Smartphone Authentication System Using Location and Biometric Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face the inconvenience of having to manage multiple cards, passwords, and codes for various accounts, requiring frequent changes to prevent unauthorized access, which can be cumbersome and insecure.
Innovation Solution
An authentication system that uses location data and biometric information from smartphones to authenticate activities, allowing access to accounts without the need to physically present cards or enter PIN numbers, by determining confidence levels based on established routes and relationships between accounts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional authentication methods using cards, passwords, and PINs are used, then account security is maintained, but user convenience and ease of operation deteriorate due to the need to manage multiple credentials and frequent changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical authentication systems (physical cards, manual PIN entry) with an automated electronic authentication system that uses smartphone location data and biometric information. The system automatically determines authentication confidence levels based on GPS coordinates, route analysis, and biometric data from the smartphone, eliminating the need for users to physically present cards or enter PIN numbers.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication system performs self-service by automatically collecting and analyzing location data and biometric information from the user's smartphone without requiring manual intervention. The system autonomously determines authentication confidence levels and makes access decisions, freeing users from the burden of managing multiple credentials while maintaining security through automated verification processes.
2Reliability
If multiple authentication credentials are required for different accounts, then security is improved, but device complexity and the burden of management increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal authentication system that uses the smartphone as a multi-functional authentication device. The smartphone's location services and biometric sensors serve multiple authentication purposes across different accounts and activities, replacing the need for separate cards, passwords, and PINs for each account. This single device performs multiple authentication functions, reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges multiple authentication credentials (cards, passwords, PINs) into a single integrated authentication process using the smartphone. By combining location data and biometric information from one device into a unified authentication confidence score, the system eliminates the need to manage separate credentials for different accounts, thereby reducing complexity while maintaining or improving security.
3Reliability
If frequent changes to cards and passwords are required, then security against unauthorized access is improved, but time loss and operational burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authentication by continuously collecting and analyzing location data and biometric information from the smartphone in the background. This preliminary authentication process is already in place before account access is needed, eliminating the need for users to repeatedly change credentials. The pre-established confidence levels based on historical route and biometric data enable rapid authentication without time-consuming credential updates.
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AI summary
A system, a medium, and a method involve a communication interface of a server device that receives first activity data associated with a first activity of an account and second activity data associated with a second activity of the account. A processor of the server device determines a first location of the first activity from the first activity data and a second location of the second activity from the second activity data. An authentication circuit of the server device determines a first authentication of the first activity based at least on the first activity data. The authentication circuit determines a second authentication of the second activity based on at least one of the first authentication, the first location, and the second location. A transmitter of the communication interface transmits an indication of the second authentication to a client device.