Virtual Environment Password Storage via Avatar Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in securely remembering and storing multiple PINs, passcodes, usernames, and passwords as the number of devices and resources increases, leading to forgotten credentials and security risks from physical notes being compromised.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allows users to store sensitive phrases like passwords or recovery phrases within a virtual reality, augmented reality, or mixed reality world using avatars to interact with virtual objects, where the phrases are securely stored and accessible only through specific gestures, songs, or actions, and can be shared via encoded links.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users store passwords in physical notes or plain text, then ease of access is improved, but security is worsened due to easy theft or loss
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions password storage from the physical dimension (paper notes) to the virtual dimension (3D virtual environment). Users can place virtual objects containing encrypted passwords at specific 3D coordinates in a virtual space, accessible only through the designated application. This dimensional shift eliminates physical theft risks while maintaining easy access through virtual navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer of encryption and virtual object containers between the user and the actual passwords. Passwords are not stored directly but are embedded within virtual objects that require specific interactions to access. This intermediary mechanism protects the actual credentials while allowing authorized retrieval.
2Reliability
If users remember all passwords mentally, then security is improved by avoiding written storage, but the burden of memory increases with more devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the password storage system that externalizes memory requirements. Instead of relying on human memory, users can store unlimited passwords in the virtual environment without increasing cognitive burden. The virtual space acts as an extended memory system that is both secure and easily accessible.
3Ease of operation
If users write passwords on post-it notes for easy access, then ease of operation is improved, but the risk of unauthorized access increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves password storage from the physical realm (post-it notes that can be seen or stolen) to the virtual realm (3D environment accessible only through the application). This eliminates the harmful factor of physical theft while preserving easy access through virtual navigation to the stored password locations.
4Reliability
If users periodically change passwords as recommended, then security is improved, but the complexity of managing multiple credentials increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal password management system that handles all password types (usernames, passwords, PINs, recovery phrases) in a single unified virtual environment. This multi-functional approach allows users to manage all credentials through one system rather than separate methods for each type, reducing overall management complexity while maintaining security best practices.
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AI summary
A server computer hosting an extended reality world receives a first transmission over a communication network from a computing device associated with a user, the first transmission including a request for the user to access the extended reality world. The server computer transmits a presentation of the extended reality world to the communication device over the communications network based at least in part on the request, and displays the presentation of the extended reality world on the computing device, where the presentation includes at least an avatar associated with the user. The server computer receives a command for the avatar to store a phrase selected by the user in a location associated with a virtual object within the extended reality world. The server computer displays, within the presentation of the extended reality world on the computing device, the avatar storing the phrase at the location in the extended reality world.