Touchless Passenger Authentication Kiosk
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing passenger authentication methods, such as fingerprint scanners, pose viral and bacterial concerns due to shared touchpoints, necessitating a more hygienic and effective verification process.
Innovation Solution
A system and method utilizing kiosks at departure and arrival locations to collect and compare passport, boarding pass, facial, and voice recordings, employing encryption and deep learning-based facial and voice recognition to authenticate passengers without physical contact.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If fingerprint scanners are used for passenger authentication, then authentication integrity is improved, but viral and bacterial transmission risk increases due to shared touchpoints
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical fingerprint scanning with a touchless authentication system that uses voice recognition and facial recognition. The voice recorder captures passenger voice, the camera captures facial images, and these are processed by voice recognition module and facial identification module respectively, eliminating the need for physical contact with scanning devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing system that receives voice and facial data, processes them through voice recognition and facial identification modules, and compares them with stored biometric data. This intermediary system enables authentication without direct physical interaction between passengers and authentication devices.
2Measurement precision
If multiple authentication modalities (voice, facial, passport, boarding pass) are used, then authentication accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a multi-functional authentication system where a single kiosk performs multiple functions: passport scanning, boarding pass scanning, voice recording, facial image capture, and biometric data processing. The server also performs multiple functions including data storage, voice recognition processing, facial identification processing, and authentication decision-making.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple authentication functions into integrated systems. The kiosk merges passport scanner, boarding pass scanner, voice recorder, and camera into a single device. The server merges voice recognition module, facial identification module, and authentication module into a unified processing system that handles all biometric comparisons and authentication decisions.
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AI summary
A kiosk at a departure location may collect information from a passenger. The information collected may include a passport, a boarding pass, a departure photo, and a departure voice recording. The information may be stored in an encrypted database. A kiosk at an arrival location may also collect information from the passenger. The information collected may include a passport, a boarding pass, an arrival photo, and an arrival voice recording. The kiosk may retrieve the departure photo and the departure voice recording from the encrypted database based on the passport and the boarding pass. The kiosk may then compare the arrival photo and departure photos, and similarly the arrival voice recording and departure voice recording, to authenticate an identity of the passenger.