Mobile Terminal Security via Wearable Identity and Gesture Authentication

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional methods for unlocking mobile terminals are insecure and provide a poor user experience, as they can be easily compromised by others knowing the password or gesture, leading to data insecurity and privacy leakage.

Innovation Solution

A mobile terminal security authentication method that combines identity authentication of a wearable device with gesture information authentication, where the wearable device sends security authentication information to the mobile terminal, allowing secure access without additional operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If conventional password or gesture unlocking is used, then ease of operation is improved, but security is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveunlocking operationVSAvoiddata security
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines wearable device identity authentication with mobile terminal gesture authentication into a unified security system. The wearable device stores authentication information and communicates with the mobile terminal to verify both identity and gesture, creating a merged authentication mechanism that maintains ease of operation while significantly improving security against unauthorized access

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The wearable device serves as an intermediary between the user and the mobile terminal security system. It carries authentication information and acts as a mediator to verify user identity before allowing the mobile terminal to process gesture authentication, adding a security layer without complicating the user's unlocking action

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If password or gesture is used for unlocking, then ease of operation is improved, but privacy protection is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess operationVSAvoidprivacy leakage
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges wearable device identity verification with mobile terminal gesture recognition to create a dual-authentication system. This combination ensures that even if someone observes the gesture, they cannot access the device without the wearable device, thereby protecting user privacy while maintaining operational simplicity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The wearable device performs preliminary identity authentication before the mobile terminal processes the gesture. This preliminary action ensures that only authorized users can proceed with gesture recognition, preventing privacy leakage from observed gestures while keeping the overall access process simple for legitimate users

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10390225B2Mobile terminal security authentication method and system and mobile terminal
Publication Date: 2019.08.20 SHENZHEN GOODIX TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a mobile terminal security authentication method and system, and a mobile terminal thereof. The method includes: acquiring, by a mobile terminal, first gesture information, and receiving security authentication information sent by a wearable device; authenticating, by the mobile terminal, identity of the wearable device according to the security authentication information, and authenticating the first gesture information; and determining that the wearable device passes security authentication of the mobile terminal if the wearable device passes identity authentication and the first gesture information passes authentication. With the mobile terminal security authentication method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, security of user data stored in the mobile terminal is ensured, leakage of user privacy is prevented and user experience is improved.