Health Credential Access Using Ephemeral IDs and Universal Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing user identification systems, or silo models, require users to emit specific ID signals via devices, which are only detectable by a single entity, leading to memory overcrowding, performance issues, and security concerns, and lack seamless interaction with physical environments.
Innovation Solution
A universal personal transponder system using a beacon apparatus and detector devices that broadcast ephemeral IDs, detected by scanners, with a dedicated server verifying user data, allowing devices to perform actions without user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple vendor-specific applications are installed on smart devices to enable interaction with different devices, then device compatibility and functionality are improved, but device memory consumption and performance degradation worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal identifier signal framework where a single application can interact with multiple vendor-specific devices through a standardized protocol. The identifier signal acts as a universal interface that enables one application to serve multiple functions across different device ecosystems, eliminating the need for separate vendor-specific applications while maintaining broad device compatibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The identifier signal serves as an intermediary layer between the smart device application and various vendor-specific devices. This mediator enables communication without requiring direct integration with each vendor's proprietary system, reducing memory consumption by eliminating multiple vendor-specific applications while maintaining adaptability through the standardized identifier protocol.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple vendor-specific applications are installed on smart devices, then device compatibility is improved, but device performance and speed worsen
Solution Approach 1:
By implementing a universal identifier signal framework, the system allows a single application to interact with multiple vendor-specific devices through a standardized protocol. This multi-functionality approach maintains device compatibility while improving performance by eliminating the need to run multiple separate applications simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the functionality of multiple vendor-specific applications into a single unified application that uses the identifier signal framework. This consolidation combines previously separate functions into one application, reducing the computational overhead and improving device performance while maintaining broad device compatibility through the standardized identifier protocol.
3Reliability
If vendor-specific ID signals are used, then security and data control are improved, but ease of operation and user convenience worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The universal identifier signal framework maintains security by using standardized authentication protocols while enabling broad interoperability. Users benefit from improved convenience as a single application can securely interact with multiple vendor-specific devices without needing to manage multiple separate applications or accounts, thus maintaining security while enhancing ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The identifier signal acts as a secure intermediary that enables authenticated communication between users and various vendor-specific devices. This mediator maintains security through standardized authentication mechanisms while improving user convenience by allowing seamless interaction with multiple devices through a single unified interface, eliminating the need for users to manually configure multiple vendor-specific applications.
4Quantity of substance
If a universal identifier signal framework is implemented, then memory consumption and device performance are improved, but device complexity and implementation burden worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The identifier signal serves as a standardized intermediary that simplifies the implementation of universal device interaction. By providing a clear protocol and framework for generating and recognizing identifier signals, the system reduces implementation complexity despite the added functionality, allowing devices to communicate through a unified interface while maintaining low memory consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the device interaction framework into distinct components: identifier signal generation, signal transmission, and signal recognition. This segmentation allows each component to be implemented independently with clear interfaces, reducing overall system complexity while enabling the memory-efficient universal identifier framework to function effectively across multiple devices.
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AI summary
A method for a system includes receiving with a first transceiver of an identity reader device, an ephemeral ID from a first smart device, outputting with the first transceiver, identity reader data to the first smart device, wherein the identity reader data comprises a first identifier and a challenge, receiving with the first transceiver, responsive data from the first smart device, wherein the responsive data comprises token data and contact tracing status of the first smart device, determining in a processor of the identity reader device, whether the first smart device is authorized in response to the ephemeral ID or the token data, and the contact tracing status, and directing with the processor, a peripheral device coupled to the identity reader device to perform a user-perceptible action in response to the processor determining that the first smart device is authorized.