Method and apparatus for article authentication
AssigneeZIH Corp.
InventorsClive Hohberger, Boris Tsirline
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Abstract
An authentication method for authenticating an article in a device includes the steps of (a) reading an identification number stored on the article, (b) reading an authentication number stored on the article, (c) determining an input number based at least in part on the identification number, (d) applying an authentication function to the input number to calculate an output number, (e) determining that the article is authentic only if the authentication number corresponds to the output number, and (f) permitting use of the article in the device if the article is authentic, and disabling use of the article in the device if the article is not authentic.
Claims45
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A media holder for use with a media processor, said media holder comprising:
- a spool having a shaft defining an axis and an end flange;
- and
- an antenna located on the end flange, wherein said antenna comprises a body comprising at least one arcuate portion concentric with the axis of the shaft.
A media holder for use with a media processor, said media holder comprising:
- a spool having a shaft defining an axis and an end flange;
- and
- an antenna located on the end flange, wherein said antenna comprises a body comprising a series of coupled concentric circles located on the flange of said spool.
A media holder for use with a media processor, said media holder comprising:
- a spool having a shaft defining an axis and an end flange;
- an antenna located on the end flange;
- a data memory in communication with said antenna.
A media holder for use with a media processor, said media holder comprising:
- a spool having a shaft defining an axis and an end flange;
- and
- an antenna located on the end flange.
A media holder for maintaining media comprising:
- a shaft comprising a body extending along an axis between first and second ends for maintaining media thereon;
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- an antenna located on at least one of said ends of said shaft.
A media processing system, comprising:
- a media holder configured to hold media, said media holder comprising:
- a spool having a shaft defining an axis and an end flange;
- a transponder comprising a first antenna located on the end flange;
- a processing system for processing the media, said processing system comprising:
- a second antenna positioned in said processing system to wirelessly coupled with said first antenna;
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- a reader coupled to said second antenna for communicating with said transponder of said media holder via said first and second antennas.
A media processing system, comprising:
- a media holder for maintaining media comprising:
- a shaft comprising a body extending along an axis between first and second ends for maintaining media thereon;
- and
- an antenna located on at least one of said ends of said shaft;
- a processing system for processing the media, said processing system comprising:
- a second antenna positioned in said processing system to wirelessly coupled with said first antenna;
- and
- a reader coupled to said second antenna for communicating with said transponder of said media holder via said first and second antennas.
A media processing system, comprising:
- a media holder configured to hold media, said media holder comprising:
- a spool having a shaft defining an axis and an end flange;
- a transponder comprising a first antenna located on the end flange;
- and
- a processing system for processing the media, said processing system comprising:
- a second antenna positioned in said processing system to wirelessly coupled with said first antenna;
- a reader coupled to said second antenna for communicating with said transponder of said media holder via said first and second antennas;
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- a media usage counter configured to track usage of media from media holder by said processing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.