Personal Electronic Circuit for Human-Machine Request Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods, such as CAPTCHAs, are becoming ineffective in distinguishing between human and machine-generated electronic service requests as machines become more sophisticated, and are often perceived as inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a personal electronic circuit that can be uniquely assigned to a person, integrated into identification documents, to verify the origin of electronic service requests through a communication link and cryptographic authentication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If CAPTCHAs are used to distinguish between human and machine requests, then security against automated abuse is improved, but user convenience deteriorates due to the inconvenience of solving CAPTCHA challenges
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by embedding authentication credentials (such as cryptographic keys or biometric data) into the user's communication terminal before the actual service request. This pre-configured authentication mechanism eliminates the need for users to solve CAPTCHAs during service access, as the terminal automatically proves its human ownership through pre-stored credentials, thereby maintaining security while improving user convenience
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary authentication mechanism where a trusted third party (such as a certification authority or biometric verification system) mediates between the user and the service provider. This intermediary pre-verified the user's humanity and issued credentials to the terminal, allowing automatic authentication without requiring the user to directly interact with CAPTCHA challenges, thus resolving the contradiction between security and convenience
2Productivity
If sophisticated automated systems are used to request services, then productivity increases, but the ability to distinguish between human and machine requests deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical CAPTCHA challenge-response system with an automated cryptographic authentication mechanism. Instead of requiring human interaction to prove humanity, the system uses pre-configured cryptographic credentials (such as digital certificates or biometric keys) stored in the terminal to automatically prove human ownership. This substitution allows automated systems to maintain high productivity while the service provider can accurately distinguish human from machine requests through the presence or absence of valid human credentials
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the authentication parameter from behavioral analysis (how a user solves CAPTCHA) to credential verification (whether valid human credentials are present). By transforming the detection mechanism from analyzing user actions to verifying pre-stored authentication data, the system can accurately identify human requests even when submitted through automated terminals, thus maintaining both productivity and detection accuracy
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method (100) for verifying whether an electronic service request for the execution of an electronic service originates from a person or from a machine, using a personal electronic circuit, comprising receiving (101) the electronic service request via a communication network by a service server, establishing (103) a communication connection between the service server and the personal electronic circuit, and responding to a receipt of an electronic message from the electronic circuit by the service server, verifying (105) that the electronic service request originates from a person.