Multiple Custody Linkage Using Wearables for Secure Resource Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security protocols for accessing institutional resources, such as financial or government institutions, often require human interaction, which are susceptible to manipulation and errors, leading to potential security breaches.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing mobile devices or wearables to establish multiple custody linkages through digital connections, involving multiple users, with validation processes to ensure compliance with security protocols before granting access to resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual security protocols are used (physical keys, paper logs), then security control is maintained, but time consumption increases and susceptibility to manipulation occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical security systems (physical keys, paper logs) with an automated digital system using mobile devices, sensors, and electronic communication. This substitution eliminates the need for manual intervention while maintaining security control, directly resolving the contradiction between security reliability and time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service security verification where mobile devices automatically perform identification, authentication, and authorization functions without requiring manual security personnel intervention. The electronic communication between devices and central systems automates the security verification process, reducing time consumption while maintaining control.
2Reliability
If human interaction is required for security protocols, then security control is maintained, but susceptibility to manipulation and errors increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces human-operated security systems with automated electronic systems that use mobile devices, sensors, and digital communication. This eliminates human error and manipulation risks while maintaining security control through automated verification and authorization processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements automated feedback mechanisms where mobile devices and central systems continuously verify authentication status, monitor access conditions, and enforce security protocols electronically. This automated feedback loop eliminates the need for human judgment, preventing manipulation and errors while maintaining reliable security control.
3Productivity
If digital automation is implemented, then time efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses mobile devices that serve multiple functions: identification, authentication, authorization, and communication. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated security devices, managing system complexity while maintaining time efficiency through a unified digital platform.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a central digital platform as an intermediary that coordinates communication between mobile devices, sensors, and security resources. This centralized mediation simplifies the overall system architecture by providing a single point of control, managing complexity while enabling efficient automated security verification.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for implementing multiple custody using mobile devices or wearables are disclosed. A system can receive a request for a multiple custody linkage involving a plurality of user devices and a resource comprising at least one of a physical object or information. In response to the request, the system can determine that a threshold distance between each of the plurality of user devices and the resource is satisfied for a predetermined duration. In response to determining that the threshold distance is satisfied for the duration, the system can activate the multiple custody linkage between the plurality of user devices to allow access to the resource.