Smart Card Biometric Trusted Bond Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current smart cards face challenges with portability, power management, and security, particularly in managing power supply and vulnerability to hacking and data theft, which complicates authentication processes and transactions.
Innovation Solution
A new generation of smart cards creates a severable invisible 'trusted bond' between the cardholder and the card using biometric verification, enabling simplified authentication and secure transactions by integrating biometric information and sensors for secure data transfer and power management, including onboard power sources and energy harvesting mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If biometric verification is integrated into smart cards to enhance security, then authentication reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple authentication factors (biometric data, trusted bond verification, and traditional card identification) into a single integrated smart card system. The biometric sensor, memory storage, and processing units are merged into one device, allowing enhanced authentication reliability without requiring separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The smart card is designed to perform multiple functions: storing biometric data, verifying trusted bonds, enabling financial transactions, and providing identification. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate devices, improving reliability while managing complexity through universal design.
2Duration of action of moving object
If onboard power sources and energy harvesting mechanisms are integrated to ensure continuous functionality, then duration of action is improved, but device complexity and use of energy increase
Solution Approach 1:
The smart card incorporates energy harvesting mechanisms that continuously collect and store energy in advance (via piezoelectric or photovoltaic means) before it is needed. This preliminary energy accumulation allows the card to maintain continuous functionality without requiring frequent external charging, extending the duration of action while managing power requirements proactively.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If biometric data and trusted bond verification are implemented to prevent data theft, then security against harmful factors is improved, but use of energy and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The smart card performs self-verification of the trusted bond between the cardholder and the card using stored biometric data. This self-service authentication eliminates the need for continuous external verification systems, reducing energy consumption while maintaining security against data theft and unauthorized access.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enhances security and simplifies authentication processes by leveraging biometric data and advanced power management, reducing the risk of data theft and ensuring continuous functionality, even when not connected to external power sources.
Implementation Method 1
biometric verification, is used to enhance and simplify the authentication process
Implementation Method 2
impact accelerometers
Implementation Method 3
including onboard power sources
Implementation Method 4
energy harvesting mechanisms
Data Source
AI summary
A new generation “smart card” creates a severable invisible “bond” between the cardholder and the smart card itself where this trusted bond relationship is used to enhance and simplify the authentication process during the use. This new smart card is initiated and connected to a specific user using biometric information added to the card and the user using biometric information connects via a trusted bond with the card by pairing the biometric information which can be severed in one of multiple ways. The trusted bond with the smart card can be broken in one of multiple ways including disconnection from a network, distancing from the user, impact accelerometers, outside parameters, etc. The multi-function smart card also uses this established trusted bond with the user to simplify the authentication of the user for use of the card in encrypted computer network, ground security, or other retail and payment function.