Identity Verification via Image Lineup and Vouching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems fail to efficiently and robustly verify the identity of a human person, as they rely on email validation methods that do not confirm the actual human identity but rather control over the email account.
Innovation Solution
A system that presents a photograph of the person to be verified among a lineup of other photographs, where vouching individuals with personal knowledge select the correct image, calculating a statistical rating to authenticate the person's identity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If email validation methods are used to verify identity, then the verification process is simple and automated, but it only confirms control over the email account rather than actual human identity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces vouching persons as intermediaries who have personal knowledge of the requester. These intermediaries act as mediators between the automated system and the human identity being verified, providing a bridge that connects digital verification with real-world identity confirmation through their personal knowledge and selection process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/email-based validation system with a human judgment system. Instead of relying on automated email account control verification, the system substitutes human cognitive judgment and personal knowledge assessment, where vouching persons evaluate and select images based on their personal knowledge of the requester.
2Measurement precision
If a lineup of photographs is presented to vouching persons for selection, then the identity verification becomes more accurate, but the process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the identity verification task into distinct components: presenting multiple image options in a lineup format, having vouching persons independently evaluate and select the correct image, and then aggregating their selections. This segmentation transforms a complex verification problem into manageable discrete steps that can be processed systematically.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copies of the requester's image in the lineup presentation, along with other images served as distractors. The vouching persons are presented with multiple image copies and must identify the correct one based on their personal knowledge, utilizing visual recognition and comparison processes.
3Reliability
If multiple vouching persons are used to select the correct image, then the statistical rating becomes more reliable, but the time required for verification increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs multiple vouching persons (excessive action) to perform the selection task, where the number of vouching persons exceeds the minimum single verifier. This redundancy in human judgment provides multiple independent assessments that can be statistically aggregated, improving reliability through the wisdom of crowds while distributing the time burden across multiple participants.
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AI summary
One embodiment of a method of the present invention provides for obtaining an image from a requester, obtaining contact information for vouching people, whom requester identifies as having personal knowledge of the requester, and sending an electronic message to the vouching people, with a link to an image lineup. The image lineup contains the image obtained from the requester and other images. Then receiving a selection choice from the vouching people, identifying whether the image in the image lineup depicts the requester, and calculating a statistical rating of a likelihood that the image obtained from the requester depicts him/her.