Intelligent Encryption Key with Integrated Biometric Authentication

Solution Overview

Problem

Current intelligent encryption keys with biometric identification modules have high costs and security vulnerabilities due to separate hardware systems and lack of seamless integration, leading to the need for additional hardware and susceptibility to attacks.

Innovation Solution

An intelligent encryption key with integrated biometric identification functionality, including a processing unit that combines intelligent encryption key and biometric processing, acquisition, and storage units, connected via I/O interfaces for secure and efficient biometric authentication, reducing the need for external hardware and enhancing security.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If biometric identification module and intelligent encryption key are combined as separate hardware systems, then biometric authentication function is added, but hardware cost increases and security decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebiometric authentication functionVSAvoidhardware structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the biometric identification module and intelligent encryption key into a single integrated hardware device. The biometric acquisition unit, processing unit, storage unit, and I/O units are combined within one device structure, eliminating the need for separate hardware systems and additional connection interfaces.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The integrated device performs multiple functions simultaneously: biometric information acquisition, biometric information processing and analysis, encryption key storage and management, and communication with host devices. This multi-functional design replaces what previously required separate specialized hardware components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If biometric identification module and intelligent encryption key are combined as separate hardware systems, then biometric authentication function is added, but additional hardware and connection interfaces are required

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebiometric authentication functionVSAvoidhardware assembly

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the biometric identification module and intelligent encryption key into a single integrated hardware device. The biometric acquisition unit, processing unit, storage unit, and I/O units are combined within one device structure, eliminating the need for separate hardware systems and additional connection interfaces.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If biometric identification module and intelligent encryption key are combined as separate hardware systems, then biometric authentication function is added, but security is compromised due to lack of seamless integration

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebiometric authentication functionVSAvoidsecurity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the biometric identification module and intelligent encryption key into a single integrated hardware device. The biometric acquisition unit, processing unit, storage unit, and I/O units are combined within one device structure, eliminating the need for separate hardware systems and additional connection interfaces.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS7930552B2Intelligent encryption key with biometric identification function and operating method for the same

Publication Date: 2011.04.19 FEITIAN TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD

AI summary

The present invention relates to an intelligent encryption key with biometric identification apparatus and method. Embodiments of the invention include an intelligent encryption key with biometric identification apparatus, comprising a biometric acquisition unit, a processing unit, a storage unit and I/O units. The processing unit is connected to the acquisition unit via one of the I/O units; the storage unit is connected to the processing unit; and the other one of the I/O units is also connected to the processing unit for connecting the host. The present invention employs biometric information of human body as authentication information. Moreover, the present invention discloses an operating method of the intelligent encryption key with biometric identification function, which allows improving the security and usability of intelligent encryption key by acquiring biometrics of a user.