VR Identity Verification via Interaction Characteristics

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Solution Overview

Problem

Virtual Reality (VR) terminals lack effective identity verification methods, making them vulnerable to fraudulent users, especially since traditional password-based systems are not suitable for immersive VR environments.

Innovation Solution

The system uses preset sensing hardware to obtain and compare interaction characteristics, such as head posture and 3D gestures, with authorized user profiles for identity verification, and implements ongoing verification processes to enhance security.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional password-based verification systems are used in VR terminals, then user identity verification can be performed, but the system becomes vulnerable to fraudulent users and unauthorized access

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveidentity verification reliabilityVSAvoidfraudulent user access
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional password-based mechanical verification systems with biometric-based verification using sensing hardware. The system captures physiological characteristics (fingerprints, facial recognition, iris patterns) and behavioral characteristics (typing patterns, mouse movements, voice patterns) to authenticate users, eliminating the vulnerability of password-based systems to fraud and unauthorized access.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically captures and analyzes user characteristics without requiring active user participation beyond the initial authentication act. The sensing hardware continuously monitors and verifies user identity based on captured biometric and behavioral data, providing ongoing verification without interrupting the user experience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If biometric sensing hardware is added to VR terminals for identity verification, then security against fraudulent users is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser identity verificationVSAvoidsensing hardware integration
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent integrates multiple sensing hardware components (cameras, microphones, accelerometers, gyroscopes) that serve dual purposes: capturing biometric data for authentication and providing functional data for VR interactions. This multi-functionality reduces the need for dedicated authentication hardware, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system merges the identity verification function with the existing VR terminal functionality. The same sensing hardware used for tracking user movements and interactions in the VR environment is also utilized for capturing biometric and behavioral characteristics, combining multiple functions into a unified system rather than adding separate dedicated components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Reliability

If ongoing identity verification is implemented in VR sessions, then security against unauthorized access is enhanced, but processing time and system resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontinuous user authenticationVSAvoidverification processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs continuous background verification of user identity throughout the VR session without interrupting the user experience. The sensing hardware continuously captures biometric and behavioral data, and the system continuously compares this data against stored profiles, maintaining ongoing authentication while the user interacts with the VR environment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs rapid comparison of captured characteristics against stored profiles using efficient algorithms, quickly determining authentication status without noticeable delay. The continuous verification process is optimized to operate in real-time with minimal processing overhead, rushing through the verification steps so quickly that users are unaware of the ongoing security checks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #21Skipping (Rushing through)

Data Source

PatentEP3526718B1Virtual reality identity verification
Publication Date: 2021.03.03 ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO LTD
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AI summary

Interaction characteristics of a user interacting with a virtual reality (VR) terminal are obtained through preset sensing hardware in response to a request for execution of a target task requiring user identity verification. The obtained interaction characteristics of the user are compared with preset interaction characteristics of an authorized user of the VR terminal to verify identity of the user. The target task is executed and the user is authenticated as an identity-verified user of the VR terminal based on a successful user identity verification.