Automated identity assessment method and system
First Claim
1. A method of assessing an entity, the entity communicating on a data network via a first user terminal connected to the data network, wherein the data network includes one or more user records collectively forming a “
- user account”
in a database in a data store accessible by a control system and wherein the user account includes a set of identifying characteristics relating to a registered user, the method utilising a control system operable to perform the steps of;
a) receiving an access request from at least one of;
said entity;
an assessing user at a second user terminal connected to the data network;
b) invoking or facilitating transmission of at least one unpredictable prompt to said entity for a performance of a corresponding response action, said transmission invoked by providing computer-executable code or computer-readable data to software on the first user terminal;
c) invoking or facilitating transmission of a video recording from said first user terminal and details of said prompt to a second user terminal for viewing and assessment by an assessing user.
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Abstract
A method, system and software for assessing an entity (15) at a first user terminal (13) connected to a data network (10). A control system (11) is used to receive an access request (101) from the entity (15) or an assessing user (16) at a second user terminal (14). The control system (11) invokes or facilitates transmission of a time-delimited sequence of unpredictable prompts (18) to the entity (15) for a performance of visible prompted actions (20). A video recording (21) of the prompted action performance is stored in a data store (61) and the control system performs an automated assessment of the video recording (21) by a gesture recognition system (67d) and generates an assessment signal respectively including a positive or negative indication of whether or not said entity (15) validly performed said prompted actions.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of assessing an entity, the entity communicating on a data network via a first user terminal connected to the data network, wherein the data network includes one or more user records collectively forming a “
- user account”
in a database in a data store accessible by a control system and wherein the user account includes a set of identifying characteristics relating to a registered user, the method utilising a control system operable to perform the steps of;a) receiving an access request from at least one of; said entity; an assessing user at a second user terminal connected to the data network; b) invoking or facilitating transmission of at least one unpredictable prompt to said entity for a performance of a corresponding response action, said transmission invoked by providing computer-executable code or computer-readable data to software on the first user terminal; c) invoking or facilitating transmission of a video recording from said first user terminal and details of said prompt to a second user terminal for viewing and assessment by an assessing user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- user account”
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6. A method of assessing an entity at a first user terminal, the method using a control system including a gesture recognition system, said control system operable to perform the method of assessing an entity, the method including:
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invoking or facilitating transmission of a sequence of unpredictable challenge prompts to said entity for prompting a performance of corresponding visible prompted response actions; capturing at least one video recording of the entity'"'"'s performance, performing an automated assessment of said recording using the gesture recognition system, generating an assessment signal indicative of said assessment, wherein said automated assessment includes assessment by the gesture recognition system, the assessment signal respectively including a positive or negative indication of whether or not the entity validly performed at least one of the prompted actions. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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