Mobile Extension Interface for Secure Device Credential Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile wireless communication systems face challenges in securely extending wireless operations and services to devices outside of contracted mobile networks, with limitations in resource utilization and application compatibility across different devices, hindering widespread adoption and convenience.
Innovation Solution
A system that extends mobile operation to devices through a secure extension interface, using a client component in the mobile device linked to a client component in the target device, enabling secure credential communication, application adaptation, and resource optimization via artificial intelligence, allowing seamless integration and offloading of wireless services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mobile operation is extended to devices outside contracted wireless networks, then adaptability and versatility are improved, but security and network authorization become compromised
Solution Approach 1:
A network authorization server acts as an intermediary between mobile devices and external devices. The server receives authorization requests, validates credentials, and grants permission for operation extension. This mediator enables cross-device compatibility while maintaining network security by controlling which external devices can access mobile operations through a centralized authentication mechanism.
2Reliability
If service commitments and subscriptions are required for mobile resources, then network security and service quality are improved, but ease of operation and portability across devices deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements universal service access by allowing a single mobile device subscription to authorize multiple external devices (laptops, tablets, desktops) to access mobile network services. The authorization server manages credentials that enable one service contract to function across multiple device types, making the service portable and eliminating the need for separate subscriptions on each device.
3Reliability
If security identifiers are used to ensure information integrity, then network security is improved, but adaptability to varied consumer segments and devices is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The security identifier system is segmented into hierarchical components: a primary mobile device identifier and secondary external device identifiers. The authorization server segments the authentication process into credential verification and authorization grant stages. This segmentation allows security identifiers to maintain information integrity for the mobile device while enabling multiple external devices to be authorized through derived credentials, expanding consumer segment coverage without compromising security.
Data Source
AI summary
Mobile operation is extended to a device. An extension interface comprises a client component within a mobile that is linked to a client component within the device. Extension of mobile operation is secured via delivery of credentials associated with the mobile to the device. Delivery of credentials is temporary and typically spans the period during which mobile operation is extended to the device. Application(s) and content(s) can be conveyed to the device for utilization therein. An emulation component that can reside at least in part on the client component within the device can emulate mobile operation. Client component within the mobile can include at least in part (i) a component that downloads drivers for communication with, and utilization of, the device to which mobile operation is extended, and (ii) a component that can scan for wireless-capable devices to extend mobile service thereto.