Video-Based Authentication Using Object Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing authentication techniques lack a secure method for user verification that utilizes user-provided media, such as videos, to authenticate access to secure resources, relying on traditional methods like username and password or multi-factor authentication which can be less secure.
Innovation Solution
A video-based authentication system that uses image recognition to identify predefined objects within a user-submitted video, where the user provides a master video and selects a subset of objects as authentication objects, and then submits an authentication video for verification, ensuring the objects match the predefined set to authenticate the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional username and password authentication is used, then ease of operation is improved, but security is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical authentication systems (keyboards, passwords, physical tokens) with an optical-based system using video recording and image recognition technology. The system captures video of objects in the user's environment and uses automated image recognition to identify and verify specific objects, substituting manual password entry with automated visual verification that is both easier to operate and more secure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a digital copy or representation of physical objects through video recording. Instead of requiring users to remember abstract passwords, the system captures visual copies of tangible objects in the user's environment (such as household items, furniture, or personal belongings) and uses these visual copies for authentication, making the process more intuitive and secure simultaneously.
2Reliability
If multi-factor authentication is implemented, then security is improved, but device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal authentication system that can identify and verify multiple different types of objects (physical items, environmental features, personal belongings) using a single unified platform. The image recognition technology serves multiple functions: capturing video, identifying objects, verifying their presence, and providing authentication all through one system, eliminating the need for separate authentication devices or complex multi-step processes.
3Reliability
If video-based authentication with image recognition is used, then security is improved, but ease of operation is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs authentication automatically without requiring user intervention in the verification process. Once the user records the video of objects in their environment, the image recognition technology autonomously identifies the objects, compares them against stored references, and completes the authentication verification automatically. This eliminates complex user interactions while maintaining high security through automated visual verification.
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AI summary
Methods, systems and computer program products for providing video-based authentication are provided. Aspects include receiving a master video comprising a recording of a first plurality of objects. Aspects also include identifying each of the first plurality of objects using image recognition techniques. Aspects also include receiving a user selection of a plurality of authentication objects, where the plurality of authentication objects are a subset of the first plurality of objects. Aspects also include receiving a user authentication request comprising an authentication video. The authentication video is a recording of a second plurality of objects. Aspects also include identifying each of the second plurality of objects using image recognition techniques. Aspects also include authenticating a user associated with the user authentication request in response to determining that identifications of a subset of objects of the second plurality of objects match identifications of the plurality of authentication objects.