QR Code Form Entry with Privacy Controls

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is no uniform and efficient way to capture and share personal information between end users and service providers, requiring repetitive manual entry of personal details on paper forms, which is prone to human error and lacks security.

Innovation Solution

A method using Quick Response (QR) codes to facilitate form entry by mapping personal data from user devices to form fields based on user-defined privacy controls, allowing secure electronic transfer and reduction of human error through structured data verification.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual entry of personal information on paper forms is used, then ease of operation is maintained, but productivity is reduced due to repetitive entry and time consumption

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveform completion efficiencyVSAvoidmanual entry simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses QR codes as digital copies of form templates and user data. Instead of manually copying information from one form to another, the system creates QR code representations of both the form structure and the user's personal information stored in their device, enabling automated population of forms through scanning and data mapping.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by storing user data in structured formats within the user's own device and pre-defining form templates with associated QR codes. When a form is needed, the data is already prepared and organized, eliminating the need for repetitive manual entry during actual form completion.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If manual paper form entry is used, then device complexity is minimized, but reliability is reduced due to human error in repetitive data entry

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata accuracyVSAvoidsystem structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service by allowing the user's device to automatically provide the necessary personal information to populate forms. The QR code scanning system and data mapping occur automatically without requiring manual intervention, reducing human error while maintaining a relatively simple overall system architecture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical process of manual writing and data transcription with optical scanning (QR code reading) and automated digital data mapping. This substitution eliminates handwriting errors and transcription mistakes while introducing computational processes that are more reliable but slightly more complex.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If paper forms are used for information sharing, then security is reduced, but ease of operation is improved through simplicity

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation securityVSAvoidform completion simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The QR code serves as an intermediary between the user's device and the form system. Instead of directly exposing personal information or requiring manual handling of sensitive data, the QR code acts as a secure bridge that enables automated data transfer while maintaining privacy controls and reducing security risks associated with paper forms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10089293B2QR code loading of form elements

Publication Date: 2018.10.02 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

AI summary

Embodiments for facilitating form entry by one or more processors. The form is initialized by recognizing template data using a Quick Response (QR) code scanned by a user device. The form is populated using user data obtained from the user device.