AR Overlay Pairing for Secure Host Device Connection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current pairing methods for devices, especially in augmented reality and financial contexts, are cumbersome and insecure, often relying on manual code verification which can be inconvenient and prone to interference, compromising security, especially in high-risk situations.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that provides a unique input instruction to a personal device, overlaying the input interface of a host device, allowing user input to activate secure pairing, using augmented reality capabilities for intuitive input such as button presses, gestures, or patterns, ensuring exclusive and secure connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional pairing methods are used (exchanging information or holding down buttons), then device pairing can be established, but the process becomes cumbersome and inconvenient for users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical pairing operations (button pressing, code verification) with an augmented reality-based visual recognition system. The personal device captures an image of the host device's display, overlays AR instructions, and automatically determines pairing actions, eliminating the need for manual code entry or button sequences.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an augmented reality overlay as an intermediary between the user and the pairing process. The AR layer provides visual instructions and guidance that simplify the interaction, acting as a mediator that translates complex pairing protocols into intuitive visual cues for the user.
2Reliability
If confirmation codes are checked carefully to ensure security, then pairing security is maintained, but the inconvenience prevents people from checking and reduces security
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs security verification automatically without requiring user intervention. The personal device autonomously captures the host device's display, processes the confirmation code through AR overlay analysis, and validates the pairing security, allowing the system to serve itself in the security verification process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual code verification with automated optical recognition and AR-based validation. The system uses image capture and processing to automatically verify confirmation codes, substituting the manual mechanical process of reading and comparing codes with an automated visual recognition system.
3Reliability
If manual code verification is used for pairing, then some level of security is provided, but it is prone to interference and compromises security in high-risk situations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces vulnerable manual code verification with a robust automated image recognition and AR overlay system. The personal device captures the host device's display, processes the visual information through AR instructions, and automatically validates pairing, creating a more secure process resistant to interference while managing complexity through automation.
4Productivity
If traditional pairing methods are used, then devices can be paired, but the process is cumbersome requiring multiple steps and user attention
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables continuous automated pairing operations. Once the personal device captures the host device's display, the AR overlay continuously provides guidance and the system automatically completes verification and pairing without interrupting the user or requiring multiple discrete steps, maintaining continuous useful action throughout the process.
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AI summary
An example method provides a unique input instruction to a single personal device in communication range of a host device, the unique input instruction being configured to overlay an input interface of the host device. The method receives, from a user of the single personal device, user input at the input interface of the host device. The method determines, based on the user input, whether to activate a pairing between the host device and the single personal device.