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Image-based CAPTCHA exploiting context in object recognition

US8483518B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 2010
Grant dateJul 9, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2210/22
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for an image-based CAPTCHA for object recognition are described. The disclosure describes adding images to a database by collecting images by querying descriptive keywords to an image search engine or crawling images from the Internet.The disclosure describes generating the image-based CAPTCHA. The image is retrieved from the database, along with objects having significant values. An object is cropped from its image. The portion on the image where the object has been cropped is filled with image inpainting. The process obtains other objects from the database. The object is mixed among the other objects to form a set of candidate objects. A user is asked to select “the object” from the set of candidate objects that fits or matches the image. The image-based CAPTCHA evaluates whether a response, the selection, is from a human or a bot.

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