Nearby Device Identity Confirmation for Mobile Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile computing devices are susceptible to fraudulent use due to the remote nature of online service providers, making it difficult to confirm user identity during authentication, leading to increased risks of fraud and loss.
Innovation Solution
Implementing short-range wireless communication methods, such as Bluetooth or NFC, to identify nearby devices and request confirmation from trusted users or devices, using images or triangulation to verify the user's presence and identity, thereby enhancing authentication security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional remote authentication mechanisms are used, then authentication can be performed over the internet, but the service provider cannot confirm the user's physical identity, leading to increased fraud risk
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a nearby device as an intermediary to verify user identity. The first device initiates authentication, and a second nearby device confirms the user's physical presence by detecting their proximity through sensors or camera verification. This intermediary device bridges the gap between remote authentication and physical identity confirmation, resolving the contradiction between maintaining simple remote authentication and ensuring reliable identity verification.
2Reliability
If identity confirmation through nearby devices is implemented, then fraud risk is reduced, but the authentication process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting nearby devices and pre-verifying their authenticity before the main authentication process. The first device identifies potential second devices in proximity, and these devices are pre-configured with verification capabilities. This preliminary setup reduces the operational burden during actual authentication, maintaining ease of use while ensuring reliable identity confirmation.
Solution Approach 2:
The nearby second device performs self-service by automatically detecting the user's presence through its sensors and confirming identity without requiring manual intervention. The device autonomously verifies proximity metrics, captures images if needed, and transmits confirmation data back to the first device. This self-service approach simplifies the overall process for the user while maintaining high reliability in identity confirmation.
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AI summary
There are provided systems and methods for identity confirmation during authentication requests using nearby devices. A device and/or service provider may detect an authentication request, including one for device process or a service provider interaction. In response to the request, the device may scan for nearby devices over short range wireless communications and identify one or more devices that are close to the device. An identity confirmation request may be generated, which may include a picture of a user that should be performing the authentication, such as a user owning the device or account that is being accessed. The request may be transmitted to the nearby devices to require that users of the nearby devices can identify that user and utilizing the device to process the authentication request. This may include using facial recognition to image the user by the other devices.