Payment Assistance Apparatus Biometric Authentication Qualification Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users who opt for face authentication for payment may not have their face images registered for collective processing, and salesclerks need to confirm payment qualifications for alternative payment methods, making the confirmation process complicated.
Innovation Solution
A payment assistance system that includes an authentication control unit for biometric authentication, a decision unit for determining display information based on user qualification, and a display control unit to show this information on a display device at the payment location, allowing for streamlined qualification confirmation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If face authentication is used for payment, then payment speed is improved, but complexity of confirming service application qualification increases for non-face-authentication payment methods
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs biometric authentication and service application qualification determination in advance, before the actual payment processing. The authentication result and qualification status are stored and automatically retrieved during payment, eliminating the need for repeated manual confirmation operations when using non-face-authentication payment methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides visual feedback by displaying the user's qualification status for service applications on the display device. This allows salesclerks to immediately see whether service application is applicable without performing complex manual verification operations, reducing confirmation complexity for alternative payment methods.
2Reliability
If manual confirmation of service application qualification is performed, then accuracy of service application is improved, but time required for payment processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines service application qualification based on biometric authentication results without requiring manual confirmation by salesclerks. The authentication system itself performs the verification function, freeing salesclerks from time-consuming manual confirmation tasks while maintaining accuracy through automated decision-making.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual mechanical confirmation operations with automated biometric authentication and electronic verification. Instead of salesclerks manually checking qualifications, the system uses automated image processing, biometric matching, and database queries to determine service application eligibility, significantly reducing processing time while maintaining or improving accuracy.
3Ease of operation
If biometric authentication is implemented, then convenience of payment is improved, but information processing load on salesclerks increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and separates the information processing functions from the salesclerks and relocates them to automated computational systems. Biometric image processing, feature extraction, authentication matching, and qualification determination are all performed by computers and algorithms, removing this complex information processing burden from human salesclerks while maintaining payment convenience.
Data Source
AI summary
In the present disclosure, a payment assistance apparatus (1) includes: an authentication control unit (11) that controls biometric authentication, based on a captured image of a predetermined user being captured at a payment place; a decision unit (12) that decides display information, based on qualification information about service application associated with biometric information about the user who succeeds in the biometric authentication, when the biometric authentication succeeds; and a display control unit (13) that displays the decided display information in a position associated with the user in the captured image being displayed on a display device installed at the payment place.