Mobile Terminal Identity Verification for Electronic Ticket Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing technologies for mobile terminal apparatuses fail to effectively prevent illegal resale of electronic tickets due to lending or transfer of smartphones, as they do not consider the change in user identity post-purchase.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal apparatus and management apparatus that evaluate the identity of the user before and after purchasing an electronic ticket by analyzing pre-purchase and post-purchase activities, and set the validity of the ticket based on this evaluation to prevent unauthorized use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the electronic ticket is associated with the smartphone by which the user applied for purchase, then the ticket can be used conveniently on the user's device, but illegal resale occurs when the smartphone is lent or transferred to another person
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the binding parameter from device-based (smartphone) to user-based (behavioral characteristics). By monitoring pre-purchase and post-purchase activities and comparing behavioral parameters, the system determines whether the current user matches the original purchaser, thereby preventing illegal resale while maintaining convenience for legitimate users
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces behavioral characteristic analysis as an intermediary layer between the user and the ticket validation system. Instead of directly checking device ownership, the system uses behavioral patterns (activity data, usage habits, and other characteristics) as a mediator to verify user identity, preventing ticket resale through lent or transferred smartphones
2Reliability
If behavioral monitoring is implemented to verify user identity, then illegal resale can be prevented, but system complexity increases due to continuous activity tracking and evaluation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs behavioral monitoring and evaluation in advance (pre-purchase period) and at key checkpoints (post-purchase period) rather than continuously. By collecting activity data beforehand and comparing it at specific evaluation points, the system achieves reliable user verification without requiring constant complex monitoring, thereby reducing overall system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements partial monitoring by focusing on specific pre-purchase and post-purchase periods rather than continuous tracking. This selective approach to behavioral analysis provides sufficient reliability for preventing illegal resale while minimizing the complexity burden of constant activity tracking across all user interactions
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AI summary
A mobile terminal apparatus includes: an evaluator configured to, based on pre-purchase information relating to activities of a user during a pre-purchase period before purchase of an electronic ticket and post-purchase information relating to activities of a user during a post-purchase period after the purchase of the electronic ticket, evaluate identicalness of the user during the post-purchase period and a person who purchased the electronic ticket; and a setter configured to set a state relating to validity of the electronic ticket based on a result of the evaluation by evaluator.