Handheld ID Card Verification Device for Venue Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current ID card verification methods at venues, such as military bases, face challenges due to small photo sizes, age discrepancies, and human error, leading to potential unauthorized access as guards struggle to match faces quickly and accurately.
Innovation Solution
A handheld device captures photographs of both the ID card and the individual, using software to determine authenticity and match likelihood, emitting lights to guide the guard's decision, with further verification by supervisors if necessary.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a guard manually verifies ID cards by comparing photographs, then human judgment can be applied, but verification accuracy decreases due to small photo size and human error
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical verification process (guard visually comparing photos) with an automated electronic system using cameras and software algorithms to capture, process, and compare facial images, thereby eliminating human error and small photo size limitations
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates digital copies of the ID card photograph and the individual's live photograph, then processes these copies through software to generate comparable image data, allowing accurate comparison without relying on the original small physical photograph
2Productivity
If a guard checks multiple ID cards quickly, then productivity increases, but verification quality decreases due to mind-numbing repetitive task
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service verification by automatically capturing images, processing facial features, comparing photographs, and generating verification results without requiring sustained human concentration, allowing unlimited verification volume without quality degradation
Solution Approach 2:
The automated electronic verification system replaces the human guard's manual comparison process, enabling high-volume processing while maintaining consistent accuracy through algorithmic rather than human judgment
3Adaptability or versatility
If photograph is retained for future use, then future verification is facilitated, but privacy concerns increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system discards the captured photographs after verification is complete, recovering only the essential verification result (match/no match determination), thereby eliminating privacy risks of retaining images while maintaining future verification capability through the verification record itself
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AI summary
A system for an ID card identification prevents unauthorized entry to a venue by comparing ID card data for validity and internal matching of a person to a photo on an ID card. The system includes an identification card offered by an individual seeking entry; wherein the identification card includes a photograph of the individual the card is assigned to. An electronic device having a camera thereon takes a photograph of the photograph on the identification card. The electronic device takes a picture of individual offering the identification card for access to the venue. The electronic device verifies the authenticity of the identification card. The electronic device having circuitry and software which determines a match, low match or no match between the individual in the photograph on the identification card and the photograph of the individual presenting the identification card, for entry into the venue.