Systems and Methods for Real-Time User Verification in Online Education

A computer-implemented method to verify user access to online content, the method comprising:

• retrieving, by executing an instruction with a processor, a face template associated with a user in response to an access request to online content;
• comparing, by executing an instruction with the processor, the face template with current facial image data to determine a match;
• in response to a match, determining, by executing an instruction with the processor, whether a biometric data device includes a known pattern on an exterior of the biometric data device;
• and
• verifying, by executing an instruction with the processor, user access to the online content when the known pattern is detected on the exterior of the biometric data device.

A tangible computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to, at least:

• retrieve a face template associated with a user in response to an access request to online content;
• compare the face template with current facial image data to determine a match;
• in response to a match, determine whether a biometric data device includes a known pattern on an exterior of the biometric data device;
• and
• verify user access to the online content when the known pattern is detected on the exterior of the biometric data device.