IP Library Granted Patent US 10,747,990
Granted Patent B2
US 10,747,990 · App. 16/774,063 · Granted Aug 18, 2020

Payment method, apparatus, and system

Inventors: Wei Xu (Beijing, CN); Liang Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
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Patent No.
US 10,747,990
App. No.
16/774,063
Granted
Aug 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A payment method includes: acquiring a frontal face image, and a side face image from at least one side, of a to-be-identified user; identifying whether the to-be-identified user is an authorized user of a payment electronic account according to the frontal face image and the side face image that are acquired; and making a deduction operation on the payment electronic account if it is identified that the to-be-identified user is an authorized user of the payment electronic account.

Claims (62)

1. A payment method, comprising:

acquiring a frontal face image, and a side face image from at least one side, of a to-be-identified user;

performing a similarity comparison between the acquired frontal face image and a recorded frontal face image corresponding to a payment electronic account to obtain a frontal face similarity, and performing a similarity comparison between the acquired side face image and a recorded side face image corresponding to the payment electronic account to obtain a side face similarity;

identifying whether the to-be-identified user is an authorized user of the payment electronic account according to the frontal face similarity and the side face similarity; and

making a deduction operation on the payment electronic account if it is identified that the to-be-identified user is an authorized user of the payment electronic account,

wherein the performing a similarity comparison between the acquired side face image and a recorded side face image corresponding to the payment electronic account comprises:

adjusting the acquired side face image to obtain a standard side face image, wherein the standard side face image is of a specified size, and a side face in the standard side face image has a specified posture;

extracting a first side face feature vector of the to-be-identified user according to the standard side face image;

acquiring a second side face feature vector corresponding to the recorded side face image; and

calculating a similarity between the acquired side face image and the recorded side face image based on the first side face feature vector and the second side face feature vector.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting the acquired side face image to obtain a standard side face image comprises:

determining positions of key points on the acquired side face image, wherein the key points comprise an ear hole center and a tip of nose; and

adjusting the acquired side face image based on a position of the ear hole center on the acquired side face image, a position of the tip of nose on the acquired side face image, and relative positions of the ear hole center and the tip of nose, to obtain the standard side face image.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the calculating a similarity between the acquired side face image and the recorded side face image based on the first side face feature vector and the second side face feature vector comprises:

calculating a Euclidean distance between the first side face feature vector and the second side face feature vector; and

determining the Euclidean distance as the similarity between the acquired side face image and the recorded side face image.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the identifying whether the to-be-identified user is an authorized user of the payment electronic account according to the frontal face similarity and the side face similarity comprises:

if the frontal face similarity is greater than a first set threshold and the side face similarity is greater than a second set threshold, determining that the to-be-identified user is an authorized user of the payment electronic account.

5. A payment device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions, wherein when executing the computer-executable instructions, the processor performs:

acquiring a frontal face image, and a side face image from at least one side, of a to-be-identified user;

performing a similarity comparison between the acquired frontal face image and a recorded frontal face image corresponding to a payment electronic account to obtain a frontal face similarity, and performing a similarity comparison between the acquired side face image and a recorded side face image corresponding to the payment electronic account to obtain a side face similarity;

identifying whether the to-be-identified user is an authorized user of the payment electronic account according to the frontal face similarity and the side face similarity; and

making a deduction operation on the payment electronic account if the to-be-identified user is an authorized user of the payment electronic account,

wherein the performing a similarity comparison between the acquired side face image and a recorded side face image corresponding to the payment electronic account comprises:

adjusting the acquired side face image to obtain a standard side face image, wherein the standard side face image is of a specified size, and a side face in the standard side face image has a specified posture;

extracting a first side face feature vector of the to-be-identified user according to the standard side face image;

acquiring a second side face feature vector corresponding to the recorded side face image; and

calculating a similarity between the acquired side face image and the recorded side face image based on the first side face feature vector and the second side face feature vector.

6. The payment device according to claim 5 , wherein, when executing the computer-executable instructions, the processor further performs:

determining positions of key points on the acquired side face image, wherein the key points comprise an ear hole center and a tip of nose; and

adjusting the acquired side face image based on a position of the ear hole center on the acquired side face image, a position of the tip of nose on the acquired side face image, and relative positions of the ear hole center and the tip of nose, to obtain the standard side face image.

7. The payment device according to claim 5 , wherein, when executing the computer-executable instructions, the processor further performs:

if the frontal face similarity is greater than a first set threshold and the side face similarity is greater than a second set threshold, determining that the to-be-identified user is an authorized user of the payment electronic account.

8. A payment system, comprising a client terminal device and a payment apparatus, wherein the client terminal device is provided with a frontal face image collector, at least one side face image collector, and an image collection controller;

the image collection controller is configured to: when a to-be-identified user performs a payment using a payment electronic account, control the frontal face image collector and the side face image collector to simultaneously collect a frontal face image and a side face image of the to-be-identified user;

the client terminal device is configured to send the frontal face image and the side face image to the payment apparatus; and

the payment apparatus is configured to:

acquire the frontal face image and the side face image;

perform a similarity comparison between the acquired frontal face image and a recorded frontal face image corresponding to the payment electronic account to obtain a frontal face similarity, and perform a similarity comparison between the acquired side face image and a recorded side face image corresponding to the payment electronic account to obtain a side face similarity;

identify whether the to-be-identified user is an authorized user of the payment electronic account according to the frontal face similarity and the side face similarity; and

make a deduction operation on the payment electronic account if the to-be-identified user is an authorized user of the payment electronic account,

wherein performing a similarity comparison between the acquired side face image and a recorded side face image corresponding to the payment electronic account comprises:

adjusting the acquired side face image to obtain a standard side face image, wherein the standard side face image is of a specified size, and a side face in the standard side face image has a specified posture;

extracting a first side face feature vector of the to-be-identified user according to the standard side face image;

acquiring a second side face feature vector corresponding to the recorded side face image; and

calculating a similarity between the acquired side face image and the recorded side face image based on the first side face feature vector and the second side face feature vector.

9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the payment apparatus is further configured to:

determine positions of key points on the acquired side face image, wherein the key points at least comprise an ear hole center and a tip of nose; and adjust the acquired side face image based on a position of the ear hole center on the acquired side face image, a position of the tip of nose on the acquired side face image, and relative positions of the ear hole center and the tip of nose, to obtain the standard side face image.

10. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the payment apparatus is further configured to:

if the acquired frontal face similarity is greater than a first set threshold and the acquired side face similarity is greater than a second set threshold, determine that the to-be-identified user is an authorized user of the payment electronic account.

11. A non-transitory storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device, cause the device to perform:

acquiring a frontal face image, and a side face image from at least one side, of a to-be-identified user;

performing a similarity comparison between the acquired frontal face image and a recorded frontal face image corresponding to a payment electronic account to obtain a frontal face similarity, and performing a similarity comparison between the acquired side face image and a recorded side face image corresponding to the payment electronic account to obtain a side face similarity;

identifying whether the to-be-identified user is an authorized user of the payment electronic account according to the frontal face similarity and the side face similarity; and

making a deduction operation on the payment electronic account if it is identified that the to-be-identified user is an authorized user of the payment electronic account;

wherein the performing a similarity comparison between the acquired side face image and a recorded side face image corresponding to the payment electronic account comprises:

adjusting the acquired side face image to obtain a standard side face image, wherein the standard side face image is of a specified size, and a side face in the standard side face image has a specified posture;

extracting a first side face feature vector of the to-be-identified user according to the standard side face image;

acquiring a second side face feature vector corresponding to the recorded side face image; and

calculating a similarity between the acquired side face image and the recorded side face image based on the first side face feature vector and the second side face feature vector.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2020
From: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053761/0338 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2020
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053713/0665 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2020
From: XU, WEI; LI, LIANG
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 052973/0354 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2018 1 0778548 · Jul 16, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16512434 · Jul 16, 2019
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