EA014152B1 - A system and method for verifying an image transmitted over a communications network - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and system are provided for verifying an image transmitted over a communications network. The method includes receiving via a first communications network image data at a server. The image data is stored in a memory. Verification data is received from the communication device and the verification data is then compared with previously stored verification data. If these match then the image is verified. The communication network is a mobile communications network and the communication device is a mobile communication device including a digital camera. In one example, an identification of the communication device from where the personal identification number was transmitted is used and the received identification of the communication device and the received personal identification number are compared with a previously stored identification of the communication device and personal identification number.

Description

The present invention relates to a system and method for verifying an image transmitted over a communication network.

There are a number of areas in which you want to store electronic copies of documents. Since it is often necessary to verify the authenticity of copies, copies need to be verified (authenticated).

One of the examples, with reference to the practice of South Africa, is the Law on the Financial Information Center (NSA, from English - Laws and Charges). According to this law, some financial and other operations cannot be carried out if a financial institution, for example, does not receive copies of identification documents and certification of resident status from at least one of the parties involved in the operation.

Usually this means the requirement of the physical party of the relevant party to the financial institution to submit the original documents, where they are then copied and verified.

The present invention is the task of creating an improved system and method of verification of images transmitted over a communication network, with the possibility of obtaining copies of documents in remote mode.

Summary of the Invention

In the present invention, a method is proposed for verifying an image transmitted over a communication network, in which it receives data to the server via the first communication network as an image, saves the data as an image in memory, receives verification data from the communication device, and compares verification data with previously stored verification data. data, and if they match, verify the image.

In one embodiment of the method, a image verification request is transmitted to the communication device via the second communication network.

Data received from the communication device may be received via the second communication network.

The first communication network and the second communication network may be the same communication network.

The second communication network may be a mobile communication network, and the communication device is a mobile communication device.

In one embodiment, the implementation of the data in the form of an image is stored in the memory of the mobile communication device and is an image obtained using a digital camera of the mobile communication device.

Verification data may be a personal identification number.

The method may include registering a communication device in use by storing the identification data of the communication device in a memory along with the personal identification number.

In this exemplary embodiment, the received verification data contains the identification data of the communication device with which the personal identification number is transmitted, wherein the received identification data of the communication device and the received personal identification number are compared with the previously stored identification data of the communication device and the personal identification number.

The present invention also proposed a system for verifying an image transmitted over a communication network, having a communication module for receiving data on the server as an image through a first communication network, a memory for storing data as an image and a verification module for receiving verification data of a communication device and comparing verification data with previously saved verification data and, if they coincide, subsequent image verification.

Brief Description of the Drawings

Below the invention is described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings on which is shown:

in fig. 1 is a block diagram of a system in which the present invention is implemented and in FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating one example of a method for verifying an image transmitted over a communication network.

Description of embodiments

As mentioned above, the system and method described below have many applications. For clarity, the system and method will be described in relation to the aforementioned Financial Information Center Act (NA A). According to this law, the implementation of prescribed operations of certain types is possible after receiving and verifying copies of some documents.

In the past, this meant that the party involved in the operation had to physically submit the originals to a financial institution, for example, to make copies of them and verify them.

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According to the system and method described below, the agent can be transferred to the operation participant to obtain digital copies of the necessary documents and verify them.

As shown in FIG. 1, an agent with a communication device 10 is used to obtain and verify images.

In one embodiment, the communication device 10 is a mobile communication device that provides agent mobility and the ability to receive images remotely from the server 12 and then transmit the images to the server 12 via the communication network 14.

The data in the form of images transmitted by the mobile communication device, enters the server 12 and is stored in the corresponding memory in the form of a database 16 data. In other examples, image data may be transmitted to server 12 via another communication network, such as the Internet. For example, an agent can receive images using a digital camera and upload them to a computer, after which they are transferred, for example, via the Internet or a local or global network of any other type to the server 12.

In any case, the server 12 initiates the transmission to the communication device of the image verification request over the second communication network. As mentioned above, since in the illustrated embodiment, the communication device is a mobile communication device, the transmitted request may be a message service of a short message (8M8, from English — 81yu1 Meccade 8e-1se) or a message from a multimedia message transfer service (MM-8, from English - MiScheFa Mecaddus 8u-1se) .

The mobile communication device 10 receives the request, and the agent is prompted to enter verification data into the communication device 10, which are then transmitted to the server 12.

In one of the alternative embodiments, the agent may transmit verification data to the server 12 without a proposal to do this or after it has been asked to do this by an application program executed by the user's local mobile communication device or by a computer.

In any case, the verification data is usually a personal identification number (ΡΙΝ, from English - regkopa1 1stDaysaIopIcheger).

The received personal identification number is compared with the previously stored personal identification number, and if they match, verify the images. In one of the embodiments, the data in the form of an image is stored in the memory of the mobile communication device 10 and is an image obtained using a digital camera of the mobile communication device 10.

This ensures high flexibility of the agent, which can be used by the mobile communication device 10 to obtain images requiring verification, which are then stored in the local memory of the mobile communication device 10 until transmitted to the server 12.

In another exemplary embodiment of the method, the communication device used is registered by storing the identification data of the communication device in a memory together with the personal identification number.

In this embodiment, the received verification data contains the identification data of the communication device with which the personal identification number is transmitted, wherein the received identification data of the communication device and the received personal identification number are compared with the previously stored identification data of the communication device and the personal identification number.

The following is an example of an initial agent registration:

the server accepts the command to load the agent;

the user registers in the server all the agent data, including the international number of the ISDN (integrated services digital network) mobile station (М818БН from English - ШоЫ1е к! аююп Ιη1едг1ейГегьюек Б1дйа1 №1 \ гогк ПитЬег) of the agent communication device;

The agent accepts an 8M8 message informing you of its download;

In the 8M8 message, the agent selects a universal resource locator (ICU, from English - Jakoigigos Bosch) in order to initiate the download of the application program into its mobile communication device.

In the event of an agent data change, the following process is carried out:

server computing system receives notification of the change of M8I8 ^ N agent;

then the server stores in memory the new M818BSh agent receives an 8M8 message indicating the download of its new M818B no. the agent selects in the 8М8 message in order to initiate the download of the application program into its mobile communication device.

The following describes a typical application using a mobile communication device as a recording medium:

the agent opens the application in his mobile device;

the display shows a menu containing various verification options available for selecting the type of data to be registered;

the agent selects the applicable option;

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the agent takes a photograph of the client, his identity card and identity of the resident status, if applicable, using a digital camera of the mobile communication device;

the agent registers information about the remedies, if applicable;

then the local agent confirms the information after the data is submitted;

the application program of the mobile communication device requests the authorization of the agent from the server computing system; so, after receiving the data (for example, photo, name, surname and address), the auxiliary system initiates an input request ΡΙΝ; thereby appropriately identifying the device from which the data was received, as well as the separately acting device;

the agent authorizes the forced registration and verification by entering his ΡΙΝ;

the server accepts data and verifies the transaction or forwards the data to another server to verify the operation after receiving the data;

the server saves the data and confirms that the operation is successful;

The agent’s display shows a success message.

In the case of Internet use, the following happens:

Agent logs into the Internet application

the display shows a menu containing the options available for selection;

the agent selects the applicable option;

the display shows the applicable menu containing the various options that must be performed;

the agent registers applicable customer information;

the agent takes a photograph of the client, his identity card and identity of the resident status, if applicable, using a digital camera of the mobile communication device;

the agent registers information about the client’s mobile phone, if required by the banking procedure;

then the agent confirms the specified information after submitting the data;

Internet application requests agent authorization from auxiliary system;

the agent authorizes the forced registration by registering his ΡΙΝ in his mobile communication device;

The Internet application accepts the notification that the operation is authorized, and transmits data and image data to the server;

the server saves the data and confirms that the operation is successful;

the agent’s display shows a success message, as well as the main menu, ready to register the next operation.

It should be noted that the server 12 may have several modules for the implementation of the described methodology.

For example, the communication module 18 for receiving by the server 12 data as an image via the first communication network.

Verification module 20 for receiving verification data from a communication device and comparing verification data with previously stored verification data and, if they match, subsequent image verification.

Modules can be implemented by machine-readable media containing commands in which the computer performs any of the described methods.

It should be noted that embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the structure described and can equally well find application in a system with a distributed or peer-to-peer structure. So the illustrated modules can be in one or more servers, managed by one or more institutions.

Claims (18)

CLAIM 1. A method for verifying an image transmitted over a communication network, in which it receives data as an image from a communication device to a server via a first communication network, saves this data as an image in memory, receives verification data from a communication device, and compare verification data with earlier stored verification data and if they match, verify the image. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the image verification request is transmitted to the communication device via the second communication network. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein data received from the communication device is received via the second communication network. 4. The method according to claim 2 or 3, in which the first communication network and the second communication network are one and - 3,014,152 same network. 5. The method according to claim 4, in which the communication network is a mobile communication network, and the communication device is a mobile communication device. 6. The method according to claim 5, in which the data in the form of an image is stored in the memory of the mobile communication device and is an image obtained using a digital camera of the mobile communication device. 7. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein the verification data is a personal identification number. 8. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein the communication device used is additionally registered by storing the identification data of the communication device in a memory together with the personal identification number. 9. The method according to any preceding claim, wherein the received verification data comprises identification data of the communication device with which the personal identification number is transmitted, wherein the received identification data of the communication device and the received personal identification number are compared with previously stored identification data of the communication device and personal identification number 10. A system for verifying an image transmitted over a communication network, including a communication module for receiving data in the form of an image from a communication device to a server through a first communication network, a memory for storing data as an image and a verification module for receiving verification data from a communication device and comparing them with previously saved verification data and image verification in case of their coincidence. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein by means of the communication module, an additional image verification request is transmitted to the communication device via the second communication network. 12. The system according to claim 11, in which data received from the communication device is received via the second communication network. 13. The system according to claim 11 or 12, in which the first communication network and the second communication network are one and the same network. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the communication network is a mobile communication network, and the communication device is a mobile communication device. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the mobile communication device has a memory and a digital camera, wherein the data in the form of an image is recorded using a digital camera and stored in memory. 16. The system according to any one of paragraphs.10-15, in which the verification data received by the verification module is a personal identification number. 17. A system according to any one of claims 10 to 16, in which the verification module is capable of registering the communication device used by storing in the memory the identification data of the communication device together with the personal identification number. 18. A system according to any one of claims 10-17, in which the verification module is capable of receiving verification data containing identification data of the communication device with which the personal identification number is transmitted, the received identification data of the communication device and the received personal identification number being compared with earlier stored device identification and personal identification number.