Authentication and personal data sharing for partner services using out-of-band optical mark recognition

A method programmed in a non-transitory memory of a device comprising:

• generating an optical mark including at least two concentric circles;
• calibrating the optical mark by comparing at least three different colors within a calibration region within the at least two concentric circles to an encoding palette;
• generating a portion of the optical mark within the at least two concentric circles, comprising a plurality of segments wherein each segment of the plurality of segments comprises one color of the at least three different colors;
• encoding the portion of the optical mark based on the at least three different colors including associating each color with an optical code comprising a number;
• orienting the optical mark, by positioning a registration mark relative to the portion of the optical mark;
• and
• displaying the optical mark on a device screen of the device.

A method programmed in a non-transitory memory of a mobile device comprising:

• recognizing an optical mark displayed on a device screen of a device, wherein the optical mark comprises at least two concentric circles, wherein the optical mark is calibrated by comparing at least three different colors within a calibration region within the at least two concentric circles to an encoding palette, wherein a portion of the optical mark within the at least two concentric circles, comprises a plurality of segments wherein each segment of the plurality of segments comprises one color of the at least three different colors;
• detecting the optical mark using the registration mark and the calibration region by identifying and assigning values to the plurality of segments of the segmented portion and decoding an optical code based on the assigned values;
• and
• authenticating an on-line identity for a client based on the optical code of the optical mark and based on the on-line identity of the client.

A device comprising:

• a processor;
• a non-transitory memory coupled to the processor and storing an application, the application when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform the following:
• generating an optical mark, including at least two concentric circles;
• displaying the optical mark on a device screen of the device;
• receiving an authentication from a mobile device, wherein the authentication is based on the mobile device scanning the optical mark;
• and
• displaying on the device screen a visual indication of the authorization of a client to access the web service of the web service provider.