Object Recognition Authentication Route-Based Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current authentication systems require users to remember and manage multiple usernames and passwords, which can be cumbersome and insecure, especially in online transactions where periodic changes are necessary to protect against hackers.
Innovation Solution
An authentication system that uses images of objects viewed by the user along their daily route, such as landmarks or billboards, to authenticate the user, eliminating the need for traditional password management by prompting users to select familiar images for login and password recovery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional username and password authentication is used, then user identification can be achieved, but users must remember and manage multiple credentials which becomes cumbersome and insecure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of remembering and typing passwords with an optical recognition system. Users take photographs of objects along their commute route, and the system uses image recognition technology to automatically identify these objects and verify user identity, eliminating the need for manual password entry and memorization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates visual copies (photographs) of physical objects that users encounter during their daily commute. These photographic copies serve as the authentication credential, replacing traditional password strings. The images are stored and later used for verification by comparing newly captured images against the stored reference images.
2Reliability
If periodic password changes are required to protect against hackers, then security is improved, but users must continuously update and memorize new credentials
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic authentication where the user's daily commute itself serves as the authentication mechanism. As users naturally travel along their established routes and capture images of objects, the system automatically verifies their identity without requiring manual intervention for credential updates or password changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system leverages the periodic nature of daily commutes to automatically refresh authentication credentials. Each time users complete their regular route and capture images of objects, the system updates the authentication data, providing continuous security refreshment without requiring dedicated time for password changes.
3Ease of operation
If object-based authentication is implemented, then password management is eliminated, but the system requires users to view and recognize specific objects along their route
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the user's existing mobile device serve multiple functions: it acts as a camera for capturing authentication images, a GPS device for tracking the commute route, and a processor for comparing images. This eliminates the need for separate authentication hardware and leverages capabilities users already possess.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces software intermediaries that bridge the gap between simple object photography and secure authentication. Image recognition algorithms and route-matching software automatically process the captured images, compare them against stored references, and verify identity, hiding the complexity from the user while maintaining security.
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AI summary
Various systems, mediums, and methods herein describe aspects of an authentication system. The system may receive a request from a user device to authenticate a user. The system may determine a route travelled by the user. The route can be determined based at least on data retrieved from the user device of the user. The system may determine one or more objects viewable along the route. At least one image of the one or more objects can be selected. The system may communicate the at least one image and at least one other image to the user device to be displayed on the user device. The system may receive a selection of the at least one image by the user through a display of the user device. The authentication of the user can be based, at least in part, on the user selection of the at least one image.