Information Processing Apparatus Automatic Login via BLE Distance Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional login methods for devices using IC cards require users to physically interact with the card reader, leading to inconvenient and time-consuming authentication processes.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that allows for automatic login by transmitting a login request based on pre-set distance conditions, using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication to determine if the login conditions are met, enabling non-contact login operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If automatic login based on distance detection is implemented, then user convenience and login speed are improved, but device complexity increases due to additional sensors and processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical IC card insertion operation with wireless distance-based detection. The information processing apparatus uses wireless communication to detect the portable terminal's approach and automatically triggers login, eliminating the need for physical card insertion into the reader.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs automatic login detection and authentication without requiring user initiation. When the portable terminal approaches within the predetermined distance, the information processing apparatus automatically detects this condition and executes the login process, making the system serve itself rather than requiring active user operation.
2Loss of time
If automatic login is implemented without distance conditions, then login speed is improved, but security and precision of authentication deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a predetermined distance parameter as a conditional threshold for automatic login. The system measures the actual distance between the information processing apparatus and portable terminal, and only executes automatic login when this measured distance satisfies the predetermined condition, thereby controlling the precision and accuracy of the login trigger.
3Reliability
If strict distance verification is required for automatic login, then authentication security is improved, but operational efficiency and productivity decrease due to additional verification steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs distance measurement and login condition verification in advance, before the actual login execution. By continuously monitoring or pre-checking the distance condition, the system ensures security requirements are met before initiating the login process, rather than adding verification steps during the login itself.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus individually sets a login distance as a condition to be satisfied when a login request is transmitted for a plurality of devices. Further, the information processing apparatus determines whether a login distance condition, having been set, is satisfied based on receipt of a packet. The information processing apparatus transmits the login request to the transmission source device if it is determined that the login distance condition is satisfied.