Biometric HR Overlay for Secure Mobile Access

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current human resources and payroll information management systems are inefficient due to information being distributed across multiple databases, requiring multiple access points and compromising security and privacy when displayed on traditional screens.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that uses biometric data to identify employees and retrieve HR information from multiple databases, displaying it in augmented reality on a mobile display system, providing a centralized access point and enhanced security and privacy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If HR information is distributed across multiple databases with separate access points, then data security and privacy are maintained through controlled access, but access efficiency and information retrieval speed deteriorate due to the need to query multiple systems

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata securityVSAvoidaccess efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary system that acts as a mediator between users and multiple HR databases. This intermediary captures user intent through natural language processing, automatically queries the appropriate databases, and synthesizes results into a unified response, thereby maintaining security through controlled access while improving efficiency by eliminating manual multi-system navigation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal access interface that can handle multiple types of HR information queries across different databases through a single system. This multi-functional interface accepts various query types (payroll, benefits, timekeeping, etc.) and routes them to appropriate data sources, providing efficient access without compromising the security architecture of individual databases

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If HR information is displayed on traditional screens, then information accessibility is improved, but security and privacy are compromised due to the risk of unauthorized persons seeing the information

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation accessibilityVSAvoidunauthorized access risk
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by providing personalized information display tailored to each user's authorized access level. The system analyzes user credentials and query context to display only the specific HR information that user is entitled to see, rather than displaying all information on the screen. This maintains accessibility for authorized users while preventing unauthorized access to sensitive data

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Loss of information

If multiple access points are used to retrieve HR information from different back end systems, then comprehensive information can be obtained, but the complexity of the access process increases and requires considerable manual effort

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidaccess process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service by enabling the system to automatically perform the complex task of querying multiple databases. The intermediary system autonomously parses user intent, identifies required information sources, executes queries across appropriate databases, and synthesizes results without requiring user intervention to navigate multiple access points, thereby maintaining information completeness while eliminating process complexity for the user

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10902383B2Vision AR: SmartHR overlay
Publication Date: 2021.01.26 ADP INC
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AI summary

A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for retrieving and displaying human resources (HR) information. A computer system identifies an employee in a live view on a mobile display system according to biometric data and identifies HR information associated with the employee using the biometric data and a policy. The HR information is stored in at least one database, and the policy defines the HR information associated with the employee. The computer system displays the HR information associated with the employee in augmented reality information on the live view on the mobile display system.