NFC Mobile Device Authentication for Travel Documents
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Solution Overview
Problem
Travelers face difficulties in managing and securely carrying various documents such as flight tickets, hotel vouchers, and travel itineraries, which can be misplaced, and existing contactless payment systems do not efficiently handle authentication transactions for travel-related services.
Innovation Solution
A method and system utilizing NFC-enabled mobile devices to store and authenticate travel-related certificates, allowing secure data transfer between the device and a server for verification, and subsequent generation and delivery of transaction data like boarding passes and coupons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If travelers use physical documents (flight tickets, hotel vouchers, etc.), then they can access travel services, but they face difficulties in managing and securely carrying documents, and risk of misplacement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates digital copies of physical travel documents (flight tickets, hotel vouchers, boarding passes) and stores them in the mobile device's secure element. These digital copies contain the same authentication information as the original physical documents, allowing users to access travel services electronically without carrying physical papers, thereby improving both document security and ease of management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physical document handling with an electronic authentication system. Instead of physically carrying and presenting paper documents, the system uses NFC-enabled mobile devices to transmit authentication data wirelessly to servers, eliminating the need for physical document management and reducing the risk of loss or misplacement.
2Productivity
If contactless payment systems are used for travel services, then transaction speed is improved, but authentication transaction handling for travel-related services is not efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the contactless payment system's functionality to handle multiple types of travel authentication transactions. The secure element in the mobile device can store various authentication certificates including flight tickets, hotel vouchers, boarding passes, and coupons, allowing a single NFC system to handle diverse travel service authentications efficiently, thereby improving both transaction speed and adaptability.
3Ease of operation
If authentication certificates are stored in mobile device, then access to travel services is simplified, but data security requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the authentication certificate data from the main mobile device memory and stores it in a separate, dedicated secure element within the mobile device. This secure element is specifically designed to protect sensitive authentication data, providing enhanced security while maintaining easy access through NFC transactions. The separation of sensitive data storage from general device memory addresses both ease of operation and data security requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution streamlines travel-related transactions by securely managing and authenticating documents on mobile devices, reducing the need for physical copies and enhancing convenience by providing easy access to boarding passes and coupons, while minimizing the risk of document loss.
Implementation Method 1
NFC is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish radio communication with each other by bringing them into close proximity such as only a few centimeters
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method of conducting an authentication transaction; and a near field communication (NFC) enabled mobile device for conducting the authentication transaction. The method includes the steps of: storing data associated with one or more authentication certificates in a secure element of the NFC enabled mobile device; sending the data associated with the one or more authentication certificates from the NFC enabled mobile device to a server via a NFC enabled transceiver; verifying the authenticity of the one or more authentication certificates at the server; and upon successful authentication, sending transaction data from the server to the NFC enabled mobile device via the NFC enabled transceiver.