US 11,113,554 B2 · Systems and methods for identifying and authenticating artistic works

Abstract

Disclosed are systems, devices and methods for quantifying unique features of an object such as an artistic work to identify and authenticate the object and specific characteristics thereof using multi-spectral diagnostic characterization techniques and analytical algorithms. In some aspects, a method for creating an identification for an object includes acquiring image data of an object in two or more electromagnetic spectrums along a coordinated array of sample regions of the object; analyzing the acquired image data to produce a quantitative data set including specific characteristics of the object associated with the two or more electromagnetic spectrums for each sample region; generating a digital identification associated with a unique data fingerprint, based on the specific characteristics, in which the digital identification solely corresponds to the object; and storing the generated digital identification.

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Dependent claims

A method for authenticating an object, comprising:

acquiring image data of an object in multiple electromagnetic (EM) spectrums at selected sample regions among a coordinated array of sample regions of the object;
analyzing the acquired image data to produce a quantitative data set that represents specific characteristics of the object associated with the multiple EM spectrums for each selected sample region;
and
evaluating the quantitative data set produced for the object by comparing with previously-generated quantitative data sets associated with other objects stored in a database to determine an authenticity of the object to be the same object as one of the other objects,
wherein the previously-generated quantitative data sets are each included in a digital fingerprint that solely corresponds to the respective other object, wherein the previously-generated quantitative data sets each represents specific characteristics analyzed from images acquired in multiple EM spectrums corresponding to the other objects.

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A system for identifying and authenticating an object, comprising:

an image data acquisition platform to acquire image data from an object in multiple electromagnetic (EM) spectrums along a coordinated array of sample regions of the object;
a data processing device, in communication with the image data acquisition platform;
to analyze the acquired image data of the object and produce a quantitative data set that represents specific characteristics of the object associated with the multiple EM spectrums for each sample region,
wherein the data processing device is configured to (i) identify the object by creating a digital fingerprint that solely corresponds to the object and includes the quantitative data set, and generate an identification corresponding to the digital fingerprint, wherein the identification includes an alphanumeric string that is displayable as text, graphic, or audio to identify the object, or (ii) authenticate the object by evaluating the quantitative data set produced for the object by comparing with previously-generated quantitative data sets corresponding to other objects in order to determine an authenticity of the object to be the same object as one of the other objects;
and
one or more data storage devices, in communication with the data processing device;
to store the acquired data and analyzed data.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for identifying and authenticating artistic works

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Systems and methods for identifying and authenticating artistic works

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Abstract

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