IP Library Granted Patent US 10,776,472
Granted Patent B2
US 10,776,472 · App. 16/775,298 · Granted Sep 15, 2020

Authentication and authentication mode determination method, apparatus, and electronic device

Inventors: Wei Xu (Beijing, CN); Liang Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
G06F21/32G06K9/00268G06K9/00288G06Q20/40145
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Patent No.
US 10,776,472
App. No.
16/775,298
Granted
Sep 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An authentication method includes: acquiring a front face feature and a side face feature of a first user in response to a face authentication request of the first user; searching, based on the front face feature and the side face feature of the first user, a first list of users of multiple births corresponding to the first user for a candidate user matching both the front face feature and the side face feature of the first user, wherein the first list of users of multiple births corresponding to the first user is a list of users of multiple births with similar front face features and non-similar side face features; and determining, based on consistency between the candidate user and the first user in the front face feature and the side face feature, whether the first user succeeds in authentication.

Claims (64)

1. An authentication method, comprising:

acquiring a front face feature and a side face feature of a first user, based on a user identification of the first user, in response to a face authentication request of the first user;

searching, based on the front face feature and the side face feature of the first user, a first list of users of multiple births corresponding to the first user for a candidate user matching both the front face feature and the side face feature of the first user, wherein the first list of users of multiple births corresponding to the first user is a list of users of multiple births with similar front face features and non-similar side face features; and

determining, based on consistency between the candidate user and the first user in the front face feature and the side face feature, whether the first user succeeds in authentication.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the acquiring a front face feature and a side face feature of a first user comprises:

determining whether the first user is included in a second list of users of multiple births with similar front face features; and

acquiring the front face feature and the side face feature of the first user if it is determined that the first user is included in the second list of users of multiple births with similar front face features.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining, based on consistency between the candidate user and the first user in the front face feature and the side face feature, whether the first user succeeds in the authentication comprises:

determining that the first user succeeds in the authentication if the candidate user is consistent with the first user in both the front face feature and the side face feature; and

determining that the first user fails in the authentication if the candidate user is inconsistent with the first user in the front face feature or the side face feature.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

acquiring user information of a second user in response to a request for activating a face authentication mode from the second user; and

determining an authentication mode for the second user based on first user information of users with similar front face features and non-similar side face features in a second list of users of multiple births, second user information of users with similar front face features and similar side face features in the second list of users of multiple births, and the user information of the second user.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the determining an authentication mode for the second user further comprises:

acquiring a front face feature and a side face feature of the second user if the user information of the second user is included in the first user information; and

determining the authentication mode for the second user based on the front face feature and the side face feature of the second user.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the determining an authentication mode for the second user comprises:

acquiring a front face feature of the second user if the user information of the second user is not included in the first user information; and

determining the authentication mode for the second user based on the front face feature of the second user.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the determining an authentication mode for the second user comprises:

prompting the second user to activate an authentication mode other than a face authentication mode, if the user information of the second user is included in the second user information.

8. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to:

acquire a front face feature and a side face feature of a first user, based on a user identification of the first user, in response to a face authentication request of the first user;

search, based on the front face feature and the side face feature of the first user, a first list of users of multiple births corresponding to the first user for a candidate user matching both the front face feature and the side face feature of the first user, wherein the first list of users of multiple births corresponding to the first user is a list of users of multiple births with similar front face features and non-similar side face features; and

determine, based on consistency between the candidate user and the first user in the front face feature and the side face feature, whether the first user succeeds in authentication.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein in acquiring the front face feature and the side face feature of the first user, the processor is further configured to:

determine whether the first user is included in a second list of users of multiple births with similar front face features; and

acquire the front face feature and the side face feature of the first user if it is determined that the first user is included in the second list of users of multiple births with similar front face features.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein in determining, based on consistency between the candidate user and the first user in the front face feature and the side face feature, whether the first user succeeds in the authentication, the processor is further configured to:

determine that the first user succeeds in the authentication if the candidate user is consistent with the first user in both the front face feature and the side face feature; and

determine that the first user fails in the authentication if the candidate user is inconsistent with the first user in the front face feature or the side face feature.

11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

acquire user information of a second user in response to a request for activating a face authentication mode from the second user; and

determine an authentication mode for the second user based on first user information of users with similar front face features and non-similar side face features in a second list of users of multiple births, second user information of users with similar front face features and similar side face features in the second list of users of multiple births, and the user information of the second user.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein in determining the authentication mode for the second user, the processor is further configured to:

acquire a front face feature and a side face feature of the second user if the user information of the second user is included in the first user information; and

determine the authentication mode for the second user based on the front face feature and the side face feature of the second user.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein in determining the authentication mode for the second user, the processor is further configured to:

acquire a front face feature of the second user if the user information of the second user is not included in the first user information; and

determine the authentication mode for the second user based on the front face feature of the second user.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein in determining the authentication mode for the second user, the processor is further configured to:

prompt the second user to activate an authentication mode other than a face authentication mode, if the user information of the second user is included in the second user information.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device, cause the device to perform an authentication method, the method comprising:

acquiring a front face feature and a side face feature of a first user, based on a user identification of the first user, in response to a face authentication request of the first user;

searching, based on the front face feature and the side face feature of the first user, a first list of users of multiple births corresponding to the first user for a candidate user matching both the front face feature and the side face feature of the first user, wherein the first list of users of multiple births corresponding to the first user is a list of users of multiple births with similar front face features and non-similar side face features; and

determining, based on consistency between the candidate user and the first user in the front face feature and the side face feature, whether the first user succeeds in authentication.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the acquiring a front face feature and a side face feature of a first user comprises:

determining whether the first user is included in a second list of users of multiple births with similar front face features; and

acquiring the front face feature and the side face feature of the first user if it is determined that the first user is included in the second list of users of multiple births with similar front face features.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the determining, based on consistency between the candidate user and the first user in the front face feature and the side face feature, whether the first user succeeds in the authentication comprises:

determining that the first user succeeds in the authentication if the candidate user is consistent with the first user in both the front face feature and the side face feature; and

determining that the first user fails in the authentication if the candidate user is inconsistent with the first user in the front face feature or the side face feature.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

acquiring user information of a second user in response to a request for activating a face authentication mode from the second user; and

determining an authentication mode for the second user based on first user information of users with similar front face features and non-similar side face features in a second list of users of multiple births, second user information of users with similar front face features and similar side face features in the second list of users of multiple births, and the user information of the second user.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the determining an authentication mode for the second user further comprises:

acquiring a front face feature and a side face feature of the second user if the user information of the second user is included in the first user information; and

determining the authentication mode for the second user based on the front face feature and the side face feature of the second user.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the determining an authentication mode for the second user comprises:

acquiring a front face feature of the second user if the user information of the second user is not included in the first user information; and

determining the authentication mode for the second user based on the front face feature of the second user.

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 May 29, 2020
From: XU, WEI; LI, LIANG
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 052782/0245 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2018 1 1050088 · Sep 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16561793 · Sep 5, 2019
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