Guided Gesture Bluetooth Pairing for Secure Peripheral Authorization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pairing processes for wireless peripheral devices with information handling systems are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks and require user input that may not be feasible when no input devices are available, complicating secure coupling.
Innovation Solution
A guided gesture authorization security exchange system using interactive graphical user interfaces on the information handling system to elicit and authenticate pairing authorization through user gestures on wireless peripheral devices, employing encryption and randomized sequences to ensure secure pairing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional pairing processes are used, then pairing can be established, but the system is vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary verification mechanism where the peripheral device's display and the host's display show matching visual elements (animations, patterns, or codes) that must simultaneously be present for pairing to succeed. This intermediary visual verification process prevents man-in-the-middle attacks by ensuring that both parties are directly communicating and that no intermediate device can intercept or spoof the pairing process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary verification actions before establishing the pairing connection. The system displays verification elements and requires user confirmation based on visual matching before allowing data exchange. This preliminary action ensures that security verification is completed prior to the actual pairing, preventing unauthorized connections.
2Reliability
If pairing requires user input through input devices, then authorization can be confirmed, but pairing cannot proceed when no input devices are available
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the peripheral device to serve itself by displaying verification elements and detecting user gestures directly on its own display and sensor components. The device can independently verify pairing authorization through its built-in display and gesture detection capabilities, eliminating the need for external input devices like keyboards or mice. The system self-contains all necessary verification functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical input device interaction with optical and gesture-based interaction. Instead of requiring physical input devices, the system uses visual displays and gesture sensors to capture user authorization. The mechanical action of typing or clicking is substituted with visual verification and gesture recognition, enabling pairing in environments where traditional input devices are unavailable.
3Reliability
If additional input devices are required for pairing, then secure authorization can be obtained, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the peripheral device multi-functional by combining display, gesture detection, and pairing verification capabilities into a single device. The peripheral device's display serves both as information output and as the verification interface, while its sensors serve both operational detection and authorization confirmation functions. This universality eliminates the need for separate input devices and reduces overall system complexity.
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AI summary
An information handling system includes a hardware processor and a memory device to execute code instructions of a guided gesture authorization security exchange system to communicate via a wireless interface adapter with a wireless peripheral device to initiate a preliminary secure exchange communication for a pairing process. The hardware processor also executes computer readable program code of a user interaction guided gesture instruction system to generate an interactive graphical user interface at a display device to present to a user guided gesture instructions for the user to provide, at the wireless peripheral device, a guided gesture on the wireless peripheral device used as the pairing authorization passcode entry information that indicates the pairing process is accepted by the user if a match is determined. The wireless interface adapter pairs and operably couples with the wireless peripheral device upon receipt of the pairing authorization passcode entry information that matches.