Method of Marking an Object, Method for Generating a Marker, Method for Generating a Marker Code, and Method for Authenticating an Object
AssigneeOrbid Limited
InventorMark MANNING
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Abstract
A two-dimensional marker for marking an object comprises a plurality of line segments each extending between a first end point and a second end point thereof, wherein at least one of the line segments comprises a shape of at least one period of a periodic waveform.
Claims38
A method of marking an object, the method comprising:
- applying a two-dimensional marker to the object or a marker support to be connected to the object,
- wherein the marker comprises a plurality of line segments each extending between a first end point and a second end point thereof, wherein at least one of the line segments comprises a shape of at least one period of a periodic waveform.
A method of generating a marker, wherein the marker is to be associated with an object, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving object data corresponding to the object,
- converting the object data into a marker code;
- and
- generating a marker image based on the marker code, wherein the marker is based on the marker image, and comprises a plurality of line segments each extending between a first end point and a second end point thereof, wherein at least one of the line segments comprises a shape of at least one period of a periodic waveform,
- wherein the object data, the marker code, the marker image and the marker have a one-to-one relationship.
A method of generating object data corresponding to an object being associated with a marker, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a marker image obtained by scanning the marker, wherein the marker comprises a plurality of line segments each extending between a first end point and a second end point thereof, wherein at least one of the line segments comprises a shape of at least one period of a periodic waveform;
- generating a marker code based on the marker image;
- and
- converting the marker code into object data,
- wherein the object data, the marker code, the marker image and the marker have a one-to-one relationship.
A method of identifying and/or authenticating an object, the object being associated with a marker, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a marker image obtained by scanning the marker, wherein the marker comprises a plurality of line segments each extending between a first end point and a second end point thereof, wherein at least one of the line segments comprises a shape of at least one period of a periodic waveform;
- generating a marker code based on the marker image, wherein the marker code, the marker image, and the marker have a one-to-one relationship;
- and
- comparing the generated marker code with each one of a set of authenticated marker codes and, if the generated marker code is found to be identical to one of the authenticated marker codes, designating the object as being identified and/or authentic.
A method of identifying and/or authenticating an object, the object being associated with a marker, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a marker image obtained by scanning the marker, wherein the marker comprises a plurality of line segments each extending between a first end point and a second end point thereof, wherein at least one of the line segments comprises a shape of at least one period of a periodic waveform;
- generating a marker code based on the marker image;
- converting the marker code into object data, wherein the object data, the marker code, the marker image and the marker have a one-to-one relationship;
- and
- comparing at least part of the object data with each one of a set of authenticated object data and, if the at least part of the object data is found to be identical to one of the authenticated object data, designating the object as being identified and/or authentic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.