Elastically Deformable Controller Authentication for Lock Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing controller apparatuses with elastically deformable materials do not consider the lock state control of the apparatus or connected information processing devices, lacking authentication mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A controller apparatus with an elastically deformable body, equipped with electrostatic capacitance sensors and a circuit section, detects user operations and controls lock states through authentication processes using predefined operation patterns.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If elastically deformable materials are used to form the main body of the controller apparatus, then user tactile experience is improved, but security control (lock state management) deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The controller performs preliminary authentication detection through specific operation patterns before allowing access to the information processing apparatus. The detection section monitors operations in advance, and only when predetermined patterns are recognized does the controller transmit unlock commands, ensuring security is established before functionality is enabled.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller apparatus serves as an intermediary device between the user and the information processing apparatus. It mediates the authentication process by detecting operations, determining authentication results, and controlling the transmission of lock state commands, thereby separating the tactile interaction from the security decision-making process.
2Reliability
If authentication mechanisms are added to the controller apparatus, then security is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The detection section is designed to detect multiple types of operations (pressing, sliding, gripping) using a single sensor system. The control section integrates multiple functions including operation detection, authentication determination, and lock state control within a unified controller structure, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive security functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller apparatus performs self-authentication by detecting operations on its own body and internally determining authentication results. The device serves itself by using its detection section to monitor its own operational state and making autonomous decisions about whether to transmit unlock commands, eliminating the need for external authentication hardware.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables secure lock state management and authentication of the controller and connected devices, enhancing user experience and security.
Implementation Method 1
a detection section that detects a user operation performed on the main body
Data Source
AI summary
A controller apparatus that is connected to an information processing apparatus in a communicable manner includes a main body that is elastically deformable. The controller apparatus detects a user operation performed on the main body, and outputs information indicating the detected operation to the information processing apparatus. In addition, the outputted information is used in an authentication process of controlling a lock state of the controller apparatus or the information processing apparatus.