WiFi-Based Ownership Authentication for Digital Listings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for authenticating ownership of digital listings are insecure, allowing unauthorized changes that can harm businesses' reputations and mislead consumers, as they rely on verification codes that can be guessed or compromised, lacking robust authentication mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for verifying ownership of a WiFi Access Point associated with a digital listing, using authentication methods such as connecting to the same WiFi, entering passwords, and comparing them with stored values, to ensure only the true owner can manage and update listings, thereby enhancing security and authenticity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If verification codes are used for authentication, then the authentication process is simple and easy to implement, but the security is weak and codes can be guessed or compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical verification code system with a WiFi-based authentication system. Instead of relying on stored codes that can be guessed or compromised, the system uses WiFi connection capabilities and password verification to authenticate ownership. This substitution fundamentally changes the authentication mechanism from a code-based system to a network-based system with stronger security properties.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces WiFi network infrastructure as an intermediary in the authentication process. The WiFi access point and network serve as mediators between the user and the verification system, providing a secure channel for authentication. The WiFi password acts as a secret key that is verified through the network infrastructure, adding a layer of security without requiring direct code transmission or storage.
2Ease of manufacture
If unauthorized changes are allowed to listings, then the system is easy to modify and update, but the accuracy and reliability of listings deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where WiFi authentication results are sent back to the verification system. The system receives authentication data from the user's WiFi connection attempt, verifies it against stored credentials, and uses this feedback to determine whether to grant listing modification rights. This closed-loop feedback ensures that only authenticated owners can make changes, maintaining listing accuracy while allowing legitimate modifications.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and system for verifying that a user is the owner of a digital listing that is associated with a WiFi Access Point. The user claims ownership of the WiFi Access Point that is associated with a digital listing of an entity/item/place/business so that he online service provider can verify and register the user as owner of the WiFi Access Point. Once verified, the user owns the WiFi Access Point and its related digital listing and configures the listing. The system includes an item information system receiving the WiFi Access Point data and associated item data, and storing the WiFi Access Point data and the item data, an owner registration and transfer system receiving owner registration data and ownership change requests and storing the ownership history, and an authentication system receiving authentication requests and generating a response based upon the information stored in the system or a connected system.