NFC User Information Sharing With Scope-Limited Secure Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing data management systems face challenges in securely sharing user information among multiple parties due to cumbersome security protocols that cause friction, making practical secure data sharing inefficient.
Innovation Solution
Utilizing near-field communication (NFC) to transmit lightweight data, including user and scope indicators, which enables secure information exchange by allowing organizations to request and access user information based on predefined scope definitions, ensuring efficient and practical data sharing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional security protocols are used for data sharing, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to cumbersome authentication and permission workflows
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential authentication elements (user identifier and scope indicators) from the traditional security protocol and transmits them via NFC. This eliminates the need for cumbersome authentication workflows while maintaining security through selective data extraction and transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The NFC transmission serves as an intermediary mechanism that bridges secure authentication and ease of operation. By using NFC as a mediator, the system achieves both security (through encrypted transmission of authentication data) and ease of operation (through contactless, rapid data exchange).
2Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive user information is shared, then adaptability is improved, but security deteriorates due to increased exposure to fraudulent access
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating between various types of user information and assigning different scope indicators to them. This allows selective sharing of specific data portions (local quality) rather than comprehensive sharing, maintaining security while enabling adaptability for different access scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
User information is segmented into distinct portions with different scope indicators (e.g., personal identifiable information, financial information, health information). This segmentation allows the system to provide adaptability by sharing only the necessary segments while maintaining security through controlled access to each segment.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments permit secure information exchange using lightweight data and near-field communication (NFC). A user can transmit lightweight data, such as one or more indicators (e.g., user indicator, scope indicator(s), documents indicator(s), etc.), to a receiving computing system via the user's wireless device and an NFC protocol. Because NFC transmissions are performed by co-located devices, this lightweight data transmission can trigger and/or continue a sophisticated workflow. For example, the receiving computing system can be associated with a product or service provider, and the lightweight data transmission can progress a workflow related to a particular product and/or service. The workflow progression can include accessing secure user information via the indicator(s) received over the NFC transmission.