Wearable Digital Device Secure Workflow Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Onsite workers in industrial and clinical settings often lack immediate access to necessary information and face challenges in ensuring proper execution of procedures due to lack of information availability and difficulty in receiving timely assistance.
Innovation Solution
The system employs QR code-based authentication and encryption methods for secure network connectivity and data transfer using wearable digital devices, enabling hands-free operation and ensuring that workers can access necessary information and receive assistance remotely.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional authentication methods are used, then security is maintained, but user convenience and speed of access deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces QR codes as an intermediary authentication mechanism between the user and the system. Instead of direct password entry or traditional authentication, the system generates QR codes that users can scan with their mobile devices, creating a mediator that simplifies the authentication process while maintaining security through encrypted token transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual authentication mechanisms (typing passwords, clicking through forms) with optical recognition technology. Users scan QR codes using camera-based mobile devices, substituting mechanical keyboard input with optical scanning and automated image recognition, thereby improving ease of operation.
2Productivity
If manual data entry methods are used, then data accuracy can be maintained, but time consumption and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual data entry with automated optical character recognition (OCR) and image recognition technologies. Mobile device cameras capture images of documents, forms, or data fields, and software automatically extracts and processes the information, eliminating the need for manual typing while maintaining accuracy through validation algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service data capture where the mobile device and associated software automatically perform data extraction, validation, and entry without requiring user intervention for each data field. The system autonomously processes captured images, identifies relevant information, and populates databases or workflows automatically.
3Reliability
If comprehensive monitoring and verification systems are implemented, then procedural adherence is improved, but system complexity and cost deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system automatically captures, stores, and retrieves information about procedural steps through mobile device interactions. QR code scanning, image capture, and data entry automatically generate records that provide real-time feedback on procedural adherence, enabling verification without complex monitoring infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates digital copies of procedural documentation, forms, and verification records through mobile device capture capabilities. Instead of requiring complex physical monitoring systems, the patent uses digital replication of documents and processes through camera-based capture and electronic storage, simplifying the verification infrastructure.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for authoring and performing procedural workflows, and engaging in multimedia communication, remote assistance, training, data entry, inventory management, authentication, and secure networking using a hands-free or substantially hands-free wearable digital device are described. In one implementation, a user logs into a secure network using existing credentials, and a Quick Response Code is generated to temporarily authorize the user's wearable device within the secure network. In another implementation, information is encrypted and transferred between a computing device and a remote system, and the computing device is verified as being connected to a particular network and located within a particular geofence. In a further implementation, an interface for authoring a procedural workflow includes defining workflow steps based on selected primitives, and displaying rendered previews of the workflow as it would appear on different user devices.