Systems and methods for securely authenticating users via facial recognition
US9740920B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method for securely authenticating users via facial recognition may include (1) identifying a request from a user to complete an authentication process on the computing device via a facial-recognition system, (2) sending the user a randomized unique identifier to display to a camera on the computing device, (3) simultaneously observing, via the camera on the computing device, both the user and the randomized unique identifier that was sent to the user, and (4) authenticating the observed user in response to determining both that the observed user's facial characteristics match facial characteristics of the user stored in the facial-recognition system and that the observed randomized unique identifier matches the randomized unique identifier sent to the user. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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