Method of testing documents provided with optico-diffractively effective markings
AssigneeWHD Electronische Prueftechnik
InventorFrank Puttkammer
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of examining the authenticity of a document provided with an optico-diffractively effective element or hologram by subjecting the hologram to capacitive coupling of a voltage and deriving a signal representative of the voltage for comparison with a reference signal representative of a hologram of an authentic document. The method may be improved by providing, between individual segments of the hologram, additional security indicia providing a signal in response to being irradiated by electromagnetic radiation of a predetermined frequency.
Claims7
A method of testing the authenticity of a document provided with at least one optico-diffractively effective metallized security indicium, comprising the steps of:
- storing a signal representative of the security indicium of a genuine document;
- moving a document along a predetermined path;
- applying a voltage to the security indicium by capacitive coupling;
- measuring the voltage in the security indicium and deriving a signal representative of the measured voltage;
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- comparing the measured voltage signal against the stored signal.
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