Ambient Cooperative Intelligence Verbal Command Authentication

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current ambient cooperative intelligence systems lack effective authentication mechanisms for verbal commands issued to virtual assistants, leading to potential unauthorized access and data security issues.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a system that detects verbal commands, authenticates the requester's authority through methods like voice print, face print, or login information, and prevents unauthorized command execution by notifying the requester and third parties if authentication fails.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If authentication mechanisms are added to verify requester authority, then data security is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata securityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary authentication of the requester's authority before allowing verbal command execution. Voice print, face print, or login information are verified in advance to confirm the requester has the necessary authority, preventing unauthorized access before it can occur.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary authentication layer between the requester and the virtual assistant. This intermediary system verifies the requester's authority using multiple authentication methods (voice print, face print, login information) before permitting command execution, thereby enhancing security without requiring direct modification of the virtual assistant core.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If multiple authentication methods are implemented, then unauthorized access is prevented, but ease of operation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess controlVSAvoidcommand execution

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements partial authentication by offering multiple authentication methods (voice print, face print, or login information) but allowing the requester to choose only one method rather than requiring all methods. This provides sufficient security through selective verification while maintaining ease of operation by avoiding excessive authentication steps.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS11222103B1Ambient cooperative intelligence system and method

Publication Date: 2022.01.11 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC

AI summary

A method, computer program product, and computing system for detecting the issuance of a verbal command by a requester to a virtual assistant; authenticating that the requester has the authority to issue the verbal command to the virtual assistant; if the requester is authenticated, allowing the effectuation of the verbal command to the virtual assistant; and if the requester is not authenticated, preventing the effectuation of the verbal command to the virtual assistant.