One-Touch Input Interface for Simultaneous NFC and Fingerprint Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current NFC-based authentication systems require multiple steps and may not provide an enhanced user experience, as they often necessitate separate inputs for fingerprint and NFC information, which can be cumbersome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A one-touch input interface that combines a hybrid Body-Area-Network (BAN) NFC module and a fingerprint sensor, allowing users to authenticate through a single hand touch, where the NFC information and fingerprint data are received simultaneously, streamlining the authentication process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate inputs for fingerprint and NFC information are required, then authentication security is maintained, but user operation complexity increases and authentication efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the fingerprint sensor and NFC module into a single integrated input interface, allowing both fingerprint data and NFC information to be captured simultaneously through one touch gesture. This merging eliminates the need for separate input operations while maintaining both authentication factors in a unified interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated input interface serves multiple functions: it acts as both a fingerprint sensor and an NFC receiver, enabling the system to handle different authentication methods through a single universal interface. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by allowing diverse authentication inputs without requiring separate dedicated interfaces.
2Reliability
If multiple authentication steps are required, then security is enhanced, but authentication time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system prepares both the fingerprint sensor and NFC module to operate simultaneously from the outset, rather than sequentially processing authentication factors. This preliminary positioning of both authentication mechanisms enables parallel data collection, reducing total authentication time while maintaining dual-factor security.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated interface enables continuous simultaneous operation of both fingerprint sensing and NFC reception during a single touch event. This continuity eliminates idle time between authentication steps, maintaining security through both factors while minimizing the total time required for authentication.
3Ease of operation
If a single touch interface is used, then user convenience is improved, but the ability to collect both NFC and fingerprint data simultaneously requires integrated sensor design
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the fingerprint sensor and NFC module into a unified physical interface, combining two previously separate components into one manufacturable unit. This merging simplifies the overall device architecture and enables single-touch operation while addressing the manufacturing complexity through integrated design.
Data Source
AI summary
Some demonstrative embodiments include a one-touch input interface. For example, a one-touch input interface may include a hybrid Body-Area-Network (BAN) Near-Field-Communication (NFC) module to receive NFC information from a NFC device via a body of a user; and a fingerprint sensor to sense a fingerprint of the user, wherein the hybrid BAN NFC module and the fingerprint sensor are to receive the NFC information and to sense the fingerprint during a touch of the one-touch interface by the user.