One-Time Password Auto-Population via Intermediary Relay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience when manually retrieving and entering one-time passwords, especially for multiple transactions requiring different passwords, and when they do not have immediate access to their mobile devices.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that detects an input field requiring a one-time password, identifies and transmits the password from a mobile device to a personal computer, allowing automatic population of the input field, using a password-management application to relay the one-time password via a password-management service.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually retrieve and enter one-time passwords from mobile devices, then security is maintained through OTP verification, but user convenience and time efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system consisting of a password manager application and a relay service that automatically transfers OTPs from the mobile device to the personal computer. This intermediary eliminates the need for users to manually copy and paste OTPs, resolving the contradiction by maintaining security (the OTP is still transmitted through the official channel) while dramatically improving ease of operation and reducing time loss through automated retrieval and population of the OTP in the input field.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by detecting when an OTP is needed, automatically retrieving it from the mobile device before the user needs to enter it, and pre-populating the input field. This preliminary automation resolves the contradiction by eliminating the manual retrieval and entry process, making the operation easier and faster while maintaining the security integrity of the OTP verification process.
2Productivity
If users perform multiple transactions requiring different one-time passwords, then transaction capability is maintained, but manual effort and inconvenience increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling the personal computer to automatically obtain and populate OTPs without requiring user intervention. The password manager application on the PC communicates with the relay service, which automatically retrieves the OTP from the mobile device and fills in the input field. This self-service mechanism resolves the contradiction by maintaining full transaction capability while eliminating manual effort, thereby significantly improving productivity through automated OTP population for multiple transactions.
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediary relay service automatically manages the OTP retrieval and transfer process for multiple transactions. Instead of users manually handling each OTP, the intermediary system continuously monitors for OTP requests, retrieves them from the mobile device, and populates them in the appropriate input fields, resolving the contradiction between maintaining transaction capability and reducing manual effort.
3Reliability
If users do not have immediate access to their mobile devices, then security through OTP is preserved, but ability to complete transactions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary automated system that bridges the gap between the mobile device and the personal computer. The password manager application on the PC acts as an intermediary that can automatically retrieve OTPs from the mobile device through the relay service and populate them in input fields even when the user is not physically present at the mobile device. This resolves the contradiction by preserving OTP security verification while dramatically improving transaction accessibility through automated retrieval and population capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual process of physically accessing the mobile device, copying the OTP, and manually entering it into the PC with an automated electronic system. The relay service and password manager application electronically retrieve and transfer the OTP automatically, substituting the manual mechanical process with an automated electronic mechanism that maintains security while improving accessibility and adaptability for transactions.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosed computer-implemented method for automatically populating one-time-password input fields may include (1) detecting, at a first computing device of a user, an input field that requires a one-time password that is included in a message that is sent by a one-time-password provider to a second computing device of the user, (2) identifying, at the second computing device, the message that includes the one-time password, (3) transmitting the one-time password from the second computing device to the first computing device, (4) receiving, at the first computing device, the one-time password, and (5) automatically populating, at the first computing device, the input field with the one-time password. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.