Double-Sided Locker Camera QR Code Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing locker systems in amusement parks face challenges in providing efficient and user-friendly access and control of storage lockers and mobility devices, especially during rides and events, without compromising the guest experience.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based wireless access control system network utilizing multi-level QR codes and mobile smartphones for rental, access, and control of double-sided storage lockers, allowing guests to procure and access storage and mobility services seamlessly within the amusement park environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional locker systems use physical keys, RFID cards, or biometric sensors for access control, then security and reliability are improved, but device complexity and operational cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical key systems, RFID cards, and biometric sensors with a camera-based visual code recognition system. Guests interact with lockers by scanning QR codes or visual identifiers through their smartphone cameras, eliminating the need for physical access media and complex authentication hardware at each locker unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses visual copies (QR codes, printed identifiers) that can be displayed on locker screens or printed on tickets instead of requiring physical keys or electronic cards. These visual representations serve as accessible, low-cost alternatives that maintain security while reducing hardware complexity.
2Extent of automation
If locker systems require guests to use kiosks or dedicated access terminals, then centralized control and monitoring are improved, but ease of operation and guest convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows guests to use their personal smartphones for all locker interactions - scanning codes, receiving notifications, and accessing lockers - eliminating the need for dedicated kiosk terminals. The smartphone serves as a universal access device that combines identification, communication, and control functions.
Solution Approach 2:
Guests independently scan visual codes on lockers using their own smartphones and receive automated notifications about their stored items. The system empowers guests to self-serve without requiring staff intervention or complex kiosk interactions, improving both convenience and operational efficiency.
3Ease of operation
If locker systems use wristbands or RFID keys for access, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability and security deteriorate due to loss or malfunction
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of relying on physical wristbands or RFID cards that can be lost or malfunction, the system uses visual code copies displayed on locker screens or printed on tickets. These visual identifiers can be reprinted or redistributed if lost, maintaining access reliability without requiring complex electronic authentication hardware.
Data Source
AI summary
A double-sided ride storage locker system deployed at a park facility with ride sites, including a system integrated with a facility ride management system, for automated management and control over the operation of locker-rental state indication lights displayed as rented on the egress side of the double-sided ride storage locker system. The double-sided ride storage locker system provides guest visitors with access control enabled by scanning multi-level machine-readable codes using mobile scanning computing systems, such as web-enabled smartphones with digital cameras and mobile application support. The storage locker system supports automated modes of discovering and finding where a guest's rented locker is located within the facility and its sites at any moment in time, simply by using the guest' smart phone to scan a device-level code, a site-level code, a facility-level code or a discovery-level code, posted anywhere within the facility or any site, without need for using a physical locker lookup kiosk or other conventional systems and methods.