Electronic Device for Secure Personal Information Issuance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face inconvenience in obtaining personal information and risks of privacy violation due to the complexity and security issues in managing and accessing their personal data across various institutions.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device and method that simplifies the process of issuing and managing personal information by using a communication interface, memory, and processor to receive requests, verify authenticity, and securely retrieve and transmit personal information using a personal information providing system with authentication and encryption mechanisms.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If users visit relevant institutions or access web services to request personal information, then personal information can be obtained, but the procedure becomes inconvenient and complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconvenience of obtaining personal informationVSAvoidcomplexity of information retrieval procedure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an electronic device as an intermediary between the user and the personal information storage system. This device automatically handles the retrieval process by receiving requests, validating permissions, searching for information within defined ranges, and transmitting data without requiring users to directly visit institutions or navigate complex web services.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The electronic device performs self-service by autonomously validating request permissions, searching for personal information based on provided ranges, and transmitting the information without requiring manual intervention from the user. The system manages the entire retrieval process automatically.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If personal information is accessed without proper verification, then information can be retrieved quickly, but privacy violations and identity theft risks increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesecurity and confidentiality of personal informationVSAvoidcomplexity of authentication and verification process
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by validating request permissions and verifying user identities before allowing any personal information retrieval. The electronic device checks authentication results and permission validity in advance, ensuring that only authorized requests are processed, thereby preventing privacy violations and identity theft.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system employs feedback mechanisms where the electronic device receives authentication results from authentication servers, validates permission information, and uses this feedback to determine whether to proceed with information retrieval. This feedback loop ensures secure access control while maintaining system reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If personal information is stored and managed by multiple authorities, then comprehensive information management is achieved, but the procedure for issuance becomes complex and inconvenient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of personal information managementVSAvoidsimplicity of information issuance procedure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic device serves multiple functions: it acts as a request receiver, permission validator, information searcher, and data transmitter. This multi-functional design consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate systems and procedures into a single unified device, simplifying the overall process while maintaining comprehensive information management capabilities across different authorities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11449631B2Electronic device for managing personal information and operating method thereof
Publication Date: 2022.09.20 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An electronic device, system, and method are disclosed. The electronic device operates within a system of multiple devices. The electronic device, in response to the request of the information owner requesting the provision of personal information to the information requester, requests the authentication server to verify the validity of the information owner's request and the validity of the information requester's identity. If the verification is successful, the electronic device obtains the personal information corresponding to the request and provides it directly to the information requester.