Relationship-Based Security Apparatus for Dynamic Lock Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security systems unlock doors based on the same requirements for friends and family, regardless of their presence, leading to unnecessary unlocking when a friend visits.
Innovation Solution
A security apparatus that determines unlocking requirements based on the relationship between users, using a determiner to assess the need for terminal ID confirmation, password confirmation, and biometric authentication, and a controller to unlock the lock apparatus only when the requirements are satisfied.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the lock apparatus is unlocked based on the same requirement for all users (friends and family), then the operation is simple and fast, but the security is reduced and unnecessary unlocking occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the unlocking requirements changeable based on user relationships and presence conditions. The system dynamically adjusts authentication requirements (terminal ID confirmation, password confirmation, biometric authentication) depending on whether the first user is present and the relationship of the second user with the first user, rather than using static uniform requirements for all users.
2Reliability
If the lock apparatus uses differentiated unlocking requirements based on user relationships, then the security is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing users into different categories based on their relationship with the first user (family members, friends, acquaintances, strangers) and applying different unlocking requirements to each category. The determiner segments the authentication process into multiple levels: terminal ID confirmation for all users, password confirmation for friends and acquaintances, and biometric authentication for strangers, while family members can unlock without additional confirmation when the first user is present.
3Reliability
If multiple authentication methods (terminal ID, password, biometric) are required for different users, then the security is enhanced, but the operation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by requiring users to register their relationships with the first user in advance. This pre-established relationship information allows the system to quickly determine the appropriate unlocking requirements when a user approaches, avoiding time-consuming real-time analysis of user identities and relationships during the actual unlocking process.
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AI summary
A security apparatus identifies a first user associated with a first terminal apparatus within an area of a house to which entry is limited by a lock apparatus, and a second user associated with a second terminal apparatus approaching the house. The security apparatus determines a requirement for unlocking for the second user, based on a relationship of the second user with respect to the first user, and then determines whether the requirement for unlocking is satisfied. When the requirement for unlocking is satisfied, the security apparatus controls unlocking of the lock apparatus.