Touch-Based Service Brokerage for Multi-Device Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Service providers and device manufacturers face challenges in securely and efficiently brokering resources and services among multiple devices using short-range communication technologies, as manual configuration and device matching can be cumbersome and unintuitive, particularly in scenarios like automobiles where dynamic access and security are concerns.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that initiates and determines touch-based interactions between devices to facilitate access to services, using proximity detection and authentication mechanisms, such as Bluetooth, to automatically connect and authorize devices without manual intervention, leveraging touch-to-select and touch-to-be-selected mechanisms for secure service brokering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual configuration and device matching methods are used, then security control is possible, but the operation process becomes cumbersome and unintuitive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical configuration operations with touch-based electromagnetic field interactions. Devices detect each other through electromagnetic fields when in proximity, and service access is granted through touch gestures rather than manual pairing procedures, substantially reducing configuration time while maintaining security
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables devices to automatically detect and establish connections through touch interactions without requiring manual intervention for device matching. The touch-based mechanism allows devices to self-identify and self-connect, eliminating the need for users to manually configure connection parameters
2Ease of operation
If touch-based interactions are implemented, then device connection is simplified, but new interaction mechanisms and security protocols must be developed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary access platform that manages touch-based interactions between devices. This intermediary handles the complex authentication and service brokering processes, shielding users from the underlying system complexity while enabling simplified touch-based connections
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary authentication and service authorization actions during the touch interaction itself. By pre-establishing security protocols and service access rules before the actual service transfer, the system simplifies the user experience while managing complexity in the background
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AI summary
An approach is provided for brokering resources and services among multiple devices based on one or more touch-based interactions. An access platform causes, at least in part, at least one initiation of one or more touch-based interactions with at least one first device, at least one third device, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on at least one connection request from the at least one first device, the at least one third device, or a combination thereof. The access platform determines the one or more touch-based interactions with the at least one first device, the at least one third device, or a combination thereof. The access platform further causes, at least in part, at least one access to one or more services associated with at least one second device based, at least in part, on the one or more touch-based interactions.