Document Authenticity Verification via Augmented Reality Overlay

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for verifying the authenticity of documents are limited by the amount of information they can provide, making the verification process complicated due to the reliance on single images or insufficient data.

Innovation Solution

The use of augmented reality to display additional information, such as personal data or security features, alongside the captured image of a document, retrieved from a data server via a communication network, enhances the authenticity verification process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If additional information is displayed alongside the captured image using augmented reality, then the verification comprehensiveness is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveverification comprehensivenessVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The document reading device integrates multiple functions including image capture, augmented reality display, data server communication, and verification processing into a single universal device. This allows the device to provide comprehensive verification information while managing system complexity through functional integration rather than separate dedicated components for each function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Loss of information

If multiple pieces of additional information are retrieved from a data server, then the information completeness is improved, but the loss of time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidverification time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-retrieving and storing verification information on the data server before the actual verification process. When verification is needed, the device simply retrieves pre-prepared information rather than generating or searching for it in real-time, significantly reducing verification time while maintaining information completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where the document reading device communicates with the data server to retrieve additional information dynamically. The feedback loop allows the system to request only the specific verification information needed for each document, optimizing the balance between information completeness and retrieval time through selective data fetching.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP3024666B2Method for verifying the authenticity of a document
Publication Date: 2022.03.02 BUNDESDRUCKEREI GMBH
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AI summary

The invention relates to a method for checking the authenticity of a document using at least some additional information. The document comprises an information feature which indicates the additional information. Said method comprises the following steps: an image of the document is captured (401); the information feature in the captured image is captured (403); the additional information based on the captured information feature is determined (405); and the captured image together with the additional information is displayed (407) , in order to check the authenticity of the document.