Verification method
OwnerMark Robert Fowkes, James Christopher Butcherinventors
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of verifying the authenticity of a product. The method comprises receiving an identification code associated with said product, and receiving at least one data item, the or each data item relating to a respective characteristic of said product. Said identification code is processed to determine at least one characteristic associated with said identification code; and output data indicating the authenticity of said product is generated by processing said at least one data item relating to a characteristic of said product and said at least one characteristic associated with said identification code.
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A computer-implemented method of verifying the authenticity of a product, the method comprising:
- receiving an identification code associated with said product;
- receiving at least one data item, the or each data item relating to a respective characteristic of said product;
- processing said identification code to determine at least one characteristic associated with said identification code;
- and generating output data indicating the authenticity of said product by processing said at least one data item relating to a characteristic of said product and said at least one characteristic associated with said identification code.
A method according to claim, wherein processing said identification code to determine at least one characteristic associated with said identification code comprises obtaining said at least one characteristic from a database.
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A method of verifying the authenticity of a product, the method comprising:
- transmitting an identification code associated with said product to a server;
- transmitting at least one data item to said server, the or each data item relating to a respective characteristic of said product, said server being configured to process said identification code to determine at least one characteristic associated with said identification code, and to generate said output data indicating the authenticity of said product by processing said at least one data item relating to a characteristic of said product and said at least one characteristic associated with said identification coder;
- and receiving data indicating the authenticity of said product from said server.
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A method of verifying the authenticity of a product, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of prompt data items at a client from a server, each prompt data item requesting a data item relating to a characteristic of said product;
- transmitting a plurality of data items from said client to said server, each data item relating to a respective characteristic of said product and being generated in response to a respective prompt data item;
- transmitting an identification code associated with said product from said client to said server;
- receiving said identification code and said at least one data item at said server processing said identification code at said server to determine at least one characteristic associated with said identification code;
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- generating output data at said server indicating the authenticity of said product by processing said at least one data item relating to a characteristic of said product and said at least one characteristic associated with said identification code.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.