Universal ID System Using Ephemeral Beacons for Multi-Device Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current user identification systems are siloed, requiring users to download multiple vendor-specific apps and store sensitive financial data, leading to memory issues, performance problems, and security concerns due to the dispersal of sensitive information across various providers.
Innovation Solution
A universal ID system using a beacon apparatus and detector apparatus that enables an ephemeral identifier, allowing seamless interaction with various devices without the need for multiple apps, by broadcasting an ephemeral ID that is detected and verified by a dedicated server, reducing the burden on user devices and enhancing security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users download multiple vendor-specific apps to interact with different devices, then users can access various services, but memory usage increases and device performance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal identification system where a single user ID signal can be detected by multiple different device types from various manufacturers. Instead of requiring separate vendor-specific applications, the system uses a standardized detection framework that allows one application to universally interact with diverse physical world devices, thereby reducing memory usage while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a standardized detection framework and signal protocol as an intermediary layer between the user's smart device and various physical world devices. This intermediary enables communication without requiring direct vendor-specific applications, allowing the smart device to interact with multiple device types through a common interface, thus reducing the need for multiple apps and improving performance.
2Productivity
If users store sensitive financial data across multiple vendor systems, then transactions can be processed, but security risks increase due to data dispersal
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts sensitive financial data from the user's smart device and stores it securely in vendor-specific systems or secure elements. The user ID signal contains only non-sensitive identification information, while sensitive data remains protected in its original secure locations. This extraction approach enables transaction processing without exposing sensitive information during detection and interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements different quality levels for different parts of the identification system. The user ID signal uses a standardized, non-sensitive format for universal detection, while sensitive financial data maintains its original secure, vendor-specific storage locations. This local quality differentiation allows transaction processing through the standardized signal while preserving security through localized sensitive data protection.
3Ease of operation
If a universal ID system is implemented, then device interaction becomes seamless, but implementation complexity increases for manufacturers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the user's smart device to self-configure for interaction with various physical world devices. The standardized detection framework automatically handles device discovery, signal detection, and interaction setup without requiring manual configuration or complex implementation by each device manufacturer. The system serves itself through automated protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring each device manufacturer to implement complex universal detection capabilities, the patent inverts the approach by having the user's smart device perform the detection and interpretation of standardized signals. This shifts the implementation burden from multiple manufacturers to a single user device, simplifying the overall system while maintaining ease of operation.
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AI summary
A system includes a first reader for receiving a first ephemeral ID, not permanently associated with a first device, for providing first transaction data thereto, for receiving and authenticating a first token from the first device and for performing a physical action when authenticated, a second reader for receiving a second ephemeral ID, not permanently associated with a second device, for providing second transaction data thereto, for receiving and authenticating a second token from the second device and for performing a physical action when authenticated, and an authentication provider for determining first and second tokens when the first and second smart devices are respectively authorized for transactions in response to a first set of policies specified by a third-party entity not directly coupled to the first or second readers.