Verification code generation to improve recognition accuracy by a person and recognition difficulty by a computer program

• US 10,719,599 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2019
• Issued: 07/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Company Limited (Ant Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Inventors: Xiu, Chao, Wang, Lei, Chen, Xing, Li, Chuanzhi, Zhang, Yongzhi
• Primary Examiner(s): Simitoski, Michael
• Application Number:
  US16/393,839
• Publication Number:
  US 20190251243A1
• Time in Patent Office: 454 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2133 Verifying human interaction, e.g., Captcha
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0863 involving passwords or one-time passwords network architectures or network communication protocols for using one-time keys in a packet data network H04L63/067
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3228 One-time or temporary data, i.e. information which is sent for every authentication or authorization, e.g. one-time-password, one-time-token or one-time-key
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication

Abstract

A verification request is received. In response to receiving the verification request, a first character string is obtained. The first character string comprises one or more variable characters. At least one of the one or more variable characters in the first character string is replaced with at least one backup character to generate a second character string based on multiple pre-established corresponding relationships. A verification code is generated based on the second character string. A user corresponding to the verification request is verified based on a user input corresponding to the verification code.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving a verification request;

in response to receiving the verification request;

obtaining a first character string, wherein the first character string comprises one or more variable characters, wherein the first character string is a first instruction to perform one or more operations;

replacing, based on a plurality of pre-established corresponding relationships, at least one of the one or more variable characters in the first character string with at least one backup character to generate a second character string, wherein a replaced variable character of the at least one of the one or more variable characters in the first character string and a corresponding backup character of the at least one backup character are homophonous characters or synonymous characters, and the second character string is a second instruction to perform the one or more operations;

generating a verification code based on the second character string; and

displaying the verification code and an input area corresponding to the verification code, wherein the input area includes a plurality of selectable items, and the verification code instructs a user to select one or more selectable items from the plurality of selectable items;

receiving a user input corresponding to the verification code in the input area; and

verifying the user corresponding to the verification request based on the user input.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first character string is pre-generated before receiving the verification request.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the replaced variable character is a Chinese character, and the corresponding backup character is a homophonous character or a synonymous character of the Chinese character.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the user input is associated with a third character string or a plurality of selection operations.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of pre-established corresponding relationships are between a plurality of variable characters and a plurality of backup characters, and pre-establishing the plurality of corresponding relationships includes:

for each particular variable character of the plurality of variable characters;

determining at least one of one or more homophonous characters of the particular variable character and one or more synonymous characters of the particular variable character;

using the determined at least one character as at least one particular backup character of the particular variable character; and

establishing at least one particular corresponding relationship between the particular variable character and the at least one particular backup character.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the generated verification code is in at least one of a picture format and a text format.

7. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising:

receiving a verification request;

in response to receiving the verification request;

obtaining a first character string, wherein the first character string comprises one or more variable characters, wherein the first character string is a first instruction to perform one or more operations;

replacing, based on a plurality of pre-established corresponding relationships, at least one of the one or more variable characters in the first character string with at least one backup character to generate a second character string, wherein a replaced variable character of the at least one of the one or more variable characters in the first character string and a corresponding backup character of the at least one backup character are homophonous characters or synonymous characters, and the second character string is a second instruction to perform the one or more operations;

generating a verification code based on the second character string; and

displaying the verification code and an input area corresponding to the verification code, wherein the input area includes a plurality of selectable items, and the verification code instructs a user to select one or more selectable items from the plurality of selectable items;

receiving a user input corresponding to the verification code in the input area; and

verifying the user corresponding to the verification request based on the user input.

8. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the first character string is pre-generated before receiving the verification request.

9. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the replaced variable character is a Chinese character, and the corresponding backup character is a homophonous character or a synonymous character of the Chinese character.

10. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the user input is associated with a third character string or a plurality of selection operations.

11. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the plurality of pre-established corresponding relationships are between a plurality of variable characters and a plurality of backup characters, and pre-establishing the plurality of corresponding relationships includes:

for each particular variable character of the plurality of variable characters;

determining at least one of one or more homophonous characters of the particular variable character and one or more synonymous characters of the particular variable character;

using the determined at least one character as at least one particular backup character of the particular variable character; and

establishing at least one particular corresponding relationship between the particular variable character and the at least one particular backup character.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the generated verification code is in at least one of a picture format and a text format.

13. A computer-implemented system, comprising:

one or more computers; and

one or more computer memory devices interoperably coupled with the one or more computers and having tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, perform one or more operations comprising;

receiving a verification request;

in response to receiving the verification request;

obtaining a first character string, wherein the first character string comprises one or more variable characters, wherein the first character string is a first instruction to perform one or more operations;

replacing, based on a plurality of pre-established corresponding relationships, at least one of the one or more variable characters in the first character string with at least one backup character to generate a second character string, wherein a replaced variable character of the at least one of the one or more variable characters in the first character string and a corresponding backup character of the at least one backup character are homophonous characters or synonymous characters, and the second character string is a second instruction to perform the one or more operations;

generating a verification code based on the second character string; and

displaying the verification code and an input area corresponding to the verification code, wherein the input area includes a plurality of selectable items, and the verification code instructs a user to select one or more selectable items from the plurality of selectable items;

receiving a user input corresponding to the verification code in the input area; and

verifying the user corresponding to the verification request based on the user input.

14. The computer-implemented system of claim 13, wherein the first character string is pre-generated before receiving the verification request.

15. The computer-implemented system of claim 13, wherein the replaced variable character is a Chinese character, and the corresponding backup character is a homophonous character or a synonymous character of the Chinese character.

16. The computer-implemented system of claim 13, wherein the user input is associated with a third character string or a plurality of selection operations.

17. The computer-implemented system of claim 13, wherein the generated verification code is in at least one of a picture format and a text format.