Monitoring System User Authentication via Equipment Status Change
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing user authentication methods in monitoring systems for electronic equipment face issues with improper access rights and erroneous user association due to the risk of incorrect association of users with electronic equipment, especially when registering multiple devices simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A user authentication method that requires users to perform specific operations on the electronic equipment, such as changing its running status, to verify their identity, ensuring only authorized users can access the equipment's information by detecting changes in the equipment's status and using authentication codes generated based on running information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If user registration is performed by simply operating the mobile phone after communication link establishment, then the ease of operation is improved, but the reliability of user association with electronic equipment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by having the electronic equipment generate and transmit unique identification information and authentication codes to the mobile phone before the actual user registration. This preliminary exchange of identification data ensures that the user is properly associated with the correct electronic equipment before any operation occurs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the mobile phone transmits received authentication codes back to the electronic equipment, and the electronic equipment confirms the authentication status. This feedback loop ensures reliable verification that the user operating the mobile phone is indeed authorized for the specific electronic equipment.
2Productivity
If user registration is performed for multiple electronic equipment simultaneously, then the productivity is improved, but the reliability of correct correspondence between users and equipment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the authentication process by generating and transmitting unique identification information and authentication codes specific to each electronic equipment to the mobile phone. This segmentation ensures that even when multiple devices are registered simultaneously, each device has its own distinct authentication data, preventing confusion and ensuring accurate user-equipment correspondence.
3Reliability
If complex authentication operations are required, then the reliability of authentication is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic equipment performs self-service by automatically generating and transmitting its own unique identification information and authentication codes to the mobile phone without requiring manual input from the user. This automated process maintains high authentication security while keeping the user experience simple and easy to operate.
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AI summary
Provided herein is a user authentication method in a monitoring system that communicates with electronic equipment and monitors the electronic equipment. The monitoring system performs processes including: demanding a user to perform predetermined authentication operation that gives rise to a change in running status of the electronic equipment; acquiring, from the electronic equipment, running information that indicates the running status of the electronic equipment, the running status having changed due to the authentication operation; detecting, on a basis of the running information, that the authentication operation has been performed in response to the demand; and permitting, upon detection, the user to access the running information acquired from the electronic equipment.