Mobile Anti-Theft Locking With Wireless User Pairing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing anti-theft devices require physical keys or code memorization, which can be cumbersome and insecure, limiting their usability and reliability.
Innovation Solution
A mobile anti-theft device using a wireless telecommunications interface and a locking mechanism that requires pairing with a user's mobile device via NFC or Bluetooth, allowing secure and keyless operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If physical keys or code memorization are used for anti-theft devices, then the locking mechanism is simple and reliable, but the ease of operation deteriorates and requires user burden
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the traditional mechanical key-based locking system with a wireless communication-based electronic locking system. The locking mechanism uses a controller that receives wireless signals from a mobile device to activate the locking block, eliminating the need for physical keys and code memorization while maintaining secure locking functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a mobile device as an intermediary between the user and the locking mechanism. The mobile device communicates wirelessly with the anti-theft device to transmit authentication information, allowing the user to lock and unlock the device without direct physical interaction with keys or codes.
2Ease of manufacture
If physical keys are required for locking, then the device structure remains simple, but the ease of manufacture and usability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical key components with electronic and wireless components. The locking mechanism uses a controller and wireless interface instead of physical keys, simplifying the overall device structure while improving ease of operation through keyless access.
3Reliability
If code memorization is required, then the locking mechanism is secure, but the ease of operation and user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the code memorization system with a wireless authentication system. The controller receives wireless signals from a mobile device to authenticate the user and activate the locking block, eliminating the need to memorize codes while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device serves as an intermediary that handles authentication wirelessly. Instead of requiring the user to memorize and input codes, the mobile device communicates authentication information to the anti-theft device, improving convenience while maintaining security.
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AI summary
Anti-theft device (10), comprising a lanyard (12) alternately in an open or closed loop with the rest of the anti-theft device, for linking an object to be protected against theft to a support, a lock (40) selectively in a locked and unlocked closed loop state, a controller (20) with a wireless telecommunications interface (51), which, in an initial pairing operation, obtains an identifier from a wireless telecommunications mobile device (60), via said wireless telecommunications interface, and then receives an identifier via said interface and only allows a lock unlock command if the received identifier is identical to the identifier initially obtained.