Airport Check-In Face Authentication Using Passport Biometric Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing check-in terminals in airports lack face authentication functionality, necessitating high costs for replacement with new models.
Innovation Solution
A program and information processing apparatus that enable biometric information matching with passport data to implement face authentication on existing terminals, allowing switching between processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If new-model check-in terminals with face authentication function are introduced to replace existing terminals, then face authentication capability is improved, but cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by enabling existing check-in terminals to perform multiple functions - both traditional boarding procedures and face authentication - by installing a removable storage medium with authentication programs. This allows the same hardware to serve dual purposes without requiring separate dedicated systems, thereby improving reliability while controlling costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by storing authentication programs and biometric data on a removable storage medium that can be inserted into existing terminals. Instead of rewriting entire terminal systems, the authentication function is copied as software that runs on the existing hardware platform, reducing manufacturing costs while maintaining authentication capability.
2Reliability
If face authentication function is added to existing check-in terminals, then security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the authentication system into separate functional modules: a removable storage medium containing authentication programs, a camera for capturing facial images, and the existing terminal hardware. This modular approach allows the face authentication function to be added as a distinct segment that integrates with existing systems, improving security without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses an intermediary approach by introducing a removable storage medium as a mediator between the existing terminal hardware and the new face authentication function. This intermediary component encapsulates the complexity of authentication algorithms and data management, allowing the terminal to provide secure authentication while keeping the terminal's internal architecture relatively simple.
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AI summary
A program in the present invention causes a computer to perform: performing a first process for performing a predetermined process related to an aircraft boarding procedure and acquiring boarding reservation information on a user; when the process is completed, performing a second process for matching biometric information acquired from the user with passport biometric information included in passport information acquired from a passport of the user and, when a result of the matching of the biometric information with the passport biometric information is that the matching is successful, associating the passport information, the biometric information, and the boarding reservation information with each other; and performing a switching process for switching whether to perform the first process or the second process.