Digital Certificate Generation Using Positioning Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital residence certificate systems are inflexible and limited to locations with energy meters, restricting their use to residences and failing to provide certificates for other geographical places or contexts.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for generating digital certificates associating entities with places using positioning data from locating devices, with a confidence index based on reliability indicators, allowing verification for services beyond local contexts, and incorporating identifying and authenticating data for individuals or objects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If digital residence certificates are generated based on energy flow meters, then the certificates have a certain degree of reliability, but the system becomes inflexible and cannot deliver certificates for places without meters or for non-residential locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the specialized energy meter anchoring system with a universal positioning-based certification system that can serve multiple types of locations (residences, offices, business premises) and multiple types of entities (individuals, objects). The positioning device and confidence index mechanism provide a multi-functional framework that adapts to different contexts without requiring location-specific infrastructure like energy meters.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the fundamental parameter for certificate generation from energy meter presence to positioning data with reliability indicators. By introducing a confidence index that aggregates multiple reliability indicators from positioning data, the system transforms the certification basis from a binary (meter present/absent) to a continuous reliability spectrum, enabling flexible adaptation to various locations while maintaining certificate reliability.
2Reliability
If the certification system is strictly local, then the certificates can be verified locally, but the services that can be obtained are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal digital certificate format based on positioning data that can be verified both locally and remotely. The confidence index and aggregated reliability indicators make the certificates portable and applicable across different service contexts and geographical locations, enabling the same certificate to serve multiple purposes beyond its original local context.
3Reliability
If positioning data from multiple locating devices is aggregated, then the confidence index improves, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple positioning data sources and their reliability indicators into a single aggregated confidence index. By combining the information from multiple locating devices through this aggregation process, the system achieves improved reliability while presenting a unified, simplified interface to users and service providers, effectively hiding the complexity of multi-source data integration.
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AI summary
A method of processing data in order to digitally certify the association of at least one entity with a place, the method comprising the receipt of at least one piece of positioning data coming from at least one locating device located in the proximity of said place, the generation of a digital certificate associating the entity with said place according to the positioning data received, and the checking of the association of the entity with said place, by means of said digital certificate, in order to obtain a service dependent on the association of the entity with said place.