Character String Image Routing for Personal Information Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional systems face the risk of personal information leakage when transmitting images containing character strings, such as addresses and names, over external networks like the Internet.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with multiple interfaces and a processor that selectively transmits character string images to internal or external devices based on whether they contain personal information, ensuring secure handling and input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If character string images are transmitted to external devices through external networks, then character string input from external apparatus is enabled, but personal information leakage risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the transmission path into internal network (for images with personal information) and external network (for images without personal information). The processor determines whether an image contains personal information and selectively transmits it through appropriate networks, thus enabling external input capability while preventing personal information leakage through the external network.
Solution Approach 2:
The processor acts as an intermediary between the image acquisition unit and the character string input unit. It detects personal information in images and mediates the transmission decision, routing images with personal information through the internal network and images without personal information through the external network, thereby balancing security and functionality.
2Ease of operation
If character string images containing personal information are transmitted through external networks, then ease of operation is improved, but security and privacy are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the transmission path based on the content of each image. The processor analyzes whether an image contains personal information and dynamically selects the appropriate network (internal or external) for transmission. This dynamic routing maintains ease of operation for all users while ensuring security for images containing personal information.
3Device complexity
If a single network is used for all character string transmissions, then device complexity is reduced, but personal information protection is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different network transmission qualities to different types of data. Images containing personal information are transmitted through the internal network with enhanced security, while images without personal information can use the external network. This local differentiation maintains relatively simple overall configuration while providing targeted personal information protection.
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AI summary
According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises a first interface, a second interface, a third interface, and a processor. The first interface acquires a character string image that includes a character string. The second interface transmits and receives data to and from an internal device through a first network. The third interface transmits and receives data to and from an external device through a second network. The processor transmits, if the character string image includes personal information, the character string image to the internal device through the second interface and receive an input of the character string from the internal device and transmits, if the character string image does not include the personal information, the character string image to the external device through the third interface and receive an input of the character string from the external device.