Mobile Device Authentication System for Physical Structure Validation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current authentication processes, such as credentialing and compliance validation, are inefficient and prone to human errors and fraudulent activities due to manual data entry and lack of automation, leading to prolonged inspection times and increased risk in industries like healthcare and finance.

Innovation Solution

A system that uses a communicating device to transmit instructions to a mobile device for task-based authentication, where the mobile device captures data through sensors and cameras, and the system validates this data against pre-stored information to generate an authentication score, enabling automated and efficient credentialing and compliance validation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual inspection processes are used, then flexibility in inspection methods is maintained, but productivity is reduced and error rates increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinspection speedVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile device performs self-validation by automatically comparing captured images and data against pre-stored information in its database. The device autonomously determines authentication scores without requiring constant human intervention or complex centralized verification systems, thereby improving productivity while maintaining manageable system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Manual mechanical inspection processes are replaced with automated electronic validation using mobile device sensors, cameras, and database comparisons. This substitution eliminates manual data entry and human judgment variability, significantly improving inspection speed and consistency while the modular software architecture keeps system complexity manageable.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Productivity

If automated validation is implemented, then productivity increases, but reliability may be compromised due to potential system errors

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveauthentication speedVSAvoidvalidation accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where authentication scores are calculated based on multiple validated parameters and compared against threshold values. The mobile device receives feedback from sensor validations, image comparisons, and database matches, allowing it to make reliable automated decisions. This multi-layered feedback approach ensures high reliability while maintaining fast automated processing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

Pre-stored information and validation criteria are prepared in advance in the mobile device's database before actual authentication occurs. This preliminary preparation enables rapid real-time comparisons during inspection without compromising accuracy, as the validation logic and reference data are already optimized and ready for immediate use.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If multiple validation checks are performed, then reliability improves, but loss of time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveauthentication accuracyVSAvoidinspection duration

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile device performs validation checks in a prioritized sequence, conducting essential validations first and optional or less critical checks subsequently. The system can generate authentication results based on sufficient validation without requiring all possible checks to be completed, thereby maintaining high reliability while minimizing inspection time through selective validation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The authentication process is segmented into multiple independent validation modules (image validation, sensor validation, database validation, score calculation). Each module operates independently and can be executed in parallel or sequentially based on priorities. This segmentation allows the system to perform comprehensive validation thoroughly while managing time efficiently through parallel processing of independent checks.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11562448B2Device and method for performing validation and authentication of a physical structure or physical object

Publication Date: 2023.01.24 FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP

AI summary

A communicating device, method, and computer readable medium for performing a process of authenticating a physical structure. The communicating device includes circuitry that is configured to transmit a first instruction to a mobile device, receive first information associated with execution of the first instruction by the mobile device, validate the first information in order to determine a first score corresponding to the first instruction, by comparing the first information with pre-stored information, transmit a second instruction to the mobile device, receive, from the mobile device, second information associated with execution of the second instruction by the mobile device, validate the second information to determine a second score corresponding to the second instruction, by comparing the second information with pre-stored information, and generate an authentication result for the physical structure in response to the first and second scores being greater than first and second predetermined thresholds respectively.