Attraction Voucher Management for Reliable Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for accessing attraction sites, such as tourist attractions, face inefficiencies in voucher management, including the inability to automatically select appropriate vouchers and convert single-use vouchers to multi-use vouchers, leading to unreliable and inaccurate transaction processes.
Innovation Solution
A computer-readable medium and method that utilize a voucher engine and rules engine to manage access privileges by retrieving and validating attraction vouchers, selecting among potential vouchers based on rules, and converting single-use vouchers to multi-use vouchers, thereby improving transaction reliability and accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual voucher validation and conversion processes are used, then system complexity is reduced, but transaction reliability and accuracy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary voucher validation and conversion operations before the actual access transaction. The voucher engine pre- Validates voucher authenticity, checks access credits, and determines multi-use status in advance, ensuring transaction reliability without adding operational complexity during the actual access process
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a voucher engine as an intermediary component between the access request and the attraction verification terminal. This mediator handles complex validation logic, voucher conversion, and credit management, isolating complexity from the main transaction flow while maintaining reliability
2Measurement precision
If automated voucher selection and conversion is implemented, then transaction accuracy improves, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs voucher validation, selection, and conversion operations in advance before the actual access transaction. By pre-processing these operations, the system ensures accurate voucher handling while minimizing processing time during the actual access moment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the voucher management process into distinct operational phases: initial voucher retrieval, validation checking, credit verification, conversion determination, and final access authorization. This segmentation allows each phase to be optimized independently, improving overall accuracy while managing processing time
3Adaptability or versatility
If single-use vouchers are converted to multi-use vouchers dynamically, then customer versatility improves, but voucher management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically converts voucher types from single-use to multi-use based on real-time validation results and access credit availability. The voucher engine adjusts voucher characteristics on-the-fly, providing customer versatility while managing complexity through automated rule-based conversion logic
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes key voucher parameters (usage count, validity period, access credits) dynamically during the validation process. The voucher engine modifies these parameters based on validation outcomes and business rules, enabling flexible voucher conversion without requiring complex manual management
Data Source
AI summary
Computer-readable media, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for voucher management for attraction access. The computer-readable medium includes instructions stored thereon, which when executed on a processor, perform steps of receiving, from an attraction verification terminal for an attraction site, an access request for a customer presenting an access identifier. The instructions are also configured to retrieve, from a voucher engine, an attraction voucher based on the access identifier, and determine whether the attraction voucher has previously been validated. The instructions are also configured to construct access privilege data based on the attraction voucher. Upon a positive determination of a validation flag for the access privilege data, the instructions are also configured to construct and transmit, to the attraction verification terminal, a virtual access token permitting the access request for the customer to access the attraction site.