Workstation Client Device Pairing via Optical Code
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for professionals to retrieve necessary information from clients for service provision are inefficient and time-consuming, often requiring manual entry and failing to capture additional necessary information.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for efficiently and securely pairing a client device with a workstation using a code displayed on the workstation, allowing the devices to share information for enhanced service delivery, including the client entering information directly and reviewing work progress.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual information entry is used, then information can be retrieved from the client, but the process is inefficient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses QR codes as optical copies of workstation identification information. The client device captures the QR code displayed on the workstation, and the server system processes this optical copy to automatically establish a pairing, replacing manual information entry with automated optical recognition and processing.
2Loss of information
If a questionnaire is completed by the client, then information can be collected, but it requires manual entry and is inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The QR code serves as an optical copy containing workstation identification data. The client device captures this optical copy through its camera, and the server system automatically processes the captured code to retrieve necessary information, eliminating the need for manual questionnaire completion while ensuring complete information capture.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service information collection where the client device automatically captures the QR code and the server system automatically processes the credentials to establish pairing and retrieve information, eliminating manual entry requirements while maintaining complete information capture.
3Loss of information
If excessive information is requested from the client, then all necessary information can be captured, but it creates an excessive burden on the client
Solution Approach 1:
The QR code contains encoded workstation identification information that serves as a compact copy of necessary data. The client device captures this concise optical copy, and the server system automatically processes it to retrieve only the specific information needed for pairing, avoiding requests for excessive information while maintaining completeness.
4Reliability
If code capture and credential verification is implemented, then secure device pairing is achieved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses QR codes as optical copies of workstation identification data. The client device captures the code, and the server system verifies the credentials by processing the captured code against stored workstation information. This approach achieves secure pairing through automated optical recognition and verification without requiring complex manual security protocols.
Data Source
AI summary
To assist a professional with performing professional services, a client device is paired to a workstation via a server. The workstation creates a code indicative of the workstation and displays the code on a display of the workstation such that the client device can capture the code. The server is communicatively coupled with the workstation and the client device. The server is configured to receive a set of credentials from the client device, including information indicative of the code that was displayed on the workstation. The server analyzes the set of credentials to identify said workstation and pairs the client device with the workstation based upon said analysis of the code. The pairing allows the client device and the workstation to share information to assist the professional with performing professional services.