Credential Management Peer Detection via Validation Server

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems for managing employee access and resource utilization in organizations lack comprehensive tools for enhancing user experiences and interactions, particularly in providing additional services and better resource management.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method that uses wireless communication protocols to detect and validate devices associated with a credential management system, providing identification information and activity data to authorized users, allowing for the display of peer interactions and locations, and enabling features like virtual group creation and credential access.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If wireless communication protocols are used to detect devices within a credential management system, then real-time peer detection and interaction data access are improved, but system complexity and data validation requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereal-time interaction data accessVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A validation server acts as an intermediary between client devices and the credential management system. The validation server receives identification information from detected devices, validates it against the credential management system, and returns verification results. This intermediary approach enables real-time peer detection while centralizing the complexity of validation logic, thus improving information access without proportionally increasing client device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If activity data tracking and validation are implemented for credential management, then organizational efficiency and resource management are improved, but data processing time and validation overhead increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveorganizational efficiencyVSAvoidvalidation overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary validation of identification information before full activity data processing. When a device is detected via wireless protocols, the validation server quickly verifies basic credential validity and authorization levels in advance. This preliminary action filters out invalid requests early, reducing the validation overhead for subsequent activity data tracking and processing, thus improving organizational efficiency without excessive time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If comprehensive user identification and validation systems are deployed, then access control and security are improved, but device complexity and operational requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess controlVSAvoidoperational requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The validation server provides multi-functional capabilities including device detection, identification validation, authorization verification, and activity tracking through a single unified system. This universal approach consolidates multiple security functions into one operational interface, improving access control reliability while reducing the number of separate operational requirements. Users interact with a single validation system rather than multiple separate tools, enhancing ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enhances user experiences by providing real-time access to resource management and interaction data, improving organizational efficiency and employee management through enhanced credential validation and activity tracking.

Implementation Method 1

one or more wireless communication protocols are used to detect one or more devices that are associated with the credential management system and are located within the first distance of the client device

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectWireless communication protocols: Electromagnetic Induction

Data Source

PatentUS10257179B1Credential management system and peer detection
Publication Date: 2019.04.09 STRATEGY INC
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AI summary

A credential management system is described. The credential management system allows a user to identify peers and obtain additional information regarding the peers through the credential management system. The credential management system may perform user analytics and provide the requested additional information to the user. The credential management system may associate the discovered peers with a group or credential, and share information and data with one or more of the discovered peers associated with a particular group or credential in a convenient manner. The credential management system may also implement a hierarchical menu and/or conditions to determine which users of the credential management system may be able to view other users' information and to determine a type of information or data that is transmitted between users.