Proximity Session Mobility for Credential-Free Device Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies face challenges in seamlessly exchanging and interacting with multimedia content between devices in proximity, particularly for touch-screen and small form-factor mobile devices, due to the need for manual authentication and credential exchange, which is impractical for gesture-based or drag-and-drop interactions.
Innovation Solution
A proximity session mobility system and method that uses an identity server module and exchange agent modules to authenticate devices through unique identifiers, establish connections, and facilitate the sharing of multimedia content without the need for manual credential exchange, allowing devices to function as remote controls for navigating shared sessions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual authentication and credential exchange methods are used for device connection, then security and authentication reliability are improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to the impracticality for touch-screen and gesture-based interactions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an identity server as an intermediary component that manages device identification and authentication. The identity server receives identification information from devices and establishes connections without requiring manual credential exchange. This mediator handles the authentication process automatically, resolving the contradiction by maintaining security through centralized identity management while eliminating the need for manual authentication steps that are impractical for touch-screen devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables devices to perform self-authentication by automatically transmitting identification information and establishing connections without human intervention. Devices can be discovered and connected to through automated proximity detection and identification exchange, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring manual authentication. This self-service mechanism maintains authentication reliability through automated verification while dramatically improving ease of operation for touch-screen devices.
2Reliability
If traditional connection protocols requiring manual credentials are used, then authentication security is improved, but device complexity increases due to the need for credential management across diverse devices
Solution Approach 1:
The identity server provides a universal authentication mechanism that works across diverse device types, operating systems, and communication protocols. Instead of implementing device-specific credential management for each platform, the system uses a single universal identity server that handles authentication for all devices uniformly. This universal approach maintains authentication security while reducing device complexity by eliminating the need for multiple credential management implementations.
Solution Approach 2:
The identity server acts as an intermediary that abstracts away the complexity of credential management from individual devices. Rather than each device needing to implement its own authentication protocol and credential storage, the identity server centralizes these functions. This mediator handles the complexity of secure authentication across diverse devices while presenting a simplified interface to individual devices, thereby reducing overall system complexity while maintaining security.
3Ease of operation
If touch-screen devices use drag and drop or gesture-based interactions, then ease of operation is improved, but the ability to exchange authentication credentials deteriorates due to the lack of typing capability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical typing process with automated electronic identification exchange. Instead of requiring users to manually type credentials, the system uses automated transmission of identification information between devices through the identity server. This substitution eliminates the need for typing while preserving the essential function of credential exchange, allowing touch-screen devices to maintain ease of operation through gesture-based interactions while still achieving secure device connection.
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AI summary
A system and method for seamless exchange and interaction of multimedia content between communication devices in a network are disclosed. The method can include the discovery and identification of devices within proximity of a sending device. The found devices can be authenticated through unique identifiers established during registration. Connection requirements can be determined based on the identifiers associated with the found devices and the sending device. In turn, the sender can establish a connection with the found devices using the connection requirements. The sending device can share or serve as a remote control to redirect and navigate the content, with a simple action or a gesture command, to the found device. The shared multimedia content, can either reside on the sender's mobile device or on a remote server within a connected network.