Biometric Authentication Integration in Touch Panel UI
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing biometric authentication systems on portable devices face challenges in providing a high operability mechanism for users to input biometric information efficiently, especially when multiple UI controls are displayed, requiring a mechanism to seamlessly integrate biometric authentication with user operations on touch panels.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with an authentication module, tamper-resistant storage, biometric information sensor, display, and processor that detects user operations on a touch panel, performs biometric authentication, and transmits results to a request destination, integrating biometric authentication into the user interface to enhance user experience and security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If biometric authentication is integrated into UI controls, then user convenience and security are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the biometric authentication function with existing UI controls by overlaying the biometric sensor on the touch panel display. When a user interacts with a UI control, the system automatically triggers biometric authentication at that location, combining authentication and user interaction into a single integrated operation rather than separate steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The touch panel display serves multiple functions: it displays UI controls for user interaction, overlays biometric sensor activation zones, and provides visual feedback for authentication status. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated biometric hardware interfaces, thereby managing device complexity while improving ease of operation.
2Reliability
If biometric authentication is requested for specific operations, then security is improved, but operability deteriorates due to additional authentication steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies biometric authentication selectively to specific UI controls based on their security requirements. Different UI controls can have different authentication requirements - some may require biometric authentication while others do not. This localized approach ensures security for critical operations while maintaining ease of operation for routine tasks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures which UI controls require biometric authentication during application development or system setup. This preliminary configuration allows the authentication flow to be automatically triggered without requiring users to manually initiate authentication steps, thereby maintaining operability while ensuring security.
3Reliability
If biometric information is stored in tamper-resistant storage, then security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a trusted execution environment or secure element as an intermediary component that handles biometric information storage and processing. This specialized security module operates independently from the main system, providing tamper-resistant storage and authentication processing while appearing as a unified interface to the rest of the system, thereby managing overall device complexity.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus displays a control, based on generation instructions of the control to accept a user operation, such that information indicating biometric authentication is requested is added to the control, executes a processing request corresponding to the control when the user operation on the displayed control is detected, and transmits, to a request destination of the processing request, data based on a result of biometric authentication using biometric information read by the information processing apparatus and stored biometric information. Information related to processing corresponding to the control is displayed based on the processing request and the data based on the result of the biometric authentication.