Biometric Remote IC Card Issuance Without In-Person Verification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional IC card issuance processes, including secondary issuance and function addition, require users to physically visit designated locations for identity confirmation and processing, which is inconvenient and inefficient, especially with biometric authentication.

Innovation Solution

A remote issuance system utilizing a portable electronic apparatus with biometric sensors and a data generation server that enables secure, remote execution of IC card issuance processes through biometric authentication, communication with user terminals, and secure data transmission for secondary issuance and function addition.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If biometric authentication is implemented in IC cards, then authentication capability is improved, but the need for physical issuance process remains

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveauthentication capabilityVSAvoidissuance process convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical physical presence requirement with biometric authentication technology. The IC card incorporates biometric sensors that capture and verify biological characteristics, substituting the need for physical verification at issuance locations with automated biometric verification that can be performed remotely.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent enables self-service issuance by allowing users to perform issuance procedures independently using their own biometric data. The IC card system automatically verifies identity through biometric authentication without requiring staff intervention or physical presence at designated locations, making the issuance process self-contained and autonomous.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of operation

If remote issuance is implemented, then user convenience is improved, but security requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveissuance process convenienceVSAvoidsecurity requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the security verification parameter from physical presence to biometric characteristics. By using unique biological traits such as fingerprints, facial recognition, or iris patterns as the verification parameter, the system maintains high security standards while enabling remote operation, as biometric data is inherently difficult to replicate or forge.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces biometric data as an intermediary element between the user and the issuance system. Instead of direct physical verification or simple password authentication, the biometric characteristics serve as a secure intermediary that automatically verifies identity, enabling remote issuance while maintaining robust security through a reliable verification medium.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12621294B2Remote issuance system and data generation server
Publication Date: 2026.05.05 KK TOSHIBA
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AI summary

According to an embodiment, a remote issuance system includes a portable electronic apparatus and a data generation server. The portable electronic apparatus includes a biometric sensor, a memory, a communication interface, and a first processor. The first processor generates authentication data for performing an issuance process in the portable electronic apparatus in a case where biometric authentication succeeds, outputs the authentication data to the reader/writer, and executes the issuance process based on issuance data supplied from the reader/writer. The data generation server includes a communication unit and a second processor. The second processor generates issuance data for causing the portable electronic apparatus to execute an issuance process based on application data corresponding to the contract ID and the authentication data to transmit the generated issuance data to the user terminal.