Graphical representation-based user authentication system and method

A user authentication method comprising:

• providing in memory of one or more cloud server computers a user database storing user data associated with a user account and one or more corresponding user graphical representations, and a facial scanning and authentication module connected to the database;
• receiving, from a client device, a request to access the user account;
• performing a facial scanning of a user of the client device through the facial scanning and authentication module by extracting facial feature data from camera data captured by at least one camera in communication with the client device;
• checking the extracted facial feature data for a match against a user graphical representation associated with the user account in the user database;
• if a matching user graphical representation is found in the checking step, providing the user with access to the user account;
• and
• if a matching user graphical representation is not found in the checking step, generating, from the camera data, a new user graphical representation along with a new user account stored in the user database, and providing access to the new user account.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions configured to cause at least one server computer comprising a processor and memory to perform steps comprising:

• providing in memory of one or more cloud server computers a user database storing user data associated with a user account and one or more corresponding user graphical representations, and a facial scanning and authentication module connected to the database;
• receiving, from a client device, a request to access the user account;
• performing a facial scanning of a user of the client device through the facial scanning and authentication module by extracting facial feature data from camera data captured by at least one camera in communication with the client device;
• checking the extracted facial feature data for a match against a user graphical representation associated with the user account in the user database;
• if a matching user graphical representation is found in the checking step, providing the user with access to the user account;
• and,
• if a matching user graphical representation is not found in the checking step, generating, from the camera data, a new user graphical representation along with a new user account stored in the user database, and providing access to the new user account.