System and method for authentication
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1. A method for determining authenticity, comprising:
- providing an object of authentication;
capturing characteristic data from the object of authentication, comprising capturing an optical image of the object of authentication, comprising subjecting the object of authentication to one or more of;
imaging, profilometry, polarimetry, scatterometry, and microscopy;
deriving authentication data from the characteristic data of the object of authentication, comprising;
performing optical characterization recognition and font reconstruction of the optical image to provide a reconstructed font;
extracting from the reconstructed font one or more parameters of a polynomial spline or a Bezier curve spline representative of the reconstructed font to provide the authentication data comprising a spline font database, the authentication data comprising the spline font database corresponding to marking system data; and
comparing the authentication data with an electronic database comprising reference authentication data to provide an authenticity score for the object of authentication,the reference authentication data corresponding to one or more reference objects of authentication other than the object of authentication, the reference authentication data comprising reference marking system data, the reference marking system data;
corresponding to a marking system used to mark the one or more reference objects of authentication; and
being derived from statistical testing of the reference authentication data, andcomparing the authentication data with the electronic database comprising comparing the marking system data with the reference marking system data to provide the authenticity score for the object of authentication.
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Described are methods and systems for determining authenticity. For example, the method may include providing an object of authentication, capturing characteristic data from the object of authentication, deriving authentication data from the characteristic data of the object of authentication, and comparing the authentication data with an electronic database comprising reference authentication data to provide an authenticity score for the object of authentication. The reference authentication data may correspond to one or more reference objects of authentication other than the object of authentication.
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1. A method for determining authenticity, comprising:
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providing an object of authentication; capturing characteristic data from the object of authentication, comprising capturing an optical image of the object of authentication, comprising subjecting the object of authentication to one or more of;
imaging, profilometry, polarimetry, scatterometry, and microscopy;deriving authentication data from the characteristic data of the object of authentication, comprising; performing optical characterization recognition and font reconstruction of the optical image to provide a reconstructed font; extracting from the reconstructed font one or more parameters of a polynomial spline or a Bezier curve spline representative of the reconstructed font to provide the authentication data comprising a spline font database, the authentication data comprising the spline font database corresponding to marking system data; and comparing the authentication data with an electronic database comprising reference authentication data to provide an authenticity score for the object of authentication, the reference authentication data corresponding to one or more reference objects of authentication other than the object of authentication, the reference authentication data comprising reference marking system data, the reference marking system data;
corresponding to a marking system used to mark the one or more reference objects of authentication; and
being derived from statistical testing of the reference authentication data, andcomparing the authentication data with the electronic database comprising comparing the marking system data with the reference marking system data to provide the authenticity score for the object of authentication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A tangible computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for controlling a processor, the instructions controlling the processor to:
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operate a characterization module comprising a measurement system to capture characteristic data from an object of authentication, capturing the characteristic data comprising capturing an optical image of the object of authentication; derive authentication data from the characteristic data of the object of authentication deriving the authentication data comprising; performing optical characterization recognition and font reconstruction of the optical image to provide a reconstructed font, and extracting from the reconstructed font one or more parameters of a polynomial spline or a Bezier curve spline representative of the reconstructed font to provide the authentication data comprising a spline font database, the authentication data comprising the spline font database corresponding to marking system data; compare the authentication data with an electronic database comprising reference authentication data to provide an authenticity score for the object of authentication, the reference authentication data corresponding to one or more reference objects of authentication other than the object of authentication, the reference authentication data comprising reference marking system data, comparing the authentication data with the electronic database comprising comparing the marking system data with the reference marking system data to provide the authenticity score for the object of authentication, the reference marking system data;
corresponding to a marking system used to mark the one or more reference objects of authentication; and
being derived from statistical testing of the reference authentication data; andaccess a data storage module to store and retrieve one or more of;
the authentication data, the electronic database comprising the reference authentication data corresponding to one or more reference objects of authentication other than the object of authentication, the characteristic data from the object of authentication, and the authenticity score;the instructions being configured to control the processor comprising one or more of;
a local processor, an embedded processor, a distributed processor, a smart phone, a smart watch, a personal computer; and
a tablet computer;the instructions being configured to control the processor to access the data storage comprising one or more of;
a memory operatively coupled to the processor and a remote storage system operatively coupled to the processor; andthe instructions being configured to control the measurement system comprising one or more of;
an imager, a profilometer, a scatterometer, a polarimeter, and a microscope. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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