Mobile Credential Library Automatic Hand-off
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile credentialing systems require users to manually enter lengthy authorization codes and host names, making it cumbersome to initialize and operate mobile devices for access control, especially in hotel loyalty applications, which can be inconvenient and prone to errors.
Innovation Solution
A method that sends an authorization code and host URL to a mobile credential library on a mobile device, establishing an ongoing trust relationship between the library and the credential service without user intervention, allowing automatic hand-off and enabling the mobile application to interact with access controls, thereby simplifying the initialization process and eliminating the need for users to know the authorization code or host URL.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually enter authorization codes and host names to initialize mobile credentialing, then the system can establish trust relationships, but the process becomes cumbersome and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing the mobile application to automatically establish trust relationships with credential services without requiring user intervention. The application autonomously performs authentication and synchronization operations, eliminating the need for users to manually enter authorization codes and host names.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism where the mobile application acts as a mediator between the user and the credential service. The application handles the complex authentication and trust establishment processes in the background, translating user actions into proper service interactions without exposing users to technical complexities.
2Reliability
If the system requires users to know and enter authorization codes and host URLs, then security can be maintained, but user convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile application autonomously manages security credentials by automatically obtaining and storing authorization codes and host URLs. The system performs self-service authentication where the application handles security protocols in the background, maintaining security requirements while eliminating the need for users to manually input sensitive information.
3Reliability
If manual entry of account information is required for mobile credentialing, then authentication can be verified, but the process becomes time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring the mobile application with necessary credentials and establishing trust relationships before actual credentialing operations. The application automatically synchronizes with credential services in advance, so that when users need access, authentication is already verified and ready, eliminating time-consuming manual entry processes.
4Device complexity
If the system uses centralized credential service deployment, then service management is simplified, but system scalability and load balancing are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile application is designed with universal functionality to work with multiple credential service deployments across different locations and configurations. The application can automatically adapt to various service environments, enabling both centralized management and decentralized deployment scenarios without requiring different application versions or complex configuration by users.
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AI summary
A method of initializing a mobile device to operate in a mobile credentialing system, the method including sending an authorization code and host URL from a hotel loyalty application to a mobile credential library of a mobile application on a mobile device, the mobile device operable to perform a first sync with a credential service to establish an ongoing trust relationship between the mobile credential library and the credential service such that the mobile application is operable to interact with an access control without the user of the mobile device knowing either an authorization code or a host location of the credential service.