Foot Recognition System for Non-Invasive Guest Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for guest recognition in entertainment venues, such as theme parks, are invasive and unreliable, particularly when guests wear accessories like hats or sunglasses, and often rely on inaccurate clothing-based identification.
Innovation Solution
A system using foot sensors and cameras to capture depth and color images of guests' feet, creating a foot model for identification, which is stored in a database and used to provide customized experiences, allowing unobtrusive guest tracking and recognition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If retinal and fingerprint identification methods are used for guest recognition, then identification accuracy is improved, but guest comfort and acceptance deteriorate due to invasive nature
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the identification function from traditional facial or biometric recognition and relocates it to foot recognition. By focusing on a different body part (feet) that guests are less sensitive about, the system maintains identification accuracy while reducing the psychological discomfort associated with invasive biometric scanning of faces or private body parts.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of scanning guests from the traditional facial recognition approach, the system inverts the approach by scanning feet, which is an unconventional and less intrusive body part for identification. This inversion allows the system to achieve the same identification function while significantly improving guest comfort and acceptance.
2Reliability
If facial recognition methods are used for guest identification, then identification reliability is improved, but recognition accuracy deteriorates when guests wear accessories like hats or sunglasses
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the identification function from the face (which is obscured by accessories) and relocates it to the feet. By scanning a different body part that is typically not covered by accessories like hats or sunglasses, the system maintains reliable identification while avoiding the accuracy problems caused by facial obstructions.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If clothing-based identification is used for guest recognition, then guest comfort is improved, but identification accuracy deteriorates due to similar clothing or clothing changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the identification function from clothing (which changes frequently and can be similar across guests) and relocates it to foot characteristics. By using anatomical features of the feet that are inherent to each guest and less prone to change, the system achieves both guest comfort and high identification accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using external, changeable identifiers like clothing, the system inverts the approach by using internal, stable anatomical features of the feet. This inversion provides a more reliable basis for identification that doesn't depend on external factors that can change or be similar across different guests.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses a system and method for creating a customized guest experience at an amusement park. In one example, the method includes capturing by a foot sensor a first foot shape corresponding to at least one foot in a pair of feet of a guest and capturing by a camera a first foot appearance corresponding to at least one foot in the first pair of feet receiving guest data from the guest. The method also includes generating a first foot model using the first foot shape and the first foot appearance and tagging the first foot model with the guest data. The foot model can be used to identify a particular guest and the guest data can be used to output a customized guest experience to the guest.