Virtual Assistant for Safe Locker Valuation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Safety deposit boxes require physical presence to access and verify contents, leading to inconvenience for users who want to confirm the safety and value of their stored items.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses image sensors and augmented reality to provide digital access to safety deposit box contents, allowing users to view and valuate items remotely through a portal, with features like item identification, privacy control, and valuation determination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If physical access to safety deposit box is required to verify contents, then security is maintained, but user convenience and accessibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a digital copy (photograph) of the safety deposit box contents and stores it in a database. Users can access this digital copy through a computing device to view contents remotely, eliminating the need for physical presence while maintaining security through controlled access to the digital images.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system consisting of a photograph capture device, database, and computing device that mediates between the physical safety deposit box and the user. This intermediary allows remote verification of contents without requiring direct physical access to the box.
2Reliability
If physical presence at branch is required to access locker, then security control is maintained, but time and travel requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
By creating and storing digital photographs of the locker contents in a database, the system allows users to view contents remotely at any time without traveling to the branch, significantly reducing time and travel requirements while maintaining security through authenticated access to the digital copies.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by capturing photographs of the locker contents in advance and storing them in a database. This pre-captured visual information is then made available for remote viewing, eliminating the need for users to physically visit the branch for verification.
3Loss of information
If visual access to locker contents is required to confirm safety, then verification is possible, but physical accessibility requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent captures visual information in the form of photographs of the locker contents and stores these digital copies in a database. Users can access these photographs through computing devices to visually verify contents remotely, maintaining verification capability while eliminating physical accessibility requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
The innovation disclosed and claimed herein, in one aspect thereof, comprises systems and methods of providing valuation of safety deposit boxes. The systems and methods provide a portal to digitally access a locker by a user. The systems and methods receive a request to access the locker from the user and authenticate the user to provide access. The systems and methods scan items placed within the locker. The systems and methods evaluate at least one item of the plurality of items placed inside the locker for digitized metrics to determine a valuation for the items in the safe locker. The systems and methods provide a portal for the locker such that an owner of the locker has exclusive access to the plurality of items and the digitized metrics.