Secure Element Resource Mapping for a Digital Pocket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals often carry multiple bulky items such as RFID keys, Bluetooth fobs, wallets, and USB drives for accessing and securing objects, conducting transactions, and storing data, which is inconvenient and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A secure element device that integrates wireless communication, memory, and a processor to consolidate these functions, allowing secure authentication, proximity-based access, and wireless storage, compatible with existing devices and systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple separate items (RFID keys, Bluetooth fobs, wallets, USB drives) are carried for different functions, then each function can be performed reliably, but the quantity of items and bulkiness increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate items (RFID keys, Bluetooth fobs, wallets, USB drives) into a single secure element device. This device integrates wireless communication modules for RFID and Bluetooth, memory storage for data, and authentication capabilities, allowing all functions to be performed by one consolidated device rather than multiple separate items
Solution Approach 2:
The secure element device is designed with multi-functionality to perform diverse tasks including authentication, data storage, wireless communication, and access control. The device universally handles various functions that previously required separate specialized items, making the system more efficient while reducing the number of items needed
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate items are carried for different functions, then each function can be performed, but the device complexity and bulkiness increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent consolidates multiple separate devices into a single secure element that integrates wireless communication, memory, and processing capabilities. This merging reduces system complexity by eliminating the need to manage multiple separate items while maintaining all necessary functions
Solution Approach 2:
The secure element device provides universal functionality across authentication, storage, and communication domains. By designing a single device that can adapt to various use cases, the patent reduces overall system complexity while maintaining high versatility
3Ease of operation
If wireless storage is implemented through direct communication, then data access convenience is improved, but security requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The secure element acts as an intermediary between the host device and external storage systems. It provides a secure layer that mediates all data access operations, ensuring that even though wireless communication enables convenient access, all data transfers are protected through the secure element's authentication and encryption mechanisms
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure includes a system and method in which one or more virtual resources are presented to a secure element; and the one or more virtual resources are mapped to available resources based on a model architecture for the secure element in order to provide hardware abstraction, the available physical resources varying based on the model architecture and an associated host device, the virtual resources allowing consistent interaction with the virtual resources regardless of variation in the physical resources available and their location. The hardware abstraction increases the versatility of the secure element and may contribute to the secure element's functionality. The secure element providing functionality to replace most items carried in an individual's pockets, e.g., logical and physical keys, a thumb drive, identification, credit and debit cards, etc.