Vehicle Trunk Access Authentication for Unattended Commodity Sales
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing unattended commodity selling systems using vehicles require significant capital investment for dedicated store facilities and struggle to ensure security and prevent unauthorized access or theft during unattended sales.
Innovation Solution
An unattended commodity selling assistance system equipped with in-vehicle cameras, a door lock device, a notification unit, and communication devices that identify registered purchasers, unlock the trunk door only upon successful authentication, and prevent unauthorized access or theft through image processing and wireless communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a dedicated mobile store with authentication device and gate device is used, then security and access control are improved, but capital investment and device complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle serves multiple functions: it acts as both the commodity storage space and the authentication system. The existing vehicle components (camera, communication device, door lock) are repurposed for authentication and security functions, eliminating the need for separate dedicated store facilities and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle's existing systems serve the authentication function. The in-vehicle camera captures images, the communication device transmits data, and the door lock executes access control - all using the vehicle's own components rather than external dedicated facilities, thereby reducing capital investment and device complexity.
2Reliability
If traditional unattended selling systems with dedicated facilities are deployed, then security is improved, but capital investment increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle is utilized as a multi-functional platform that combines commodity storage, authentication, and security functions. By using the vehicle's existing camera, communication device, and door lock for authentication purposes, the system eliminates the need for separate dedicated store facilities, thereby significantly reducing capital investment while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of building physical dedicated store facilities, the system uses digital copies and data transmission. The camera captures images that are transmitted via communication device to verify purchaser identity, replacing the need for physical authentication infrastructure and reducing capital requirements.
3Reliability
If image processing and wireless communication are used for authentication, then security and cost-effectiveness are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces mechanical or manual authentication processes with electronic image processing and wireless communication. The camera captures images, the communication device transmits data, and the door lock executes access control automatically, eliminating the need for manual verification and reducing overall system complexity despite adding electronic components.
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AI summary
An unattended commodity selling assistance system using a vehicle. The vehicle includes an in-vehicle camera, an image data acquisition unit, a door lock device, a notification unit, a communication device, and an identification unit. The image data acquisition unit acquires the image data on the image captured by the in-vehicle camera. The notification unit notifies a purchaser in unattended selling of information. The identification unit performs image processing on the image data acquired by the image data acquisition unit. The identification unit is configured to identify the purchaser registered in advance as being present around the vehicle, based on data obtained from an information terminal of the purchaser by the communication device, and acquire settlement data from the data obtained from the information terminal of the purchaser. On the condition that the identification unit has acquired the settlement data, the door lock device unlocks the trunk door.