Digital fingerprinting object authentication and anti-counterfeiting system
US9443298B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30204
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Improvements are disclosed for authentication of an object, verification of its provenance, and certification of the object as compliant with manufacturing standards. Or, an object may be reported as a suspected counterfeit. In one embodiment the system compares a digital fingerprint of the object, based in image capture, to digital fingerprints previously stored in a database and determines if the object has been registered before and is thus authentic. An object feature template may be created which has a list of features and attributes that are relevant for authenticating particular classes of objects. The object feature template can also be used to examine unregistered objects for signs of counterfeiting.
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