Unified Virtual Access Card Management System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in conveniently managing and accessing various online and offline areas, as existing methods lack a unified and efficient way to issue and verify access cards across different platforms and locations.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for generating and managing virtual access cards through a user terminal, allowing users to access online or offline areas by producing and checking access cards based on partner-provided information, with features like validity conditions and user information assignment, using a hierarchical structure and instant messaging for notification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users manage access cards through separate systems for each online or offline area, then each access area can be controlled independently, but the complexity of managing multiple access cards increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple access card management functions into a single unified access card system. The access card can be used across multiple online areas (websites, applications) and offline areas (physical locations) through one centralized management platform, eliminating the need for users to manage separate access systems for each area while maintaining independent control capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The access card is designed as a universal credential that serves multiple functions: it provides access to various online areas (websites, applications), offline areas (physical locations), and can be managed through a single terminal. The system supports multiple issuance methods (direct issuance, transfer, generation) and can be validated through various channels, making it a multi-functional access solution.
2Productivity
If traditional access card issuance methods are used, then access cards can be issued to users, but the process is time-consuming and lacks convenience
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-generating access cards with validities and pre-establishing issuance templates. When a user requests an access card, the system can quickly retrieve pre-configured card data and only needs to fill in user-specific information, significantly reducing issuance time. The system also pre-establishes validation rules and card formats before actual issuance occurs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses copying mechanisms where access cards can be generated by copying existing card templates or by transferring access rights from one user to another. The access card data can be replicated efficiently without requiring manual creation, and the system maintains the ability to generate unique cards while using standardized templates for common card types.
3Ease of operation
If access cards are managed through centralized systems, then user experience is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an access card management server as an intermediary between users and various access areas. This centralized server handles all complex operations including card issuance, validation, and coordination between different systems. Users interact with a simplified interface while the intermediary server manages the underlying complexity of multiple access areas and systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments functionality into distinct modules: an access card issuance module for card generation, a validation module for checking card validity, and a management module for administering access rights. This segmentation allows each module to be optimized independently while working together through standardized interfaces, reducing overall system complexity.
4Measurement precision
If access cards include detailed user information and validity conditions, then access control precision is improved, but the amount of information to be processed increases
Solution Approach 1:
The access card system applies local quality by storing different levels of detail at appropriate locations. Detailed user information and validity conditions are stored in the centralized management server, while the access card itself contains only essential identification data. The system retrieves and processes detailed information only when needed for specific validation operations, reducing the information processing load during normal operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses partial action by processing only the necessary information for each specific access control operation rather than handling all stored data. When validating an access card, the system processes only the relevant validity conditions and user information needed for that specific access request, rather than processing the complete card database, thereby reducing information processing load while maintaining accuracy.
Data Source
AI summary
An access card providing method, an access card checking method, and an apparatus for performing the methods are disclosed. An access card providing method may comprise producing a virtual access card by a partner terminal desiring to produce the access card, which allows entering of an online or offline area of a partner, wherein the access card is provided through an application of a user terminal. An access card checking method may comprise, when a user terminal having issued an access card to an offline area of a partner recognizes identification information, identifying whether an access card corresponding to the identification information has been issued so as to check the access card.