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Hotel Access System using
Digital QR Code and Near

Field Communication via
Smartphone
Final Proposal Report

Team TAM
Alibusa, Aliza Mae A.
Medina, Dana Erika C.
Tamisen, Daniel Jonathan S.
Electronics Engineering
College of Engineering
Adamson University
November 25, 2015

Hotel Access System using Digital QR Code and Near Field Communication via Smartphone
2.
Background of the Study
According to the Philippine National Police (PNP) the number of crimes committed
nationwide increased by about 46 percent during the first six months of the year as compared to
the same period last year. Records from the PNP Directorate for Investigation and Detective
Management (DIDM) showed that theft, car theft, physical injuries and rape were among the
crimes that had a huge increase.(Some insights into our national security situation | The Manila
Times Online, n.d.)
Presently, it was clear that some of the percentage committed in theft cases happened in
the Hotel Industry, due to the in and out of travelers especially foreigners who find safe place in
hotel rooms.
Last March 2010, a tourist from Bangkok, Thailand reported a crime to the Philippine
National Police where he claimed to be a victim of thefts in one of the hotels in Ermita, Manila,
Philippines. The tourist guy reported that as a bad surprise the next day after he checked in, when
he wanted to check out. Almost EUR 680 to in total EUR 200 were missing, estimated a stash of
10,000 to 25,000 Philippines peso had been missing. As per report, during the night he have been
out before, somebody with the spare key or a copy took the money from the safety deposit box of
his room. Also there was an existing report from one of the guests of Hotel H2O in Luneta,
Manila, Philippines (Behind the Quirino Grandstand) where the guest wasfrightened because the
room keys for that floor were all coded to the same lock, which is very possible to accessing
other room doors.
Currently, Philippine Hotels offers different kind of security system in their room
accommodation and amenities, such as the use of Magnetic cards, Number lock passwords,
Biometrics, Tap Ids using NFC and the traditional metallic keys. But due to the alarming increase
of burglars in the Philippines, it is obviously clear that Philippine Hotels fail to offer a onehundred percent of safety and security to the guests. This simple flaw in hotel door locks leaves
millions of guests susceptible and unsafe to robberies and break-ins. Regardless of the reason,
this type of security breach is unacceptable at any hotel.(Philippine crime rate up by 46% |
Metro, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com, n.d.)
With the prior safety and security concerns and functional flaws of existing Door Lock
Access System in the Philippines, this serious safety issue comes up with an idea of improving
and innovating the traditional way of locking and unlocking system in the Philippines. This study
aims to improve the hotel security system in the Philippines by designing a new and innovative
idea of creating an electronic door lock system with the use of Digital QR Code and NFC using
mobile phones.
2.1
Needs Statement
Security is one of the major problems in the Philippines, whether in houses, banks and
other buildings. According to the Philippine National Police Directorate for Investigation and
Detective Management, Crime is one of the major concerns in urban and rural areas of the
Philippines, crimes involving theft, physical assault, and robbery were the top three most
common crimes reported to local authorities in 2013.
Hotel Theft incident in the Philippines is becoming a serious problem in the industry. One
of the more threatening and possible dangerous case that may occur to a family or business
traveler is a hotel room invasion robbery. A hotel room invasion take place when burglars force
their way into an occupied hotel or motel room to execute their plan of robbery and other crimes.
It is terrifying because it trespasses and violates the private space that acts as the temporary place
while far away from home. Some travelers may get trauma and takes time to recover from the
experience and involvement of being abused and violated while in a hotel room in a strange city.
Figure 2.1.1 Crime rates in Manila. Worries home broken and things stolen reached 65.87 high according
tohttp://www.numbeo.com/crime/city_result.jsp?country=Philippines&city=Manila
2.2
Goal and Objectives
The main objective of the study is to develop a safety and security system that provides a
new level of security, comfort, and satisfaction to guests and room-owners, and most importantly
the device that keeps it simple that only needed a phone to manage access to your room or
temporary home.
Specific Objectives
1. To design a microcontroller and sensor-based program controlling the access of locking
and unlocking the system.
2. To develop a program capable of image processing.
3. The system targets to:
a. Determine the fastest and easiest way to lock and unlock the door by the use of
new technology.
b. Have a maximum effective reading of the QR code.
c. Have a delay time of the most minimum seconds in reading and processing the
medium.
2.3
Design Constraints and Feasibility
CONSTRAINTS
Technical
1. This access system is intended for door lock systems only, particularly for hotel units.
2. An image-processing code is programmed to read the image detected.
3. QR Codes needed the internet to have a real time access.
4. Phones without NFC can use the QR Code feature of the smartphone, vice versa.
5. Only phones with NFC can access or work with the special feature of NFC access
system.
6. The device must allow a nonviolent and effective lock and unlock system.
7. The system should be safe. This means that the device should not cause any kind of
reaction in the user while being used: No short circuited, and must be user friendly.
8. After one user, the system must reset so that it could be used by another user.
Physical
1. The device itself should be as simple as possible.
2. An indicator LED is embedded to give alert whenever the image or phone is access.
3. This device is a one-tap access.
4. NFC and QR Codes are the systems to be used as the lock and unlock access.
5. The device must be fixed within the door.
6. The smartphone, as the key, must contain either NFC or QR code system, provided by the
hotel.
7. The tools must be as flexible as possible, meaning, if one part of the device breaks, it
could be repaired by commercially available materials.
Economic
1. Low cost security system that also provides accessible features.
2. The process to use the device should be as simple as possible, trying to minimize the
number of steps, tools, and time required in the procedure.
3. Low-powered NFC and image detector.
4. User-friendly.
5. Must provide reliable and strict security.
Ethical
1. Privacy of the user must be observed and be considered.
2. The device must be trustable enough, because ones security is at stake.
3. The device must be responsible for the security and safety of the user.
FEASIBILITY AND MARKET POTENTIAL
The group have directed a reading by looking at several important factors in order to
depict the competitiveness and market potential that will be going to establish, a determination is
made as to the amount of data gathered to launch the prototype. Here are some of the factors to
be considered:
POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS
The target market of the groups research and future prototype are customers from the
Hotel industry, the group will try to reach out to these people because they are the ones who
most likely to buy and be interested in the kind of product we would like to develop. Since,
their business needs a strict security at safety features that we will going to advance.
ACCESSIBILITY TO THE MARKET

Accessibility offers the potential for the group to reach new customers and new
markets. As supplementary accessibility policies are implemented, the need among government
and hotel industry for goods and services that support accessibility policy is growing. In the
Philippines, Hotel Industry are now developing, alongside, improving these relation creates an
upright circle by improving productivity, increasing profit and strengthening home or room
security. The prototype is more improve, locally made product, affordable, very easy to use, not
as complex as others and can install in a short span of time. Its physical accessibility is
impressive through the design and modifications of facilities. It also points the access to proper
and accurate information using the system that will be going to develop.
COMPETITION
In the Philippines, there are a lot of existing companies and industries offering
goods and services about door locks like Yale Lock, ZKS, Goodhand88, Smart Lion, MAG
Security, Bentley Made, Milre System Company and many more, now the competition between
the service we provide is big, but the specific product we offer is quite different from the ones
they have offered. Our product offers a new and innovative way of accessing hotel rooms, the
product also focuses on smartphones as a medium for locking and unlocking your doors. Our
product uses the QR codes and NFC tag to access your home/room.
MARKET GROWTH
The popularity and reliability of automatic access systems in the Philippines has
grown greatly over the years. Thus, as engineering students, we never stop researching and
innovation product to further improve the quality for target market and end users. Electronics and
Automatic Access control systems are being more and more popular because they provide a
higher level of security while offering integration opportunities with time management and
building automation systems.
Percent Market Share Analysis

Based on the proprietors research, the companies considered to be the top or major
security lock provider in Philippines are Yale Lock Company, Master Lock, Goodhand88, Hi- R
Technology And Service Co., and Smartcard Technik Inc. these companies provide the 70% of
the security door lock market, several companies who fare very well in the worldwide market
still have yet to achieve a large share of the Philippine market.(Hotel boom in Manila offers
hope to Philippine tourism | Reuters, n.d.)
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority the number of establishments in the
Philippines is obtained through final results of the 2009 Annual Survey of Philippine Business
and Industry (ASPBI) conducted nationwide recorded a total of 14,998 Hotel and Restaurant
establishments in the Philippines. Hotels, camping sites and other provisions of short-stay
accommodation comprised the remaining number of establishments with 1,650 or 11.0 percent.
(https://psa.gov.ph/content/2009-annual-survey-philippine-business-and-industry-aspbi-hotelsand-restaurants-all is not available, n.d.)
Figure 2.3. Percent Distribution of Hotel and Restaurant Establishments for All Employments Sizes by Industry group:
Philippines, 2009
The group depicted the market share percentage and number of customers expected to obtain of
the groups product through researching and calculating the percentage that the Philippines have
in the Hospitality Industry and in terms of Security Firm.
As a new and fresh in this industry, the group have assumed that the percent market share we
will going to have is around 30% to 40% of the Philippine security lock and service provider.
The group decided on a target market share beyond which the cost of acquiring market share is
more than the profit from that incremental gain.
2.4
Literature and Technical Survey
Many research, products, and completed projects have been found during the process of
looking and studying the concept of the Hotel Access System using Digital QR Code and Near
Field Communication via Smartphone. The testification for these research, products, and
projects were figured out to determine which features could combined, expelled, or modified
from this design. The specific projects evaluated were as follows:
System and method for controlling locks by April Elizabeth Rogers and David Bohn
NFC (Near Field Communication) door lock system and unlocking method thereof by
Luo Yi
Wireless door locking system by Meghan Martinez ,Andrew Martinez, Eugene Overline ,
Ryan Allen
Systems and methods for controlling a locking mechanism using a portable electronic
device by Paul Michael Gerhardt , Charles Cameron Robertson

Door lock control system by Super Xiaowei Guang Yun Zhang Shaolin
These some existing patents are the nearest related concept to the Hotel Access System
using Digital QR Code and Near Field Communication via mobile phone, but this system only
use the QR Code which is only one of the schemes we were going to use. While the NFC (Near
Field Communication) door lock system and unlocking method also states the same but uses the
NFC as a medium of wireless communication for locking and unlocking the door.
Existing products related to the concept of the project also exist such that their usage of
the technology is distinct to one another. These products are:
The new Yale Real Living NFC Deadbolt by Yale Locker maker(Yale introduces
residential deadbolt with NFC unlocking NFC World+, n.d.)
Hotel lock, QR code lock by Shenzhen QR Lock Co., Ltd(Mobile open NEW digital QR
code LOCK Hotel door lock system Phone lock NFC LOCK, View NFC door lock, INV
Product Details from Shaoguan Innovate Technology Equipment Corporation on
2.5
Alibaba.com, n.d.)
Key2Share by Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology
Kelson smart card qr code door lock nfc door lock by Guangdong, China (Mainland)
QR code-based Door Lock System by LibeTech
Evaluation of alternative solutions /Design Trade-offs
Alternative Solution 1
BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances
(using short-wavelength UHF radio waves in the ISM band from 2.4 to 2.485 GHz) from fixed
and mobile devices, and building personal area networks (PANs).It can connect several devices,
overcoming problems of synchronization. The main advantage of Bluetooth is that it is easily
available and in reach of common people. It consumes very less battery power and requires less
processing power for processing. The synced Bluetooth devices does not need clear line of sight
between them and the chances of other wireless networks interfering with Bluetooth are very
low. The disadvantage of Bluetooth is that the battery usage during a single transfer is negligible,
but if Bluetooth is kept on whole day, then battery loss is significant and because of this it
inevitably eats into the battery of these devices, and lowers the battery life considerably. The
other disadvantage of Bluetooth is that the security in Bluetooth is good but it is much better in
infrared technology.
BARCODE
A Barcode is a visual representation of data that is scanned and interpreted for

information. Each barcode contains a certain code which works as a tracking technology for
products; and is represented in a sequence of lines or other shapes. It is good to use the Barcode
since it is much smaller and lighter than others and therefore easier to use. Less expensive than
tags; as barcodes are directly printed onto plastic or paper materials and therefore the only cost
involved is the ink; a tiny overall cost. Barcodes work with the same accuracy on various
materials in which they are placed. Barcodes are a universal technology in that they are the norm
for retail products; stores that own a barcode reader can process barcodes from anywhere in the
world. In many cases, barcode accuracy has been said to be the same or even better than RFID
tags. Today, barcodes are found on almost every item and there are no privacy issue involved
with its use. Barcode scanners need a direct line of sight to the barcode to be able to read, but
Barcode also has its limitation. They are very labour intensive; as they must be scanned
individually. Barcodes have less security than RFID, as they can be more easily reproduced or
forged. Barcodes are more easily damaged; as the line of sight is needed to scan, the printed bar
code has to be exposed on the outside of the product. If a barcode is ripped or damaged there is
no way to scan the product.
RFID (RADIO-FREQUECY IDENTIFICATION)
The new electronic locking systems are one of the fastest changing elements of hotel
designs. The use of newer technology such as RFID was in trend all over the world. The
advantage of using the RFID was it has low battery notification. Maintenance, (with less moving
parts and no magnetic swipe reader, the locks are less prone to malfunctions and as such as easier
to manage from a maintenance standpoint), Key farbs and other devices (marketing potential),
(The use of non-traditional means to store the RFID tags allows for creativity from a marketing
standpoint. The keys can be facilitated via a number of different mediums including: cards,
key farbs, golf green repair tools and cell phones), Wristbands for Waterparks (The RFID tags
can be placed in waterproof wristbands to allow for use in resort and theme park environments.
This is particularly advantageous for children and guests who do not want to carry a card around
or fear that it will get lost.) , Electronic Wallet/Cashless Purchases (RFID tags can be used in
place of traditional cash or credit cards. It allows guests and patrons to make purchases without
having to carry the traditional methods of payment with them.), Unmanned Hotels Slated, (there
is a project in Japan that aims to allow guests who book hotel stays online to utilize the RFIDenabled credit card to obtain a key for their room. This will enable guests to bypass the front
desk altogether and go straight to their rooms), Cellular Phone Integration, Track Administrative
Staff (By utilizing cards or RFID tags that have storage capacity, the activities of all operational
staff including housekeepers, engineering and security can be tracked. This information can be
utilized to verify productivity and other key operational requirements), Ease of Use (NoMagnetic
Swipe Malfunctions). With no invasive contact with the locking mechanism, the locks are not
prone to mag-swipe and other access malfunctions. There are no magnetic swipes that can be demagnetized. Also, it can read RFID tags from a greater distance than barcodes. RFID tags dont
need to be positioned in a line of sight with the scanner. RFID tags can be read at a faster rate
than barcodes; as approximately 40 RFID tags can be read at the same time. RFID tags can work
within much greater distances; information can be read from a tag at up to 300 ft. RFID tags are
read/write devices. RFID contain high levels of security; data can be encrypted, password
protected or set to include a kill feature to remove data permanently. RFID tags carry large data
capabilities such as product maintenance, shipping histories and expiry dates; which can all be
programmed to the tag. Once these are set up; it can be run with minimal human participation.
RFID tags are more reusable and rugged as they are protected by a plastic cover.
But somehow, RFID has its own weakness. Despite their reliability, RFID systems can
still have problems. RFID systems are still typically more expensive to set up and use than
alternative systems such as optical scanning. Although readers can scan through most non-
metallic materials, they have problems with metal and water. The fact that you can scan multiple
objects in a range is a benefit, but also comes with possible issues that can cause malfunctions.
Tag collision may occur if a reader picks up signals from multiple tags at the same time. Reader
collision may be an issue if two readers interfere with each others signals. RFID also brings up
some security issues. Unauthorized devices may be able to read and even change data on tags
without the knowledge of the person who owns the object. Side-channel attacks can pick up
RFID data as it passes from a tag to a reader, which could give the attacker access to passwords
or information that should be secure. Some states have privacy statutes to restrict activities that
might use RFID technology to collect personal information. RFID involves assembling and
inserting a computerized chip; which works out to be more expensive. RFID readers struggle
picking up information when passing through metal or liquid. Reader collision can occur where
two signals from different readers overlap and the tag is unable to respond to both. Tag collision
can occur when numerous tags in the same area respond at the same time. RFID still has two
separate chips (read only and readable/writable), which cannot be read by the same machine.
BIOMETRICS
Biometric lock system does not use a key to unlock doors. They also do not use cards that
are swiped on readers. Instead, your fingerprint or face will be scanned to gain access to a
specific door. There are also those that use voice recognition or eye scanning. The most popular
type of biometric lock system used is fingerprint scanning. Place your finger on the scanner and
if it matches on the list of authorized people, the door will be opened.
Like any other system, biometric lock also has its advantages and disadvantages. By
using this system, you never have to worry about your lost keys, key change or lock change. It is
more secured because there are no keys to duplicate, locks to pick or cards to tamper as the
fingerprint, voice, eyes or face of the individual are used to unlock doors.
The obvious disadvantage of this system is its price. The installation of the system is
more expensive compared to other systems. Various issues may also affect its accuracy. For
instance, the scanner may have problems reading the fingerprint of people whose hands are
always exposed to chemicals because of their work. The eyes and voice of individuals may also
be a factor.
MAGNETIC STRIPE TAPE
Magnetic stripe tape is a tool for encoding data on items such as credit, debit and security
access cards. These stripes act as small magnets attached to cards that when run through a
magnetic stripe reader recognizes a card and connects to a computer. This technology has been in
use since the 1960s. While systems using magnetic readers are common, there are some
disadvantages with the systems. Here are some: Close contact, the reader and card stripe must be in
close proximity for the system to work. This often means that the card must come into direct
contact with the reader for the system to scan the card. E easily damaged. The magnetic stripe on
the back of a card can be damaged easily by exposure to high magnetic fields or through
repeated use. Frequently used cards still might work but require multiple scanning attempts
before the card reader system recognizes the data. Not Secure. The magnetic stripe reader system
also is not secure. The data usually is not encrypted as securely as "smart card" technologies that
store much more data using a microchip inserted into the card. Readers that fall into the wrong
hands can easily be manipulated to steal data from unsuspecting victims. While, also it will not
be approve to exist if it dont have any good effect on the technology, so heres some of the good
effect of Magnetic Stripe Card: Universality, Magnetic stripe cards are used across the globe and
in many professional sectors. Convenience, a swipe card is convenient as it enables a person to
carry large sums of money without actually carrying cash in hand. Security magnetic cards are
small and inconspicuous. Swipe cards offer the owner privacy, as the magnetic stripe doesn't
contain data in human-readable form. The information stored within the magnetic stripe is highly
secure and uses the latest data encryption standards.
SUMMARY
In summarizing the research, the proprietors need to examine both positive and negative
components of the new technology and compare them to each other based on the data gathered
from each of the existing technology.
NFC technology consumes little power when compared to standard Bluetooth

technology.NFC connects automatically in a fraction of a second, so fast it seems
instantaneous. QR codes use a specific open standard to contain specific data in the code itself it can be used to execute a variety of commands - the most common of which is the access
control, Bluetooth requires users to manually set up connections between smartphones and takes
several seconds.
NFC and QR codes serve a similar function in that they enable a link between physical
and digital content. The list of NFC-enable mobile devices is still getting longer and longer,
however that list is missing one major producer. The iPhone by Apple by evaluation, almost all
phones released in the previous years are able to scan barcodes especially smartphones.
Although NFC is considered a subset of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), NFC
can address all the applications that the earlier commercially mature technologies could not, and
with proper security. NFC has succeeded in addressing the security and privacy concerns
common in RFID technology, NFC's security features allow its data to be encrypted and
transferred without fear of unwanted listening devices. The readers for RFID are also larger and
more powerful network or handheld devices requiring larger antennas and more electrical power.
The top reasons why a QR code are better than RFID because the square code is different and
can easily be on any surface that it is printed and showed on, producing a QR code is a lot
cheaper and is obviously hassle-free one can generate a QR code on their smartphones. QR
codes are network oriented and more flexible.
The number one trend is secure data by using encryption, tokenization and biometric
authentication. In the number of high profile security breache, Biometrics are increasingly
perceived as a key way to enhance end user identification and transactional authentication, across
an array of technologies.
Magnetic Stripe Tape, QR Code and NFC mobile application share common features and
represent a new wave of functional control access applications. But, when it comes to security,
NFC and QR code has an edge over the Magnetic Stripe. One of NFCs applications, however, is
enabling contactless application via mobile devices, in addition to its much broader applications
for data transfer, keyless door entry and much more, the problem with Magnetic Stripe Card is
that it is very outdated, companies nowadays are phasing out this technology, since there are a lot
more secure application that this. The code encrypted in the black stripe is permanent, so through
the times, the same code is going to be used, which will be easier for the bad people to access the
code especially this days that too many scams in ATM machine are revolving around.
Many people are consuming and using smartphones these days, and almost every new
phone has innovations to make life stress-free and more comfortable. One of many innovations
to the smartphone is Near Field Communication (NFC), which provides the ability to transmit
information over a short distance. NFC has the potential to bring numerous benefits to its users,
including the access control. And through the innovation of the engineering students, for
protection and security purposes, QR Code has been added to support the lacking features of
NFC.
SYNTHESIS
There are a lot of articles, forums, book references, patents, research paper that have been
conducted to improve the security of different establishments. Among all of the articles we have
been encountered and reviewed there are a few that made a mark to the proprietors and create a
huge part and beneficial effect to the current study.
Some of the links are:
http://www.nfcporter.com/
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/nfc-to-open-doors.117489/
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20120280783A1/en?q=nfc&q=qr&q=door+lock
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20150269799A1/en?q=nfc&q=qr&q=door+lock
http://aftech.pbworks.com/f/40_Interesting_Ways_to_Use_QR_Codes_in_the_Cla(1).pdf
http://www.howtogeek.com/124769/electronic-door-lock-uses-qr-codes-as-keys/
http://www.thebadgeguys.com/barcode-vs-magnetic-strip-which-is-the-best-option-for-
an-id-card/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2576862
https://squareup.com/townsquare/why-are-chip-cards-more-secure-than-magnetic-stripe-
cards/
http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/49234/why-are-chips-safer-than-magnetic-
stripes
http://datacardedge.com/articles/emv-vs-nfc-technology-setting-the-record-straight/
http://www.gemalto.com/emv/security
http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2013/10/exploring-viability-nfc-biometrics-
wearable-technology-outcome-focused-thinking/
http://www.secureidnews.com/news-item/juniper-biometrics-nfc-top-tech-trends-of-2015/
http://blog.sagefixedassets.com/fixed-asset-management/rfid-vs-barcode-vs-nfc-which-is-
better/
http://www.barcoding.com/rfid/NFC-vs-RFID.shtml
http://smallbiztrends.com/2011/02/qr-codes-barcodes-rfid-difference.html
https://manateeworks.com/blog/2014/05/nfc-vs-mobile-barcodes
http://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/81733/bluetooth-vs-qr-code-for-exchange-of-user-
generated-writing-pieces
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-key-differences-between-QR-codes-NFCBluetooth-and-RFID
These good reads helped the researchers to critic and study more about the parameters of
NFC, QR Codes and other alternatives to be considered. If you synthesize all of the alternatives,
you can see many similarities and differences of each medium from one another. Also, the
proprietors had encountered a hard time for comparing and providing a critical analysis on this
part, since the information gathered arent consistent.
The researchers also did a comparison on what microprocessor to use, since the idea of
the project is more critical on the software part than the hardware.
FINAL STATEMENT
With regards to this all alternative solutions given, among those 5, the best solution or
nearest idea to the Near Field Communication and Digital QR code medium is the use of
Bluetooth, since the means of transmitting the data, information and signal are much closer to the
idea of using the NFC and QR codes than any other alternative solution. However, This
Bluetooth provides less security to the user than using the NFC and QR Code for lock, also as
stated above, Bluetooth have the most power consumption among any others.
The group have designed a system and method to control locks (e.g., hotel, home and
business door locks) using a smartphone and QR code. In using the NFC and QR Code through
locking and locking the door, the user will just need to have a smartphone in order to access
his/her private room. This hotel management system offers a more secure feature since the
prototype will going to use the most secure way of accessing ones room, which is through the
combination of the NFC and QR Code.
Handheld phones today have now the NFC tag for better communication, but this offer is
limited to some mobile phones. Since some phones do not have the capability of using the NFC,
the group had planned to innovate the existing product and conducted some research about
improving the home or room security. The group added a medium that will support the need of
the non-NFC smartphones user, which is the QR code. The QR Code will back-up those phone
users who dont have NFC.
NFC is still making its way to the mainstream. Surprisingly enough, this technology has
already made a big mark in the industry, but has seemingly created a little implementation. So far
the group had developed an easy-to-install system that allows you to unlock your front door by
simply flapping or touching your phone in front of the door handle, this system lets you
indistinctly lock and unlock doors, in case a family member or friend without keys needs entry.
The system also offer an even check in to a hotel and go directly to the room without first having
to visit the front desk, the group wanted to discover the use of NFC phones for a variety of
services. However, the group is still looking and studying for other potentials of the NFC in its
security features.
In the other hand, through the use of the QR code, users receive a QR code associated
with a specific door via a mobile phone application to their device, which displays the machinereadable optical label on its screen. A QR code scanner connects to the door lock mechanism
through a processor (e.g., a microcontroller or remote processor accessed over a network), which
autonomously sends a command to open the door lock when the proper QR code is decoded. The
QR code can be managed and generated by a third party private server maintained by the end
client or its agents.
Thus, seeing the great potential of these 2, it will make a great tandem in proving the best
security especially in the field of hospitality industry.
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3. Final Design
3.1
System Description
Information
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DATABASE SOFTWARE
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INTERNET
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DOOR LOCK
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Figure 3.1.1 Outline of operation of the system
DISCUSSION
Figure 3.1.1 covers the outline of the proposed system, it entails simple description and
flow diagram of the operation and it has also a background for the device/s that must be used for
the implementation.
Figure 3.1.2 Overall block diagram of the system with its distinct internal parts
DISCUSSION
The next system block diagram is shown in Figure 3.1.2. As for Figure 3.1.2 it covers a
more detailed and distinct parameters for the project design, the proponents have named some of
the following software, hardware, and materials to be used (i.e. MySQL, NFC Tag and QR Code
generator software, etc.). It also has a comprehensive step-by-step process of operation that may
be suitable for the readers of the paper.
Gantt Chart
Table 4.1.1 Gantt chart depicting the breakdown of activities for the research
MONTH
WEEK
DESIGN
PROJECT
Researching for
possible topics
Attended lectures
about patent/prior
art searching
Brainstorming and
conceptualization
Making of reports
and papers
First topics
defense
Revising of papers
after first topic
defense
Performing
methods of
research for the
second topic and
second topic
JULY
1
AUGUST
4
SEPTEMBER
4
OCTOBER
1
NOVEMBE
R
1 2 3 4
defense
Second topic
defense
Second research
topic revision
Submission of
final paper
(second proposal)
for the semester
First revision of
final proposal and
submission
Second revision of
final proposal and
submission
Third revision of
final proposal and
submission
Fourth revision of
final proposal and
submission
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Hotel Access System using

Digital QR Code and Near

Final Proposal Report

November 25, 2015

Background of the Study

Goal and Objectives

Design Constraints and Feasibility

FEASIBILITY AND MARKET POTENTIAL

ACCESSIBILITY TO THE MARKET

Percent Market Share Analysis

Literature and Technical Survey

device by Paul Michael Gerhardt , Charles Cameron Robertson

Evaluation of alternative solutions /Design Trade-offs

A Barcode is a visual representation of data that is scanned and interpreted for

NFC technology consumes little power when compared to standard Bluetooth

Some of the links are:

Figure 2.5.1 Final design of product

A NFC tag or QR code will be

Figure 3.1.1 Outline of operation of the system

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