Electronic Self-Authentication Mechanism for Secure Device Pairing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual methods for exchanging information between electronic devices, such as sharing contact information or conducting financial transactions, are cumbersome and prone to errors due to the need for manual typing or verbal exchange.
Innovation Solution
An electronic system and method for authenticating users on alien devices, allowing secure and automated data exchange between smartphones using biometric authentication, such as fingerprint scanning, and enabling secure sharing of information like payment credentials or contact details, with authentication levels controlling the type of data shared.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual methods are used to exchange information between electronic devices, then users can share data such as contact information and conduct transactions, but the process is cumbersome and prone to errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual typing and verbal exchange (mechanical human operations) with automated electronic data transfer systems. The system uses electronic devices to automatically exchange contact information and conduct transactions without requiring manual input, thereby eliminating typographical errors and improving accuracy while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables devices to automatically perform data exchange and transaction operations without requiring continuous manual intervention. Once initiated, the electronic system self-manages the data transfer, authentication, and transaction completion processes, reducing the burden on users while ensuring accurate data exchange.
2Reliability
If automated methods are used for data exchange, then accuracy and security are improved, but device complexity increases due to authentication mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary authentication system that mediates between devices during data exchange. The authentication mechanism acts as a intermediary layer that verifies device identities and authorizes data transfer, ensuring security without requiring complex changes to the core data exchange functionality. The intermediary handles the complexity of authentication while presenting a simple interface to users.
3Productivity
If manual data entry is used, then device complexity remains low, but time consumption and error rates increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing authentication credentials and data formats before the actual data exchange occurs. Devices prepare authentication tokens and data structures in advance, enabling rapid automated exchange when the actual transfer is needed. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for manual data entry during the exchange process, significantly improving speed while the automated nature of the pre-prepared systems keeps complexity manageable.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for a authenticating a user on an alien electronic device is described. The system may include a first device associated with a first user and a second device associated with a second user. The first device may include a non-transitory memory and one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the first device to perform operations that include receiving from the second user, an identification data of the second user, determining that the identification data of the second user does not correspond to the first device, searching for the second device associated with the identification data of the second user, receiving an indication from the second device confirming that the identification data of the second user is associated with the second device, and initiating data communication between the first device and the second device.