Automated identity assessment method and system
First Claim
1. A method of assessing an entity at a first user terminal, the method for use in authenticating an entity that has requested recovery of a password, the first user terminal being connected to a data network, the data network including 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 control system including a gesture recognition system, said control system operable to perform the method of assessing an entity, the method including;
receiving an access request from the entity, the access request including a request to recover a password;
invoking or facilitating transmission of a time-delimited sequence of unpredictable prompts to said entity for prompting a performance of visible prompted actions, wherein the prompts describe or portray the visible prompted actions to be performed;
invoking or facilitating storage of at least one video recording of the prompted action performance from the entity to the gesture recognition system,performing an automated assessment of said video recording,generating an assessment signal indicative of said assessment, herein 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.
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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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16 Claims
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1. A method of assessing an entity at a first user terminal, the method for use in authenticating an entity that has requested recovery of a password, the first user terminal being connected to a data network, the data network including 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 control system including a gesture recognition system, said control system operable to perform the method of assessing an entity, the method including;receiving an access request from the entity, the access request including a request to recover a password; invoking or facilitating transmission of a time-delimited sequence of unpredictable prompts to said entity for prompting a performance of visible prompted actions, wherein the prompts describe or portray the visible prompted actions to be performed; invoking or facilitating storage of at least one video recording of the prompted action performance from the entity to the gesture recognition system, performing an automated assessment of said video recording, generating an assessment signal indicative of said assessment, herein 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- user account”
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