Method and apparatus for counterfeiting protection
First Claim
1. An object comprising:
- an identifying mark affixed to said object;
said identifying mark having an identifier feature including at least one of;
the object'"'"'s designation, the object'"'"'s type, the object'"'"'s batch number, location of manufacture, date of manufacture, time of manufacture, date of expiration, and at least one of the object'"'"'s ingredients; and
said identifying mark having an encrypted feature with an attribute chosen from the group consisting of;
shape, size, dimensionality, material, location on the object, and spectral fingerprint.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates generally to methods and apparatus for protecting against counterfeit products and for methods and apparatus for providing counterfeiting protection for an object. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of: (a) accessing an object including an identifying mark having a first portion and a second portion wherein said second portion includes an encrypted feature; (b) reading the first portion to thereby obtain a first set of information; (c) transmitting the first set of information to a remote location; (d) receiving from the remote location a second set of information; and (e) reading the second portion using the second set of information to thereby determine the authenticity of the object.
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1. An object comprising:
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an identifying mark affixed to said object;
said identifying mark having an identifier feature including at least one of;
the object'"'"'s designation, the object'"'"'s type, the object'"'"'s batch number, location of manufacture, date of manufacture, time of manufacture, date of expiration, and at least one of the object'"'"'s ingredients; and
said identifying mark having an encrypted feature with an attribute chosen from the group consisting of;
shape, size, dimensionality, material, location on the object, and spectral fingerprint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An object identifying mark comprising:
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a first portion having an identifier feature including at least one of;
the object'"'"'s designation, the object'"'"'s type, the object'"'"'s batch number, location of manufacture, date of manufacture, time of manufacture, date of expiration, and at least one of the object'"'"'s ingredients; and
a second portion including an encrypted feature with an attribute chosen from the group consisting of;
shape, size, dimensionality, material, location on the object, and spectral fingerprint. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. In an object having a first mark affixed to the object or to the packaging for the object where the first mark includes information for identifying the object, the improvement comprising placing a second mark on the object or the packaging for the object wherein the second mark includes an encrypted feature with an attribute chosen from the group consisting of:
- shape, size, dimensionality, material, location on the object, and spectral fingerprint.
- View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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