System Method and Apparatus for Anti Counterfeiting Serialization

An anti-counterfeiting serialization method implemented on a computing device, comprising:

• receiving an input serial number;
• locating a seed character at a predetermined position in the input serial number;
• determining, based on the seed character, an input position of an incrementing character of the input serial number;
• determining, based on the incrementing character, a first output position for the incrementing character and at least one second output position for at least one remaining character of the input serial number;
• and
• generating an output serial number having the incrementing character in the first output position and at least one remaining character in the at least one second output position.

An apparatus for anti-counterfeiting serialization, comprising:

• processor means;
• and
• computer-readable medium means storing instructions that, when executed by the processor means, perform the steps of:
• receiving an input serial number;
• locating a seed character at a predetermined position in the input serial number;
• determining, based on the seed character, a first output position for an incrementing character of the input serial number;
• determining, based on the incrementing character, at least one second output position for at least one remaining character of the input serial number;
• and
• generating an output serial number having the incrementing character in the first output position and at least one remaining character in the at least one second output position.

An anti-counterfeiting serialization system, comprising:

• a database for storing at least one serial number;
• a computer-readable medium means storing instructions that, when executed by the processor means, perform the steps of:
• receiving an input serial number from the database;
• locating a seed character at a predetermined position in the input serial number;
• determining, based on the seed character, a first output position for an incrementing character of the input serial number;
• determining, based on the incrementing character, at least one second output position for at least one remaining character of the input serial number;
• and
• generating an output serial number having the incrementing character in the first output position and at least one remaining character in the at least one second output position;
• a printing device for printing the output serial number.