Jewelry including etched or printed information and method to optically or wirelessly access digital replica of the etched or printed information

• US 10,235,542 B2
• Filed: 06/02/2017
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NanoRosetta, LLC
• Original Assignee: NanoRosetta, LLC
• Inventors: Ha, Bruce, Ha, Sarah, Froehler, Carla J., Froehler, James J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Marshall, Christle I
• Application Number:
  US15/612,283
• Publication Number:
  US 20170351887A1
• Time in Patent Office: 655 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06037 multi-dimensional coding
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10297 arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1417 2D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 5/00 Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of coins, e.g. for segregating coins which are unacceptable or alien to a currency
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 7/0043 using barcodes
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 7/01 Testing electronic circuits therein

Abstract

A jewelry article, and systems and methods for accessing human readable information printed or etched on the jewelry article are disclosed. The printed or etched human readable information included in the jewelry article cannot be viewed without a visual aid. The jewelry article includes a wireless or optical tag corresponding to the printed or etched human readable information. The wireless or optical tag is associated with an electronic file corresponding to the printed or etched human readable information. The wireless or optical tag is configured to be readable by an external reader connected to an external database that stores the electronic file corresponding to the printed or etched human readable information. The external reader is configured to read the wireless or optical tag to access the associated electronic file stored in the external database. Information included in the electronic file may be displayed on a display.

Claims

1. A jewelry article comprising:

printed or etched human readable information that cannot be viewed without a visual aid; and

a wireless or optical tag corresponding to the printed or etched human readable information,

wherein the wireless or optical tag is associated with an electronic file that is a replica of the printed or etched human readable information,

wherein the wireless or optical tag is configured to be readable by an external reader connected to an external database that stores the electronic file that is the replica of the printed or etched human readable information, and

wherein the external reader is configured to read the wireless or optical tag to access the associated electronic file stored in the external database.

2. The jewelry article according to claim 1,

wherein the wireless or optical tag is configured to store a unique code corresponding to the printed or etched human readable information, and

wherein the unique code is associated with the electronic file that is the replica of the printed or etched human readable information.

3. The jewelry article according to claim 1, wherein the electronic file includes additional digital content associated with the printed or etched human readable information.

4. The jewelry article according to claim 1, wherein the printed or etched human readable information includes micro- or nano-text, image, video, or audio.

5. The jewelry article of claim 1, wherein the wireless tag includes an RF chip or an NFC chip.

6. The jewelry article of claim 1, wherein the optical tag includes a QR code or a symbol.

7. The jewelry article of claim 1, wherein the optical tag is printed or etched on the jewelry article.

8. The jewelry article of claim 1, wherein the wireless tag is provided proximate a portion of the jewelry article where the human readable information is printed or etched.

9. The jewelry article of claim 1, wherein the wireless or optical tag includes security information to permit the external reader to access the external database and retrieve the associated electronic file that is the replica of the printed or etched human readable information.

10. The jewelry article of claim 1, wherein the external reader is further configured to display information included in the associated electronic file stored in the external database.

11. A system comprising:

a jewelry article including printed or etched human readable information that cannot be viewed without a visual aid and a wireless or optical tag corresponding to the printed or etched human readable information; and

an external database configured to store an electronic file that is a replica of the printed or etched human readable information,

wherein the wireless or optical tag is associated with the stored electronic file,

wherein the wireless or optical tag is configured to be readable by an external reader connected to the external database, and

wherein the external reader is configured to read the wireless or optical tag to access the associated electronic file stored in the external database.

12. The system according to claim 11,

wherein the wireless or optical tag is configured to store a unique code corresponding to the printed or etched human readable information, and

wherein the unique code is associated with the electronic file that is the replica of the printed or etched human readable information.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein the electronic file includes additional digital content associated with the printed or etched human readable information.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein the printed or etched human readable information includes micro- or nano-text, image, video, or audio.

15. The system according to claim 11, wherein the wireless or optical tag includes security information to permit the external reader to access the external database and retrieve the associated electronic file that is the replica of the printed or etched human readable information.

16. The system according to claim 11, wherein the external reader is further configured to display information included in the associated electronic file stored in the external database.

17. A method of accessing an electronic file that is a replica of printed or etched human readable information on a jewelry article, the method comprising:

providing the jewelry article including the printed or etched human readable information that cannot be viewed without a visual aid, the jewelry article including a wireless or optical tag corresponding to the printed or etched human readable information, the wireless or optical tag configured to be readable by an external reader;

providing an external database configured to store an electronic file that is the replica of the printed or etched human readable information, wherein the wireless or optical tag is associated with the stored electronic file; and

reading the optical or wireless tag with the external reader to access the associated electronic file stored in the external database.

18. The method according to claim 17, further including displaying information included in the associated electronic file stored in the external database.