Remote Electronic Lock Enrollment via Instant Messaging Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users cannot enroll key information, such as fingerprints, into electronic locks from a remote location, leading to unauthorized access issues.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a computer server with processors that receives authorization requests from instant messaging clients, queries for key information, and sends it to the electronic lock for storage, enabling remote enrollment and enhanced security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the user enrolls fingerprint information on the fingerprint collector of the fingerprint door lock, then the authorization can be implemented, but the user must be present at the electronic lock location
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the user's terminal device and the electronic lock. The server receives the user's fingerprint information from the terminal device, processes it, and transmits it to the electronic lock. This mediator enables remote enrollment without requiring the user to physically presence at the lock, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions the enrollment process from a local, physical dimension (user must be at the lock location) to a remote, networked dimension (user can enroll from anywhere with network connectivity). By utilizing the network communication dimension, the system allows fingerprint enrollment to occur remotely through the server, eliminating the requirement for physical presence at the lock.
2Reliability
If the electronic lock stores key information locally, then authorization is fast, but security is reduced when user is away from the lock
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as a secure intermediary that manages and verifies key information. Instead of relying solely on local storage security, the server provides centralized security management, authentication, and key distribution. This mediator enhances authorization security by providing a trusted third party that can verify user identities and manage access control policies remotely.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-registering user fingerprint information and generating authorization credentials through the server before actual access attempts. The server pre-processes and secures the key information, so that when authorization is needed, the verification can be quickly performed either locally or remotely through the server, maintaining both security and efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an authorization method and an apparatus applied to an electronic lock. The method performed at a server hosting an instant messaging application includes: receiving an authorization request sent by a first instant messaging client at a first terminal, and the authorization request being used for requesting to grant use permission on the electronic lock to a second account; querying for, according to the authorization request, key information bound to the second account; and sending the key information to the electronic lock, the electronic lock being configured to add the key information into a trusted key information store. Moreover, the instant messaging application at the server can also be involved to further enhancing the authenticity of a person who tries to unlock the electronic lock based on the location of a terminal used by the person for accessing the instant messaging application.