Systems and methods for safe social gatherings during a contagious pandemic

Abstract

The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for obtaining and evaluating a test result report in real-time so as to determine an entry status of an individual into the establishment. In an example embodiment, a method involves an entry verification apparatus executing actions such as: receiving digital data associated with the individual; obtaining a test result report that provides an indication whether the individual is currently infected, previously infected, or not infected, by a viral pathogen; evaluating digital data and/or a machine-readable element of the test result report to verify an identity of the individual and an authenticity of the test result report; converting non-standardized information contained in the test result report into standardized information; obtaining entry requirements for enabling entry into the establishment; analyzing the standardized information to determine whether entry requirements are met; and determining an entry status based on the entry requirements being met.

That which is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for determining whether to grant entry to an individual into the establishment, the method comprising:
 receiving, by an entry verification apparatus, digital data associated with the individual;   obtaining, by the entry verification apparatus, a test result report that provides an indication whether the individual is one of currently infected by a viral pathogen, previously infected by a viral pathogen not infected by a viral pathogen, or immunized against a viral pathogen;   evaluating, by the entry verification apparatus, the received digital data associated with the user and the obtained test result report to verify that the obtained test result report is associated with the individual;   authenticating, by the entry verification apparatus, the obtained test result report by evaluating a machine readable element of the test result report;   converting, by the entry verification apparatus, information contained in the test result report into a standardized format;   obtaining, by the entry verification apparatus, entry requirements for enabling entry into the establishment;   analyzing, by the entry verification apparatus, the standardized information and the entry requirements to determine whether the entry requirements are met; and   determining, by the entry verification apparatus, an entry status based on whether the entry requirements are met.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein authenticating the obtained test result report comprises evaluating at least a portion of metadata associated with the digital data. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein verifying the identity of the individual comprises:
 identifying a type of an identification provided by the individual;   when the identification is issued by a government agency, extracting data from the identification and evaluating the data to verify the identity of the individual;   when the identification is issued by a private entity, verifying an authenticity of the identification; and   upon confirming the authenticity, verifying the identity of the individual.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein evaluating the machine-readable element of the test result report comprises evaluating a spatial disposition and/or a modification of a text character in a document. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the document comprises manually-entered text and the text character is a portion of the manually-entered text. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein converting to a standardized comprises identifying information contained in a portion of the test result report and tagging that information with a standardized tag. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein converting to a standardized format comprises re-arranging elements of a name of the individual as provided in the test result report, re-arranging elements of a date as provided in the test result report, and replacing a first label of a test result in the test result report with a second label. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 obtaining, by the entry verification apparatus, a permission from the individual for obtaining the test result report.   
     
     
         9 . A method for determining whether to grant entry to an individual into the establishment, the method comprising:
 receiving, by an entry verification apparatus, a first digital data associated with an identity of the individual;   evaluating, by the entry verification apparatus, the first digital data to verify the identity of the individual;   receiving, by the entry verification apparatus, a second digital data associated with a social behavior of the individual;   evaluating, by the entry verification apparatus, the second digital data to determine a risk factor associated with the social behavior of the individual having caused exposure to a viral pathogen;   obtaining, by the entry verification apparatus, entry requirements for enabling entry into the establishment; and   determining, by the entry verification apparatus, an entry status based on whether the risk factor exceeds a threshold value that is defined in the entry requirements.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 transmitting, by the entry verification apparatus, to a controller of a gate entry system, an activation signal for automatically opening a gate when the risk factor of the individual is below the threshold value defined in the entry requirements.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the second digital data contains information provided by a social media platform. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the information provided by the social media platform is contained in a digital image format and/or a text format. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 obtaining, by the entry verification apparatus, a test result report that provides an indication whether the individual is one of currently infected, previously infected, or not infected by a viral pathogen;   evaluating, by the entry verification apparatus, a third digital data and/or a machine-readable element of the test result report to verify an authenticity of the test result report; and   analyzing, by the entry verification apparatus, the test result report to determine the entry status further based on whether the individual is one of currently infected, previously infected, or not infected by a viral pathogen.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 converting, by the entry verification apparatus, non-standardized information contained in the test result report into standardized information; and   analyzing, by the entry verification apparatus, the standardized information to determine whether the entry requirements are met.   
     
     
         15 . An entry verification apparatus that determines whether to grant entry to an individual into the establishment, the entry verification apparatus comprising:
 a memory that stores computer-executable instructions; and   a processor configured to access the memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to at least:
 receive digital data associated with the individual; 
 obtain a test result report that provides an indication whether the individual is one of currently infected by a viral pathogen, previously infected by a viral pathogen, not infected by a viral pathogen, or immunized against a viral pathogen; 
 evaluate the received digital and the obtained test result report to verify that the obtained test result report is associated with the individual; 
 Authenticate the obtained test result report by evaluating a machine readable element of the test result report; 
 convert information contained in the test result report into a standardized format; 
 obtain entry requirements for enabling entry into the establishment; 
 analyze the standardized information and the entry requirements to determine whether the entry requirements are met; and 
 determine an entry status based on whether the entry requirements are met. 
   
     
     
         16 . The entry verification apparatus of  claim 15  wherein the memory and the processor are housed in a server computer that is communicatively coupled to at least one of a user device or a controller in a gate to the establishment 
     
     
         17 . The entry verification apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the memory and the processor are housed in a controller of a gate entry system. 
     
     
         18 . The entry verification apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the processor authenticates the test result report by evaluating at least a portion of metadata linked to a file comprising the test result report. 
     
     
         19 . The entry verification apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the processor evaluates the portion of metadata by identifying an entry that indicates a modification having been made upon the file. 
     
     
         20 . The entry verification apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the processor authenticates the machine-readable element of the test result report by evaluating a spatial disposition and/or a modification of a text character in a document.