Composite Graphic Wearable Articles for Unique Access Identifiers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Providing unique identifiers to a large number of parties for access control can be costly and time-consuming, especially when using physical tokens like wristbands with barcodes.
Innovation Solution
A wearable article with interchangeable graphics that dynamically generates a unique identifier upon assembly, allowing bulk manufacturing and reducing the need for pre-determined identifiers, which is then captured by a client device to derive a unique identifier for authentication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If physical tokens with pre-determined identifiers are used for access control, then unique identification is achieved, but cost and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-printing multiple possible graphics on the wearable article before it is issued to a user. The article is prepared in advance with a set of potential identifiers, and the selection process is simplified to choosing one from pre-prepared options rather than creating unique identifiers from scratch for each user.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by allowing multiple users to share the same physical wearable article template while distinguishing them through different graphic selections. Instead of creating entirely unique physical tokens for each user, the system copies the basic article structure and differentiates through selectable graphics, reducing the total number of unique physical items needed.
2Reliability
If physical tokens with pre-determined identifiers are used for access control, then unique identification is achieved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-printing multiple possible graphics on the wearable article before it is issued to a user. The article is prepared in advance with a set of potential identifiers, and the selection process is simplified to choosing one from pre-prepared options rather than creating unique identifiers from scratch for each user.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies universality by designing a single wearable article template that can serve multiple users through different graphic configurations. The same basic article structure can be used for numerous users by simply changing the graphic selection, making the article multi-functional and reducing the need to manufacture entirely unique tokens for each user.
3Ease of manufacture
If bulk manufacturing of wearables without pre-determined identifiers is used, then cost and time are reduced, but unique identifier generation becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the identifier into two distinct parts: a permanent, unique wearable article component and a variable graphic component. This segmentation allows the bulk manufacturing of the base article without unique identifiers, while the unique identification is achieved through the combination of the article with selected graphics, simplifying the overall generation process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by using the graphic selection as a variable parameter that transforms identical physical articles into unique identifiers. Instead of changing the physical structure of the article for each user, the system changes the graphic parameter displayed on the article, providing a simple and efficient way to generate unique identifiers from bulk-manufactured items.
Data Source
AI summary
An article includes: a first portion having a first graphic; a second portion having a second graphic, the second portion being translucent; a body extending between the first portion and the second portion, the body being deformable to affix the second portion at a position overlaid with the first portion, wherein the second graphic is configured to overlay with the first graphic to define a composite graphic corresponding to the position.