Method and system for providing a document which can be visually authenticated
First Claim
1. A method of providing a document which can be visually authenticated, said method comprising:
- providing a document that is valid for a predetermined period of validity;
randomly selecting visual authentication indicia just prior to said period of validity, said visual authentication indicia providing visual indication of validity during said period of validity; and
transferring said visual authentication indicia to said document to visually authenticate the validity of said document during said period of validity.
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Abstract
A method of providing a document which can be visually authenticated includes providing a document that is valid for a predetermined period of validity; randomly selecting visual authentication indicia just prior to the period of validity, the visual authentication indicia providing visual indication of validity during the period of validity; and transferring the visual authentication indicia to the document to visually authenticate the validity of the document during the period of validity. The method can be implemented using a system for creating a document which can be visually authenticated disclosed herein. The system includes a plurality of possible visual authentication indicia; a computer capable of executing instructions for randomly selecting one of the plurality of possible visual authentication indicia just prior to a predetermined period of validity; and at least one document validation station for transferring the selected visual authentication indicia to a document to visually authenticate the validity of the document during the period of validity.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of providing a document which can be visually authenticated, said method comprising:
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providing a document that is valid for a predetermined period of validity;
randomly selecting visual authentication indicia just prior to said period of validity, said visual authentication indicia providing visual indication of validity during said period of validity; and
transferring said visual authentication indicia to said document to visually authenticate the validity of said document during said period of validity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for creating a document which can be visually authenticated, said system comprising:
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a plurality of possible visual authentication indicia;
a computer capable of executing instructions for randomly selecting one of said plurality of possible visual authentication indicia just prior to a predetermined period of validity; and
at least one document validation station for transferring said selected visual authentication indicia to a document to visually authenticate the validity of said document during said period of validity. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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