Store Entry and Payment Control Without Face Pre-Registration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing store management systems require users to undergo a cumbersome member registration procedure for face authentication, which is inconvenient and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A system that captures a customer's face image at entry, payment, or exit points, notifies the customer of the image capture, and permits access based on successful image capture and notification, without requiring prior registration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If face authentication is performed using pre-registered face images, then security is enhanced, but the registration procedure becomes troublesome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by capturing face images at multiple timing points (entry, payment, exit) and storing them in advance. This eliminates the need for separate registration procedures while maintaining security through the pre-captured images that can be referenced for authentication purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically capturing and storing face images without requiring users to manually register. The imaging apparatus captures images autonomously at designated timing points, and the management apparatus automatically processes and stores these images, freeing users from cumbersome registration procedures.
2Reliability
If face images are captured and stored for authentication, then access control is improved, but user convenience is reduced due to the registration requirement
Solution Approach 1:
The system captures face images at multiple timing points (entry, payment, exit) as preliminary actions before authentication is needed. These pre-captured images are stored and can be referenced during subsequent access control operations, eliminating the need for separate registration steps and improving user convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the captured face images as intermediaries between the user and the access control system. Instead of requiring direct registration, the pre-captured images serve as a mediator that enables authentication while maintaining user convenience, as the images are obtained automatically at natural interaction points.
3Adaptability or versatility
If face images are obtained at multiple timing points, then access management is enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The imaging apparatus and management system serve multiple functions by capturing images at different timing points (entry, payment, exit) and using these images for various access management purposes. This multi-functionality enhances adaptability while managing complexity through a unified system architecture that handles all operations through the same core components.
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AI summary
A store management system includes: an acquisition unit that obtains a face image of a customer from an imaging apparatus that captures the face image of the customer at a timing at which the customer intends at least one of to enter a store, to make payment, and to leave the store; a notification unit that notifies the customer that the face image is to be obtained or is obtained by the acquisition unit; and a permission unit that permits the customer at least one of to enter the store, to make payment, and to leave the store on condition that the face image is obtained by the acquisition unit and that the customer is notified by the notification unit. It is thus possible to suitably manage the customer's entrance into the store or the like.