Digital Badge Verification Platform Using QR Code Overlay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Organizations face challenges in verifying and recognizing the proficiencies and accomplishments of individuals, especially in informal learning settings, as existing systems lack mechanisms for validating and legitimizing non-formal education and training experiences.
Innovation Solution
A digital badge management and verification platform that issues, verifies, and stores digital badges associated with proficiency levels, allowing individuals to display and share these badges across various digital platforms, including resumes and social media, while providing employers with a secure and trusted method to validate credentials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional credential verification methods are used, then organizations can verify proficiencies, but the process becomes costly and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates digital badge images that are visual copies of credentials embedded with machine-readable data (QR codes, barcodes). These digital copies contain all verification information needed, allowing rapid validation without manual review processes. The badge image serves as a portable, verifiable copy of the credential that can be instantly checked against the issuing organization's database.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual verification processes with automated electronic verification. Employers can scan badge images using mobile devices or computers to instantly verify credentials through electronic databases, eliminating the need for manual document review, phone calls, or in-person verification appointments.
2Loss of information
If digital badges are displayed with full information overlay, then all accomplishment details are visible, but the interface becomes cluttered and less user-friendly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments badge information into hierarchical levels: the badge image itself provides visual identification, the overlay provides key accomplishment details, and additional comprehensive information is available through interactive elements. This segmentation allows users to access full information when needed while maintaining a clean interface for quick viewing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a dynamic badge display where the overlay appears or expands upon user interaction (hover, click, or selection). The interface transitions from a compact state showing only the badge image to an expanded state displaying detailed accomplishment information, allowing users to control the amount of information displayed based on their needs.
Data Source
AI summary
A method is described herein for displaying digital badge information. The badge is a digital image being presented to a user of a computer application and associated with an individual or entity badge owner to whom the badge is issued. The method involves displaying the digital image to the user, receiving input indicating that the user has selected the digital image, and obtaining, from a data repository, information pertaining to the image and particular to an accomplishment of the badge owner. The method also further involves displaying at least a subset of the obtained information on an overlay to the image.