Temporary ID Registration for Secure Data Access

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information processing systems face challenges in managing access rights for unregistered users attempting to access sensitive data, as they lack efficient mechanisms to grant permissions and ensure secure authentication.

Innovation Solution

An information processing system comprising a document management apparatus and a user authentication apparatus that utilize a receiving unit to identify unregistered users and a granting unit to register them, issuing temporary IDs initially, which are later converted to formal IDs upon successful registration, enabling secure access to data while ensuring authentication and authorization processes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the system grants access rights to unregistered users, then user accessibility and ease of operation are improved, but system security and authentication reliability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser accessibilityVSAvoidauthentication security
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments user access rights into two distinct types: temporary access rights for unregistered users and formal access rights for registered users. This segmentation allows the system to provide immediate access to unregistered users (improving ease of operation) while maintaining separate security protocols for each user type (preserving authentication reliability). The receiving unit receives information on unregistered users, and the granting unit grants temporary access rights specifically to this segment of users, distinguishing them from formally registered users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a receiving unit as an intermediary component between the external environment and the granting unit. This receiving unit first receives and processes information about unregistered users before the granting unit issues access rights. This intermediary step ensures that proper identification and classification of users occurs before access is granted, maintaining security protocols while enabling access for unregistered users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If the system implements strict registration requirements, then authentication security is improved, but user accessibility and ease of operation worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveauthentication securityVSAvoiduser accessibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a dynamic access control system where access rights are not static but evolve based on user registration status. Unregistered users receive temporary access rights that can be upgraded to formal access rights upon registration. This dynamic approach allows the system to maintain high security standards for registered users while providing flexible, immediate access to unregistered users, thus improving ease of operation without compromising overall security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Productivity

If the system allows temporary access for unregistered users, then productivity and ease of operation are improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata access efficiencyVSAvoidaccess management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal access control framework that handles both registered and unregistered users through a single, integrated system. The receiving unit and granting unit work together to manage multiple types of users and access scenarios without requiring separate systems. This multi-functional approach improves productivity by enabling immediate data access for unregistered users while maintaining a unified access management structure that does not excessively increase system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10846414B2Information processing system, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
Publication Date: 2020.11.24 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
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AI summary

An information processing system grants an access right to data to a registered user, and includes a receiving unit and a granting unit. The receiving unit receives information on an unregistered user who is to be granted with an access right to specific data. The granting unit grants the access right to the specific data to the unregistered user after the unregistered user has been registered.