Smart Scale Identity Verification for Trusted Health Measurements

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing health indicator measurement systems at pharmacies and home do not securely associate measurements with the user's identity, often using unofficial identification documents and lacking authentication, leading to unreliable health data records.

Innovation Solution

An intelligent health indicator measurement system that uses a two-factor authentication process, including user identification parameters and certified documents, to securely link health indicator measurements with the user's validated identity, using a central control unit to validate the user's identity through methods like digital signatures and SMS codes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If official identification documents and two-factor authentication are implemented, then user identity validation reliability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser identity validation reliabilityVSAvoidauthentication system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The authentication system is divided into distinct modules: an identification module that reads official documents (passports, citizen cards), a verification module that validates the document authenticity, and a linking module that associates verified identity with health measurements. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, improving overall reliability while managing complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs identity verification before health measurements are taken. The identification document is read and validated in advance, and the user's identity is confirmed and stored in the system's database prior to the actual health indicator measurement. This preliminary authentication ensures that only verified users can access the measurement functions, enhancing reliability without requiring complex real-time authentication during measurement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If two-factor authentication with certified documents is used, then data reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata reliabilityVSAvoiduser operation simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables users to perform their own identity verification using their personal identification documents. The identification module automatically reads the document data, and the verification process is handled by the system without requiring manual validation by operators. This self-service approach maintains high data reliability through automated verification while reducing operational complexity for the user.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The manual process of verifying identification documents is replaced with an automated optical reading system. The identification module uses optical scanners or cameras to read document data, and the verification module automatically validates the information against certification databases. This substitution of mechanical/manual verification with automated electronic systems improves data reliability while maintaining ease of operation, as users simply need to present their documents rather than undergo complex manual verification procedures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentEP4672254A1Smart scale
Publication Date: 2025.12.31 DAGEC - DOMÓTICA EM ANÁLISE DE GESTÃO E CONTABILIDADE UNIPESSOAL LDA
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AI summary

The present invention is related to electronic health equipment, particularly with multifunctional systems for measuring health indicators. The object of the present invention is an intelligent health indicator measurement system that comprises a health indicator measurement unit, configured to acquire at least one health indicator from a user; a user identification unit, configured to acquire the user's identity; a central control unit, comprising processing means configured to associate the at least one health indicator acquired by the health indicator measurement unit with the user's identity acquired by the user identification unit through the execution of a two-factor authentication process. This solution allows for the measurement of health indicators to be securely, reliably, and authentically linked to a person's identity.