Venue Access Control System Using Incident Broadcasting
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Drunk or disorderly patrons may attempt to re-enter nearby venues after being asked to leave, posing safety risks to existing patrons and staff, as doormen lack knowledge of the patron's previous behavior.
Innovation Solution
A mobile communications device-based system with a camera, GPS, and wireless communications, including a software application to create and broadcast incident records containing photo images and incident types to nearby venues within a predetermined area, using image recognition and an offender library database to identify and exclude problematic individuals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If doormen rely on local knowledge only, then venue operations remain simple, but safety risks increase when problematic patrons re-enter from nearby venues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple venues into a shared notification system where incident data from one venue is automatically communicated to other venues. This combines the knowledge bases of individual venues into a collective safety network, allowing doormen to access information about problematic patrons from nearby venues without manually gathering data themselves.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a central server as an intermediary that receives incident notifications from venues and distributes them to relevant doormen devices. This mediator handles the complexity of data management, storage, and distribution automatically, freeing doormen from manual information gathering while ensuring reliable safety notifications.
2Reliability
If incident information is shared across multiple venues, then patron safety improves, but information management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic self-service operation where venues autonomously notify the central server of incidents, and the server automatically distributes notifications to relevant doormen. This eliminates manual information sharing processes, reducing operational complexity while maintaining comprehensive safety coverage across the venue network.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring notification routes and criteria before incidents occur. Doormen devices are pre-loaded with the ability to receive and display incident notifications, and the server is pre-configured with venue locations and notification distribution logic, enabling rapid response without complex real-time decision-making.
3Ease of operation
If doormen have no prior knowledge of patron behavior, then venue access remains open, but safety risks increase from disruptive patrons
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback loops where incident information from venues flows back to doormen of nearby venues in real-time. This continuous feedback enables doormen to make informed access control decisions based on current incident data, balancing open access with safety by allowing legitimate patrons while blocking those with recent incident histories.
Data Source
AI summary
An identification and exclusion system and method for restricting access to recreation venues by a person who caused an incident at a recreation venue (22). The system includes a mobile communications device (12) having a camera and a GPS chip, and a computer processor (14) configured to receive an incident record (24) from the mobile communications device and broadcast over a communications network (16) the incident record to a plurality of recreation venues within a predetermined area. The incident record includes an image of the person and a record of the incident type.