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US 7,677,461 B2Granted
Digital labels for product authentication
AssigneeMIL. Digital Labeling Inc.
InventorVictor Chu
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Abstract
A label for a product includes an electronic display for displaying label information. The digital label includes a processor, a memory, and a display configured to store and display label information about a product to which the label is attached. The digital label also stores product authentication data for authenticating the product to which the label is attached.
Claims18
A label device for being affixed to a product and conveying label information to the user of the product, said label device comprising:
- a) a digital label including a processor and a display, said processor programmed to output label information to said display;
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- b) memory in said digital label storing said label information, wherein said label information includes product authentication data for authenticating the product to which the label is attached.
A method for labeling a product comprising:
- a) attaching a digital label to a product, said digital label including a processing circuit, memory, and a display configured to display output label information to said display;
- b) storing product authentication data in said memory for authenticating a product to which said digital label is attached.
A method of verifying authenticity of a product comprising:
- storing authentication data in memory of a digital product label;
- securing the product label to the product;
- verifying authenticity of a labeled product based on the authentication data stored in the product label.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.