Access Control Device Digital Announcement Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for disseminating information, such as advertisements or service announcements, in transport networks like metro systems are cumbersome, requiring frequent disruptions, are difficult to manage, and lack efficient monitoring and invoicing capabilities, especially when using self-adhesive media at access management devices.
Innovation Solution
A computerized system and method that utilizes access management devices in transport networks to quickly position and remove information, allowing for minimal operational disruption, and integrates information management, including monitoring and invoicing, by associating information identifiers with device identifiers in a database to control the dissemination of advertisements through access control resources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If self-adhesive announcement media are used at access management devices, then information can be disseminated, but setting them up requires disruption of traffic or operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-loads announcement information into the access management devices before they are needed. The control server stores multiple announcement templates and pre-configures them in the database, so that when an announcement needs to be displayed, it is already ready to be transmitted without requiring on-site setup or traffic disruption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of physically attaching self-adhesive media with an electronic information transmission system. The control server sends announcement data electronically to access management devices, which then display the information on their screens, eliminating the need for manual physical installation that causes operational disruption.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If self-adhesive supports are used for announcements, then information can be broadcast over a relatively long period, but they tend to come off over time and must be replaced, multiplying interventions
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces physical self-adhesive media with electronic displays at access management devices. The announcement information is stored in the control server's database and transmitted electronically to devices, which display it on screens. This eliminates the physical degradation and detachment issues of self-adhesive materials while allowing for indefinite display duration without replacement.
Solution Approach 2:
The access management devices automatically receive and display announcement information from the control server without requiring manual intervention. The system self-updates announcements by receiving new data from the server, eliminating the need for human operators to physically replace deteriorating self-adhesive media.
3Loss of information
If self-adhesive media are used for announcements, then information can be displayed, but they leave traces that are difficult to remove when the announcement is withdrawn, increasing disturbances
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces physical self-adhesive media with electronic display screens at access management devices. Announcements are displayed as digital content on screens rather than physical stickers. When an announcement is withdrawn, no physical residue is left on the device, completely eliminating the trace removal problem associated with self-adhesive materials.
4Loss of information
If conventional self-adhesive systems are used, then information can be disseminated, but it is not possible to manage the distribution of information, in particular that of the advertisement type, as in a conventional system
Solution Approach 1:
The control server is designed to handle multiple types of information distribution tasks through a unified system. It can manage service announcements, advertisements, and other information types using the same database and transmission mechanism, providing comprehensive management capabilities that go beyond simple information display.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where access management devices report their status and information display status back to the control server. The server can monitor which announcements have been displayed, for how long, and on which devices, enabling comprehensive tracking and management of information distribution similar to conventional advertising systems.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a computerized system and method for controlling access to a service and/or to a place, of the type comprising access management devices (1 to 5) making it possible to deliver to a user an access permission, or to permit or validate access by a user to this service and/or to this place. It finds an application in particular in the control of access to a transport network, such as an underground or metro transport network, comprising access management devices such as access gates, devices for selling and/or validating material or virtual transport tickets. Each access management device is identified by a device identifier IDDi stored in a database (6). Means of control (7) of the access management devices make it possible to control the operation of these devices. The database comprises information (8 to 17) to be broadcast, identified by an information identifier IDIj also stored in the base (6). At least one determined device from among the access management devices is associated with at least one information broadcasting means (18 to 27). The control means (7) make it possible to associate in the database the identifier of at least one determined item of information to be broadcast with the identifier of the determined device, so as to allow the management of the broadcasting, by the broadcasting means associated with the determined device, of the item of information determined.