Smartphone Face and ID Image Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital authentication methods are time-consuming and cumbersome, requiring multiple steps and inputs for secure and reliable user identification.
Innovation Solution
A method using a smartphone to simultaneously capture two digital images - one of the user's face and another of their identification card - for authentication, leveraging facial recognition techniques to verify the user's identity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional authentication methods are used to ensure security and fraud prevention, then reliability is improved, but the authentication process becomes time-consuming and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple authentication elements (front camera face capture, rear camera ID capture, facial recognition comparison, and user input verification) into a single integrated authentication flow that executes simultaneously or in rapid sequence, eliminating the need for separate authentication steps and reducing overall authentication time while maintaining security
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by capturing and storing facial recognition data and identification card information in advance during the initial authentication setup, so that subsequent transactions can be authenticated quickly by comparing against these pre-stored references without requiring manual entry or repeated document submission
2Reliability
If multiple authentication inputs are required for reliable user identification, then authentication reliability is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically capturing the user's face image via the front camera, automatically capturing the ID card image via the rear camera, automatically performing facial recognition comparison, and automatically extracting information from the ID card, eliminating the need for manual data entry and reducing user burden while maintaining multiple verification points for reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device's camera system is used for multiple functions simultaneously - the front camera captures live face images, the rear camera captures ID card images, and both images are processed through facial recognition algorithms, while the same device also handles user input verification, creating a multi-functional authentication system that improves convenience without sacrificing reliability
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach provides an efficient, repeatable, and reliable digital identification authentication service, reducing the complexity of traditional authentication processes while ensuring security and fraud prevention.
Implementation Method 1
capturing, by the at least one processor via a front-facing camera of the mobile communication device, a first image of a face of a user
Implementation Method 2
capturing, by the at least one processor via a rear-facing camera of the mobile communication device, a second image of an identification card
Implementation Method 3
The verifying may include using a facial recognition technique to determine whether the face of the user in the first image matches the face of the user in the second image
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AI summary
A system and a method for performing an authentication are provided. The method includes: capturing, by using a front-facing camera of a mobile communication device, a first image of a face of a user; capturing, by using a rear-facing camera of the mobile communication device, a second image of an identification card that includes a photograph of the face of the user; comparing the first image with the second image; verifying that the first image matches the second image; obtaining user-specific information included in the second image; receiving a request to authenticate a transaction that relates to the user; receiving an input from the user that is usable for authenticating the transaction; and using the first image, the second image, the obtained user-specific information, and the received input to authenticate the transaction.