Token bearing magnetc image information in registration with visible image information
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1. A token comprising a substrate;
- in either order disposed over a least a portion of said substrate, a magnetically writeable layer, said magnetically writeable layer comprising a plurality of magnetically alignable particles disposed in a thermosoft medium; and
a thermally writeable layer, said thermally writeable layer comprising a material that is susceptible to a change in color upon heating.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a security token that contains a magnetic information in registration with thermally generated information. Also disclosed are numerous security and authentication methods made possible using such token.
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59 Claims
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1. A token comprising
a substrate; -
in either order disposed over a least a portion of said substrate, a magnetically writeable layer, said magnetically writeable layer comprising a plurality of magnetically alignable particles disposed in a thermosoft medium; and
a thermally writeable layer, said thermally writeable layer comprising a material that is susceptible to a change in color upon heating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A token comprising
a substrate; - and
a thermally and magnetically writeable layer disposed over at least a portion of said substrate, said layer including magnetically alignable particles disposed in a thermosoft medium and said layer being susceptible to a change in color upon heating. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for preparing a token, comprising:
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providing a substrate;
in either order placing a magnetically writeable layer onto said substrate over at least a portion of said substrate, said magnetically writeable layer comprising a plurality of magnetically alignable particles disposed in a thermosoft medium; and
placing a thermally writeable layer onto said substrate over at least a portion of said substrate to thereby form a laminar structure that includes said substrate, a thermally writeable layer, and a magnetically writeable layer, said thermally writeable layer comprising a material that is susceptible to a change in color upon heating, said thermally writeable layer being in registration with said magnetically writeable layer over at least portion of said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for preparing a token, comprising
providing a substrate; - and
providing a thermally and magnetically writeable layer onto said substrate over at least a portion of said substrate, said layer including magnetically aligned particles disposed in a thermosoft medium and said layer being susceptible to a change in color upon heating. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for imparting a image onto a token, comprising:
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providing a token, said token comprising a substrate;
in either order disposed over a least a portion of said substrate, a magnetically writeable layer, said magnetically writeable layer comprising a plurality of magnetically alignable particles disposed in a thermosoft medium; and
a thermally writeable layer, said thermally writeable layer comprising a material that is susceptible to a change in color upon heating;
passing at least a portion of said token through a first thermal zone whereby said thermosoft material becomes sufficiently soft to permit magnetic alignment of said particles and whereby said material in said thermally writeable layer changes color; and
simultaneously or subsequently passing said portion of said token through a magnetic zone, whereby said particles become aligned thereby creating a region on said token which bears a magnetically written image in registration with a thermally written image. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method for imparting a image onto a token, comprising:
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providing a token, said token comprising;
a substrate; and
a thermally and magnetically writeable layer disposed over at least a portion of said substrate, said layer including magnetically alignable particles disposed in a thermosoft medium and said layer being susceptible to a change in color upon heating;
passing at least a portion of said token through a first thermal zone whereby said thermosoft material becomes sufficiently soft to permit magnetic alignment of said particles and whereby said material in said thermal layer changes color; and
simultaneously or subsequently passing said portion of said token through a magnetic zone, whereby said particles become aligned thereby creating a region on said token which bears a magnetically written image in registration with a thermally written image.
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23. A method for reading a token, comprising in any appropriate order:
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receiving a token expected to contain a magnetically written image in registration with a thermally written image;
simultaneously, or subsequently in either order, scanning said token and retrieving magnetic image information from said token and retrieving visual image information from said token; and
comparing said magnetic image information and said visual image information. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method for selectively executing a positive match procedure, comprising in any appropriate order:
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providing a token expected to contain a magnetically written image in registration with a thermally written image;
simultaneously or sequentially in either order scanning said token and retrieving magnetic image information from said token and retrieving visual image from said token;
comprising said magnetic image information and said visual image information; and
executing said positive match procedure only if said magnetic image information matches said visual image information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for selectively executing a positive match procedure, comprising in any appropriate order:
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providing a token expected to contain magnetic image information in registration with visible image information;
determining whether said token includes magnetic image information in registration with visible image information; and
executing said positive match procedure only if said token is determined to contain magnetic image information in registration with visible image information.
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- 33. A method according to claim 33, including executing said positive match procedure if and only if said token is determined to contain magnetic image information in registration with visible image information.
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37. A method for processing information, comprising;
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providing a token expected to contain magnetic image information in registration with visible image information;
determining whether said token contains magnetic image information in registration with visible image information; and
further processing said token only if said token contains magnetic image information in registration with visible image information. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method for providing a database record, comprising:
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receiving database information said database information include at least two of the following (A)-(D);
for at least one token in an array of tokens, each token in said array containing magnetic image information in registration with visible image information;
(A) token information, said token information comprising one of magnetic image information and visible image information. (B) additional token information;
(C) additional information; and
(D) a check value that is algorithmically related to at least two of (A)-(C); and
storing said database information in a database record. - View Dependent Claims (59)
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