Biometric Locking Wristband for Secure Wearable Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tracking and monitoring devices for children and individuals with disabilities can be easily removed, rendering them ineffective for location tracking and monitoring, as they lack secure attachment mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A wearable smartwatch with biometric locking features that uses a biometric locking device to secure the device to the wearer's wrist, preventing unauthorized removal, featuring a smartwatch with a first and second band, biometric probes, and locking actuators that only allow authorized users to unlock the device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a tracking device is made easily removable for comfort and ease of use, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability of tracking is worsened because the device can be easily taken off by the wearer or perpetrator
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into modular components: a main body unit and a separate removable band. The band can be easily detached for comfort while the main body remains secured to the wrist through the biometric locking mechanism, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of removal and tracking reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanism transitions from a static fixed state to a dynamic state where it can be easily unlocked only by authorized users. The system adapts its security level based on user authorization, allowing easy removal for legitimate users while preventing removal by unauthorized persons, thereby maintaining both ease of operation and reliability.
2Reliability
If a biometric locking mechanism is added to prevent unauthorized removal, then the reliability of tracking is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The biometric locking mechanism operates autonomously using the wearer's own biometric data (fingerprint, iris, or facial recognition). The system self-verifies and self-locks without requiring external authorization hardware or complex manual intervention, thereby improving security while minimizing added complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The biometric sensor serves multiple functions: it acts as both a security authentication mechanism and a user identification system for personalized settings. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate authentication components, thereby improving reliability without proportionally increasing device complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the device is secured without activating the anti-removal locking system, then the ease of operation is improved, but a security vulnerability is created where the device may be unauthorizedly removed
Solution Approach 1:
The system proactively warns users before securing without activation by displaying a visual or haptic alert. This preliminary warning allows users to correct the action before the security vulnerability is created, thus maintaining ease of operation while preventing unauthorized removal through user awareness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides immediate feedback through sensory alerts when the anti-removal locking system is not activated. This feedback loop ensures users are aware of the security state and can take appropriate action, thereby maintaining ease of operation while mitigating the harmful effect of unauthorized removal through informed user behavior.
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AI summary
The present invention is directed to a secure tracking and monitoring device that may not be easily taken off by the wearer or by a perpetrator without biometrically authenticated authorization. The secure tracking and monitoring device includes: a smartwatch, the smartwatch including a first computer program product; a first band with a first end attached to the smartwatch; a second band with a first end attached to the smartwatch; a biometric locking device that attaches a second end of the first band to a second end of the second band; a processor, memory, a second computer program product, a wireless transceiver, one or more locking actuators, a battery, and first camera each operatively attached to the biometric locking device; and a gel ring attached to a surface of the biometric locking device.