Customized Screening with Wayfinding Capability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Checkpoint environments face inefficiencies due to uniform screening thresholds that do not account for individual or item-specific security levels, leading to delayed processing and resource misallocation, as well as the failure to utilize information from previous screenings to optimize subsequent processes.
Innovation Solution
A method that customizes screening procedures based on identity information, categorizing individuals and items, and dynamically adjusts screening thresholds using electronic devices and mobile devices to route users and items to appropriate screening areas, leveraging information from previous screenings to optimize resource allocation and reduce intrusiveness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If uniform screening thresholds are applied to all individuals and items, then security consistency is maintained, but processing time increases and resource allocation becomes inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different screening thresholds to different individuals and items based on their specific characteristics, risk profiles, and categories. Instead of a uniform threshold, the system dynamically adjusts screening parameters locally for each subject, allowing low-risk items to pass through quickly while applying stricter scrutiny to high-risk items, thereby maintaining security consistency without uniformly slowing down processing
Solution Approach 2:
The screening threshold is made dynamic rather than static. The system continuously adapts the screening threshold based on real-time information, risk assessments, and category classifications. This dynamic adjustment allows the system to optimize processing speed by lowering thresholds for low-risk cases while maintaining high thresholds for high-risk cases, resolving the contradiction between security consistency and processing efficiency
2Reliability
If all individuals undergo the same screening procedure, then security coverage is comprehensive, but resource utilization becomes inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the population into different categories based on risk profiles, travel purposes, historical data, and other relevant factors. Each segment receives appropriately tailored screening procedures rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. This segmentation allows comprehensive security coverage for high-risk groups while reducing resource expenditure on low-risk groups through expedited or simplified procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes screening parameters such as threshold levels, procedure intensity, and resource allocation based on the category and risk profile of each individual. By dynamically adjusting these parameters, the system ensures comprehensive security coverage where needed while optimizing resource utilization by reducing screening intensity for low-risk individuals, thereby resolving the contradiction between comprehensive coverage and efficient resource use
3Device complexity
If previous screening information is not utilized, then screening procedures remain simple, but processing efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by collecting and analyzing information from previous screenings, travel history, and risk assessments before the actual screening process. This pre-processing of information allows the system to pre-determine appropriate screening thresholds and procedures, eliminating the need for complex real-time analysis during the screening itself. Individuals with favorable previous records can undergo expedited screening, reducing processing time without significantly increasing system complexity
Data Source
AI summary
In an example, information related to a user of a mobile device and to an item associated with the user is received from a network. Based on the information a screening threshold is determined. The screening threshold is communicated to an electronic physical screening device and a direction instruction, indicating a location of a physical screening area corresponding to the electronic physical screening device, is communicated to the mobile device. The direction instruction causes the mobile device to display a direction information, directing the user to the physical screening area, for a physical screening in accordance with the threshold.