Method and System for Deterring Product Counterfeiting, Diversion and Piracy
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Abstract
A method and system for authenticating goods and thereby detecting and deterring counterfeits are disclosed. According to one aspect of the invention, a client utilizes data received from a host to generate a plurality of security codes and to direct a printing device to print the plurality of security codes on a plurality of products, without retaining the plurality of security codes after the printing device has printed the plurality of security codes on the plurality of products. After the security codes have been printed, a person can communicate the security code to the host, which can verify its authenticity.
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24 Claims
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7. A computer-implemented method comprising:
responsive to receiving data from a host, utilizing the data from the host to generate a plurality of security codes; and directing a printing device to print the plurality of security codes on a plurality of goods without retaining the security codes after the printing device has printed the security codes on the plurality of goods. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, over a network, a code authentication request including a security code that has been printed on a product; and authenticating the security code without comparing the security code to a previously generated security code stored in a repository of previously generated security codes that have been printed on products. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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