Patents by Inventor Raphael A. Rodriguez

Raphael A. Rodriguez has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250200173
    Abstract: A method for enhancing detection of multimedia data generated using artificial intelligence is provided that includes the step of receiving, by an electronic device operated by a user, multimedia data. The multimedia data includes at least one of one or more images and voice data. Moreover, the method includes the step of analyzing, using a trained machine learning model, the one or more images for artifacts indicating the use of artificial intelligence in generating the one or more images, and determining, using a synthetic speech detection algorithm, whether the voice data includes artifacts indicating the use of artificial intelligence in generating the voice data. In response to determining the one or more images includes at least one artifact or the voice data includes at least one artifact, the multimedia data is determined to be fraudulent and originating from artificial intelligence generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventor: Raphael A. RODRIGUEZ
  • Patent number: 12244609
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for determining the authenticity of an identity document that includes receiving, by an electronic device, an image of an identity document. The document image includes facial image data and personal data of a person associated with the identity document and an identity document number. Moreover, the method includes extracting the personal data and the document number from the identity document image. The extracted personal data includes at least a surname and the extracted identity document number includes groups of characters that represent personal data and information about an entity. Furthermore, the method includes decoding a first group of the characters using a soundex coding algorithm, identifying a surname that corresponds to the decoded first group of characters, comparing the identified surname against the surname in the extracted personal data, and determining the authenticity of the identity document using a result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Inventor: Raphael A. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 12210606
    Abstract: A method for enhancing detection of synthetic speech is provided that includes the step of receiving, by an electronic device, voice biometric data of a user captured while the user was speaking and analyzing the context in which the received voice biometric data was captured. The context includes environmental and situational factors. Moreover, the method includes the steps of analyzing characteristics of the received voice biometric data for anomalies associated with synthetic speech, generating a risk score based on the results of the analysis, and comparing the risk score against a threshold value. In response to determining the risk score fails to satisfy the threshold score, the method includes a step of determining the captured voice biometric data includes anomalies associated with synthetic speech and initiating an alert protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Daon Technology
    Inventors: Raphael A Rodriguez, Olena Mizynchuk, Davyd Mizynchuk
  • Patent number: 12164619
    Abstract: A method for enhancing detection of fraudulent data is provided that includes the step of analyzing, by an electronic device, voice biometric data captured while the user was speaking to determine whether the captured voice biometric data exhibits anomalies associated with fraudulent voice audio data. Moreover, the method includes the steps of analyzing circumstances under which the voice biometric data was captured, analyzing mannerisms of the user while the voice biometric data was captured, and calculating a risk score based on at least the results of the analyses. Furthermore, the method includes the steps of comparing the risk score against a threshold value, and in response to determining the risk score fails to satisfy the threshold value generating an alert having a risk level corresponding to the risk score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Daon Technology
    Inventor: Raphael A Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 12131750
    Abstract: A method for enhancing detection of synthetic voice data is provided that includes converting, by an electronic device, monophonic voice data into stereophonic voice data. The stereophonic voice data includes a first channel signal and a second channel signal. Moreover, the method includes decomposing, by a trained machine learning model, the stereophonic voice data into a mid-signal and a side signal. The method also includes determining artifacts indicative of synthetic generation in the structured and secondary artifacts, calculating, based on the determined artifacts, a probability score reflecting the likelihood the monophonic voice data was synthetically generated, and comparing the probability score against a threshold value. When the probability score satisfies the threshold value, there is a high likelihood that the monophonic voice data includes synthetic artifacts, and an alert is generated indicating the monophonic voice data is potentially fraudulent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Daon Technology
    Inventors: Raphael A. Rodriguez, Olena Mizynchuk, Davyd Mizynchuk
  • Publication number: 20240275795
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for determining the authenticity of an identity document that includes receiving, by an electronic device, an image of an identity document. The document image includes facial image data and personal data of a person associated with the identity document and an identity document number. Moreover, the method includes extracting the personal data and the document number from the identity document image. The extracted personal data includes at least a surname and the extracted identity document number includes groups of characters that represent personal data and information about an entity. Furthermore, the method includes decoding a first group of the characters using a soundex coding algorithm, identifying a surname that corresponds to the decoded first group of characters, comparing the identified surname against the surname in the extracted personal data, and determining the authenticity of the identity document using a result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventor: Raphael A. RODRIGUEZ
  • Patent number: 11961315
    Abstract: A method for enhancing detection of a fraudulent identity document in an image is provided that includes receiving, by an electronic device, an image of an identity document associated with a user including at least one background object. The method also includes determining the size and orientation of the at least one background object based on the received image, extracting information about the received image from the received image, and extracting information from the received image about a capture device that captured the received image. Each of the size and orientation of the at least one background object, the extracted received image data information, and the extracted capture device information is compared against corresponding information in record data of the user. A similarity score is calculated for each comparison. When each similarity score satisfies a threshold value, the identity document in the received image is deemed to be fraudulent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Daon Technology
    Inventor: Raphael A Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11908221
    Abstract: A method for determining the authenticity of an identity document is provided that includes capturing, by an electronic device, image data of an identity document. The identity document has a first side and a second side. The image data includes an image of the first side and an image of the second side. The first side includes data about a person associated with the identity document and second side includes a PDF417 barcode which has features. The method also includes determining a class of the identity document. The features of the PDF417 barcode adhere to criteria established for the determined class of the identity document. Moreover, the method includes analyzing the features of the PDF417 barcode for anomalies. In response to determining the features of the PDF417 barcode are free of anomalies, the identity document is determined to be authentic. Otherwise, the identity document is determined to be fraudulent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Raphael A. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11842573
    Abstract: A method for enhancing liveness detection of image data is provided that includes receiving image data of a person and using multi-resolution convolution and octave convolution techniques to extract first and second frequency components from the received image data. The method also includes comparing the first frequency component against data in a first frequency map and comparing the second frequency component against data in a second frequency map. Furthermore, the method includes determining whether the first frequency component satisfies matching criteria with data in the first frequency map and determining whether the second frequency component satisfies matching criteria with data in the second frequency map. In response to determining the first and second frequency components fail to satisfy the data in the respective frequency map, the method concludes that the received image data was not taken of a live person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventor: Raphael A. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11810401
    Abstract: A method for enhancing user liveness detection is provided that includes receiving image data of a user that includes items of metadata. Moreover, the method includes comparing each item of metadata associated with the received image data against a corresponding item of metadata associated with record image data of the user, and determining whether each item of metadata associated with the received image data matches the corresponding item of metadata. In response to determining at least one item of metadata associated with the received image data does not match the corresponding item of metadata, the method deems the received image data to be genuine and from a live person. In response to determining all items of metadata associated with the received image match the corresponding item of metadata, the method deems the received image data to be fraudulent and not from a living person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Daon Technology
    Inventor: Raphael A. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11798305
    Abstract: A method for determining the authenticity of an identity document is provided that includes capturing, by an electronic device, image data of an identity document, determining a class of the identity document, and extracting, using multi-resolution convolution and octave convolution techniques, first and second frequency components from the captured image data. The first and second frequency components correspond to different spatial frequency ranges. Moreover, the method includes determining whether the first and second frequency components satisfy matching criteria with data in corresponding frequency maps. The frequency maps are created from verified documents belonging to the determined class of document. In response to determining at least one of the first and second frequency components satisfies the matching criteria, determining the identity document is genuine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventor: Raphael A. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11755757
    Abstract: A method for determining the authenticity of an identity document is provided that includes the steps of capturing, by an electronic device, image data of a PDF417 barcode, where the PDF417 barcode is located on an identity document including textual data. Moreover, the method includes the steps of extracting data from the PDF417 barcode, determining a class to which the identity document belongs using the extracted data, and identifying in the extracted data, data unique to the determined class. The unique data is in addition to the textual data. Furthermore, the method includes the steps of comparing the identified unique data against unique data of any authenticated identity document belonging to the determined class, calculating an authenticity score based on the comparison, and determining the identity document is authentic in response to determining the authenticity score satisfies a threshold score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventor: Raphael A. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11734916
    Abstract: A method for determining the authenticity of an identity document is provided that includes capturing, by an electronic device, image data of an identity document. The identity document has a first side and a second side. The image data includes an image of the first side and an image of the second side. The first side includes data about a person associated with the identity document and second side includes a PDF417 barcode which has features. The method also includes determining a class of the identity document. The features of the PDF417 barcode adhere to criteria established for the determined class of the identity document. Moreover, the method includes analyzing the features of the PDF417 barcode for anomalies. In response to determining the features of the PDF417 barcode are free of anomalies, the identity document is determined to be authentic. Otherwise, the identity document is determined to be fraudulent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Raphael A. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11710009
    Abstract: A method for determining the authenticity of an identity document is provided that includes capturing, by an electronic device, image data of an identity document. The identity document has a first side and a second side. The image data includes an image of the first side and an image of the second side. The first side includes data about a person associated with the identity document and second side includes a PDF417 barcode which has features. The method also includes determining a class of the identity document. The features of the PDF417 barcode adhere to criteria established for the determined class of the identity document. Moreover, the method includes analyzing the features of the PDF417 barcode for anomalies. In response to determining the features of the PDF417 barcode are free of anomalies, the identity document is determined to be authentic. Otherwise, the identity document is determined to be fraudulent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Inventor: Raphael A. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11349666
    Abstract: The present solution is directed to methods and systems for storing personal identifiable information. In some implementations, the information is collected during the authentication of identification (ID) documents. The personal identifiable information can be useful in processes such as client enrollment, mobile device management, identification processes, and transaction audits. However, the data can be a target for bad actors. The present solution includes a one-way hashing and cryptographic function that converts unique personal identifiable information into a unique digest which can be securely stored on a mobile device and rendered as an original state digital image for proof of ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS, INC.
    Inventors: J. Robert Geiman, Raphael A. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11210510
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and systems for handling personally identifiable information. In some implementations, the information is collected during the authentication of identification (ID) documents. The system includes a one-way hashing function that converts unique personal identifiable information into a unique digest. The system can store the digest without having to store the personal identifiable information. Because the hashing function generates the same digest when given the same input, the digests can be used as anonymized identifiers in place of the personal identifiable information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventor: Raphael A. Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20200293772
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and systems for handling personally identifiable information. In some implementations, the information is collected during the authentication of identification (ID) documents. The system includes a one-way hashing function that converts unique personal identifiable information into a unique digest. The system can store the digest without having to store the personal identifiable information. Because the hashing function generates the same digest when given the same input, the digests can be used as anonymized identifiers in place of the personal identifiable information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Raphael A. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 10706277
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and systems for handling personal identifiable information. In some implementations, the information is collected during the authentication of identification (ID) documents. The system includes a one-way hashing function that converts unique personal identifiable information into a unique digest. The system can store the digest without having to store the personal identifiable information. Because the hashing function generates the same digest when given the same input, the digests can be used as anonymized identifiers in place of the personal identifiable information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Raphael A. Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 10410309
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method to determine whether a physical identification document is authentic. An authentication manager receives an image of a physical identification document to be authenticated. The authentication manager extracts a set of characteristics of the document from the image. The authentication manager determines a class of the document based on the set of characteristics. The authentication manager applies a convolution kernel, convolving the image with the kernel to generate a feature map. The authentication manager determines a score based on the feature map, where the score identifies the likelihood that the document is valid. The authentication manager then provides an indication that the physical document is authentic based on the score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Raphael A. Rodriguez, Michael Muesch, David Thor, Justin Boyd, Ryan Cahill, Xiaolu Xiong
  • Publication number: 20190197642
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method to determine whether a physical identification document is authentic. An authentication manager receives an image of a physical identification document to be authenticated. The authentication manager extracts a set of characteristics of the document from the image. The authentication manager determines a class of the document based on the set of characteristics. The authentication manager applies a convolution kernel, convolving the image with the kernel to generate a feature map. The authentication manager determines a score based on the feature map, where the score identifies the likelihood that the document is valid. The authentication manager then provides an indication that the physical document is authentic based on the score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Raphael A. Rodriguez, Michael Muesch, David Thor, Justin Boyd, Ryan Cahill, Xiaolu Xiong