Biometric Spatial Purchase Flow for Queue-Free Access Authorization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for purchasing access authorizations or service usages are cumbersome and stressful, whether done via the internet or at physical locations, leading to delays and inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that subdivides a defined spatial region into subregions, allowing users or items to be identified and localized using biometric features or unique IDs, enabling seamless purchases through validation lines, cancellation lines, and automated processes, facilitated by cameras and wireless communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If access authorizations are purchased via the Internet using electronic devices, then the purchase can be done remotely, but the process results in delays and stress due to required actuation of devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-registering users with biometric data and pre-positioning them in the system before they actually need to purchase access. When users arrive at the facility, the automated system has already prepared their profiles and can instantly process purchases through biometric recognition, eliminating the need for device actuation or queueing at cash desks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by using automated biometric recognition technology to identify users and process purchases without human intervention. Users simply need to present their biometric features (such as facial recognition or fingerprint scanning) at the automated machine, which then automatically completes the purchase process, eliminating the need for manual device operation or interaction with cash desk personnel.
2Ease of operation
If access authorizations are purchased at a cash desk or automatic machine, then the purchase can be completed on-site, but delays and stress occur due to queuing and manual actuation
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces mechanical interaction (manual actuation of devices, physical queuing at cash desks) with automated biometric recognition technology. Instead of users needing to physically interact with machines or wait in queues, the system uses optical or other biometric sensors to automatically identify and process purchases, substituting mechanical processes with automated recognition systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated machine performs the purchase process autonomously by recognizing biometric features, eliminating the need for users to manually operate devices or interact with cash desk personnel. The system automatically identifies the user, retrieves their pre-registered information, processes the purchase, and grants access without human intervention.
3Reliability
If the purchase process requires user actuation and device interaction, then the system maintains control over the transaction, but the process becomes complex and stressful
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the complexity of device actuation and manual transaction control from the user experience by implementing automated biometric recognition. The complex processes of identification, authentication, and purchase processing are removed from user interaction and handled automatically by the system, leaving users with a simple, stress-free experience while maintaining reliable transaction control through automated processes.
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AI summary
A method for purchasing goods, access authorizations or authorizations for using a service from a plurality of offered goods, access authorizations or authorizations for using a service. A defined spatial region is subdivided into defined subregions assigned, in each case, to a purchasable good, access authorization or authorization for using a service. A good, an access authorization or an authorization for using a service from a plurality of offered goods, access authorizations or authorizations for using a service is purchased, and a user registered in advance for carrying out the method on the basis of biometric features and/or on the basis of features, which may be assigned to the user uniquely, or an item registered in advance for carrying out the method is identified and localized in the defined subregion (1, 2, 3) assigned to the good, access authorization or authorization for using a service.