White Control Condition Validation for Safe IoT Device Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

The increasing connectivity of devices via the Internet of Things (IoT) poses challenges in preventing cyber-attacks and ensuring safe control operations, as well as the potential for erroneous recognition in artificial intelligence control models due to insufficient data, leading to unexpected device control operations.

Innovation Solution

An information processing system that registers 'white control conditions' for devices, allowing only authorized settings by collating user input with pre-defined control parameters, and authenticates users to ensure safe operations, preventing abnormal settings and erroneous AI control.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If devices are connected to the Internet for remote control and data utilization, then convenience and efficiency are improved, but vulnerability to cyber-attacks and unauthorized access increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveremote control capabilityVSAvoidcyber-attack vulnerability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary authentication of user identity and preliminary validation of control parameters against pre-defined white control conditions before executing device control operations. This prevents unauthorized access and malicious commands from being processed, thereby resolving the contradiction between remote control convenience and cyber-attack vulnerability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Extent of automation

If artificial intelligence is used for device control, then automation and user comfort are improved, but erroneous recognition and unexpected control operations occur due to insufficient learning data

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveAI control capabilityVSAvoidcontrol operation safety
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces an intermediary validation layer consisting of white control conditions that acts as a mediator between AI control decisions and device execution. This intermediary checks and validates AI-generated control parameters before they are applied to devices, preventing erroneous recognition and unexpected operations while maintaining AI automation benefits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If control parameters are freely set by users, then ease of operation is improved, but safety and reliability of control operations deteriorate due to abnormal settings

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveparameter setting flexibilityVSAvoidcontrol operation safety
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary validation of user-set control parameters against pre-defined white control conditions before execution. This allows users to freely set parameters within safe boundaries while preventing abnormal or dangerous settings, thereby resolving the contradiction between operational flexibility and control safety.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20240119163A1Information processing system, information processing method, and information processing program
Publication Date: 2024.04.11 DIGITAL ARTS
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AI summary

[PROBLEM] An information processing system, an information processing method, and an information processing program capable of maintaining safety of a control operation of a device in the device that can be controlled via a network are provided.[MEANS FOR SOLUTION] An information processing system 100 is a system capable of performing control of devices via a network, the system comprises: a white control condition registration unit 18 in which an appropriate control condition in each of the devices is registered in advance; and a control unit 17 that executes control of the devices by collating setting information set to execute the control on the devices with the appropriate control condition corresponding to setting on the devices.