US 8,559,706 B2 · Fraud detection using image analysis

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method executed by at least one processor includes receiving an image associated with a user and analyzing, by the at least one processor, the image. The method also includes determining a set of colors of the image based on the analysis of the image and generating a representation of the image based on the determined set of colors. The method further includes comparing the representation of the image to one or more stored representations of a first set of images. The stored representations of the first set of images are based on sets of colors of the first set of images. The first set of images are associated with known users. The method also includes, in response to comparing the representation of the image to the one or more stored representations of the first set of images, determining that the user is a suspected fraudulent user.

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Dependent claims

A method executed by at least one processor comprising the steps of:

receiving an image associated with a user;
analyzing, by the at least one processor, the image;
determining, by the at least one processor, a set of colors of the image based on the analysis of the image;
generating, by the at least one processor, a representation of the image based on the determined set of colors;
comparing, by the at least one processor, the representation of the image to one or more stored representations of a first set of images, the stored representations of the first set of images based on sets of colors of the first set of images;
wherein the first set of images are associated with known users;
and
in response to comparing the representation of the image to the one or more stored representations of the first set of images, determining, by the at least one processor, that the user is a suspected fraudulent user.

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A system comprising:

an interface configured to receive an image associated with a user;
and
at least one processor configured to:
analyze the image;
determine a set of colors of the image based on the analysis of the image;
generate a representation of the image based on the determined set of colors;
compare the representation of the image to one or more stored representations of a first set of images, the stored representations of the first set of images based on sets of colors of the first set of images;
wherein the first set of images are associated with known users;
and
in response to comparing the representation of the image to the one or more stored representations of the first set of images, determine that the user is a suspected fraudulent user.

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At least one computer-readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, are configured to:

receive an image associated with a user;
analyze the image;
determine a set of colors of the image based on the analysis of the image;
generate a representation of the image based on the determined set of colors;
compare the representation of the image to one or more stored representations of a first set of images, the stored representations of the first set of images based on sets of colors of the first set of images;
wherein the first set of images are associated with known users;
and
in response to comparing the representation of the image to the one or more stored representations of the first set of images, determine that the user is a suspected fraudulent user.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Fraud detection using image analysis

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Fraud detection using image analysis

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Abstract

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