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Method for enabling authentication or identification, and related verification system

US9519824B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 29, 2011
Grant dateDec 13, 2016
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Expiry dateNov 29, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C9/33
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for enabling the authentication or identification of a person (1) using a first electronic device (2) comprising an image-capturing unit and a data-transmission unit, the method including a step of registering said person in a verification system (3). The registration step includes the steps of: capturing, using the image-capturing unit of said electronic device, a first image (h) of at least one object (O) of any kind that is secretly selected by the person; and transmitting said first image to the verification system by means of said data transmission device of said first electronic device.

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