Automated Identity Verification for Virtual Badge Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
In environments where users access physical resources using virtual badge credentials on mobile devices, security personnel face challenges in verifying the identity of the device owner, as the physical access application may not include a photograph of the device owner, and it is impractical to physically challenge every user.
Innovation Solution
A system that enables automated identity verification by having client devices broadcast enterprise identifiers and user credentials, allowing security devices to display user icons with profile information, and requesting verification through a verification service that generates identity tokens based on user-performed verification methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If physical access badges with photographs are used, then user identity verification is easy, but the system cannot support virtual badge credentials on mobile devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the physical badge system by implementing a mobile application that stores user photographs and credentials digitally. The security device captures images of mobile devices and uses these copies to verify user identity, replacing the need for physical badges while maintaining the verification function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical physical badge system with an electronic/digital system. Instead of using physical cards with photographs, the system uses mobile devices with digital credentials and automated image capture, substituting mechanical verification with electronic data processing and automated recognition.
2Reliability
If manual verification of every user is performed, then user identity verification is thorough, but security personnel time and productivity are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service verification where the mobile device automatically provides user credentials and photographs to the security device. The verification process occurs automatically without requiring security personnel to manually check identification, allowing users to verify their own identity while security personnel simply observe the automated process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual verification processes with automated electronic verification. The security device automatically captures images of mobile devices, retrieves user photographs from the mobile application, and compares them to verify identity, eliminating the need for security personnel to manually inspect identification documents.
3Ease of operation
If photographs are added to virtual badge credentials, then user identity verification becomes possible, but the mobile device and system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages the existing camera and storage capabilities of mobile devices, which are universal features already present in most smartphones. Instead of adding specialized hardware, the system uses the mobile device's existing camera to capture images and its storage to save photographs, making the solution universally applicable without requiring additional device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device performs self-service by automatically capturing its own photograph using its camera and storing it in its memory. The device independently manages its identification data without requiring external verification equipment or additional complexity, using its built-in capabilities to fulfill verification requirements.
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AI summary
Disclosed are examples of a system for automated verification of the identity of a user accessing a physical resource using a client device. The client device can broadcast data to a security device. If the data includes a user credential, the security device can provide the user credential to a verification server to obtain profile information. If the data does not include a user credential, the security device can provide a verification request to the client device. If the user accepts the verification request, the client device can provide a user credential and an identity token to the security device. The security device can provide the user credential to a verification server to obtain profile information. The security device can validate the identity token using the profile information. If the user declines the verification request, the client device can instruct the user to proceed to a verification terminal.