Game-Based Authentication System for Mobile Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current security systems are overly complex, making it difficult for legitimate users to access protected data or services while being vulnerable to unauthorized access, and existing biometric systems are expensive and prone to cheating.
Innovation Solution
A customizable, interactive authentication system that allows users to create and store personalized access patterns using a game-based environment, which can be used to authenticate and authorize access to electronic devices or services, reducing the need for traditional passwords and enhancing security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional username and password protection techniques are used, then protection against illegitimate users is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates as users find it difficult to remember complex passwords
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical/password-based authentication systems with biometric authentication systems that use physiological characteristics (fingerprints, retina, facial structure, voice) to identify users. This substitution eliminates the need for users to remember complex passwords while providing more reliable security through unique biological traits.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the authentication parameter from artificial memorization-based passwords to inherent biological parameters. By using biometric characteristics that naturally exist in users, the system transforms the authentication mechanism from something users must learn and remember to something they naturally possess, thereby improving both security and ease of operation.
2Ease of operation
If biometric authentication systems are implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service biometric authentication where users enroll their own biometric data and authenticate themselves without requiring complex administrative setup or intervention. The system automatically captures, stores, and compares biometric characteristics, reducing the operational complexity despite the advanced technology involved.
3Reliability
If multiple level password systems are implemented, then protection against illegitimate users is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates as users must remember multiple passwords and keep devices nearby
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple authentication functions into a single biometric authentication system. Instead of requiring separate passwords for different security levels and keeping multiple devices nearby, the system uses one biometric characteristic to provide multi-level security, simplifying the user experience while maintaining or enhancing protection against illegitimate users.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention may enable a user of an electronic device to setup a game-based environment within the electronic device that can be used as an authentication platform to prevent access by illegitimate or unauthorized users. The communication device may include a display screen, a processor, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory may include a database and an instruction set. The database may store pre-defined access patterns that can be used in the authentication process. Further, the instruction set may include instructions executable by the processor to monitor inputs made by a new user in the game based environment. Furthermore, the instructions executable by the processor may match the inputs of the new user with the pre-defined access patterns to check the authentication of a new user.