Surface Impression Authentication via Optical Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current user access authentication methods are often inaccurate, resource-intensive, and lack flexibility, making them inefficient for controlling device access permissions.
Innovation Solution
A system that continuously receives and analyzes visual data from a surface to track user interactions, determines authentication interactions, compares them with previous data, and executes access actions based on the comparison, using a processor and video retrieval devices to enhance finger impression authentication technology.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional user access authentication methods are used, then device access permissions can be controlled, but the process is complicated, time-consuming, and resource-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical authentication systems (keyboards, mice, physical tokens) with an optical-based authentication system that uses video retrieval devices to capture and analyze visual data of user interactions with the surface, thereby improving efficiency while reducing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates visual copies (images) of user interactions with the surface and compares these copies to determine authentication, eliminating the need for complex physical authentication mechanisms and enabling rapid, resource-efficient verification
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional authentication methods are used, then user access can be controlled, but the process lacks flexibility and requires large amounts of resources
Solution Approach 1:
The surface serves multiple functions: it is both the interaction interface for users and the authentication medium itself. The same surface that users touch for interaction also captures the visual data needed for authentication, eliminating the need for separate authentication hardware and reducing resource consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the user's own interaction with the surface to generate authentication data. The visual data captured during normal interaction automatically provides authentication information without requiring additional resources or complex processes
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 method provides a simple and accurate way to enable user access, improving the efficiency and flexibility of authentication processes by continuously monitoring and validating user interactions with a surface.
Implementation Method 1
continuously receiving in real time, by a processor of a hardware device from a plurality of video retrieval devices, visual data associated with a surface of a structure
Data Source
AI summary
A method and system for improving authentication is provided. The method includes continuously receiving in real time from video retrieval devices, visual data associated with a surface of a structure associated with receiving authentication attributes for user access to hardware or software. User interactions with the surface of the structure are continuously tracked in real time via the visual data and it is determined that a first user interaction includes an authentication interaction for authorizing the user to access the hardware or software. In response, a visual image of the first user interaction is compared to a previous user authentication interaction with the surface of the structure and an action associated with the access to the hardware or software is executed.