Augmented Reality POS Authentication via AR Map Re-localization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing point-of-sale (POS) devices, especially mobile POS devices, are vulnerable to fraud due to their unanchored nature, allowing potential theft and remote spoofing, and merchants face challenges in accurately defining transaction zones within a store, leading to inaccuracies in location-based authentication.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of an augmented reality (AR) system that uses AR map data, including environmental anchors and virtual object reference points, to authenticate POS device operations by re-localizing the device within authorized areas, ensuring precise location-based authentication and preventing fraudulent activities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If mobile POS devices are used without physical anchoring, then device mobility and flexibility are improved, but vulnerability to theft and remote spoofing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary authentication system that mediates between the mobile POS device and the transaction processing. This system uses multiple verification methods including geofencing, device fingerprinting, and transaction anomaly detection to bridge the security gap created by device mobility, allowing flexible operation while maintaining fraud prevention
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional location methods (GPS, cellular triangulation) are used for zone authentication, then implementation simplicity is improved, but location precision and boundary accuracy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the authentication system into multiple independent components: geofencing for coarse location, Wi-Fi positioning for medium precision, and visual scene analysis for fine-grained verification. Each component operates independently but contributes to the overall authentication decision, achieving high precision without sacrificing implementation simplicity
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AI summary
Described are a system, method, and computer program product for authentication by augmented reality (AR) for fraud prevention. The method includes receiving AR map data of an authorized area of operation associated with a merchant. The AR map data is generated from an AR recording device and includes one or more environmental anchors and one or more virtual object reference points. The method also includes storing the AR map data in association with a merchant identifier and receiving a request for authentication of an operation by a merchant point-of-sale (POS) device. The method further includes communicating at least a portion of the AR map data to the merchant POS device for execution of an AR re-localization process, and, in response to success of the re-localization process by the merchant POS device, authenticating the operation.