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Image analysis for user authentication

  • US 9,934,504 B2
  • Filed: 10/19/2015
  • Issued: 04/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing device, comprising:

  • a processor; and

    memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to;

    receive identifying information for a user in association with accessing information for products offered through an electronic marketplace;

    receive a request to complete a transaction with the electronic marketplace on behalf of the user;

    capture a first image using a camera of the computing device, the camera configured to capture at least a portion of a person interacting with a display screen of the computing device;

    cause the first image to be analyzed to attempt to recognize an identity of the person contained in the first image;

    cause additional captured image information to be analyzed to verify whether the person contained in the first image corresponds to a physical being in proximity of the computing device;

    authenticate the user as a result of the identity of the person being recognized as the user associated with the identifying information and as a result of the person being verified to correspond to a physical being; and

    cause the transaction to be completed once the user is authenticated.

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