Automated User Permission Assignment System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current manual methods for assigning user permissions in large systems are inefficient and labor-intensive, leading to delays and potential access issues, especially in organizations requiring frequent updates due to staff turnover and complex data management tasks.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for automatically assigning user permissions based on user metadata and predefined rules, which categorize users into permission tranches, allowing for automatic updates and overrides by administrators, reducing the administrative burden and minimizing errors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If individual user permissions are manually assigned to each user profile, then access control precision is improved, but system administrator workload increases and processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments user permissions into predefined permission sets or templates that can be automatically assigned to user profiles based on their characteristics or roles. This segmentation allows the system to handle individual permission assignments through automation while maintaining precise access control by selecting from predefined, carefully configured permission sets.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the approach from manual parameter-setting to automated parameter-assignment based on user profile characteristics. By establishing mapping rules that automatically assign permission parameters based on user attributes (such as role, department, or other metadata), the system maintains precise access control while dramatically improving assignment efficiency.
2Reliability
If manual permission updates are performed for staff turnover, then access control accuracy is maintained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service permission assignment where the system automatically updates permissions for new or modified user profiles based on predefined mapping rules. When staff turnover occurs or user roles change, the system automatically applies the appropriate permission sets without requiring manual intervention, thus maintaining access control accuracy while eliminating time-consuming manual updates.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes preliminary mapping rules and permission sets before staff turnover or role changes occur. By pre-configuring the system with rules that automatically assign permissions based on user characteristics, the system is ready to immediately and accurately update permissions when changes occur, eliminating the need for manual updates and reducing time loss.
3Reliability
If detailed individual permissions are configured for each user, then security precision is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments detailed permission configurations into reusable permission sets or templates. Instead of managing individual complex permission configurations for each user, the system uses predefined segmented permission sets that can be automatically assigned and modified, thereby maintaining security precision while reducing the complexity of permission management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates universal permission sets that can be applied to multiple user profiles simultaneously. These multi-functional permission sets serve as building blocks that can be combined and assigned based on user characteristics, allowing the system to maintain precise security control without the complexity of managing individual detailed permissions for each user.
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AI summary
A method of updating user permissions includes accessing a permissions database including individual user permissions associated with individual user profiles and assigning initial individual user permissions to an individual user profile; assigning the initial individual user profile to an initial profile tranche based on the initial individual user permissions; updating one or more of the individual user permissions based on information associated with the individual user profile; updating the profile tranche based on the updated individual user permissions.