In-Motion Facial Recognition for Faster Event Entry and Seat Delivery

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing mass attendance events face inefficiencies in entry processes, leading to overwhelming venue employees and long wait times for attendees, while also requiring significant resources and potential errors in ticket verification, and delays in obtaining event items.

Innovation Solution

A system utilizing facial recognition technology for contactless entry and item delivery, guiding attendees through a photo zone for image capture and comparison with pre-stored profiles, allowing authorized entry and concurrent item preparation and delivery to their seats.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional manual ticket verification is used, then entry security can be maintained, but entry process speed decreases and employee workload increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveentry securityVSAvoidentry process speed

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual mechanical ticket verification with automated facial recognition technology. Cameras capture facial images at entry points, processors compare these images against stored profiles in databases, and access decisions are made automatically without human intervention, thereby maintaining security while dramatically improving entry speed

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service entry where attendees automatically present their biometric data by simply appearing at the camera. The facial recognition system performs the verification process without requiring the attendee to manually present tickets or interact with staff, freeing employees from routine verification tasks

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Measurement precision

If more venue employees are hired for entry verification, then entry control accuracy improves, but labor costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveentry control accuracyVSAvoidlabor resources

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent substitutes human employees with automated facial recognition systems that use cameras, processors, and databases to perform verification. This eliminates the need to hire additional staff while maintaining or even improving verification accuracy through consistent automated comparison against stored profiles

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates digital copies of attendee profiles including facial images and ticket information stored in databases. These digital copies are used for automated verification, replacing the need for physical ticket checking by human employees and eliminating labor resource requirements

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Reliability

If attendees wait in line for entry verification, then security checks can be performed, but attendee wait time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity verificationVSAvoidattendee wait time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces sequential manual verification with parallel automated facial recognition processing. Multiple cameras can simultaneously capture and process multiple attendees' facial images, and the database can quickly retrieve and compare profiles, dramatically reducing wait times while maintaining security verification

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by storing attendee profiles, facial images, and ticket information in databases before the event. This pre-prepared data allows for instant verification during entry without requiring time-consuming manual checks or line formation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

4Adaptability or versatility

If item procurement is handled separately from entry, then item selection flexibility is maintained, but total process time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveitem selection flexibilityVSAvoidtotal process time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the entry verification process with item procurement by integrating their workflows. While the attendee's facial image is being captured and verified for entry, the system simultaneously retrieves their item selections from the database and prepares items for delivery, combining what were previously separate sequential processes into a concurrent operation that reduces total time

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS20250299148A1Combined In-Motion Facial Recognition For Mass Spectator Event Entry and Item Procurement System and Method

Publication Date: 2025.09.25 FACEIT HOLDINGS LLC

AI summary

A contactless system and method for mass attendee event venue entry and item delivery system for facilitating expeditious and controlled entry of an influx of people to the event without overwhelming event venue employees or resources. A digital entry image of a person is taken by a camera (106) as the person moves through a photo zone (124). The digital entry image is compared using facial recognition technology with a stored profile image of the person to identify the person and confirm authorized entry into the event without the need for the person to present a ticket or pass for the particular event. Procurement and delivery of any item pre-selected by the person directly to the person's allocated seating may be confirmed using the same facial recognition image comparison used to confirm authorized entry of the person into the event venue.