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Method for the authentication of dosage forms

US9189728B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

I-Property Holding Corp. · US

Inventors

Alexander Stuck · Wettingen, CH
Stefan Klocke · Karlsruhe, DE
Thomas Gering · Sarasota, US
Harald Walter · Horgen, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 20, 2011
Grant date	Nov 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 21, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG16H20/13
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for the authentication of dosage forms such as tablets, in particular pharmaceutical tablets, by reading, i.e. detecting, code structure from the tablet, reading additional information from the package or on an information sheet, and then comparing the readings to verify authenticity. The code structure may be randomized on a plurality of tablets disposed in identifiable locations in a shared package such that the detected code structures define a unique digital signature for the package of tablets.

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