Trusted Contact Video Authentication for Identity Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current authentication methods are not foolproof, as they can be easily bypassed by guessing passwords or mimicking biometric data, and two-factor/multi-factor authentication is not sufficient to prevent identity theft, especially when devices are stolen.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method using a server system that prompts a subject to perform specific actions, records video data, and transmits it to a trusted contact for evaluation, incorporating virtual assistants for real-time authentication and confidence scoring to verify identity through video analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional authentication methods (passwords, biometric data) are used, then authentication can be performed, but the security is easily bypassed by guessing passwords or mimicking biometric data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a trusted contact as an intermediary between the authentication system and the subject. Instead of relying solely on the subject's provided credentials or biometric data, the system involves a third party (trusted contact) who independently verifies the subject's identity through video analysis. This intermediary approach adds a layer of security that is not easily bypassable, as the trusted contact has personal knowledge of the subject that cannot be easily copied or mimicked.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional one-dimensional authentication (passwords or single biometric trait) to a multi-dimensional verification process. The system captures video data showing the subject performing multiple actions (stating date, time, location, performing gestures) and analyzes multiple dimensions simultaneously: visual appearance, speech patterns, temporal information, spatial context, and behavioral characteristics. This multi-dimensional approach makes impersonation significantly more difficult.
2Reliability
If two-factor authentication or multi-factor authentication is used, then authentication security is improved, but it is not sufficient to prevent identity theft when devices are stolen
Solution Approach 1:
The trusted contact serves as a human intermediary that is not dependent on any single device. Even if the subject's device is stolen, the authentication process requires the trusted contact to independently verify identity through video analysis. This human verification step cannot be performed by a thief without physical access to the trusted contact, thereby preventing device theft from compromising authentication security.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary verification by capturing video data of the subject performing specific actions before granting access. The trusted contact reviews this video evidence in advance to confirm identity. This preliminary action ensures that even if a device is compromised, the authentication fails because the video verification process has not been pre-bypassed - it requires real-time human verification that cannot be pre-stolen or pre-mimicked.
3Ease of operation
If biometric data such as facial images and fingerprints are used, then authentication can be performed, but the data can be copied and mimicked
Solution Approach 1:
The patent expands biometric verification from static two-dimensional data (fingerprints, facial images) to dynamic three-dimensional video analysis. The system captures the subject performing multiple actions over time (stating date, time, location, performing gestures) and analyzes temporal, spatial, and behavioral dimensions. This dynamic video-based approach captures natural variations and contextual information that static biometric data cannot, making copying and mimicking significantly more difficult.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary capture and analysis of video data showing the subject performing specific actions before authentication is granted. The trusted contact reviews this video evidence to verify identity. This preliminary video verification ensures that even if static biometric data is stolen or copied, the authentication fails because the dynamic video verification process requires real-time human verification that cannot be pre-stolen or pre-mimicked.
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AI summary
A method for authentication of a subject by a trusted contact includes: prompting the subject to perform a set of actions; receiving a set of video recordings of the subject performing the set of actions; storing the set of video recordings in a database; transmitting an authentication request to a computing device of the trusted contact; in response to receiving an acceptance of the request, displaying the set of video recordings on the computing device of the trusted contact together with a set of authentication evaluation requests to evaluate an authenticity of each one of the set of video recordings; receiving a set of authentication evaluation responses from the computing device of the trusted contact, each one of the set of authentication evaluation responses responsive to an authentication evaluation request of the set of authentication evaluation requests; determining an authentication result based on the set of authentication evaluation responses.