Voice Authentication Screen Adaptation for Operational Reliability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information processing systems require both user authentication and voice recognition to succeed before processing can be executed, leading to operational failures if either authentication or voice recognition fails.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus that acquires and authenticates user voice, and recognizes voice commands, allowing processing to proceed based on authentication and recognition results, even if user authentication fails, by displaying different operation screens and executing tasks in a restricted mode if voice recognition succeeds.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If both user authentication and voice recognition must succeed for processing to be executed, then information security is improved, but operational reliability deteriorates because processing cannot be executed when authentication or voice recognition fails

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperational reliabilityVSAvoidunauthorized access
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the authentication process into two independent evaluation paths: user authentication (first determination) and voice recognition (second determination). This allows the system to evaluate each component separately and combine their results flexibly, enabling processing to proceed when at least one path succeeds, thereby improving operational reliability while maintaining security through the dual-path evaluation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If processing is executed only when both authentication and voice recognition succeed, then information security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates because users cannot execute processing when authentication fails

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidunauthorized access
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic control of operation screens based on authentication and voice recognition results. When authentication succeeds, full operation screens are displayed; when authentication fails but voice recognition succeeds, restricted operation screens are displayed. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to maintain ease of operation for authenticated users while providing limited functionality to unauthenticated users with valid voice commands, balancing usability and security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If the system displays different operation screens based on authentication and voice recognition results, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveadaptabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by providing different operation screen configurations for different user states: full-function screens for authenticated users, restricted screens for unauthenticated users with successful voice recognition, and error screens for complete failures. Each screen type is optimized for its specific context, allowing the system to adapt to different user needs while managing complexity through targeted, context-specific interface variations rather than a completely redesigned system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS11544366B2Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program
Publication Date: 2023.01.03 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire a voice of a user, authenticate the user by using the voice, and recognize the voice, and display operation screens that are different depending on an authentication result of the user and a recognition result of the voice and are used for an operation of executing processing on a display unit.