Methods and systems for determining the authenticity of an identity document

An electronic device for determining authenticity of an identity document comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory configured to store data, said electronic device being associated with a network and said memory being in communication with said processor and having instructions stored thereon which, when read and executed by said processor, cause said electronic device to:
• capture image data of an identity document, the identity document being one of a plurality of different card types and having a first side and a second side, the image data including an image of the first side and an image of the second side, wherein the first side includes data about a person associated with the identity document and the second side includes a PDF417 barcode, the PDF417 barcode including features, at least one side and a margin along the at least one side;
• determine a class of the card type, wherein features of the PDF417 barcode adhere to criteria established for the determined class;
• analyze illumination characteristics of the captured image at the margin;
• compare results of the analysis against the respective criteria for PDF417 barcodes on the determined class of document;
• and
• determine the identity document is authentic or fraudulent based on the comparison.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium in an electronic device for determining authenticity of an identity document, the non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions which when executed by a hardware processor cause the non-transitory recording medium to perform steps comprising:

• capturing image data of an identity document, the identity document being one of a plurality of different card types and having a first side and a second side, the image data including an image of the first side and an image of the second side, wherein the first side includes data about a person associated with the identity document and the second side includes a PDF417 barcode, the PDF417 barcode including features, at least one side and a margin along the at least one side;
• determining a class of the identity document, wherein features of the PDF417 barcode adhere to criteria established for the determined class of document;
• analyzing illumination characteristics of the captured image at the margin;
• comparing results of said analyzing step against the respective criteria for PDF417 barcodes on the determined class of document;
• and
• determining the identity document is authentic or fraudulent based on said comparing step.