KR100517441B1 - Method for portrait mutual certification and computer readable record medium on which program therefor is recorded - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mutual authentication method through an image image, comprising: transmitting an image authentication module for enabling an authentication management server to use a notary function and a self authentication function at the request of a client computer connected through an information communication network; Receiving an authentication service request signal for an authentication method of either a notary function or personal authentication and a real-time image image of a corresponding client computer user from a client computer through a company server; Determining whether the authentication function requested by the member is a notary function according to the authentication service request signal received from the client computer; If the authentication function requested by the member is a notary function, the notary information is recorded on the member's real-time video image itself to generate a notarized image, and store the notarized image and related notarized information therein. Sending to a client computer or a vendor server; And if the authentication function requested by the member is not a notary function, the real-time image image of the member is converted into numerical data and compared with the previously stored authentication original image image of the member to perform identity verification. Inserting a record to generate an identity image and storing the image therein and transmitting the identity image to a client computer or a company server which is a receiver set from a member; Characterized in that it comprises a.

Description

TECHNICAL AND PORTRAIT MUTUAL CERTIFICATION AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORD MEDIUM ON WHICH PROGRAM THEREFOR IS RECORDED}

The present invention relates to a mutual authentication method through an image image, and more specifically, between users in the use of the mail system, the e-commerce system, etc. including the existing authentication function used for various purposes and limitations of the existing payment system To solve the problems caused by mutual disapproval between business operators, users and business operators. The present invention relates to a mutual authentication method through a video image that enables reliable authentication using a video image of a client using the system. .

With the advancement of society, various types of financial transactions take place online and offline, and various trading methods are developed and used to make each other's transactions reliable.

However, in recent years, there may be problems due to forgery and tampering not only in any trade relationship but also in electronic document exchange between companies, and forgery or tampering that the parties do not want easily occurs in receiving and sending e-mail.

Hereinafter, representative examples of the conventional authentication systems and their problems will be described.

First, in e-mail and electronic document exchange, the sender enters the ID and password in the e-mail or other document transmission system, logs in, and sends the document and contents to the recipient. At this point, the recipient knows who sent the document and the email to him through the sender's ID and name.

But here too, the problem is that the sender is not really sure if it is the party I know.

Even in the case of spam mail, which has emerged as a problem of the Internet these days, it is possible to send illegal spam mails by making an e-mail address by using a fake social security number and name.

Accordingly, personally identifiable information has been leaked, and illegal users have problems with issuing cards, purchasing products online, and using the personal information they steal through the anonymous anonymity, which is not the Internet. Even in the case of using a card terminal using a stolen card and an illegally acquired card, there is no technical method to specifically crack down on this.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the authentication server directly receives and stores the image of the user photographed from the client computer to be authenticated and the information required for authentication in accordance with the authentication method requested from the client It is to provide a mutual authentication method through the image image to record the image image and process the result to enable notarization or to perform identity verification authentication compared to the previously stored image image of the user.

Mutual authentication method through the image image according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object (a) so that the authentication management server can use the notarization function and identity authentication function at the request of the client computer connected through the information communication network Transmitting a supporting image authentication module; (b) receiving, by the authentication management server, an authentication service request signal for either authentication method of a notary function or personal authentication and a real-time image of the client computer user from the client computer through a company server; (c) determining, by the authentication management server, whether the authentication function requested by the member is a notary function according to the authentication service request signal received from the client computer; (d) If the authentication function requested by the member is a notarization function, the authentication management server records the notarization information by inserting the notarization information on the member's real-time video image itself to generate a notarization image, and stores the notarization image and related notarization information therein, Transmitting the notarized image to a client computer or a company server which is a receiver set up from a member; And (e) if the authentication function requested by the member is not a notary function, the authentication management server converts the real-time image image of the member into numerical data and compares it with the previously stored authentication original image image of the member, and performs authentication. Recording and inserting identity authentication information into a real-time image image and storing the identity authentication image therein, and transmitting the identity authentication image to a client computer or a company server which is a receiver set from a member; Characterized in that it comprises a.

Preferably, in the step (d), the authentication management server includes a notary function including name information, sender information, designated recipient information, and company information for the real-time image image transmitted from the client computer through the company server. Receiving service setting information; Storing, by the authentication management server, notarization information including the date and time information for the notarization of the corresponding image image, sender information, designated recipient information, and serial number information assigned to the notarization process; Generating, by the authentication management server, a notarized image by recording notarized information as a text string on a corresponding image image; And storing, at the authentication management server, the notarized image therein and transmitting the notarized image therefrom to a designated client computer or a company server. Characterized in that it comprises a.

More preferably, in the step (e), the authentication management server may include name information, sender information, designated recipient information, and company information for the real-time image image transmitted from the client computer through the company server. Receiving authentication service setting information; The authentication management server converting the corresponding real-time image image into numerical data using outline extraction and pattern recognition technology; Comparing, by the authentication management server, the numerical data of the corresponding real-time image image with the numerical data of a previously stored member's authentication original image image; If the real-time image image of the member and the authentication original image image of the member match, the authentication management server assigns the temporary information, sender information, identity verification result recipient information, and the corresponding identity authentication process of the identity image of the corresponding image image. Storing the identification information including the serial number information and the corresponding image image; Generating, by the authentication management server, a personal authentication image by recording the personal identification information as a text string in the real-time image image; And storing, by the authentication management server, the identity authentication image therein, and transmitting the identification image to a designated client computer or a company server from a member. Characterized in that it comprises a.

On the other hand, the present invention, in order to perform mutual authentication through the image image, (A) an image authentication module that allows the authentication management server to use the notarization function and the identity authentication function at the request of the client computer connected through the information communication network The ability to transmit; (B) the authentication management server receiving an authentication service request signal for either authentication method of a notary function or self authentication and a real-time image image of the client computer user from the client computer through a company server; (C) the authentication management server determining whether the authentication function selected by the corresponding member is a notary function according to the authentication service request signal received from the client computer; (D) If the authentication function requested by the member is a notarization function, the authentication management server records the notarization information by inserting the notarization information on the member's real-time image image itself, and stores the notarization image and related notarization information therein, Transmitting the notarized image to a client computer or a company server which is a receiver set up from a member; And (E) if the authentication function requested by the member is not a notary function, the authentication management server converts the real-time image image of the member into numerical data and compares it with the previously stored authentication original image image of the member. Recording and inserting identity authentication information into a real-time image image, generating an identity authentication image, and storing it internally, and transmitting the identity authentication image to a client computer or a company server which is a receiver set by a member; And a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the program.

Preferably, the (D) function is a notarized function including the name information, sender information, designated recipient information, and company information of the real-time image image transmitted from the client computer through the company server by the authentication management server. Receiving service setting information; A function of storing, by the authentication management server, notarization information including the date and time information about the notarization of the corresponding image image, sender information, designated recipient information, and serial number information assigned to the notarization process; Generating a notarized image by the authentication management server recording the notarized information as a text string on the corresponding image image; And a function of the authentication management server to store the notarized image therein and to transmit the notarized image from the member to a designated client computer or a company server. And a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the program.

More preferably, the (E) function includes an identity of the authentication management server including name information, sender information, designated recipient information, and company information for the real-time image image transmitted from the client computer through the company server. Receiving authentication service setting information; A function of the authentication management server to convert the real-time image image into numerical data using an outline extraction and pattern recognition technique; A function of the authentication management server comparing the numerical data of the corresponding real-time image image with the numerical data of a previously stored member's authentication original image image; If the real-time image image of the member and the authentication original image image of the member match, the authentication management server assigns the temporary information, sender information, identity verification result recipient information, and the corresponding identity authentication process of the identity image of the corresponding image image. A function of storing the identity information including the serial number information and the corresponding image image; Generating, by the authentication management server, a personal authentication image by recording the personal authentication information as a text string in the real-time image image; And storing, by the authentication management server, the identity authentication image therein and transmitting the identification image from a member to a designated client computer or a company server. And a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the program.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, the present invention receives an image image of the client user photographed from each client, stores it directly in a database, and upon notarization request of the user, inserts the notarization processing result as text into the image image, and authenticates the user. In the preferred embodiment, a mutual authentication method through a video image that can be used as notarized information that can be mutually trusted or can be used as a reliable security device by allowing a user to judge whether or not the user is compared with the stored original authentication image of the user upon request. It will be described as, but the technical idea of the present invention is not limited or limited to this and can be variously modified and implemented by those skilled in the art.

1 is an exemplary view of an information communication system to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information communication system to which the present invention is applied includes an information communication network 100, a plurality of client computers 200, a company server 300, and an authentication management server 400.

The information communication network 100 rents a communication line from a wired Internet network of the TCP / IP protocol, a wireless Internet network such as the WAP protocol, and a communication service provider, and mainly provides a packet exchange service to a third party to convert the communication speed and use codes. It includes a value-added communication network (VAN provider network) that has a value-added value, such as error recovery in the conversion rotation of the interface and conversion of the interface.

In addition, the client computer 200 is equipped with an image authentication module for performing an authentication function according to an embodiment of the present invention, the e-mail exchange, e-commerce, mobile payment, card made through the company server 300 Send a video image of the user to the authentication management server 400 in the process of payment, and transmits and receives notarization result information, or transmits a real-time video image of the user to the authentication management server 400 Accordingly, a function of receiving identity authentication information is performed.

At this time, as shown in Figure 2 (a), the client computer 200 is a computer device that can communicate with an Internet browser capable of displaying web content therein and an image camera capable of taking a user's image It may be a personal computer including a desktop computer or a notebook to which it is attached.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the client computer 200 may be a mobile terminal including a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and an IMT2000 configured to embed or attach an image camera.

In addition, as shown in Figure 2 (c), the client computer 200 is configured such that the image camera is built or attachable, and is placed in the store where the sale of goods is provided to the information of the credit card presented by the buyer for payment After reading, it may be a credit card checker that inquires and approves the credit status or usage status of the credit card through the VAN provider network.

On the other hand, the company server 300 receives the image image and member information from the client computer 200 when performing the notary function of the client computer 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention and the authentication management server 400 And a process of receiving a processing result image image and processing result information, which are a result of the notarization request, from the authentication management server 400 and transmitting it to the target client computer 200. The server 300 is a mail server that is responsible for the exchange of e-mail between clients, card company server that is responsible for payment processing between buyers and shopping malls in e-commerce, carriers and card company server for wireless mobile payment through a mobile terminal, It includes a VAN company server in charge of payment through a credit card inquiry machine.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 3, the authentication management server 400 to which the present invention is applied includes a memory device 440 including a central processing unit 410, a data storage device 420, an external interface 430, a RAM and a ROM. ), An image processing unit 450, a pattern reading unit 460, and a display device not shown in the drawing.

The central processing unit 410 should be able to execute a large number of mathematical calculations and examine a database when exchanging information, and is operated by a separate operating system 430.

The data storage device 420 includes a member DB, affiliated company DB, notary function DB, identity authentication DB, authentication failure DB, database management software, such as data software manufactured by Oracle generally create the DB and Used to manage.

The member DB stores basic information including a member's name, address, social security number, ID, password, email address, telephone number, mobile phone number, bank account number, etc. using the authentication function of the present invention.

The affiliated company DB stores information about a mail server, a card company server, a communication company and a card company server, and a VAN company server on which an image authentication module for relaying a notary function of the present invention is installed.

The notary function DB includes an original image image of the image image transmitted from the client computer 200 to perform the notary function of the present invention, and a processing result image image of the notary function using the image image and processing result information thereof. Stored.

The identity authentication DB is transmitted from the client computer 200, the prestored authentication original image image and the corresponding image numerical data, and the image image transmitted from the client computer 200 to perform identity authentication of the present invention and the corresponding image. Image processing result of identity verification using the image and processing result information accordingly are stored.

The authentication failure DB stores the log record information, the IP address of the accessor, and the number of attempts when the authentication attempt of the present invention fails.

The external interface 430 is connected to the information communication network 100 to perform a function of relaying data transmission / reception with the client computer 200 and the company server 300.

The memory device 440 temporarily stores data according to the present invention, and is preferably a memory device of 1Gb or more.

On the other hand, the image processing unit 450 performs a function of recording and inserting the corresponding authentication information as text on the real-time image image of the member transmitted through the information communication network 100 for the authentication function or identity verification. The text insertion result screen of the authentication information is shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 4 (a) is an exemplary view showing the authentication information text insertion result on the payment image screens during various transactions. FIG. One exemplary view showing a result of inserting authentication information text on a mail image screen.

The pattern reading unit 460 compares the real-time image image of the member transmitted through the information communication network 100 for identity verification with the pre-stored authentication original image image of the member through the process of outline extraction and pattern recognition. The identity verification for the image image is judged.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, a member photographs his or her face in a normal screen format divided into a face area and a background area supported by the image authentication module as shown in FIG. 5 (a). In this case, FIG. As shown in (b), the center of the nose coincides with the center point in the face area, and the member shoots.

In this case, such a background area also serves to leave an image of environmental data that can be inferred in the event of an accident that may occur in case of accident, and to fit the face in the elliptical face area is image recognition. It's a way to get good quality images.

Referring to the image comparison process transmitted from the client computer 200 and performed by the pattern reading unit 460, the pattern reading unit 460 performs the first outline extraction process and is located in an elliptical shape around the tip of the nose. Extract the outline of the image in the image, and convert the pattern corresponding to the center of the nose only in the binary number format in the secondary analysis process to the numerical value of the authentication original image previously stored in the identity authentication DB of the data storage device 420 The data will be compared.

Referring to Figure 6 the overall flow of the present invention will be described.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a mutual authentication method through an image image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the central processing unit 410 of the authentication management server 400 to use the notarization function and identity authentication function of the present invention at the request of the client computer 200 connected through the information communication network 100 By transmitting the supporting image authentication module to the client computer 200 so that the image authentication module can be installed in the client computer 200, the image authentication module installation step of the client according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed (S10). ).

At this time, the image authentication module described in the step S10 and the drawing described as described in the web environment installation method of performing a download to the client computer 200 in the form of a component when the web browser loading, as described in the drawings, but the principle of the present invention The image authentication module is not limited to the IC chip in the device according to the method of installing the image authentication module as an application program environment or the characteristics or operation of the client computer 200 in the same manner as the installation method of a general application program. Of course, it can also be installed in a way that is mounted and mounted.

The central processing unit 410 is the authentication method of any one of the mutual authentication or identity authentication of the present invention from the client computer 200 directly through the information communication network 100 or through the company server 300 According to the authentication service request signal and the corresponding authentication method, a real-time image of the user captured by the image camera installed in the client computer 200 is received (S20).

In this case, the image image of the user photographed by the client computer 200 is captured by the image authentication module installed in the client computer 200 in the temporary memory of the client computer 200, the authentication management server 400 It is preferable that the corresponding image image is not stored in the client computer 200.

In addition, although the client computer 200 side selects one of the notary function method and the self-authentication method through the above-described step S20, the client requests the corresponding authentication service to the authentication management server 400, but the present invention is limited thereto. The imageless method and the client to use the image image of the member previously stored in the authentication management server 400 during the processing of the process such as e-mail of the user of the client computer 200, even if the security is not low Ordinary transmission method is also available to use the image image of the member stored in the computer 200 and transmitted to the authentication management server 400.

The CPU 410 determines whether the authentication function requested by the member is a notary function by receiving a selection signal for the authentication function that the member wants to use from the client computer 200 (S30).

As a result of the determination in step S30, when the member requests a notarization function, the central processing unit 410 pauses the service according to the notary function service on the real-time captured image of the member received in step S20. Notarized by editing the notarized information such as the sender, the receiver and the serial number, and storing the notarized image and the related notarized information in the notary function DB of the data storage device 420, and editing the notarized image including the notarized information. It transmits to the client computer 200 or the company server 300 set as the recipient by the member (S40).

Accordingly, in the state where the member cannot store the image on his computer 200, the notary information is recorded in all the corresponding images through the authentication management server 400, which is the third party's position, and the e-mail exchange, e-commerce, and mobile payment. As a result, the card payment is made and the objective reliability of the process can be guaranteed.

The notary function DB includes an original image image of the image image transmitted from the client computer 200 to perform the notary function of the present invention, and a processing result image image of the notary function using the image image and processing result information thereof. But is not limited thereto.

On the other hand, when the determination result of the step S30, when the member does not request a notarization function, the central processing unit 410 is a real-time captured image of the member received in the step S20 in accordance with the received identity authentication request signal By extracting the image into numerical data through outline extraction and pattern recognition, it is compared with the numerical data of the authentication original image image of the member previously stored in the personal authentication DB of the data storage device 420, and it is determined whether or not the user is included in the image. Edit and record identity authentication information such as service date and time, sender, receiver and serial number, and store relevant identity information and corresponding image image in identity authentication DB of the data storage device 420, and include identity authentication information. The edited notary image is transmitted to the client computer 200 or the company server 300 set as the receiver by the member. (S50).

Accordingly, in the state where the member cannot store the image on his computer 200, the identity of the member's image is judged through the authentication management server 400, which is the third party's position, so that the reliable identity authentication is performed. It can be done.

The identity authentication DB is transmitted from the client computer 200, the prestored authentication original image image and the corresponding image numerical data, and the image image transmitted from the client computer 200 to perform identity authentication of the present invention and the corresponding image. Image processing result of identity verification using the image and processing result information according thereto are stored, but are not limited thereto.

The step of inserting notarization information into the corresponding image and transmitting a result of the authentication in step S40 will now be described in detail with reference to FIG. 7.

7 is a detailed flowchart illustrating steps of inserting notarization information into a corresponding image and transmitting an authentication result according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the central processing unit 410 of the authentication management server 400 includes image image name information, sender information, designated recipient information, company information, etc. for the image image of the member transmitted through step S20. Notary function service setting information of the member is received from the client computer 200 (S41).

The central processing unit 410 may include notarized information including notarized date and time information for notarizing the image image and the corresponding image image, notarized request sender information, notarized result recipient information, serial number information assigned to the notarized processing, and the like. It is stored in the notary function DB of the data storage device 420 (S42).

The central processing unit 410 includes notarization date and time information, notarization request sender information, notarization result recipient information, serial number information assigned to the notarization process, etc., which are notarization information on the image image through the image processing unit 450. The notary information is recorded as a text string on the corresponding image image and inserted into the corresponding image image to generate a notarized image (S43).

The CPU 410 determines whether to transmit the notarized image to the designated recipient according to whether the designated recipient is present in the designated recipient setting information of the member received from the client computer 200 (S44). If the designated recipient exists, the central processing unit 410 notarizes to the designated client computer 200 or the company server 300 from the member who applied for the notary service to receive the notarized image that is the result of the notarization process. The notarized image into which the processing result is inserted is transmitted and stored in the notary function DB of the data storage device 420 (S45).

Therefore, the notarized image, which is the result of processing according to such a notary function, is necessarily stored in any case in the authentication management server of the present invention.In addition, in the case of a notary purpose such as a notarized electronic document exchange or a notarized mail sending, the sender and the receiver are applicable. Notarized images can be stored, and in the case of a payment system for identity verification, the client and the company that requested the identity verification can store the notarized images, and when a video mutual authentication system is used as a supplementary role to the existing payment system, The authentication management server and the company can store the notarized image, and also, in order to ensure the stability of the customer's own transaction, the image is stored in each process of the transaction according to the customer's request. If proceeding, only the certificate management server You can save the image.

A detailed comparison of the corresponding image, the authentication original image, and the step of transmitting the identity verification result, which are the step S50, will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 8.

8 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a comparison of a corresponding image and an authentication original image and transmission of an authentication result according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The central processing unit 410 of the authentication management server 400 of the member including image image name information, sender information, designated recipient information, company information, etc. for the image image of the member transmitted through the step S20 The identity authentication service setting information is received from the client computer 200 (S51).

The central processing unit 410 converts the real-time image image received by the member's identity authentication request through the pattern reading unit 460 into the numerical data using an outline extraction and pattern recognition technique through step S20 ( S52).

The central processing unit 410 retrieves the numerical data of the authentication original image image of the member from the identity authentication DB of the data storage device 420 and compares the numerical data with respect to the real-time image image of the member (S53). ).

The central processing unit 410 determines whether the corresponding real-time image image is the member according to whether or not the real-time image image of the member and the numerical data of the authentication original image image of the member match (S54). If the numerical data of the image and the real-time image image data does not match, the central processing unit 410 retrieves the identity authentication attempt record of the member in the authentication failure DB of the data storage device 420 such that the identity authentication failure It is determined whether the number of times is less than the predetermined number of times (for example, three times) (S55), and if the authentication failure is less than the predetermined number of times, the purpose is that the user authentication fails with a real-time image image transmitted to the client computer 200 and requests retransmission. Message and stores the authentication failure record in the authentication failure DB of the data storage device 420 (S56).

The authentication failure DB stores the log record information of the identity authentication attempt, the IP address of the visitor, and the number of attempts when the authentication attempt of the present invention fails, but is not limited thereto.

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S55, if the authentication failure is more than a predetermined number of times, the central processing unit 410 is not able to authenticate the user through the real-time image, so that the transaction proceeds by identity authentication using other methods such as passwords. The message is sent to the effect and stores the authentication failure record in the authentication failure DB of the data storage device 420 (S57).

On the other hand, when the determination result of the step S54, when the numerical data of the authentication original image image and the real-time image image data match, the central processing unit 410 is the identity authentication for the authentication of the real-time image image and the image image Personal identification information including date and time information, identity verification request sender information, identity verification result recipient information, and serial number information assigned to the identity verification process is stored in the identity verification DB of the data storage device 420 (S58). .

The central processing unit 410 is assigned to the real-time image image through the image processing unit 450, the identity authentication date information, identity verification request sender information, identity verification result recipient information, the corresponding identity verification processing Personal identification information including serial number information is recorded as a text string on the corresponding image image and inserted into the corresponding image image to generate the identity authentication image (S59).

The CPU 410 determines whether to transmit the identity authentication image to the designated recipient according to whether the designated recipient is present in the designated recipient setting information of the member received from the client computer 200 (S60). If the designated recipient exists, the central processing unit 410 designates the designated client computer 200 or the company server designated as the member who applied for the identity authentication service to receive the identity image that is the result of the identity authentication process. 300 transmits the corresponding self-identification image into which the result of the self-authentication processing is inserted and stores in the self-identification DB of the data storage device 420 (S61).

An embodiment to which the mutual authentication of the present invention is applied is shown in FIGS. 9 to 13.

Figure 9 shows an example of the operation screen of the notary function in the writing of the email, the image authentication module is basically installed when using the document transmission function, such as writing, replying, forwarding in the mail system image on the image mutual authentication system Enable to send

Figure 10 shows an example of the result screen of the image of the notarization function received from the e-mail system, in the mail reading function in the mail system, the image transmitted to the image authentication function can be immediately output if the mail server without the image authentication function Mail sent from can be printed like regular mail.

11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a basic screen of a bank account deposit applied to an e-commerce transaction, and in the case of a bank account deposit, it is possible to confirm who the buyer is and to check whether the user has purchased the goods using e-commerce. For this reason, the image authentication module will work in the bank account.

Figure 12 shows an example of the image authentication screen embedded in the card payment system of the e-commerce. In the case of card payment, the image authentication module is embedded in the card payment screen of each payment agency in accordance with the card payment time, and even in the general card payment The image authentication module is operated.

Figure 13 shows an example of the result screen after image authentication that is delivered to the e-mail after the transaction completion of the e-commerce transaction or outputted in the confirmation of purchase history, so that the buyer's face can be checked, so if the user did not make a purchase, who immediately purchased These resulting images are also stored in the database of the image mutual authentication system.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited to drawing.

As described above, the mutual authentication method using the image image shown in the present invention is a new authentication method that does not exist in the existing image of processing the problem of mutual denial in the exchange of electronic documents in the authentication system on the face of the sender and the receiver. The results are mutually transmitted, and the authentication system stores the image information and related information of the trading partners together, thus providing a more reliable way of exchanging electronic documents than ever before. In the case of spam mail transmission, the sender's face appears, so it can be used for effective spam mail blocking, and has various effects to distinguish users who use illegal personal information both online and offline.

In addition, when the present invention is applied to the card terminal, as well as the image of the trader and the date and time of the situation at the time of the transaction is also stored in the image can be used in a variety of authentication-related applications and existing text-based online payment system and email If you use it, you can have both benefits as well as security.

1 is an exemplary view of an information communication system to which the present invention is applied.

2 illustrates a client computer in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view showing an authentication management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view showing an authentication image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a view showing a screen shot of the image authentication module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a general flow diagram of a mutual authentication method via a video image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a detailed flowchart of the step of inserting notarization information and transmitting a result of authentication for a corresponding image according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a comparison of a corresponding image and an authentication original image and a step of transmitting an authentication result according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is an exemplary operation screen of the notary function in writing an email according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is an exemplary view showing a result screen of a notary function image received in an e-mail according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11 is an exemplary view of a basic screen of a passbook deposit transaction applied to an electronic commerce according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 12 is an exemplary image authentication screen embedded in the card payment system of the electronic commerce according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 13 is an example of the result screen after image authentication is delivered to the e-mail after the transaction completion of the e-commerce transaction or outputted to confirm the purchase history according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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100: information network 200: client computer

300: company server 400: authentication management server

410: central processing unit 420: data storage

430: external interface 440: memory device

450: image processing unit 460: pattern reading unit

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(a) transmitting, by the authentication management server, an image authentication module for supporting a notary function and a user authentication function according to a request of a client computer connected through an information communication network (S10); (b) receiving, by the authentication management server, an authentication service request signal for either authentication method of a notary function or personal authentication and a real-time image image of the corresponding client computer user from the client computer through a company server (S20); (c) determining, by the authentication management server, whether the authentication function selected by the corresponding member is a notary function according to the authentication service request signal received from the client computer (S30); (d) If the authentication function requested by the member is a notarization function, the authentication management server records the notarization information by inserting the notarization information on the member's real-time video image itself to generate a notarization image, and stores the notarization image and related notarization information therein, Transmitting the notarized image to a client computer or a company server which is a receiver set up from a member (S40); And (e) If the authentication function requested by the member is not a notary function, the authentication management server converts the real-time image image of the member into numerical data and compares it with the previously stored authentication original image image of the member, and performs real-time authentication. Recording and inserting the authentication information into the image image to generate an authentication image, and storing the identification image therein and transmitting the identification image to a client computer or a company server which is a receiver set from a member (S50); Mutual authentication method using a video image, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, In step (d), Receiving, by the authentication management server, notarization function service setting information including name information, sender information, designated recipient information, and company information for the real-time image image transmitted from the client computer through the company server (S41); Storing, by the authentication management server, notarization information including the date and time information for the notarization of the corresponding image image, sender information, designated recipient information, and serial number information assigned to the notarization process (S42);  Generating a notarized image by recording the notarized information as a text string by the authentication management server on the corresponding image image (S43); And Storing, by the authentication management server, the notarized image therein and transmitting the notarized image to a designated client computer or a company server from a member (S45); Mutual authentication system and method through the image image comprising a. The method of claim 1, The step (e) is Receiving, by the authentication management server, identity authentication service setting information including name information, sender information, designated recipient information, and company information for the real-time image image transmitted from the client computer through the company server (S51); The authentication management server converting the corresponding real-time image image into numerical data using outline extraction and pattern recognition technology (S52); Comparing, by the authentication management server, whether the numerical data of the corresponding real-time image image and the numerical data of the authentication original image image of the previously stored member match (S53); If the real-time image image of the member and the authentication original image image of the member match, the authentication management server assigns the temporary information, sender information, identity verification result recipient information, and the corresponding identity authentication process of the identity image of the corresponding image image. Storing the identification information including the serial number information and the corresponding image image (S58); Generating, by the authentication management server, a user authentication image by recording the user authentication information as a text string in the real-time image image (S59); And Storing, by the authentication management server, its identity image therein and transmitting from the member to a designated client computer or a company server (S61); Mutual authentication method using a video image, characterized in that it comprises a. In order to perform mutual authentication through a video image, (A) a function of transmitting an image authentication module that supports the authentication management server to use the notary function and the self-authentication function at the request of the client computer connected through the information communication network; (B) the authentication management server receiving an authentication service request signal for either authentication method of a notary function or self authentication and a real-time image image of the client computer user from the client computer through a company server; (C) the authentication management server determining whether the authentication function selected by the corresponding member is a notary function according to the authentication service request signal received from the client computer; (D) If the authentication function requested by the member is a notarization function, the authentication management server records the notarization information by inserting the notarization information on the member's real-time image image itself, and stores the notarization image and related notarization information therein, Transmitting the notarized image to a client computer or a company server which is a receiver set up from a member; And (E) If the authentication function requested by the member is not a notary function, the authentication management server converts the real-time image image of the member into numerical data and compares it with the previously stored authentication original image image of the member, and performs the corresponding authentication. Recording and inserting identity authentication information into an image image to generate an identity image and storing the identity image therein; and transmitting the identity image to a client computer or a company server which is a receiver set by a member; A computer-readable recording medium that records a program for executing the program. The method of claim 4, wherein The (D) function is Receiving, by the authentication management server, notarization function service setting information including name information, sender information, designated recipient information, and company information for a real-time image image transmitted from the client computer through the company server; A function of storing, by the authentication management server, notarization information including the date and time information about the notarization of the corresponding image image, sender information, designated recipient information, and serial number information assigned to the notarization process;  Generating a notarized image by the authentication management server recording the notarized information as a text string on the corresponding image image; And A function for the authentication management server to store the notarized image therein and to transmit it from a member to a designated client computer or a company server; A computer-readable recording medium that records a program for executing the program. The method of claim 4, wherein The (E) function is A function for the authentication management server to receive identity authentication service setting information including name information, sender information, designated recipient information, and company information for the real-time image image transmitted from the client computer through the company server; A function of the authentication management server to convert the real-time image image into numerical data using an outline extraction and pattern recognition technique; A function of the authentication management server comparing the numerical data of the corresponding real-time image image with the numerical data of a previously stored member's authentication original image image; If the real-time image image of the member and the authentication original image image of the member match, the authentication management server assigns the temporary information, sender information, identity verification result recipient information, and the corresponding identity authentication process of the identity image of the corresponding image image. A function of storing the identity information including the serial number information and the corresponding image image; Generating, by the authentication management server, a personal authentication image by recording the personal authentication information as a text string in the real-time image image; And A function of the authentication management server storing the self-authentication image therein and transmitting from the member to a designated client computer or a company server; A computer-readable recording medium that records a program for executing the program.