done in advance, ensuring that only authorized updates are applied while maintaining ease of operation for legitimate updates.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback by comparing the identification information in the acquired setting information with the identification information in the editing data. This feedback mechanism ensures reliability by confirming match before allowing updates, preventing incorrect updates and data leakage.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If identification verification is implemented when updating setting information, then the reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional verification steps

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvereliability of setting information updateVSAvoidcomplexity of update process

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal device performs preliminary action by adding identification information to the editing data before the update operation. This preparation step enables subsequent verification without significantly increasing overall process complexity, as the identification information is prepared in advance for efficient comparison.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses copying by creating editing data that includes a copy of the identification information from the original setting information. This copying approach simplifies the verification process by allowing direct comparison of identification information without complex authentication mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Productivity

If setting information is updated without verifying identification information, then the productivity is improved, but the loss of information increases due to potential data leakage and incorrect updates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveproductivity of setting information updateVSAvoiddata leakage and incorrect updates

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback by comparing identification information between the acquired setting information and the editing data. This feedback loop prevents information loss by ensuring that only matching, authorized updates are applied, blocking data leakage and incorrect updates while maintaining productivity for legitimate operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary action by adding identification information to editing data before updates. This preliminary step prevents information loss by ensuring verification is already in place before the update occurs, allowing productive updates to proceed smoothly when verification succeeds.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11463600B2Information processing apparatus that acquires setting information and adds identification information to the setting information to generate editing data

Publication Date: 2022.10.04 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP

AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: acquire setting information corresponding to first identification information input from a user from among plural pieces of setting information for controlling an operation of a device, the plural pieces of setting information being stored in an external server device; add the first identification information to the acquired setting information to generate editing data; and if (i) second identification information input from the user when receiving an instruction to update content of the setting information using the editing data and (ii) the first identification information added to the editing data based on which the content of the setting information is to be updated match, update the content of the setting information based on the editing data.