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Method, apparatus, and system for determining a fraudulent item

  • US 20050049979A1
  • Filed: 08/26/2003
  • Published: 03/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for determining if an item is a fraudulent item, the method comprising the steps of:

  • obtaining a first number associated with the item or item'"'"'s packaging;

    obtaining a second number associated with the item or item'"'"'s packaging;

    utilizing a cryptographic process and the first number to cryptographically verify the second number; and

    determining the product'"'"'s authenticity based on the verification.

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