CH706499B1 - Procedure for the recognition of access authorizations. - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an access authorization recognition method which optically superimposes an identification video with an access authorization recognition code, wherein the code represents a variation of the light intensity of a light source, preferably an LED illumination. The procedure is used to check tickets for a variety of events.

Description

Description Subject and / or technical field The invention relates to access authorizations, typically to events and multimedia, event admission systems, portable devices and mobile devices.

Disclosure of the Invention Prior Art Access permissions (tickets, typically) for entertainment events are often purchased with the intent of the buyer to resell them at secondary prices at inflated prices.

Disadvantages Lucrative resales of access authorizations damage the organizers, the event infrastructure providers, the event content providers and the actual visitors, and do not have any compensating properties. This jeopardizes future events and their qualities.

Object The object of the present invention is to develop a system which reduces the risk of lucrative resale of access authorizations.

Solution The object is solved by the features of claim 1.

Advantages [0006] Advantageous further developments result from the dependent patent claims. The advantage of the invention is that access authorizations can only be acquired and resold within a digital system, which makes it possible to oblige users in writing to deal with access authorizations in a specific manner and makes the organization of an external resale chain considerably more difficult. In addition, the implementation of these solutions can also bring other advantages, such as low personal tracking, entry or access even without your own mobile device or an undisturbed stay at divided events.

In essence, entry is made possible by a ticket code that is projected by a visitor's own device as light intensity variations in the direction of the video recording while the visitor is typically filming their own face. This only takes a very short moment. An LED light can advantageously be used for this - as is already used for file transfer purposes on mobile devices. The resulting short recording ensures that the visitor agrees with the ticket owner.

This will be described in slightly more detail below. The lighting mentioned below can in particular be LED lighting. A system in which:

1) Entry authorization is only available digitally.

2) Every person who acquires such authorization must first create a profile with at least one identity photo in the system. This photo can be re-entered with every purchase / purchase (which in particular makes the purchase habit trackability somewhat difficult). This can, but does not necessarily have to be supplied with a name or password. No other information is needed. (Giving away, if relevant also borrowing, as well as reselling at the same or a lower price, as long as the previous owner declares that he has not received any other payment in front of new owners is feasible. Checking the accuracy of the latter statement is outside the scope of this document. )

3) Upon purchase, the ID photo will receive a ticket code, which may also contain a transaction number. The combination of ID photo and ticket code is saved on a server or system. This code is sent from the purchaser to a device

- with lighting,

- and / or charged with lighting pointing in the same direction from the device as a video camera,

- and / or in the form of a printout or other visual code representation, be it a QR code, alphanumeric characters or other designs, taken by the purchaser.

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4) If a device with lighting was used, any algorithm converts the ticket code into a light intensity control script.

5) First solution when accessing or entering: The above-mentioned device (version with lighting and camera) is used by the purchaser to capture a video (streaming or recording) of the ID object (own face, own body parts or other subjects or objects, which were used for identification) at the same time as these parts are illuminated with lighting controlled by the light intensity control script mentioned above. This video is sent to the system through any telecommunications technology or technology, where the match of the ID object with a code is checked. The result of the check is sent to the device (which can forward the result itself to a separate system or can signal it in any way) and / or to the control system from entry or access. This method can be used in particular if the purchaser is in a place where no third-party device is available. This can be used, for example, if certain accesses can be acquired in certain locations, or if an event contains different parts with different entry authorizations, where the people who have the appropriate authorization do not have to be asked to leave the room , only to reenter it afterwards.

6) Second solution for access or entry: The above-mentioned device (with lighting), where a video as described above is made by a third-party device, while the device, where the code was first loaded by the purchaser, performs the lighting. This can be used, for example, to enter physical perimeters or to use a third-party device or software on a third-party device.

7) Third solution for access or entry: If a visual code representation was taken by the purchaser, this is photographed or filmed with your own or third-party device in the same picture frame as the ID object, and the code and the object in the picture are determined using any Checked algorithm for agreement. This can also be used in addition to the above solutions.

8) Fourth solution for access or entry: If the purchaser does not carry a device with him and he has given his name or a password when purchasing, he can provide this to a third-party device and the third-party device can check this against the existing ID object. This in itself offers little security, can be used, for example, if prior knowledge is required to know that entry or access is possible at this point, or in addition to the solutions mentioned above.

Claims (4)

claims 1. Procedure for recognizing access authorizations, comprehensively - Create a video recording of a person along with a ticket code Sending the video recording to a system, e.g. a server, Comparing the video recording with an identification photo and the ticket code stored in the system when a ticket was purchased, and - Check that the stored identification photo and the saved ticket code match the video recording. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the person projects the ticket code with a device with lighting as light intensity variations. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the video recording is carried out by the person himself. The method of claim 1, wherein the ticket code is in the form of a visual code representation, e.g. QR or alphanumeric.