Methods, a system and an analyze server for verifying an authenticity of an identity document and extracting textual information therefrom

A system for verifying an authenticity of an identity document and extracting information there from, the system comprising:

• a scanner comprising:
• a first light source on a bottom of the scanner configured to generate white light,
• a second light source on a sidewall of the scanner configured to generate ultraviolet (UV) light,
• a third light source on the bottom of the scanner configured to generate infrared (IR) light, and
• an indicating device located on the scanner and comprising a first light having a first color to indicate the identity document is authentic, a second light having a second color different from the first color to indicate the identity document is unauthentic and a third light having a third color different from the first and second colors to indicate the identity document is non-verifiable;
• an analyze server;
• a Point of Sale (POS) system;
• and
• at least one processor and a memory comprising instructions stored thereon that when executed by the at least one processor cause the system to:
• detect, with a camera in the scanner, presence of the identity document in a slot of the scanner,
• acquire, with the camera, three images of the identity document when it is illuminated with white light, ultraviolet (UV) light and infrared (IR) light, respectively,
• encrypt, in the scanner, each acquired image to generate encrypted images,
• send, from the scanner, a first message comprising a request for verifying the authenticity of the identity document together with the encrypted images to the analyze server,
• receive, in the analyze server, the first message comprising the request for verifying the authenticity of the identity document and the encrypted images,
• decrypt, in the analyze server, the received images,
• determine, in the analyze server, the authenticity of the identity document by use of authentication algorithms as applied to the decrypted received images,
• extract, in the analyze server, textual information from the identity document based on analysis of the decrypted received images,
• generate, in the analyze server, an encrypted verification report including the textual information extracted from the identity document,
• send, from the analyze server, a second message comprising the encrypted verification report including the textual information to the scanner,
• decrypt, in the scanner, the encrypted verification report including the textual information,
• send, from the scanner, a first signal to the indicating device on the scanner, said first signal indicating a state of the authenticity of the identity document as specified in the received and decrypted verification report, and
• send, from the scanner, the received textual information to the POS system in response to that the identity document has been verified.

A method for verifying an authenticity of an identity document and extracting textual information there from, said method being performed by an analyze server, said method comprising:

• receiving, from a scanner, a first message comprising a request for verifying the authenticity of the identity document and at least three encrypted images, said images being acquired when the identity document is illuminated with white light, ultraviolet (UV) light and infrared (IR) light, respectively, the scanner comprising:
• a first light source on a bottom of the scanner configured to generate the white light,
• a second light source on a sidewall of the scanner configured to generate the ultraviolet (UV) light,
• a third light source on the bottom of the scanner configured to generate the infrared (IR) light, and
• an indicating device located on the scanner and comprising a first light having a first color to indicate the identity document is authentic, a second light having a second color different from the first color to indicate the identity document is unauthentic and a third light having a third color different from the first and second colors to indicate the identity document is non-verifiable,
• decrypting the received images,
• determining the authenticity of the identity document by use of authentication algorithms as applied to the decrypted received images,
• extracting textual information from the identity document based on analysis of the decrypted received images,
• converting said extracted textual information such that it is readable by a Point of Sale (POS) system,
• generating an encrypted verification report including the textual information extracted from the identity document, and
• sending a second message comprising the encrypted verification report including the textual information to the scanner.

An analyze server for verifying an authenticity of an identity document and extract information there from, the analyze server comprising a processor and memory comprising instructions stored thereon that when executed by the processor cause the analyze server to:

• receive, from a scanner, a first message comprising a request for verifying the authenticity of the identity document and at least three encrypted images, said images being acquired when the identity document is illuminated with white light, ultraviolet (UV) light and infrared (IR) light, respectively, the scanner comprising:
• a first light source on a bottom of the scanner configured to generate the white light,
• a second light source on a sidewall of the scanner configured to generate the ultraviolet (UV) light,
• a third light source on the bottom of the scanner configured to generate the infrared (IR) light, and
• an indicating device located on the scanner and comprising a first light having a first color to indicate the identity document is authentic, a second light having a second color different from the first color to indicate the identity document is unauthentic and a third light having a third color different from the first and second colors to indicate the identity document is non-verifiable,
• decrypt the received images,
• determine the authenticity of the identity document with one or more authentication algorithms as applied to the decrypted received images,
• extract textual information from the identity document with the decrypted received images,
• convert said extracted textual information such that it is readable by a Point of Sale (POS) system,
• generate an encrypted verification report including the textual information extracted from the identity document, and
• send a second message comprising the encrypted verification report including the textual information to the scanner.