Intermediary Server Mediates Smart Lock Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
In existing systems, users face complex processes when trying to remotely unlock or lock shared resources, as they need to obtain electronic information from separate systems for smart locks, which are not directly managed by the resource reservation management services.
Innovation Solution
An intermediary server mediates between the reservation management server and the drive control server, receiving resource identification information and transmitting authentication information to the registration terminal, allowing for remote control of smart locks without the user needing to access multiple systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users directly access multiple separate systems for smart lock control and resource reservation management, then they can obtain the necessary authentication information, but the operational complexity increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary server that acts as a mediator between the resource reservation management server and the smart lock drive control server. This intermediary server receives resource identification information from the reservation management server, obtains authentication information from the drive control server, and delivers it to the user's terminal device. This mediation eliminates the need for users to directly access and navigate multiple separate systems, thereby reducing operational complexity while ensuring reliable authentication information delivery.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate systems are used for resource management and smart lock control, then system functionality is comprehensive, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediary server serves as a coordinating component that connects the resource reservation management server and the smart lock drive control server without merging them. This approach maintains the functional independence and versatility of each subsystem while reducing the perceived complexity for users. The intermediary server handles the coordination of authentication information flow, allowing each system to maintain its specialized functionality without requiring users to understand or interact with the complex interconnections between systems.
Data Source
AI summary
An intermediary server includes circuitry to receive, from a reservation management server, resource identification information for identifying a resource. The reservation management server manages a reservation for the resource and receives the reservation from a registration terminal that registers the reservation. The circuitry further transmits, to a drive control server, drive device identification information for identifying a drive device corresponding to the resource identification information. The drive control server remotely controls the drive device used to unlock the resource. The circuitry further receives, from the drive control server, authentication information to be used to unlock the resource with the drive device identified by the drive device identification information. The circuitry further receives, transmit, to the registration terminal, the authentication information.