Mobile Service Access Using Cookie-Based Validation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for providing shared services, such as using household appliances, are complex and costly, requiring users to register and provide payment information, which can be perceived as inappropriate, especially when using alternatives like Near Field Communication (NFC), and lack simplicity and robustness.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing a communication network with a mobile terminal, server, and control device, where the server validates service requests and generates cookies for initial identification and payment information, allowing ad hoc service access through a mobile device using internet protocols, minimizing user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users register and provide payment information before using shared services, then service security and payment reliability are improved, but user convenience and system simplicity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary validation of payment information during the registration phase and stores it securely. When users access services, the pre-validated payment information is automatically retrieved and used, eliminating the need for repeated payment entries and maintaining security without burdening users during actual service usage.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a server as an intermediary that manages payment information validation and storage. The server acts as a mediator between users and service providers, handling sensitive payment data securely while allowing users to access services through simplified authentication, thus resolving the conflict between security and convenience.
2Ease of operation
If NFC technology is used for service access, then ease of use is improved, but system cost and complexity worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses web cookies as a software-based copy of the authentication mechanism that NFC would provide physically. Instead of requiring NFC hardware in both the mobile terminal and control device, the system creates and exchanges digital cookie data that serves the same authentication purpose, achieving similar ease of use without the hardware cost and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces the mechanical NFC hardware system with a software-based web protocol system. By using standard internet protocols and web browsers instead of specialized NFC hardware, the system achieves comparable user convenience while eliminating the need for expensive and complex hardware infrastructure.
3Reliability
If extensive user registration is required, then payment security is improved, but access time and user effort worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs comprehensive user registration and payment validation in advance, storing the results securely. When users need to access services, the pre-completed registration data is immediately retrieved through cookie exchange, eliminating the time-consuming process of re-entering information while maintaining the security of the initial comprehensive validation.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system and a method for allowing at least one service to be provided at a predetermined location 1 via a communication network 2 set up for communication using Internet protocols by means of a mobile terminal 3, a server 4 and a control device 5 arranged at the predetermined location 1, wherein the control device 5 is connected to the server 4 and can be controlled by the server 4 to allow the service, wherein the server 4 is connected to the mobile terminal 3 via the communication network 2, in which method the server 4 performs a validation of each request for the service received from the mobile terminal 3 and allows the service if the validation is successful.Server 4 receives the request as address 8 for a first internet page 9 managed by Server 4 and makes the first internet page 9 accessible to the mobile terminal 3, creates a first cookie 10 with first data including first identification data 11 and a validity for a first predetermined period and sends it to the mobile terminal 3, and at the same time retrieves information 12 including payment information from the mobile terminal 3 for the validation of the request.The mobile terminal 3 displays the first internet page 9, inserts the retrieved information 12 into the first internet page 9, and sends this, along with the data from the first cookie 10, to the server 4. The server validates the information 12 retrieved by the mobile terminal 3 and either, if the validation yields a negative result, the server 4 rejects the service and sends a corresponding second internet page 13 for display on the mobile terminal 3 with a negative response and the first cookie 10 to the mobile terminal 3; or, if the validation yields a positive result, the server 4 enables the service and sends a corresponding third internet page 14 for display on the mobile terminal 3 with a positive response and the first cookie 10 to the mobile terminal 3. The invention also relates to a corresponding computer program product 19 and a corresponding combination with at least one computer-readable data carrier 21.