Encrypted-Key Activation for Age Verification in Reduced-Risk Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to effectively verify the age and identity of consumers purchasing reduced-risk or reduced-harm devices, such as heat-not-burn and e-vaping devices, to ensure compliance with legal age restrictions.
Innovation Solution
A computing device and reduced-risk device system that includes identity verification through a unique ID, an identity verification server, and an encrypted key to change the device state based on verification results, ensuring only adults can operate the devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If identity verification system is implemented, then age compliance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an identity verification server as an intermediary component that handles the complex verification logic externally. The computing device communicates with this server through standardized interfaces, allowing age verification functionality to be added without increasing the complexity of the core device architecture. The server acts as a mediator between the device and identity databases.
Solution Approach 2:
The verification system is segmented into distinct functional modules: a computing device for initiating verification, an identity verification server for processing, and database systems for storing verification data. This segmentation allows each component to remain relatively simple while the overall system provides comprehensive age verification capabilities.
2Reliability
If encrypted key system is used, then security is improved, but operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-generating encrypted keys and storing them securely in the database before they are needed. When verification is required, the system simply retrieves and validates the pre-prepared encrypted key rather than performing complex encryption operations in real-time, thus maintaining security while simplifying the operational process.
Solution Approach 2:
The computing device automatically handles the encrypted key generation, storage, and validation processes without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by managing cryptographic operations autonomously, reducing the operational burden on users while maintaining high security standards.
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AI summary
An age and/or identity verification system for reduced-risk devices (RRD) may include a RRD, the RRD initially in an inoperable state, an identity verification server configured to perform identity verification related to an adult consumer, and a computing device. The computing device may receive adult consumer identity information corresponding to the adult consumer from the adult consumer, receive the UID of the RRD, transmit the adult consumer identity information and the UID of the RRD to the identity verification server to perform identity verification of the adult consumer, receive results of the performed identity verification from the identity verification server, receive an encrypted key corresponding to the RRD based on the results of the performed identity verification of the adult consumer, and transmit the encrypted key to the RRD. The RRD may change the state of the RRD to an operable state based on the encrypted key.