Method and apparatus for detection of counterfeit and/or reused stamps
AssigneeDeutsche Post AG
InventorsAli Özyigit, Baris Cem Sal, Elisa Schneider, Marc Gittler
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Abstract
A method is disclosed which is performed by at least one first apparatus. In the method, information indicative of at least one characteristic of a franking is obtained. It is determined whether or not the franking is a counterfeit franking and/or a reused franking based on the obtained information or based on the obtained information and based on reference information indicative of at least one characteristic of a franking. The at least one characteristic includes at least one of a physical characteristic of the franking, a visual characteristic of an image provided on the franking, and/or a characteristic based on at least one material of the franking.
Claims23
An apparatus or system, the apparatus or system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause an apparatus or system at least to perform and/or control a method comprising:
- obtaining or causing obtaining information indicative of at least one characteristic of a franking;
- determining or causing determining whether or not the franking is a counterfeit franking and/or a reused franking based on the obtained information and based on reference information indicative of at least one characteristic of a franking;
- wherein the at least one characteristic comprises at least one of
- a physical characteristic of the franking;
- a visual characteristic of an image provided on the franking;
- a characteristic based on at least one material of the franking;
- and
- wherein the reference information comprises or corresponds to at least one of the following:
- average information indicative of the at least one characteristic of the franking;
- at least one unique characteristic of the franking, the unique characteristic uniquely identifying the individual franking.
An apparatus or system, the apparatus or system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause an apparatus or system at least to perform and/or control a method comprising:
- obtaining or causing obtaining information indicative of at least one characteristic of at least one franking;
- associating or causing associating the information indicative of the at least one characteristic of the at least one franking with reference information indicative of the at least one characteristic of a franking;
- wherein the at least one characteristic comprises at least one of
- a physical characteristic of the franking;
- a visual characteristic of an image provided on the franking;
- a characteristic based on at least one material of the franking;
- and
- wherein the reference information comprises or corresponds to at least one of the following:
- average information indicative of the at least one characteristic of the franking;
- at least one unique characteristic of the franking, the unique characteristic uniquely identifying the individual franking.
A method performed by at least one apparatus, the method comprising:
- obtaining or causing obtaining information indicative of at least one characteristic of a franking;
- determining or causing determining whether or not the franking is a counterfeit franking and/or a reused franking based on the obtained information and based on reference information indicative of at least one characteristic of a franking;
- wherein the at least one characteristic comprises at least one of
- a physical characteristic of the franking;
- a visual characteristic of an image provided on the franking;
- a characteristic based on at least one material of the franking;
- wherein the reference information comprises or corresponds to at least one of the following:
- average information indicative of the at least one characteristic of the franking;
- at least one unique characteristic of the franking, the unique characteristic uniquely identifying the individual franking.
A method performed by at least one apparatus, the method comprising:
- obtaining or causing obtaining information indicative of at least one characteristic of at least one franking;
- associating or causing associating the information indicative of the at least one characteristic of the at least one franking with reference information indicative of the at least one characteristic of a franking;
- wherein the at least one characteristic comprises at least one of
- a physical characteristic of the franking;
- a visual characteristic of an image provided on the franking;
- a characteristic based on at least one material of the franking;
- wherein the reference information comprises or corresponds to at least one of the following:
- average information indicative of the at least one characteristic of the franking;
- at least one unique characteristic of the franking, the unique characteristic uniquely identifying the individual franking.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium in which a computer program is stored, the computer program when executed by a processor causing an apparatus or system to perform and/or control a method comprising:
- obtaining or causing obtaining information indicative of at least one characteristic of a franking;
- determining or causing determining whether or not the franking is a counterfeit franking and/or a reused franking based on the obtained information and based on reference information indicative of at least one characteristic of a franking;
- wherein the at least one characteristic comprises at least one of
- a physical characteristic of the franking;
- a visual characteristic of an image provided on the franking;
- a characteristic based on at least one material of the franking;
- wherein the reference information comprises or corresponds to at least one of the following:
- average information indicative of the at least one characteristic of the franking;
- at least one unique characteristic of the franking, the unique characteristic uniquely identifying the individual franking.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium in which a computer program is stored, the computer program when executed by a processor causing an apparatus or system to perform and/or control a method comprising:
- obtaining or causing obtaining information indicative of at least one characteristic of at least one franking;
- associating or causing associating the information indicative of the at least one characteristic of the at least one franking with reference information indicative of the at least one characteristic of a franking;
- wherein the at least one characteristic comprises at least one of
- a physical characteristic of the franking;
- a visual characteristic of an image provided on the franking;
- a characteristic based on at least one material of the franking;
- wherein the reference information comprises or corresponds to at least one of the following:
- average information indicative of the at least one characteristic of the franking;
- at least one unique characteristic of the franking, the unique characteristic uniquely identifying the individual franking.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.