System for and method of authenticating items
First Claim
1. A system for authenticating an item, said item being associated with an event or associated with one or more participants in the event, said system comprising:
- first identification means incorporated into an item prior to an event, said first identification means having an associated unique identifier;
a database for storing an item record including information indicative of the unique identifier and information indicative of the item; and
detecting means for authenticating that the item has been used at the event by detecting the first identification means and recognizing the unique identifier during the event whilst the item is being used;
the arrangement being such that the item record is updated so as to include information indicative of the event in which the item has been used when the item has been detected by the detecting means.
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Abstract
A system (10) is disclosed for authenticating an item (12), the item (12) being associated with an event or associated with one or more participants (70) in the event. The system (10) comprises first identification means (14) incorporated into an item (12) prior to an event, the first identification means (14) having an associated unique identifier, a database (22) for storing an item record including information indicative of the unique identifier and information indicative of the item (12), and detecting means (20) for authenticating that the item (12) has been used at the event by detecting the first identification means (14) and recognising the unique identifier during the event whilst the item (12) is being used. The arrangement is such that the item record is updated so as to include information indicative of the event in which the item (12) has been used when the item (12) has been detected by the detecting means (20). A corresponding method is also disclosed.
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73 Claims
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1. A system for authenticating an item, said item being associated with an event or associated with one or more participants in the event, said system comprising:
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first identification means incorporated into an item prior to an event, said first identification means having an associated unique identifier;
a database for storing an item record including information indicative of the unique identifier and information indicative of the item; and
detecting means for authenticating that the item has been used at the event by detecting the first identification means and recognizing the unique identifier during the event whilst the item is being used;
the arrangement being such that the item record is updated so as to include information indicative of the event in which the item has been used when the item has been detected by the detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of authenticating an item, said item being associated with an event or associated with one or more participants in the event, said method comprising the steps of:
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incorporating first identification means into an item prior to an event, said first identification means having an associated unique identifier;
creating an item record and storing the item record on a database, said item record including information indicative of the unique identifier and information indicative of the item;
authenticating that the item has been used at the event by detecting the first identification means and recognising the unique identifier during the event whilst the item is being used; and
updating the item record so as to include information indicative of the event in which the item has been used. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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52. A method as claimed in 36, further including the step of facilitating on-line access to the item record so that the item record may be viewed from a remote location.
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71. A management system for managing authenticated items, said system comprising:
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a) a plurality of authentication systems, each such system comprising;
first identification means incorporated into an item prior to an event, said first identification means having an associated unique identifier;
a database for storing an item record including information indicative of the unique identifier and information indicative of the item; and
detecting means for authenticating that the item has been used at the event by detecting the first identification means and recognizing the unique identifier during the event whilst the item is being used;
the arrangement being such that the item record is updated so as to include information indicative of the event in which the item has been used when the item has been detected by the detecting means;
b) a central control unit in networked communication with the plurality of authentication systems, each authentication system being arranged to forward item records to the central control unit;
c) a central database in communication with the central control unit for storing the forwarded item records; and
d) means for facilitating on-line access to the item records in the central database. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73)
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Specification