Confirming physical custody of objects
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- indicating, by a computing device, that physical presentment of a physical article is required before a transaction can be approved;
in response to the indication, receiving image data, from an image capture device, wherein the image data is based on the physical article;
deriving, by a processor, a hash representation of the image data;
confirming, using the processor, by reference to at least some of the hash representation of the image data a physical custody of the physical article, wherein the physical article has an identifier associated therewith, and wherein the identifier is carried on or in the physical article through a watermark steganographically encoded therein;
extracting, by the processor, the identifier from the image data, wherein the identifier is hidden in the image data; and
transmitting, by the processor, the extracted identifier to a remote terminal.
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Abstract
The presently claimed invention relates generally to confirming that a user has physical custody of an article (e.g., credit card, identification document, etc.). One claim recites a method reciting: at a user'"'"'s home, presenting a physical article to an input device; and, after the presenting, receiving device data at a CPU at said user'"'"'s home; deriving a reduced-bit representation of the device data; by reference to at least some of said reduced-bit representation of the device data, confirming that the user has physical custody of the physical article, the physical article having an identifier associated therewith; and providing said identifier to a remote terminal once physical custody of the physical article is confirmed. Of course, additional combinations and claims are provided as well.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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indicating, by a computing device, that physical presentment of a physical article is required before a transaction can be approved; in response to the indication, receiving image data, from an image capture device, wherein the image data is based on the physical article; deriving, by a processor, a hash representation of the image data; confirming, using the processor, by reference to at least some of the hash representation of the image data a physical custody of the physical article, wherein the physical article has an identifier associated therewith, and wherein the identifier is carried on or in the physical article through a watermark steganographically encoded therein; extracting, by the processor, the identifier from the image data, wherein the identifier is hidden in the image data; and transmitting, by the processor, the extracted identifier to a remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for communicating with remote computers, comprising:
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an image capture device configured to capture image data; a transmitter configured to communicate with a remote computing device; and a processor configured to; generate an indication that physical presentment of a physical article is required before a transaction can be approved; receive image data of the physical article from the image capture device; derive a hash representation of the image data; confirm physical custody of the physical article based on the hash representation of the image data, wherein the physical article has an identifier associated therewith, and wherein the identifier is carried on or in the physical article through a watermark steganographically encoded therein; extract the identifier from the image data, wherein the identifier is hidden in the image data; and transmit, via the transmitter, the extracted identifier to a remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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indicating that physical presentment of a physical article is required before a transaction can be approved; in response to the indication, receiving image data from an image capture device, wherein the image data is based on the physical article; deriving a hash representation of the image data; confirming a physical custody of the physical article by reference to at least some of the hash representation of the image data, wherein the physical article has an identifier associated therewith, and wherein the identifier is carried on or in the physical article through a watermark steganographically encoded therein; extracting the identifier from the image data, wherein the identifier is hidden in the image data; and transmitting, via a transmitter, the extracted identifier to a remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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