Single Sign-On Management for Video Conference and Text Chat Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of TV conference and text chat systems need to manage separate IDs and passwords for each system, making it inconvenient to switch between services and requiring multiple authentications.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that enables communication between different transmission terminals by using a single set of identification information, allowing users to log into one system and access another system without needing to input the specific ID of that system, through a connection request mechanism that acquires and transmits corresponding identification information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate authentication systems are used for TV conference and text chat systems, then system security and independence are maintained, but user convenience and operational simplicity deteriorate due to requiring multiple IDs and passwords
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges separate authentication systems by allowing a user ID from one system (e.g., text chat) to be used for accessing another system (e.g., TV conference). The management server correlates user IDs across different systems, enabling single-sign-on functionality where authentication in one system grants access to other systems without requiring separate credentials.
Solution Approach 2:
The user ID is designed to have universal functionality across multiple independent systems. Instead of having system-specific credentials, a single user ID can authenticate and identify the user in both text chat and TV conference systems, making the authentication mechanism multi-functional and system-agnostic.
2Productivity
If multiple independent systems are maintained, then system autonomy and security are preserved, but time efficiency and productivity worsen due to repeated authentication requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authentication by verifying the user ID against the management server before allowing access to any service. This preliminary action establishes the user's identity and permissions once, and subsequent service accesses are granted based on this pre-established authentication, eliminating the need for repeated authentication processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The management server acts as an intermediary between the user and multiple independent systems. Instead of the user directly authenticating with each system, the management server mediates the authentication process by correlating user IDs and granting access permissions, thereby reducing authentication time and simplifying the user experience.
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate user identification systems are used for different services, then service independence is maintained, but adaptability and versatility worsen due to inability to access services across systems
Solution Approach 1:
The management server serves as an intermediary that correlates user IDs across different systems. When a user attempts to access a service, the management server verifies the user ID and grants access if the correlation is successful, enabling cross-service adaptability without requiring changes to the underlying independent system structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The user ID structure is designed to be universal, allowing the same identifier to function across multiple independent systems. This universality enables users to access text chat, TV conference, and other services with a single set of credentials, greatly enhancing system versatility and user adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a first communications connector configured to implement first data communications connection between a first transmission terminal specified by first identification information and a second transmission terminal specified by second identification information when authentication of the first transmission terminal is established, an identification information acquisition part configured to acquire third identification information and fourth identification information by referring to correspondence information registering the third identification information in association with the first identification information, and the fourth identification information in association with the second identification information when acquiring a second data communications connecting request including the first identification information and the second identification information from the first transmission terminal, and a connection request part configured to transmit the second data communications connecting request together with the third identification information and the fourth identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition part to another information processing apparatus.