Interactive touchless information exchange system

A method, comprising:

• executing, on at least one processor, computer readable instructions causing the following operations:
• receiving a scan on a scanner of an identification card provided by a visitor, the scanner connected to an output device;
• identifying a name on the identification card;
• displaying an indicia on the output device;
• providing a form associated with the indicia displayed on the output device, on a cell phone of the visitor, the form enabling the visitor to provide personal information and identify a tenant;
• transmitting a request to the tenant located in a building, the request comprising the personal information and the name;
• receiving a decision from the tenant from a decision set comprising denial and approval;
• and
• providing functionality in the computer readable instructions such that if the decision is approval then transmitting a digital badge to the cell phone of the visitor configured to enable the visitor to pass through a physical barrier, and if the decision is denial then not transmitting the digital badge to the cell phone of the visitor, wherein the physical barrier and the output device are located in the building.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a kiosk located in a building comprising a kiosk scanner and a kiosk output device;
• a physical barrier located in the building comprising a barrier scanner located in a same physical building as the kiosk;
• at least one processor connected to at least one computer readable storage storing computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions programmed to cause the at least one processor to perform:
• enable a visitor to initiate a first functionality to gain access through the physical barrier when the visitor does not have a scheduled appointment, wherein upon initiation of the first functionality, receive a scan on the kiosk scanner of an identification card provided by the visitor;
• identify a name on the identification card;
• display an indicia on the kiosk output device;
• provide a form associated with the indicia on the kiosk output device on the visitor's cell phone, the form enabling the visitor on the visitor's cell phone to provide personal information and identify a selected tenant;
• a request for an appointment is received from the visitor with the selected tenant and the selected tenant is notified of the request and a reply is received from the selected tenant which is a decision in a decision set of approve and deny, if the decision is approve then a badge configured to enable the visitor pass through the physical barrier is transmitted to the visitor, and if the decision is deny then the badge is not transmitted to the visitor, and
• enable the visitor to initiate a second functionality to gain access through the physical barrier when the visitor does have the scheduled appointment, wherein upon initiation of the second functionality, a particular indicia is scanned from the visitor and if the particular indicia is authorized and a current time and a current date is within a window of the scheduled appointment then the visitor is enabled to pass through the physical barrier.