Proximity Beacon Movement Indicator for Secure Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies for location-based authentication in computing devices often rely on GPS, which can be expensive and unnecessary for applications like theft detection and location-aware functionality, and may not provide accurate location information due to the lack of location data in signals from beacon devices.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of proximity beacon devices that transmit short-range wireless signals with a unique identifier and movement indicator, allowing computing devices to determine if they are in a known location by matching received signals with stored data, and performing abbreviated or normal authentication operations accordingly, without requiring exact location information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If GPS sensors are used for location-based authentication, then location accuracy is improved, but device cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent substitutes expensive GPS sensors with inexpensive proximity beacon devices that use short-range wireless signals. The beacons transmit unique identifiers and movement indicators that are cheap to produce and deploy, eliminating the need for costly GPS hardware while still enabling location-based authentication functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the GPS satellite-based electromagnetic positioning system with a local wireless signal-based proximity detection system. Instead of relying on satellite signals and complex triangulation, the system uses simple wireless beacon transmission and reception to determine device location and movement status.
2Loss of information
If GPS sensors are used for location-based authentication, then location information is obtained, but device cost increases and authentication speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by having proximity beacons continuously transmit their unique identifiers and movement indicators before authentication is needed. When a device approaches or moves, the authentication system already has the beacon's current status information available, eliminating the need for time-consuming GPS location calculations during the authentication process itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the time-intensive GPS satellite signal acquisition and processing with immediate local wireless beacon signal reception. The beacon devices continuously broadcast their status, allowing the authentication system to obtain location information instantly without waiting for satellite signal triangulation, thereby significantly reducing authentication time.
3Reliability
If proximity beacon devices transmit movement indicators, then authentication security is improved, but signal processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the authentication information into distinct components: a unique identifier for beacon identification and a separate movement indicator for security verification. This segmentation allows the system to process each component independently, simplifying the overall signal processing while maintaining high security through the movement indicator that prevents spoofing.
Solution Approach 2:
The movement indicator acts as a feedback mechanism that continuously updates the authentication system about the beacon's physical state. This feedback enables the system to verify authenticity by checking whether the beacon has moved, adding a security layer that dynamically responds to physical changes without requiring complex processing algorithms.
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AI summary
Methods, devices, systems, and non-transitory processor-readable storage media for authenticating a computing device to access functionalities. An embodiment method may include operations for receiving in the computing device a signal from a proximity beacon device, obtaining from the received signal information that indicates whether the proximity beacon device has detected movement, determining whether the obtained information matches stored data corresponding to the proximity beacon device, performing an abbreviated authentication operations for the computing device to access the functionalities when it is determined that the obtained information from the received signal matches the stored data, and performing a normal authentication operations for the computing device to access the functionalities when it is determined that the obtained information from the received signal does not match the stored data.