US 12,107,851 B1
Detecting fake user recognition authentication requests
Carlos J P Chavez, San Antonio, TX (US); Sacha Melquiades De'Angeli, San Antonio, TX (US); Oscar Guerra, San Antonio, TX (US); David M. Jones, Jr., San Antonio, TX (US); Gregory Brian Meyer, San Antonio, TX (US); Christopher Russell, San Antonio, TX (US); and Arthur Quentin Smith, Fredericksburg, TX (US)
Assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/182,915.
Application 18/182,915 is a continuation of application No. 16/836,769, filed on Mar. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,611,550.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/0853 (2013.01) [H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 63/105 (2013.01); H04L 63/107 (2013.01); H04L 63/1433 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An authentication system for granting access to an account associated with a user, the authentication system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a non-transitory, tangible, and computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the authentication system to perform operations comprising:
receiving a request for authentication, the request indicating the user;
in response to the request, instructing a smart device associated with the user to activate a light control parameter configured to cause a visual effect in a video sample;
receiving the video sample;
determining if the visual effect is observed in the video sample; and
in response to determining that the visual effect is not observed in the video sample, indicating that the request for authentication is fraudulent.