Credential Sharing via URL Token for Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for sharing mobile credentials to access control devices require the recipient to download the same application, limiting convenience and flexibility in credential sharing.
Innovation Solution
A system that generates a unique Uniform Resource Locator (URL) with a token for accessing an access control device, allowing the URL to be shared between devices without the need for the recipient to download the same application, using short-range wireless communication protocols for proximity-based access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the recipient downloads the same application to share credentials, then credential sharing is enabled, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a URL as an intermediary to transfer credential access rights. Instead of requiring direct application-to-application communication, the system generates a shareable URL that acts as a mediator, allowing credential sharing through standard web browsing capabilities that all mobile devices have, thus eliminating the need for the recipient to install additional applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a copy of the credential access mechanism in the form of a URL. Rather than copying the actual credential data or requiring the recipient to have the same application installed, the system generates a URL that replicates the access functionality, allowing the recipient to gain credential access through a simplified copy mechanism that works across different devices and operating systems.
2Reliability
If the recipient downloads the same application to share credentials, then credential sharing is enabled, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the credential sharing system universal by using a URL-based approach that works across all mobile devices regardless of operating system or installed applications. The URL serves as a universal interface that leverages the built-in web browser functionality of all smartphones, eliminating the need for device-specific applications and making the system compatible with any mobile device.
Solution Approach 2:
The URL acts as an intermediary that bridges the credential system with any mobile device. Instead of requiring the mobile device to have specific application software, the URL mediates the connection by translating credential access requests into standard web protocol communications that any mobile device can handle through its native browser.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for credential sharing are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system comprises at least one processor, and memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions when executed cause the system to obtain, from a first user device, a request to share credentials for an access control device with a second user device; generate a host Uniform Resource Locator (URL), the URL comprising a unique token for accessing the access control device; and send the URL to the first user device, wherein the URL is configured to be shared with the second user device.