Position-Based Authentication for Remote Premises Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing control, monitoring, and security systems for premises, vehicles, and articles are vulnerable to unauthorized access and lack effective user authentication, posing risks of privacy invasion and unauthorized control.
Innovation Solution
A centralized processing computer system, including cloud-based servers, premises, vehicle, and article computers, with integrated communication devices for secure authentication and control, utilizing biometric and positional data to ensure secure access and operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If control, monitoring, and security systems are made accessible over communication networks and the Internet, then convenience and remote access are improved, but vulnerability to unauthorized access and hacking increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an authentication server as an intermediary between users and the control system. This server verifies user credentials and manages authentication tokens, creating a secure gateway that enables remote access while preventing unauthorized access. The intermediary layer isolates the control system from direct network exposure, maintaining convenience while enhancing security.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If authentication mechanisms are added to control, monitoring, and security systems, then security against unauthorized access is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication server is designed to handle multiple authentication methods (passwords, biometrics, tokens) and serve multiple functions including user registration, credential verification, session management, and authorization. This multi-functional approach consolidates what could be multiple separate systems into a single unified authentication infrastructure, reducing overall complexity while maintaining comprehensive security.
3Measurement precision
If biometric and positional data are collected for authentication, then authentication accuracy and security are improved, but data privacy and security risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authentication using biometric and positional data before granting access to sensitive operations. By verifying user identity early in the access sequence and using time-limited authentication tokens, the system ensures high authentication accuracy while minimizing the window of exposure for sensitive data. The preliminary verification prevents unauthorized access before data transmission occurs.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus, including a server computer located at a location remote from a premises or vehicle; a computer or a processor located at the premises or vehicle; and a user communication device associated with a user. The server computer receives a first message transmitted from the user communication device. The first message contains information regarding a control operation or monitoring operation to be performed on or at the premises or vehicle, and information regarding the position or location of the user communication device. The server computer processes information to authenticate the user, based on the information regarding the position or location of the user communication device, to determine if the user is authenticated. If the user is authenticated, the server computer generates a control signal or a monitoring signal for performing or effectuating the control operation or the monitoring operation.