Remote Digital ID Generation for Automated Checkpoints
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing security screening systems at checkpoints require individuals to have a mobile driver's license or government-issued digital identification stored on a mobile device capable of communicating with automated or semi-automated checkpoints, limiting access for those without such devices or capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A system that maintains digital identities and generates digital identification objects on the fly using stored identity information, allowing secure communication with checkpoints without the need for a mobile driver's license or government-issued digital identification on the device, using biometric data and geofencing to authenticate individuals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automated checkpoints require mobile driver's license or government-issued digital identification stored on a mobile device, then security screening efficiency is improved, but accessibility is worsened for individuals without such devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a remote identification system that acts as an intermediary between the checkpoint and individuals without mobile devices. The system uses a remote device (such as a kiosk or server) to store and transmit identification data, enabling individuals without smartphones to access automated checkpoints through alternative means such as computer-generated codes or remote biometric verification.
Solution Approach 2:
The identification system is segmented into multiple components: a remote storage system, a communication interface, and a verification module at the checkpoint. This segmentation allows different parts of the system to serve different functions, with the remote storage holding identification data and the checkpoint verifying it, thereby accommodating users with various levels of technological access.
2Loss of substance
If physical identification tokens are eliminated, then hardware consumption is reduced, but verification reliability may be worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates digital copies of identification data that can be transmitted and verified electronically. Instead of requiring physical tokens, the system stores identification information in digital format on remote devices and transmits relevant data to the checkpoint for verification, maintaining reliability through cryptographic validation and authentication protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical/physical identification systems with electronic and optical systems. Physical identification tokens are substituted with digital data transmission using electromagnetic signals, biometric scanning using optical sensors, and cryptographic verification using computational algorithms, thereby eliminating the need for physical hardware while maintaining or improving verification reliability.
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AI summary
An identification systems maintains digital identities for people and uses such digital identities to generate and/or provide one or more digital identification objects to one or more checkpoints. Such digital identification objects may be generated on the fly using identity information stored in association with the digital identities, stored, and so on. The identification system may generate the digital identification object in a format expected by the checkpoint, may have a trusted relationship with the checkpoint and/or may be configured to securely communicate with the checkpoint, and so on. In this way, the identification system may enable use of the automated and/or semi-automated checkpoints discussed above without requiring that people have a mobile driver's license and/or other government-issued digital identification stored on a mobile device that is capable of communicating with the automated and/or semi-automated checkpoints.