Smart Table Integrated Locker Authentication System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for accessing safety deposit boxes lack efficiency and security, as they often require manual processes and do not provide real-time authentication and authorization.
Innovation Solution
A smart table system with integrated lockers that uses a network interface and processing circuit to facilitate secure and efficient access to safety deposit boxes through appointment scheduling, real-time authentication, and automated locker management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual processes are used for accessing safety deposit boxes, then system complexity is reduced, but efficiency and security are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service through automated authentication and locker management. The smart table automatically authenticates customers, verifies authorization, actuates locks, and notifies customers of deposit box locations without requiring manual intervention from bank staff, thereby improving efficiency while maintaining manageable system complexity through automation
Solution Approach 2:
Manual mechanical processes are replaced with electronic and network-based systems. The patent substitutes manual authentication and locker control with electronic authentication circuits, network communication interfaces, and automated processing circuits that manage the entire access workflow digitally, improving both efficiency and security
2Reliability
If real-time authentication and automated management systems are implemented, then security and efficiency are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functions are merged into integrated components. The smart table combines authentication circuitry, network communication interfaces, processing circuits, and locker control mechanisms into a single unified system, improving security through real-time verification while managing complexity through functional integration rather than separate distributed systems
Solution Approach 2:
The smart table serves multiple functions within a single device: it acts as an authentication server, communication hub, locker controller, and customer interface all simultaneously. This multi-functionality improves security and efficiency through centralized real-time control while avoiding the complexity of coordinating multiple separate systems
3Productivity
If manual locker management is used, then ease of operation is maintained, but productivity and security are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions automatically: authentication is completed before locker access is granted, authorization is verified in advance, and lock actuation is prepared and executed automatically. This preliminary automated processing speeds up transactions while simplifying operation for customers who only need to present their identification and follow simple prompts
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and apparatuses for safety deposit box access using a smart table and a locker are described herein. A safety deposit box access system includes a smart table and a locker. The smart table includes a processing circuit configured to receive a request from a customer user device associated with a customer to access a safety deposit box that is stored in the locker. The processing circuit is further configured to verify that the customer is authorized to access the safety deposit box stored in the locker. The processing circuit is further configured to actuate a lock of the locker to an unlocked position based on the customer being authorized to access the safety deposit box via the locker.