US 12,079,935 B2
Securing communication sessions in the metaverse
Surampudi Sai Sri Harsha, Andhra Pradesh (IN); Ramshanker Thekkadath, Chennai (IN); Sridevi Ravindran, Hyderabad (IN); Santosh Bongoni, Hyderabad (IN); Prasad Bag, Mumbai (IN); and Senthil Nathan, Chennai (IN)
Assigned to Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/102,801.
Prior Publication US 2024/0257466 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. G06T 17/20 (2006.01); G06V 10/74 (2022.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC G06T 17/205 (2013.01) [G06V 10/761 (2022.01); H04L 9/3226 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for authenticating a communication session in a metaverse environment, the method comprising, at a processor running a metaverse application:
creating an authenticated communication session between a customer avatar and a virtual kiosk associated with an entity by authenticating the customer avatar and authenticating the virtual kiosk as being associated with the entity, the customer avatar controlled by input at a user device, the authenticating comprising:
authenticating the customer avatar by:
displaying, on an interface of the virtual kiosk, a plurality of base 3D mesh;
receiving at the interface, a selection, via the customer avatar, of a base 3D mesh from the plurality of base 3D meshes;
confirming, via the virtual kiosk, that the base 3D mesh matches a pre-selected base 3D mesh stored within an identity profile of the customer avatar at a database of the entity; and
in response to the confirming, authenticating the customer avatar;
authenticating the virtual kiosk by:
executing a distortion function on the pre-selected base 3D mesh to generate a distorted base 3D mesh;
comparing the distorted base 3D mesh to a static distorted base 3D mesh stored at the user's device;
confirming that the distorted base 3D mesh matches the static distorted base 3D mesh; and
in response to the confirming, authenticating the virtual kiosk as being associated with the entity; and
in response to the authenticating of the customer avatar and the authenticating of the virtual kiosk, creating the authenticated communication session.