Systems and methods for anti-counterfeit authentication through communication networks

US8550336B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NAME Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Lei Wang · Singapore, SG
• Keli Liu · Changsha, CN
• Yuebiao Wang · San Diego, US
• JueXin Wang · New York, US
• Chen Liu · Weihai, CN
• Yunnan Xiao · Changsha, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 9, 2012
• Grant date: Oct 8, 2013
• Expiry date: Mar 23, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y04S40/20
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An anti-counterfeit authentication system provides authentication services over available communication networks. The system assigns unique anti-counterfeit certificates to authentic items. The certificates are stored in anti-counterfeit tags that are attached to the authentic items. An authentication server provides authentication services to authentication clients over the communication networks. The authentication clients read, via tag readers, the anti-counterfeit certificates from the tags associated with items to be authenticated, provide the anti-counterfeit certificates to the authentication server which determines authenticity and supplies authentication results back to the authentication clients.