Enterprise Device Startup via Physical Presence Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional login processes are inefficient, requiring users to manually input credentials, leading to prolonged startup times and potential security vulnerabilities, as well as user frustration and loss of productive time due to slow system initialization and incomplete startup processes.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a system that detects a user's physical presence using a network of detectors such as RFID, NFC, Bluetooth, or biometric readers, which initiates startup processes automatically, allowing for quick and secure logon by reducing the need for manual authentication and enabling automatic device initialization upon arrival.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional manual login processes are used, then security verification is performed, but startup time is prolonged and user productivity is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity verificationVSAvoidstartup time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary authentication by detecting the user's physical presence (via RFID, NFC, Bluetooth, or biometric readers) before the traditional login process. This pre-authentication enables the system to initiate startup processes in advance and automatically logon the user when they arrive at the device, thereby reducing startup time while maintaining security verification.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If manual credential input is required, then authentication security is maintained, but user convenience and operational ease are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveauthentication securityVSAvoiduser convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service authentication by automatically detecting the user's physical presence and initiating the login process without requiring manual credential input. The user simply needs to be physically present at the device, and the system handles the authentication and startup processes automatically, significantly improving user convenience while maintaining security through multiple detection methods.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Stability of the object's composition

If complete startup processes are waited for before logon, then system stability is ensured, but productive time is lost

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem stabilityVSAvoidproductive time

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary authentication and initiates startup processes in advance based on detected user presence. This allows the system to prepare and stabilize necessary components before the user actually logs on, ensuring system stability is maintained while reducing the waiting time and maximizing productive time.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11783020B1Efficient startup and logon

Publication Date: 2023.10.10 UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)

AI summary

Methods and systems for receiving a detection of a physical presence of a user and, in response, initiating a start-up process on an enterprise device according to a profile associated with the user are described. Thereafter, the system receives authentication credentials at the enterprise device and the user is granted access to the enterprise device after the authentication credentials are verified.