Methods and a computing device for determining whether a mark is genuine
US9904888B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
The present disclosure is generally directed to a method and computing device for determining whether a mark is genuine. According to various implementations, a computing device (or logic circuitry thereof) uses unintentionally-produced artifacts within a genuine mark to define an identifiable electronic signature, extracts certain attributes of the signature (such as deviation from the mean value for each band of the signature), and assigns numerical values to the extracted attributes in order to create a hash identifier that is significantly smaller than the electronic signature itself. The hash identifier is then used as an index for a database of electronic signatures (of genuine marks) to enhance the ease and speed with which numerous genuine signatures can be searched (e.g., in a database) and compared with signatures (of candidate marks.
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