Task-Based Access Control for Conditional Service Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional solutions lack granular mechanisms for conditional control of access to services, such as network access, within a household, necessitating more sophisticated techniques for managing access.
Innovation Solution
The system provides conditional access to services by allowing a primary user profile to assign tasks to a secondary user profile, with access to the service being conditioned on the completion of these tasks. The system includes a task management service that integrates with the service application, allowing users to define user profiles and associate tasks with deadlines or grace periods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional access control solutions are used, then basic access management is provided, but granular conditional control mechanisms are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The access control system is segmented into multiple user profiles (primary and secondary profiles) with distinct roles and permissions. The primary user profile manages tasks and assigns responsibilities, while the secondary user profile executes tasks and requests access. This segmentation enables granular conditional control by dividing the access management function into manageable components that can operate independently but coordinate through task completion status.
Solution Approach 2:
Tasks are assigned to secondary user profiles in advance with associated deadlines and conditions. The system pre-establishes the conditions for access (task completion) before the access request is made. This preliminary action allows the system to automatically evaluate and grant or deny access based on predetermined criteria, providing granular control without requiring complex real-time decision-making mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If task-based conditional access control is implemented, then granular control over service access is achieved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The task management system serves multiple functions: it tracks task completion status, manages user profiles, controls access rights, and communicates with service providers. By making the task management system multi-functional, the patent reduces the need for separate systems for each function, thereby limiting the increase in overall system complexity while achieving granular conditional access control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors task completion status and uses this feedback to automatically adjust access rights. When a secondary user profile completes assigned tasks, the system receives feedback and automatically grants access to services. This feedback mechanism simplifies the system architecture by using automatic state transitions rather than complex manual intervention processes.
3Ease of operation
If access is conditioned on task completion, then user behavior can be managed, but access delays occur
Solution Approach 1:
Tasks are assigned with predetermined deadlines and the system pre-establishes access conditions before they are needed. This allows the system to prepare access rights in advance and automatically activate them when tasks are completed, minimizing delays. The preliminary setup of access conditions ensures that when a user completes a task, access can be granted immediately without requiring additional processing time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically monitors task completion and self-manages the access control process without requiring manual intervention. When a secondary user profile completes tasks, the system automatically detects this and grants access to services. This self-service mechanism eliminates delays associated with manual access approval processes and streamlines user management operations.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems are described for providing conditional access to a service. One or more tasks may be associated with a user profile. The one or more tasks may be indicated as required to be completed to access the service. The one or more tasks may have associated deadlines. If a task is not completed by the deadline, then any device associated with the user profile may be blocked from access to the service.