Abstract: A method includes obtaining, by a processing device from an optical sensor of a mobile device, an image of an object. The method further includes processing, by the processing device, the image to identify the object in the image. Processing the image includes calculating at least one of a distance map or a reflection pattern. Processing the image further includes comparing the calculated distance map or the calculated reflection pattern with a known distance map or a known reflection pattern to determine whether the image contains a spoof or a real object. The method further includes obtaining, by the processing device from the image, data including a biometric characteristic of the user. The method further includes sending, by the processing device to a third party computing device, data including at least the biometric characteristic.

Abstract: A method for obtaining data from an image of an object of a user that has a biometric characteristic of the user, like a fingerprint or a set of fingerprints of fingertips, a palm of the hand of the user, a face of the user, an eye of the user, a bottom of a foot of the user, the method comprising: on a mobile device, performing the following steps: obtaining, by an optical sensor of the mobile device, the image of the object wherein the image contains either the spoof or the real object; processing, in an identification-step, the image, thereby identifying both, the position of the object and the object in the image; wherein processing further comprises a liveliness-detection step, comprising calculating at least one of: a distance map representative of a distance of a plurality of pixels to the optical sensor, the pixels constituting at least a portion of the object within the image; a reflection pattern representative of light reflection associated with a plurality of pixels constituting at least a portion