Uber Technologies, Inc.
OBJECT VERIFICATION FOR A NETWORK-BASED SERVICE

Abstract:

A mobile computing device can capture a plurality of images of an object to be verified using a camera of the mobile computing device. A first image of the plurality of images is captured while a flash of the mobile computing device is deactivated and a second of the plurality of images is captured while the flash is activated. The verification data can include a first set of verification metrics, which is representative of the light reflectivity of the object, and can be generated by the mobile computing device or a network service by analyzing the first and second images.