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Authentication method and system

US8886946B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 2012
Grant dateNov 11, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/327
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the production and labeling of objects in a manner suitable for the prevention and detection of counterfeiting. Thus, the system incorporates a variety of features that make unauthorized reproduction difficult. In addition, the present invention provides a system and method for providing a dynamically reconfigurable watermark, and the use of the watermark to encode a stochastically variable property of the carrier medium for self-authentication purposes.

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