Validation in secure short-distance-based communication and enforcement system according to visual object flow

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10074225-B2
Application number	US-201615131878-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 18, 2016
Priority date	Apr 18, 2016
Publication date	Sep 11, 2018
Grant date	Sep 11, 2018

Abstract

A secure short-distance-based communication and enforcement system validates users in a validation and enforcement area and can check if users in the validation and enforcement area have been validated. A flow of visual objects may be programmed into an enforcement computer, and used for the validations.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An enforcement computer deployable in a short-distance-based communication and enforcement system for a validation and enforcement area, the enforcement computer comprising:
a short-distance communication interface;
a processor to:
receive user input for programming a flow of visual objects displayable in a sequence specified in the programming of the flow;
store the programmed flow of visual objects in a data storage of the enforcement computer;
configure a beacon to transmit an inspection signal via the short-distance communication interface for the validation and enforcement area, wherein the inspection signal includes information to prompt displaying of a visual object from the flow on a mobile device receiving the inspection signal in response to a validation;
display the visual object on a display of the enforcement computer;
detect a trigger condition for incrementing to a next visual object in the sequence of the flow;
configure the beacon to transmit a second inspection signal via the short-distance communication interface for the validation and enforcement area, wherein the second inspection signal includes information to prompt displaying of the next visual object in the sequence on a mobile device receiving the second inspection signal in response to a validation; and
display the next visual object in the sequence on the display of the enforcement computer.

2. The enforcement computer of claim 1 , wherein the trigger condition is associated with at least one of time, location, measured movement of the enforcement computer, user input received via an input/output device of the enforcement computer, and verification of receipt of the inspection signal by the mobile device.

3. The enforcement computer of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the inspection signal and the second inspection signal comprises a signal broadcasted from the short-distance communication interface.

4. The enforcement computer of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device receiving the inspection signal is to determine whether a user of the mobile device is validated for the validation and enforcement area, and in response to determining the user is validated for the validation and enforcement area, display the visual object on the mobile device.

5. The enforcement computer of claim 1 , wherein the input for programming the flow of visual objects comprises at least one of the visual objects and an identifier of the visual objects, and an order of the visual objects in the sequence.

6. The enforcement computer of claim 1 , wherein the input for programming the flow of visual objects comprises an indication of the trigger condition to trigger incrementing to the next visual object in the sequence.

7. The enforcement computer of claim 1 , wherein the input for programming the flow of visual objects comprises at least one of flow attributes applicable to the entire flow of visual objects, and visual object attributes applicable to one or a subset of the visual objects.

8. The enforcement computer of claim 1 , comprising a counter, wherein the processor is to increment the counter for each transmission of an inspection signal from the beacon to advance to a next visual object in the flow.

9. The enforcement computer of claim 1 , wherein the inspection signal including information to prompt displaying of a visual object from the flow comprises a first enforcement variable used by the mobile device to determine the visual object and display the visual object or the visual object.

10. A mobile device deployable in a short-distance-based communication and enforcement system for a validation and enforcement area, the mobile device comprising:
at least one short-distance communication interface to receive an inspection signal transmitted from an enforcement computer, wherein the inspection signal includes information for a visual object from a flow of visual objects programmed in the enforcement computer;
a display;
a data storage storing a validation and enforcement application; and
a processor executing the validation and enforcement application to extract the information for the visual object from the inspection signal; determine whether a user associated with the mobile device is validated for the validation and enforcement area; and display the visual object on the display of the mobile device,
wherein the visual object is displayed on a display of the enforcement computer at the same time the visual object displayed on the mobile device if the user associated with the mobile device is determined to be validated for the validation and enforcement area.

11. The mobile device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one short-distance communication interface is to receive a second inspection signal transmitted from the enforcement computer, wherein the second inspection signal includes information for a next visual object from the flow of visual objects programmed in the enforcement computer; and
the processor executing the validation and enforcement application is to:
extract the information for the next visual object from the inspection signal; and
display the next visual object on the display of the mobile device if the user associated with the mobile device is validated for the validation and enforcement area.

12. The mobile device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is to calculate a function output value based on a function and the information for the visual object extracted from the inspection signal; and determine the visual object to display on the display of the mobile device from the function output value.

13. The mobile device of claim 10 , wherein the data storage is to store a library of visual objects and the processor is to identify the visual object from the library based on the information for the visual object extracted from the inspection signal.

14. The mobile device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is to determine the visual object to display based on a modification to a stored visual object determined according to the information for the visual object extracted from the inspection signal.

15. An enforcement computer deployable in a short-distance-based communication and enforcement system for a validation and enforcement area, the enforcement computer comprising:
a short-distance communication interface;
a display;
an image capture device; and
a processor to:
receive user input for programming a flow of visual objects displayable in a sequence specified in the programming of the flow;
store the programmed flow of visual objects in a data storage of the enforcement computer;
configure a beacon to transmit an inspection signal via the short-distance communication interface for the validation and enforcement area, wherein the inspection signal includes information to prompt displaying of a visual object from the flow on a mobile device receiving the inspection signal in response to a validation of a user of the mobile device for the validation and enforcement area;
display the visual object on a display of the enforcement computer;
receive an input feed from image capture device, wherein the input feed includes at least one image of a display of the mobile device and a user of the mobile device;
determine whether the user of the mobile device is validated for the validation and enforcement area based on the input feed and additional information associated with the validation and enforcement area or the user; and
display results of the validation on the display of the enforcement computer.

16. The enforcement computer of claim 15 , wherein the processor is to dis

Assignees

• Accenture Global Solutions Ltd

Inventors

• Somani Avishek
• Butler Scott T
• Raina Sunil

Classifications

• H04N7/183

  for receiving images from a single remote source · CPC title

• G07B15/00

  Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points (handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00) · CPC title

• G07C9/253 Primary

  visually · CPC title

• H04W48/16

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title

• H04W4/80 Primary

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title