OS-Level Group Session Management for AR Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current augmented reality technologies lack effective operating system level management for group communication sessions, leading to inadequate user authentication, digital rights management, and access control, which compromises the security and integrity of shared content.
Innovation Solution
Implementing an operating system level management framework that allows for tighter user authentication, digital rights management, and access control by moving group session management to the operating system level, enabling applications to access group communication functionality without developing their own frameworks, and providing discrete controls over user interactions and content access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If group session management is implemented at the application level, then applications can independently manage their own sessions, but user authentication and access control are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an operating system level process as an intermediary between application processes and group communication sessions. This mediator enforces authentication, digital rights management, and access control policies that application-level implementations lack, thereby improving security without compromising application independence.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent moves group session management from the application dimension to the operating system dimension, creating a multi-layered management architecture. This dimensional shift allows security-critical functions to be handled at the OS level while application-level customization is preserved.
2Ease of operation
If each application develops its own group session framework, then applications have full control over session management, but system-wide security and digital rights management are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments group session management into two distinct layers: application-level session control (initiating, joining, leaving sessions) and operating system-level security enforcement (authentication, DRM, access control). This segmentation allows applications to maintain operational control while the OS protects against security risks.
Solution Approach 2:
The operating system process acts as a security intermediary that all application-level group sessions must pass through. This intermediary enforces digital rights management and access control policies, preventing security bypasses that would occur if applications managed sessions entirely independently.
3Device complexity
If group communication sessions are managed without operating system level intervention, then implementation is simpler, but digital rights management and content integrity are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a copy of essential group session management functionality at the operating system level, separate from application-level implementation. This OS-level copy handles security-critical operations while applications can continue using their simplified interfaces, thus maintaining content integrity without significantly increasing application complexity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If applications implement their own authentication and access control, then they have flexibility in implementation, but user privacy and content protection are weakened
Solution Approach 1:
The operating system process serves as a privacy-protecting intermediary that handles authentication and access control. Applications can maintain implementation flexibility in their session management logic while the OS intermediary ensures user privacy and content protection through enforced security policies.
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AI summary
A device for providing operating system managed group communication sessions may include a memory and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to receive, by an operating system level process executing on a device and from an application process executing on a device, a request to initiate a group session between a user associated with the device and another user. The at least one processor may be further configured to identify, by the operating system level process, another device associated with the other user. The at least one processor may be further configured to initiate, by the operating system level process, the group session with the user via the other device. The at least one processor may be further configured to manage, by the operating system level process, the group session.