Patent ID: 8813248

Claim:
A system comprising: a memory operable to store: a predetermined master image of a physical non-living object, the master image associated with a user account; a master password associated with the user account; and a first key associated with the user account; and a processor coupled to the memory and operable to: receive a request to perform a transaction associated with the user account; receive a first password; receive a second key generated by a hardware device; compare the first password with the master password to determine that the first password matches the master password; compare the second key with the first key to determine that the second key matches the first key; communicate, in response to the determination that the first password matches the master password and to the determination that the second key matches the first key, a prompt; receive, in response to the prompt, an image of a second physical non-living object, the image scanned in real-time in conjunction with the request to perform the transaction; compare the image with the master image associated with the user account to determine whether the second physical non-living object is the physical non-living object; perform the transaction if the second physical non-living object is determined to be the physical non-living object; and change the master image to be of a third physical non-living object different from the physical non-living object in response to receiving a request to change the master image and to determining a second password matches the master password.