Biometric Boarding Information Processing for Automated Displays

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information display systems require users to manually operate user terminals for face image registration, imposing a significant burden during the boarding process.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus and method that registers boarding information and biometrics information during the check-in procedure, allowing display terminals to provide personalized information based on biometric comparisons, reducing user interaction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If users manually operate user terminals for face image registration, then user authentication accuracy is improved, but user burden and operation complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser authentication accuracyVSAvoiduser burden

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs face image registration and biometric data collection automatically without requiring user operation. The display terminal captures face images and the server processes authentication autonomously, eliminating the need for users to manually register their face images while maintaining authentication accuracy

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system collects and registers biometric information during the check-in procedure before the actual boarding process. This preliminary action ensures that authentication data is already prepared and stored, enabling seamless automated authentication later without requiring user intervention at the boarding gate

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Extent of automation

If biometric information is collected during check-in procedure, then automated authentication is improved, but information processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveautomated authenticationVSAvoidinformation processing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges the biometric data collection process with the existing check-in procedure. The same display terminal used for check-in also captures face images and registers biometric information, consolidating multiple functions into a single integrated process rather than adding separate complex authentication systems

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The server acts as an intermediary that handles the complex biometric data processing, storage, and authentication tasks. This centralizes the computational complexity on the server side while keeping the user-facing display terminal simple, separating processing complexity from user interaction complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20250278969A1Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium

Publication Date: 2025.09.04 NEC CORP

AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes: an information management unit that registers boarding information on a user regarding boarding acquired by a check-in procedure of the user and biometrics information on the user acquired in the check-in procedure in association with each other; and a display management unit that causes a display terminal to display display information in accordance with remaining time to boarding time based on the boarding information on the user identified by a comparison between target biometrics information, which is biometrics information acquired by the display terminal for the user, and registered biometrics information, which is the biometrics information registered by the information management unit.