Device Identification Program for Password-less Mobile Authentication

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Current mobile device authentication methods, relying on usernames and passwords, are cumbersome and inefficient, requiring users to remember and input credentials each time they access applications, which can lead to user frustration and increased server load.

Innovation Solution

A device identification program that enrolls users by collecting device and user information, creating a record, and enabling authentication through a unique device 'fingerprint' and user data association, allowing for secure, password-less access to applications by linking device identification information with user information and location data.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If username and password authentication is used, then user identification can be achieved, but user operation becomes cumbersome and server load increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser identification accuracyVSAvoidauthentication convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically retrieves device identification information from the mobile device without requiring user input. The device itself provides its identification data (IMEI, serial number, etc.) to the server, eliminating the need for users to manually enter credentials and reducing authentication steps while maintaining security.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a digital record that copies and stores the association between device identification information and user information. This recorded linkage allows the system to authenticate users based on device identity rather than requiring repeated password entry, streamlining the authentication process while maintaining reliable user identification.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

2Productivity

If device identification information is collected and stored, then authentication efficiency improves, but information security requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveauthentication speedVSAvoiddata security risks

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs enrollment in advance by collecting device identification information and user information, then creating a recorded association between them. This preliminary setup stores the authentication linkage securely on the server, enabling fast authentication during actual use without repeatedly handling sensitive user data, thus improving speed while maintaining security.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If user information is stored on server, then user identification is reliable, but server storage demand increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser identification accuracyVSAvoidserver storage capacity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential identification elements needed for authentication - specifically device identification information (IMEI, serial number, model) and basic user information - and stores their association in a structured record. By taking out only the necessary identification data rather than storing complete user profiles, the system maintains reliable user identification while minimizing server storage requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS8943557B2Enrollment of user in device identification program

Publication Date: 2015.01.27 BANK OF AMERICA CORP

AI summary

Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for enrolling a user in a device identification program. In some embodiments, a system is configured to: receive device identification information from a mobile device, receive user information associated with a user, the user information enabling identification of the user, associate the device identification information with the user information, and create a record based on the device identification information and the user information.