Biometric Ticketing System Using Digital Identity Templates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ticketing systems rely on physical tokens or electronic representations, which can be burdensome and vulnerable to forgery, with no way to detect cancelled or modified tokens.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a biometric ticketing system that uses digital representations of biometrics to identify individuals, obtain identifiers, and retrieve ticketing information, allowing entry into ticketed areas without physical tokens.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If physical tokens or electronic representations are used for ticketing, then ticket validation can be performed, but the system becomes vulnerable to forgery and requires burdening users with carrying tokens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces physical tokens and electronic representations with a biometric-based ticketing system. Instead of using mechanical or electronic tokens that can be forged, the system uses biometric data (fingerprint, facial recognition, iris scan, etc.) to identify individuals and validate their ticketing information. This substitution eliminates the forgery vulnerability inherent in physical and electronic tokens while maintaining reliable ticket validation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a digital copy of the user's biometric data and stores it in a database. During validation, the system captures a new biometric sample and compares it against the stored digital copy to verify identity and ticketing information. This copying mechanism enables reliable validation without requiring users to carry physical tokens, as the biometric template serves as the ticketing credential.
2Ease of operation
If physical tokens are used for ticketing, then entry validation can be performed, but users and security providers bear operational burdens
Solution Approach 1:
The biometric ticketing system enables users to validate their tickets automatically through biometric capture and comparison. The system performs self-service validation by capturing the user's biometric data, comparing it against stored templates, and determining entry eligibility without requiring manual token presentation or security personnel intervention. This eliminates the operational burden on both users and security providers while maintaining efficient entry validation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by storing biometric templates and ticketing information in a database before the actual validation event. When a user needs to enter a ticketed area, the system has already prepared the validation data, eliminating the need for users to physically obtain and present tokens at the moment of entry. This preliminary preparation reduces operational time and simplifies the ticketing process.
3Reliability
If electronic tokens are used for ticketing, then validation can be performed, but there is no way to detect cancelled or modified tokens
Solution Approach 1:
The biometric ticketing system implements feedback mechanisms where the database continuously stores and updates ticketing information associated with each user's biometric template. Before allowing entry, the system queries the database to verify the current status of the user's ticketing information, receiving feedback on whether the ticket is valid, cancelled, or modified. This real-time feedback loop ensures reliable detection of ticket status changes without requiring physical token inspection.
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AI summary
In biometric ticketing, physical token-less ticketing system using biometrics, a person may be identified using a digital representation of a biometric. Ticketing information may be ascertained based on the identification. The ticketing information may be provided, actions may be performed using the ticketing information, and so on. In some implementations, a checkpoint device receives biometric data from a person. A digital representation of the biometric data is used to obtain an identifier from an identification system. The digital representation of the biometric data may not be included in the identifier. The identifier is used by to obtain ticketing information from a ticketing system. The person may be allowed or denied entry into a ticketed area based on the ticketing information.