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US 9,022,289 B1Granted
Product authenticator and barcode scanner interlock
AssigneeStardust Materials, LLC
InventorsVitaly Talyansky, Edward Talyansky, Jason Moore
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for a product authenticator and barcode scanner interlock. An example apparatus includes a barcode scanner to scan a barcode on an item and a tester to determine whether the item is authentic, wherein the tester prevents the barcode from scanning the item if the item is not authentic.
Claims17
An apparatus comprising:
- a barcode scanner to scan a barcode on an item;
- and
- a tester to determine whether the item is authentic, wherein the tester prevents the barcode from scanning the item if the item is not authentic, the tester comprising:
- an EM generator to emit electromagnetic radiation onto the item;
- a photodiode to detect electromagnetic radiation emitted by the item, the tester to determine that the item is authentic when the photodiode detects electromagnetic radiation at a first frequency;
- and
- a screen to block light from the barcode scanner when the tester determines that the item is not authentic.
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A method comprising:
- determining whether an item is authentic;
- scanning a barcode on the item if the item is authentic;
- emitting electromagnetic radiation onto the item;
- detecting electromagnetic radiation emitted by the item, a tester to determine that the item is authentic when a photodiode detects electromagnetic radiation at a first frequency;
- and
- blocking light from a barcode scanner when the tester determines that the item is not authentic.
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A non-transitory tangible machine readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to at least:
- determine whether an item is authentic;
- scan a barcode on the item if the item is authentic;
- emit electromagnetic radiation onto the item;
- detect electromagnetic radiation from the item, a tester to determine that the item is authentic when a photodiode detects electromagnetic radiation at a first frequency;
- and
- block light from a barcode scanner when the tester determines that the item is not authentic.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.