Unique Identification Information from Marked Features
AssigneeSys-Tech Solutions, Inc.
InventorMichael L. Soborski
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Abstract
A system for verifying the authenticity of a printed mark includes an image acquisition device that acquires an image of a printed mark. In one implementation, the printed mark includes coded information associated with a verified original item. The system may also include one or more processors that carry out actions such as receiving the image from the image acquisition device; analyzing the image to identify imperfections in the printed mark, retrieving a genuine mark signature from a database of genuine mark signatures, comparing the identified imperfections with the genuine mark signature, and determining whether the unverified item is authentic based on the comparison.
Claims27
A system for verifying the authenticity of a printed mark, the system comprising:
- an image acquisition device that acquires an image of the printed mark;
- and
- one or more processors that carry out actions comprising:
- receiving the image from the image acquisition device;
- analyzing the image to identify imperfections in the printed mark;
- retrieving a genuine mark signature from a database of genuine mark signatures, wherein the genuine mark signature is based on imperfections of an original verified printed mark;
- comparing the identified imperfections with the genuine mark signature;
- and
- determining whether the printed mark is authentic based on the comparison.
A method for establishing a genuine mark signature for an item, the method comprising:
- receiving an image of a printed mark from an image acquisition device, wherein the printed mark includes imperfections resulting from a printing process that printed the mark;
- forming a genuine mark signature based on the imperfections;
- and
- storing the genuine mark signature in a database.
A method for verifying the authenticity of an unverified item, the method comprising:
- acquiring an image of a barcode that accompanies the unverified item, wherein the barcode includes coded information associated with a verified original item;
- analyzing the image to identify irregularities along an edge of a feature of the barcode;
- retrieving a signature of a genuine barcode from a database of genuine barcode signatures, wherein the signature is based at least in part on irregularities along an edge of a feature of a barcode previously printed for the verified original item;
- comparing the identified irregularities of the barcode that accompanies the unverified item with the signature;
- and
- determining whether the unverified item is authentic based on the comparison.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.