Dynamic Mobile Badge Scanning for Contactless Facility Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile device-based badge systems require close proximity to scanning devices for verification, which can compromise social distancing and security, especially during pandemics or high-security situations, and lack effective measures to prevent fraud and unauthorized access.
Innovation Solution
A dynamic badge system on mobile devices that allows scanning at a distance using a changing object shape over time, combined with health assessment checks to ensure authorized access, and incorporates social distancing measures like staggered entry times to reduce contact and infection spread.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If mobile device badges are scanned at close proximity to ensure detailed verification, then measurement precision is improved, but social distancing and security are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions the scanning system from 2D close-proximity scanning to 3D depth-aware scanning using time-of-flight sensors. By adding the depth dimension, the system can verify badges at a distance while maintaining accuracy through spatial information about the badge's position and orientation in 3D space.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical requirement of physical proximity with an optical/electromagnetic field-based time-of-flight scanning system. This substitution allows the scanning device to capture detailed badge information through light time measurements without requiring physical contact or close proximity, thereby eliminating the harmful contact factor.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If scanning distance is increased to enable social distancing, then contact risk is reduced, but measurement precision and security verification deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent substitutes traditional optical scanning with time-of-flight (ToF) sensing technology that actively measures the time for light to travel to the badge and back. This allows the system to maintain measurement precision at increased distances by using temporal measurements rather than relying solely on optical resolution, enabling social distancing without sacrificing verification accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the measurement parameter from spatial resolution alone to time-based distance measurement. By measuring the time of flight of light signals, the system can accurately determine badge characteristics at greater distances, transforming the limitation of distance into a measurable parameter that enhances both safety and accuracy.
3Ease of operation
If static badge images are used for access control, then ease of operation is improved, but fraud prevention and security are weakened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static badge image into a dynamic verification process. The badge displayed on the mobile device remains simple for the user, but the scanning system captures multiple frames over time and uses temporal analysis to verify authenticity. This dynamic approach maintains ease of operation while significantly improving fraud prevention through motion-based verification.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic scanning where the system captures multiple images of the badge at different time points. This periodic action allows the system to verify that the badge is a live, dynamic display rather than a static photograph, enhancing security while keeping the user interface simple and easy to operate.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for displaying a dynamic badge for accessing a facility are disclosed. The dynamic badge may include a display of one or more objects that change shape over time according to a predetermined pattern. The dynamic badge may visible at a specified distance (such as a social distancing limitation). The dynamic badge may be scanned or recognized by a scanning device at the specified distance to determine facility access for a user of the badge.