Dynamic Electronic Credential Management for Event Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current credential management systems face challenges in preventing unauthorized duplication and use, especially in situations with transient access requirements and the need for higher security against counterfeiting, as well as the inefficiency of producing and distributing temporary passes for events.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing secure electronic devices such as smartphones and tablets to display unique visual symbols as credentials, which are updated periodically, and includes GPS tracking for location monitoring, ensuring authentication and minimizing duplication risks through unique identifiers and wireless communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If printed admission passes are distributed to individuals for transient access, then access authorization is provided, but the cost and inefficiency increase with the number of individuals and the risk of unauthorized duplication increases dramatically
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic credentials that are periodically updated and changed over time. The credential data is not static but evolves, making it difficult to counterfeit while maintaining manageable complexity through automated update mechanisms. The system dynamically generates new credential versions and distributes them to authorized individuals.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs periodic updates of credential information at scheduled intervals. Credentials are refreshed regularly with new data, creating a time-based security mechanism that prevents unauthorized duplication while keeping the management system organized through predictable update cycles rather than continuous complex monitoring.
2Reliability
If wearable badges or ID cards with RFID tags are distributed, then individual recognition is enabled, but protection against counterfeiting becomes difficult due to widespread availability of image scanners and field-programmable RFID tags
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring electronic devices with credential applications and authorization data before they are needed for access. The system proactively distributes credential information to authorized individuals in advance, enabling secure authentication without requiring complex on-site credential issuance or manufacturing processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces physical credential media (printed passes, plastic cards with RFID tags) with software-based credentials stored in electronic devices. This substitution eliminates the need for physical manufacturing, printing, and distribution processes, while enhancing security through cryptographic protection and periodic updates that are difficult to replicate.
3Productivity
If discrete printed admission passes are used for each event, then transient access is authorized, but the cost and inefficiency become apparent as the number of individuals requiring access to multiple events grows
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates universal credentials that work across multiple events and locations. A single electronic device can store and present credentials for various events, venues, and time periods, eliminating the need for separate printed passes for each event. This multi-functional approach significantly improves efficiency and reduces the time required for credential distribution.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses electronic copying and distribution of credential data to authorized devices. Instead of physically printing and distributing separate passes, the system digitally replicates credential information across multiple electronic devices, enabling rapid distribution to large numbers of individuals accessing multiple events without the costs and delays of physical production.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple use passes are printed and distributed, then access to multiple events is enabled, but the risk of unauthorized duplication and use already quite high increases dramatically
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic credentials that change over time and are periodically updated. Even though the same electronic device may access multiple events, the credential data itself evolves with each update cycle, preventing unauthorized duplication while maintaining the ability to access multiple events. The versatility is maintained through the same device, but security is enhanced through dynamic content.
Data Source
AI summary
A credential management and administration system and method by which the documented eligibility of persons to receive benefits, services, access to premises or events, and the like is centrally administered. In one embodiment, credentials are distributed to the individuals electronically, via communication network, to respective portable device having a corresponding display. Each display is configured to visually present certain qualifying information that is updated at periodic intervals. Alternatively, the qualifying information may be presented via wireless means to a suitable receiver proximate the location where services are delivered.