Vision-Based Access Control Using Contactless Object Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current access control systems often require expensive electromechanical devices for interaction, which can perform singular functions and necessitate physical contact, limiting flexibility and increasing installation costs.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing image sensors to detect user interaction with electromechanically independent objects, such as graphical representations, to grant access by analyzing behavioral and physiological characteristics, eliminating the need for direct contact and costly hardware installations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If electromechanical devices (REX button, ADA push-to-open button) are used for access control, then access control functionality is achieved, but installation cost increases and device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces electromechanical devices with a computer vision-based system using image sensors to detect user gestures and behaviors. The system processes video feeds to identify access-granting actions (e.g., hand waves, specific gestures) and triggers access control mechanisms digitally, eliminating the need for physical electromechanical buttons and reducing installation costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a virtual representation of access control interaction through graphical overlays and visual feedback on displays. Instead of requiring physical interaction with electromechanical buttons, users interact with graphical interfaces that mirror the access control function, providing a cost-effective alternative that maintains functionality.
2Reliability
If electromechanical devices are used for access control, then access control functionality is achieved, but device complexity increases and multiple separate devices are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions (access control, user interaction detection, visual feedback, and control signal generation) into a single integrated computer vision system. The image sensor system simultaneously performs gesture detection, user identification, and triggers access control, replacing multiple separate electromechanical devices with one unified system.
Solution Approach 2:
The computer vision system serves multiple purposes: detecting user presence, identifying access-granting gestures, providing visual feedback to users, and triggering access control mechanisms. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate specialized devices for each function, reducing overall system complexity.
3Reliability
If physical contact with access control devices is required, then access control is achieved, but hygiene is compromised and user convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces physical contact-based access control with contactless gesture recognition. Image sensors detect hand waves, arm movements, or other body gestures from a distance, allowing users to grant access without touching any surfaces, thereby improving hygiene and user convenience while maintaining secure access control functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for facilitating interface with an access control system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system comprises at least one processor and memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, the instructions when executed cause the system to obtain image data from one or more image sensors; detect, from the image data, interaction of a user with an object, wherein the object is located in a vicinity of a controlled area, and wherein the object is electromechanically independent of the access control system and the image sensors; and grant the user access to the controlled area responsive to detecting interaction between the user and the object.