Account Security Monitoring via Peripheral Data Collection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital communication systems lack comprehensive security measures to monitor and manage user account login attempts across multiple devices and platforms, leaving user accounts vulnerable to unauthorized access.
Innovation Solution
A system that collects and processes peripheral information during login attempts, such as photos, GPS location, and IP addresses, to identify and alert authorized users of potential threats, and provides a graphical user interface for managing account activity and alert settings, effectively acting as a 'burglar alarm' for user accounts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If comprehensive security measures are implemented to monitor login attempts across multiple devices and platforms, then account security is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments security monitoring into separate functional modules: login attempt detection, peripheral information collection, data processing, and user notification. Each module operates independently but contributes to the overall security function, making the complex security system more manageable and maintainable while preserving comprehensive monitoring capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary security monitoring system that sits between the login server and users. This intermediary collects and processes peripheral information from various sources, correlates data, and presents processed security alerts to users through a unified interface, reducing the complexity burden on both the login server and end users
2Measurement precision
If peripheral information such as photos, GPS location, and IP addresses is collected during login attempts, then identification accuracy of unauthorized access is improved, but data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by collecting and storing peripheral information (photos, GPS locations, IP addresses, device identifiers) during the login attempt itself, before unauthorized access occurs. This preliminary data collection enables rapid identification and response to security threats without requiring intensive real-time processing during actual security incidents
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts only the most critical and identifying pieces of peripheral information needed for security verification, such as unique device identifiers, IP addresses, and location data, rather than processing all possible data types. This selective extraction reduces data processing requirements while maintaining high identification accuracy for unauthorized access detection
3Speed
If real-time monitoring and alerting systems are implemented, then response time to security threats is improved, but resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic monitoring and batch processing of login attempt data rather than continuous real-time analysis. Security alerts are generated at regular intervals or when threshold conditions are met, allowing the system to maintain rapid response capability while reducing constant resource consumption during normal operation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent dynamically adjusts monitoring parameters such as alert thresholds, data collection frequency, and notification timing based on risk levels and system conditions. During high-risk periods or suspicious activity, the system increases monitoring intensity and response speed, while during normal operation it reduces resource consumption, optimizing the balance between response time and resource usage
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AI summary
A user account/password manager is presented to protect any of: user accounts, passwords, and devices using security best practices. User account activity information is managed by a user and displayed in a meaningful way on an Account Management Graphical user interface. The user can easily find out who may be attempting to login to their account, when and how the login attempts were made, and where the login attempts originated.