Vehicle Entry Support System for Unregistered Related Persons
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle entry systems do not allow unregistered individuals, such as friends or acquaintances, to enter a vehicle even when a registered user is present, causing inconvenience as the registered user must manually unlock the door for them.
Innovation Solution
An entry support system that includes internal user recognition, registered user authentication, identification information acquisition, externally located person recognition, and related person authentication to permit entry of unregistered individuals who are determined to be related to the registered user, facilitating their entry into the vehicle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If biometric authentication is used to ensure vehicle security, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates for unregistered persons
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary mechanism where the registered user's terminal device mediates the authentication process for unregistered persons. When an unregistered person approaches the vehicle, the system notifies the registered user via their terminal device, and upon approval, grants entry. This intermediary approach maintains security by involving the registered user while enabling convenient access for unregistered persons.
2Reliability
If manual door unlocking is required for unregistered persons, then security is maintained, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-registering user information and establishing communication channels with the registered user's terminal device. When an unregistered person approaches, the notification and approval process is already in place, eliminating the need for manual door unlocking at the moment of access request. This reduces the time loss while maintaining security through pre-established protocols.
3Ease of operation
If entry permission is extended to unregistered persons, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the registered user receives notifications about unregistered persons attempting to access the vehicle and can approve or deny entry. This feedback loop ensures that extending entry permission to unregistered persons does not compromise security, as the registered user maintains control over who can enter the vehicle.
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AI summary
An entry support system includes: a first identification information acquisition unit which acquires first identification information of a first related person in a first predetermined relation with a registered user; a first related person authentication unit which determines whether or not an externally located person is the first related person when the externally located person is recognized by an externally located person recognition unit in a state where an internal user determined as the registered user by a registered user authentication unit is recognized by an internal user recognition unit; and an entry permission unit which executes entry permission processing for enabling entry of the externally located person to a closed space from an entrance, when the externally located person is determined as the first related person by the first related person authentication unit.