Posture Profile Identity Assurance for Dynamic Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing authentication methods lack effective means to enhance identity assurance, particularly in providing secure and convenient access to protected resources, especially in dynamic environments like offices and vehicles.
Innovation Solution
The use of posture profiles obtained from smart devices such as smart seats and mats, which measure user behavior and characteristics, to determine identity assurance information and provide access control based on predefined criteria, incorporating sensors and visual analysis to create and update user profiles for continuous authentication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional authentication methods (passwords, PINs) are used, then users can access protected resources, but security level is insufficient and convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic posture analysis and identity verification without requiring user intervention. Sensors automatically capture posture data, the system processes the images to extract posture profiles, and compares them against stored profiles to grant or deny access, eliminating the need for manual password entry or biometric scanning by the user
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical authentication systems (keyboards for passwords, fingerprint scanners, facial recognition cameras requiring active participation) with an automated optical-mechanical system that uses sensors and image processing to passively analyze user posture and automatically verify identity based on extracted posture profiles
2Reliability
If posture profiles are obtained from smart devices with sensors and visual analysis, then identity assurance is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system integrates multiple functions into a unified posture-based authentication platform that can serve various access control scenarios (offices, vehicles, facilities). The core image processing and posture profile extraction engine handles different sensor inputs and application requirements through a single multi-functional architecture, reducing overall system complexity despite the advanced capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a centralized server or cloud platform as an intermediary that handles the complex image processing, posture profile extraction, and comparison operations. This mediates between the simple sensor devices at access points and the authentication logic, allowing the smart devices to remain relatively simple while the backend handles the computational complexity
3Reliability
If continuous authentication through posture monitoring is implemented, then security is improved, but loss of time for profile updates and processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by continuously capturing and processing posture data in the background before authentication is actually needed. Posture profiles are pre-computed and stored, so when authentication is required, the system only needs to perform a quick comparison against the pre-prepared profiles, significantly reducing the actual authentication time while maintaining continuous monitoring for security
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements continuous posture monitoring and profile updating as an ongoing background process rather than an on-demand operation. Sensors continuously capture posture data, and the system continuously refines posture profiles, ensuring that authentication is always based on the most current information without requiring separate authentication events, thereby maintaining security while optimizing response time
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AI summary
Techniques are provided for identity assurance using a posture profile. One method comprises obtaining a posture profile of a user indicating a behavior of the user while sitting in a seat and/or standing on a mat; performing the following steps, in response to a request of the user to obtain access to a protected resource: receiving identity assurance information comprising: (i) configuration information about a configuration of the seat and/or the mat at a time of the request of the user; and/or (ii) user information about the user one or more of: sitting in the seat and standing on the mat at the time of the request of the user; determining if the identity assurance information satisfies a predefined identity assurance criteria; and providing an identity assurance result.