Augmented Reality Glasses One-Time Password Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing authentication methods, particularly multifactor authentication, are cumbersome and insecure due to the need for manual entry of one-time passwords, which can lead to errors and security risks.
Innovation Solution
The use of augmented reality viewing devices that capture and analyze visual content to detect one-time passwords using optical character recognition, regular expressions, and natural language processing, associating them with the correct service based on contextual information, and providing the password securely to the authentication process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual entry of one-time password is required, then security verification can be performed, but user convenience deteriorates and entry errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically captures the one-time password from the user's device display using the augmented reality viewing device and transmits it to the authentication server without requiring manual user input. The user simply needs to have the display visible to the augmented reality device, and the system handles the password extraction and transmission autonomously, eliminating the need for manual typing while maintaining security verification.
2Reliability
If manual entry of one-time password is required, then authentication can be completed, but time consumption increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The augmented reality viewing device continuously captures visual content from the user's device display in advance, and the system automatically extracts and transmits the one-time password as soon as it is detected. This preliminary continuous monitoring eliminates the need for manual copying and pasting operations, significantly reducing the time required for authentication completion.
3Ease of operation
If switching between applications is required to copy-paste password, then password entry can be achieved, but security risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The augmented reality viewing device serves as an intermediary between the user's display and the authentication server. Instead of requiring the user to manually copy the password from one application and paste it into another, the augmented reality device captures the display content and automatically transmits the password, eliminating the need for cross-application copying and the associated security risks.
4Ease of operation
If automated password capture is implemented, then user convenience improves and errors are reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The augmented reality viewing device performs multiple functions: it displays augmented reality information to the user, captures visual content from the user's device display, extracts the one-time password through optical character recognition, and transmits the password to the authentication server. By combining these functions into a single device, the system achieves automated password capture without requiring multiple separate devices, thereby limiting the increase in overall system complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This method enhances the efficiency and security of multifactor authentication by automating the entry of one-time passwords, reducing errors, and ensuring secure transmission, thereby improving user experience and security.
Implementation Method 1
detecting the one-time password may include recognizing text using optical character recognition
Data Source
AI summary
A user may view a device with augmented reality glasses which may have a camera that views and collects data on the screen of the user device. When the user desires to access an account for which multifactor authentication is required, a one-time password may be sent to the user. The glasses may recognize the one-time password and determine if the one-time password originated from the user device. If the glasses verify that the one-time password originated from the user based on context of the user device display or the geographic locations of the devices, then the glasses will send the password to the service associated with the one-time password. The glasses may send the password back to the user device, send it to an intermediate server, or send it directly to the server associated with the service that provided the one-time password.