System and method for authenticating an article
US6980654B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S283/902
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of applying an authentication image to an article is presented. The method comprises obtaining a digitized version of the authentication image, encoding the digitized version of the authentication image to produce an encoded latent image, and printing the encoded latent image on a printable surface of the article using a transmittent printing medium.
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