Identity Reader Authentication Using Ephemeral Health Credentials
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing user identification systems, known as silo models, require users to implement and manage a specific ID signal for each device, leading to memory overcrowding, performance issues, and security concerns, and lack a universal ID that seamlessly integrates with various physical world devices.
Innovation Solution
A universal personal transponder system using a beacon apparatus and detector devices that broadcast an ephemeral ID, detected by scanners, with a dedicated server verifying user data and enabling interactions without user intervention, reducing the need for multiple applications and enhancing device performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users implement and manage specific ID signals for each device (silo model), then device-specific identification and interaction is enabled, but memory storage is overcrowded and device performance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal ID signal framework where a single beacon application can serve multiple device types and manufacturers. The beacon broadcasts a universal identifier that can be detected by various detector devices (smartphones, wearables, IoT devices) without requiring separate applications for each device type. This multi-functional approach resolves the contradiction by maintaining reliable device-specific identification while reducing the quantity of applications needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple device-specific identification functions into a single beacon application. Instead of having separate siloed applications for different manufacturers and device types, the system combines these functions into one universal beacon that can be detected by multiple detector devices. This consolidation reduces memory overhead and improves performance while maintaining the ability to identify and interact with specific devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple silo applications are executed simultaneously, then comprehensive device interaction is achieved, but device performance and switching speed deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The beacon application serves as a universal interface that can interact with multiple types of devices through a single application. The system detects the beacon using different detector devices (smartphones, wearables, IoT devices) without requiring separate applications for each device type. This universal approach maintains comprehensive device interaction capability while improving application switching speed by eliminating the need to manage multiple siloed applications.
3Quantity of substance
If a universal ID signal framework is implemented, then memory usage and device performance improve, but the technical burden on users increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables detector devices to automatically detect and interact with the beacon without requiring user configuration or manual setup. The beacon broadcasts its identifier continuously, and detector devices automatically scan for and recognize the beacon, enabling seamless interaction. This self-service approach reduces the technical burden on users while maintaining the benefits of reduced application overhead.
Solution Approach 2:
The beacon is pre-configured with its identifier and broadcasting capabilities before use. The detector devices are pre-programmed with the ability to scan for and recognize the beacon format. This preliminary setup eliminates the need for users to perform complex configuration tasks during operation, making the universal ID system easy to use while maintaining memory efficiency.
4Adaptability or versatility
If manufacturer-specific apps and infrastructure are created, then device-specific functionality is enhanced, but system complexity and maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal beacon framework that can work with devices from multiple manufacturers without requiring manufacturer-specific applications or infrastructure. The beacon broadcasts a standardized identifier that any detector device can recognize, eliminating the need for complex multi-vendor application ecosystems while preserving device-specific functionality through the universal detection mechanism.
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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.