Copy restrictive documents
US5919730A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 8, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31993
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A media for restricting the copying of a document utilizing one or more microdots that are embedded in said document for providing a non-visual, but machine detectable mark or marks. The detected means for detecting the presence of one or more microdots in said document inhibits a copy machine from copying the document.
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