Mobile Health Document Verification for Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current key card access systems for managing access to physical areas are inefficient, especially in preventing the transmission of communicable diseases, as they require manual checks and are administratively burdensome, especially for large enterprises.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses mobile devices to capture digital images of health documents, extracts relevant data, and matches it with a database to generate encoded access codes, which are then used to grant access to physical areas, reducing the need for manual checks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual document checks are performed at physical area entrances, then disease transmission can be monitored, but administrative burden and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs health status verification in advance by capturing images of health documents at designated locations and automatically matching them with employee records before the employee needs access to physical areas. This preliminary action eliminates the need for manual document checks at the entrance, reducing administrative time while maintaining reliable disease transmission monitoring.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical document checking with an automated image processing system. Mobile devices capture images of health documents, which are then transmitted to a server that automatically extracts data and matches it with employee records in a database, eliminating the need for manual verification at physical area entrances.
2Reliability
If key card systems are enhanced with health status checks, then access security improves, but device complexity and implementation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses mobile devices that employees already possess for multiple purposes: capturing health document images, accessing the application interface, and receiving notifications. This multi-functionality approach enhances access security through health status verification without adding specialized hardware complexity, as the mobile device serves multiple functions in the access control process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that handles the complex tasks of image reception, data extraction, and database matching. This intermediary approach centralizes the complexity in a dedicated system rather than embedding it in access control devices at each physical area, thereby improving access security while managing device complexity through centralized processing.
3Reliability
If manual health checks are performed daily at multiple physical areas, then access control reliability improves, but productivity and operational efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains continuous access control reliability by automatically verifying health status through image capture and database matching whenever employees approach physical areas. The continuous operation of the automated system eliminates interruptions caused by manual checking, thereby maintaining access control reliability while significantly improving operational efficiency and productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated system performs access control verification autonomously without requiring manual intervention. Employees simply capture images of their health documents using their mobile devices, and the system automatically processes the verification, making the access control process self-service oriented. This self-service approach maintains reliable access control while dramatically improving operational efficiency by eliminating the need for manual health checks at multiple physical areas.
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques for managing access to a physical area are provided. In one technique, first data is extracted from a digital file. Based on identification data within the first data, a database is searched. A data item in the database is identified that matches the identification data. The first data is associated with the data item. After associating the first data with the data item, code data is generated. Encoded data that encodes the code data is then generated. The encoded data is sent over a computer network to a mobile device, or an account, of a user that is associated with the data item.