Information Processing Apparatus Suggestion Filtering by Operation Authority

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information processing systems lack flexibility in presenting suggestion information, as the decision to present it is solely based on access authority availability, without considering more detailed operation permissions.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus and program that acquires input text and outputs suggestion information with predetermined content based on user operation authority, allowing for filtered and tailored suggestion presentation according to access rights, including varying display modes and enabling access authority requests.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If suggestion information is presented based on availability of browsing by access authority, then security is maintained, but flexibility and detail of suggestion content is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveflexibility of suggestion contentVSAvoidcomplexity of access authority management
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The access authority is segmented into multiple independent attributes (read authority, write authority, execute authority, delete authority). Each attribute can be independently evaluated to determine appropriate suggestion content, allowing fine-grained control over what suggestions are presented based on specific permissions rather than a single binary access decision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different suggestion contents are provided based on local quality of access authority. Users with read authority receive different suggestions (e.g., search suggestions, view suggestions) compared to users with write or execute authorities. Each user receives customized suggestions tailored to their specific permission level at each access point.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Loss of information

If suggestion information is filtered by detailed operation authority, then relevance and user experience is improved, but processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverelevance of suggestion informationVSAvoidcomplexity of authority evaluation
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Access authority attributes are evaluated in advance and stored as metadata associated with each file and user combination. When suggestion information is needed, the system retrieves pre-evaluated authority data rather than performing complex real-time analysis, reducing processing complexity while maintaining high relevance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

An intermediary component (access authority management unit) is introduced to handle the complex evaluation of suggestion information based on multiple authority attributes. This intermediary abstracts the complexity from the main suggestion generation process, allowing the system to provide relevant, filtered suggestions without burdening the core processing logic.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Measurement precision

If multiple suggestion contents are provided based on access authority, then user experience and precision is improved, but information processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecision of suggestion matchingVSAvoidsuggestion processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides partial suggestion sets based on user authority level rather than generating all possible suggestions. Users with limited authority receive a focused subset of relevant suggestions appropriate to their permissions, reducing processing time while maintaining precision for their specific context. This avoids the overhead of generating and filtering complete suggestion sets for all users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS11372925B2Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing information processing program
Publication Date: 2022.06.28 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires a text being input, and an output unit that, when search information for searching for target information is created or updated, from suggestion information created or updated by being extracted from the target information or the search information, extracts the suggestion information corresponding to the text acquired by the acquisition unit, and outputs display information for displaying the extracted suggestion information with a suggestion content predetermined for each operation authority of a user.