Machine-Readable Access Verification for Restricted Resource Entry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for verifying customer eligibility for access to restricted resources rely on human verification or disconnected payment network APIs, leading to a poor customer experience and inefficient decision-making.
Innovation Solution
A system and method using a user application to generate a machine-readable code with a unique identifier and URL, which is verified by a backend computer program to grant or deny access through an access device, enabling offline validation and touchless access management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If human verification or disconnected payment network APIs are used for verifying customer eligibility, then the system can maintain simplicity in implementation, but the customer experience deteriorates and decision-making efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a machine-readable code as an intermediary carrier that bridges the customer's eligibility verification and the access device. This code contains encoded information about the customer's qualification status, allowing the access device to automatically verify eligibility without requiring complex human verification processes or disconnected API calls, thus improving customer experience while maintaining system manageability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual human verification mechanisms with automated machine-based verification. The machine-readable code enables the access device to automatically read and process eligibility information, substituting the mechanical process of human verification with an automated electronic system that provides faster, more consistent decisions while reducing operational complexity
2Productivity
If visual verification by human actors is used, then the system requires minimal technology infrastructure, but the verification speed and productivity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-encoding customer eligibility verification information into the machine-readable code before the access event. This allows the verification data to be ready for immediate processing when the customer presents themselves at the access device, eliminating the need for real-time human verification and significantly reducing verification time and increasing productivity
3Extent of automation
If third party services are used for verification, then the organization can outsource verification functions, but the decision-making process becomes disconnected from the resource owner and less efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the verification decision-making capability from external third-party services and embeds it directly into the machine-readable code and access device. This extraction allows the organization to maintain control over the verification process while achieving automation, ensuring that reliability and decision-making remain tied to the resource owner's requirements rather than being dependent on external services
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for restricted resource access management are disclosed. A method may include: a user application executed by a user electronic device receiving a request for access to a restricted resource, generating a machine-readable code comprising a unique identifier and a uniform resource locator, communicating the machine-readable code to a backend computer program, and presenting the machine-readable code to an access device for the restricted resource. The access device may communicate the machine-readable code to the backend computer program using the uniform resource locator. The backend computer program may compare the machine-readable code received from the user application to the machine-readable code received from the access device, and may send a control signal to the access device to grant access in response to a match. The access device may grant access to the restricted resource in response to receiving the first control signal.