Mobile Passport System for Secure Identity Verification

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Solution Overview

Problem

The inconvenience and risk of losing the original passport during international travel and the difficulty in verifying identity for tax refunds and purchases, especially for foreign tourists, due to the need for manual passport checks and the risk of passport loss.

Innovation Solution

A mobile passport system that digitizes passport information, generates a QR code with encrypted data, and assigns a manual certification number and coupon number, allowing identity verification without the original passport, using a smartphone or terminal for tax refunds and purchases.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual passport checking is performed by airport staff, then identity verification can be conducted, but the process takes a lot of time (1-2 hours) and causes inconvenience

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveidentity verification accuracyVSAvoidpassport inquiry time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a digital copy of the passport information (mobile passport) that can be stored in a smartphone. This copy contains all necessary identity verification data and can be quickly scanned and verified, replacing the need for manual checking of the physical passport while maintaining verification accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of staff checking physical passports with an automated electronic scanning and verification system. The mobile passport can be scanned by a reader, and the system automatically verifies the information, eliminating the time-consuming manual inspection process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If tourists carry original passports for tax refund, then identity can be verified for pre-tax refund, but the passport may be lost during stay in a foreign country

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveidentity verification reliabilityVSAvoidpassport loss risk
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a digital replica of the passport (mobile passport) that can be stored securely in a smartphone. This copy contains all necessary identity information and can be used for tax refunds and other verification purposes, eliminating the need to carry the original physical passport and thus removing the risk of loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a digital intermediary (mobile passport application and system) that mediates between the tourist's identity and the verification requirements of authorities and stores. This intermediary provides the necessary verification without requiring the original passport to be physically present, thus protecting against loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of manufacture

If electronic passport with chip is used, then passport information is stored digitally, but it is still the original passport required to be carried and subject to loss risk

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepassport information storageVSAvoidpassport loss risk
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a digital copy of the passport information that can be stored in a smartphone without requiring the physical passport or its electronic chip. This copy can be independently accessed and used for verification purposes, separating the information storage from the physical passport载体 and thus eliminating the loss risk.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

4Measurement precision

If passport information is manually checked by staff, then verification can be performed, but the process is inconvenient and time-consuming for tourists

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveverification accuracyVSAvoidverification convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent provides a digital copy of the passport that can be easily displayed on a smartphone screen. This allows for quick scanning and verification by authorities and stores, making the process much more convenient for tourists while maintaining verification accuracy through the structured digital format.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the manual checking process with automated electronic scanning and verification. The mobile passport can be scanned by a reader, and the system automatically processes the information, eliminating the need for manual inspection and significantly improving convenience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS11734544B2Mobile passport, mobile passport generation system for generating same, and mobile passport certification method
Publication Date: 2023.08.22 LORDSYST CO LTD
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AI summary

A mobile passport, mobile passport generation system for generating same, and mobile passport certification method enable increased convenience for certifying passports. The passport is generated by digitalizing passport information written in an actual passport, thereby eliminating the risk of losing the passport, and with which the certification of a passport for a foreign tourist is carried out by scanning or inputting the digitalized passport information. A mobile passport, which includes a QR code including passport information, a photo writing unit, a country writing unit, and a manual certification number, is generated by using a mobile passport generation system which includes a mobile passport generation unit, a password generation unit, a mobile passport management server, and a terminal. The identity of a passport holder can be checked by checking the QR code, the manual certification number, a coupon number, and a tax return transaction number associated with the generated mobile passport.