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Secure tracking of tablets

US8626672B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims

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Assignee

I-Property Holding Corp. · US

Inventors

Alexander Stuck · Wettingen, CH
Stefan Klocke · Karlsruhe, DE
Harald Walter · Horgen, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 22, 2010
Grant date	Jan 7, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 9, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG16H20/10
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of tracking and tracing tablets, in particular pharmaceutical tablets, includes reading, i.e. detecting, code structure from the tablet, reading additional information from the package on an information sheet, and then comparing the readings to verify authenticity. The code structure may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. The detected code may further be compared with information stored in a database.

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