Building Facility Management via Encrypted Portable Storage
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Managing multiple electronic facilities in buildings is complicated due to the need for separate passwords and identification devices for each system, especially when users access various facilities across different buildings.
Innovation Solution
A device and method that utilize a portable storage device with cryptography techniques to read and write files, allowing a single device to manage multiple electronic facilities simultaneously by adjusting parameters based on the files read, thereby simplifying user access and security through RSA encryption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate passwords and identification devices are used for each electronic facility, then security is maintained for each system, but user convenience deteriorates due to the need to manage multiple credentials
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple electronic facilities (intrusion systems, access control, home automation, climate control, illumination control) into a single integrated system managed by one control unit. Users interact with all facilities through a single interface using one password or identification device, eliminating the need to manage separate credentials for each facility while maintaining security through centralized authentication.
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit is designed with universal functionality to manage multiple types of electronic facilities simultaneously. The single interface and authentication mechanism serve multiple purposes across different building functions, allowing one identification device to provide universal access and control across all electronic facilities rather than requiring facility-specific credentials.
2Reliability
If multiple passwords and identification devices are required for various electronic facilities, then each system can be independently secured, but device complexity increases for the user
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the authentication mechanisms of multiple electronic facilities into a single centralized authentication system. The control unit consolidates password management and identification device verification for all facilities (intrusion, access control, home automation, climate, illumination) into one unified process, reducing management complexity while preserving security through centralized control.
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit provides universal authentication capability that works across all electronic facilities. A single password or identification device grants access to multiple systems, eliminating the need for users to manage multiple credentials and reducing the complexity of authentication management while maintaining security through the universal authentication mechanism.
3Ease of operation
If a single portable storage device manages multiple electronic facilities, then user convenience is improved, but security requirements become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The portable storage device is designed with universal functionality to manage multiple electronic facilities. It stores and provides authentication credentials that work across all systems (intrusion, access control, home automation, climate, illumination), allowing users to access all facilities with one device while the control unit manages security through centralized authentication protocols.
Data Source
AI summary
A device and a method for managing electronic facilities of buildings. The device may include one or more interface elements for connecting the device to one or more electronic facilities of a building, a connection element for the connection of a portable storage device, and a control unit for reading files from the portable storage device, in which the reading of the files from the portable storage device is based on cryptography techniques, and in which the control unit is adapted to operate the electronic facilities by means of the interface elements on the basis of the result of the reading of the files from the portable storage device. The device according to the present disclosure enables a user to manage various types of electronic facilities of buildings simultaneously in a simple manner and by using a single portable storage device.