Biometric Data Acquisition Unit Positioning for Customs Processing Speed
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing immigration management systems face challenges in completing both information acquisition and biometrics comparison within a short time frame, leading to inefficiencies in customs processing.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus is designed with a reading unit for acquiring information, including biometrics, and a display unit positioned above the reading unit, along with a biometrics information acquisition unit between them, allowing for simultaneous reading and comparison of biometric data without requiring users to change their position, thus streamlining the customs declaration process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If biometrics information is read from a medium separately from comparison, then information acquisition can be performed, but the process takes too long to complete both acquisition and comparison in a short time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the reading unit and biometrics information acquisition unit into a single terminal device, allowing information acquisition and biometrics comparison to occur simultaneously in one location rather than as separate processes, thereby reducing total processing time
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-positioning the reading unit and biometrics acquisition unit in a configured state within the terminal, enabling immediate operation without setup time when a user approaches, thus reducing processing time
2Ease of operation
If the display unit is positioned at a higher position than the reading unit, then the user does not need to change position, but the spatial arrangement becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent arranges components in a vertical dimension with the display unit positioned above the reading unit, allowing users to interact with the system while standing in a fixed position, thereby simplifying user operation without requiring horizontal movement
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes: a reading unit that reads a medium of the user and acquires information including biometrics information on the user from the medium; a display unit provided at a higher position than the reading unit; and a biometrics information acquisition unit that is provided between the reading unit and the display unit and acquires biometrics information on the user from the user.