Virtual Entity Presence Verification Using Action Correlation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In virtual reality environments, the presence of an avatar does not necessarily indicate the identity of the real-world person controlling it, leading to potential unauthorized operations or interactions, as virtual entities can be autonomous or controlled by unauthorized users.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for continuous authentication of a user's presence in virtual environments, using sensors to monitor real-world interactions with user equipment and correlate them with virtual entity actions, providing an indication if the user is unidentified or not present, ensuring only authorized users control the virtual entities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If virtual entities are allowed to be autonomous or controlled by multiple users, then the virtual environment becomes more versatile and adaptable, but the reliability and security of interactions deteriorate due to unauthorized operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors user presence by capturing images of the user equipment, analyzing facial features, and providing feedback signals to confirm active control. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures that only the authenticated user can control the virtual entity, resolving the contradiction between control flexibility and identity verification reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary presence verification module that acts as a mediator between the user and the virtual entity. This intermediary captures images, performs facial recognition analysis, and validates control authority, thereby maintaining both the versatility of virtual entity control and the reliability of user identity verification
2Reliability
If continuous monitoring of user presence is implemented, then the security and authenticity of virtual interactions is improved, but the device complexity and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs self-service mechanisms where the user equipment automatically captures its own images, and the embedded processing units perform real-time facial recognition analysis without requiring external verification systems. This reduces device complexity while maintaining continuous presence verification reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The image capture and processing system serves multiple functions: it authenticates user identity, continuously monitors presence, and provides feedback for control validation. By making the monitoring system multi-functional, the patent reduces overall device complexity while achieving reliable presence verification
3Measurement precision
If real-time correlation of signals with virtual actions is performed, then the accuracy of presence detection is improved, but the processing time and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous real-time processing, the system performs periodic sampling of user images and correlations at predetermined intervals during virtual environment interactions. This periodic action maintains adequate presence detection accuracy while significantly reducing processing energy consumption compared to continuous real-time analysis
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AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, including a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of authenticating an identity of a user of user equipment that controls a virtual entity in a virtual environment; receiving a data feed providing images from the virtual environment; correlating signals from the user equipment with actions of the virtual entity observed in the images; and issuing a warning responsive to the user being unidentified or the signals being uncorrelated with the actions. Other embodiments are disclosed.