QR Code Locker Access via Mobile Scanning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing locker systems in amusement parks face challenges in providing efficient and user-friendly access control for storage lockers and mobility devices, particularly during rides that require storage of personal belongings and management of loose items.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based wireless access control system network utilizing multi-level QR codes deployed across amusement parks to support contact-less procurement and provision of storage lockers and mobility solutions, allowing guests to rent, access, and control these services using their mobile smartphones.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional kiosk-based locker systems are used, then access control functionality is provided, but operational complexity increases and user convenience decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the access control functionality from centralized kiosks and embeds it directly into mobile devices through QR code scanning capabilities. This allows users to independently access lockers without needing to interact with complex kiosk systems, thereby improving ease of operation while reducing operational complexity at the locker level.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables users to self-service locker access by scanning QR codes with their own mobile devices. The lockers autonomously receive and process access requests without requiring manual intervention from operators or complex kiosk interactions, improving both user convenience and reducing operational overhead.
2Reliability
If centralized control systems are used for locker management, then coordination is improved, but system reliability decreases during power or internet disruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized control system into distributed autonomous units. Each locker is equipped with its own controller that can independently verify QR codes and control locking mechanisms without requiring continuous communication with a central server. This segmentation maintains system reliability during disruptions while managing complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary verification of QR codes locally at each locker unit before granting access. This pre-validated information is stored locally, allowing the locker to function autonomously during power or internet disruptions without needing real-time centralized coordination, thereby improving reliability.
3Productivity
If manual locker assignment methods are used, then system simplicity is maintained, but time efficiency and productivity decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical locker assignment processes with automated electronic QR code-based systems. Mobile devices automatically generate and transmit access credentials, and lockers automatically process assignments without manual intervention. This substitution dramatically improves time efficiency and productivity while managing complexity through standardized digital protocols.
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AI summary
A single-sided storage locker system deployed at any site within a facility, and providing 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.