COMMODITY IDENTIFICATION, VERIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE

• US 20110238589A1
• Filed: 03/25/2010
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Professional Coin Grading Service
• Original Assignee: Professional Coin Grading Service
• Inventors: Rosenberg, David, Willis, Don, Freeman, James
• Application Number:
  US12/731,982
• Publication Number:
  US 20110238589A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/318
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0185 Product, service or business identity fraud
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 2205/0012 automatic adjustment, e.g. self-calibration
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 5/005 Testing the surface pattern, e.g. relief

Abstract

An efficient and scalable system for identifying a commodity having a specific, unique topocompositional profile has been developed that includes: enrolling at least one commodity in order to capture its topocompositional profile; matching the at least one commodity with a plurality of commodities in a commodity database; and integrating the topocompositional profile into a commodity grading system. A method of identifying a commodity having a specific, unique topocompositional profile, includes enrolling at least one commodity in order to capture its topocompositional profile; matching the at least one commodity with a plurality of commodities in a commodity database; and integrating the topocompositional profile into a commodity grading system.

Claims

1. An efficient and scalable system for identifying a commodity having a specific, unique topocompositional profile, comprising:

enrolling at least one commodity in order to capture its topocompositional profile;

matching the at least one commodity with a plurality of commodities in a commodity database; and

integrating the topocompositional profile into a commodity grading system.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising automatically calibrating the system.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the commodity comprises a coin, a gem, a painting, a piece of art, a stamp, a sports card, a piece of money or currency, a piece of vintage clothing or a combination thereof.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the topocompositional profile comprises a topographical analysis, a compositional analysis or a combination thereof.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein enrolling comprises capturing at least one physical measurement of the commodity.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein enrolling comprises cataloging the at least one commodity in a database.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein enrolling comprises marking the at least one commodity so that it is uniquely identifiable.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein marking comprises adding a barcode, a RFID tracking identifier, a laser marking or another identification to the at least one commodity.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein matching comprises comparing the at least one commodity with a group of commodities in a commodity catalog or database.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein commodity grading system comprises the Sheldon scale.

11. A device for identifying a commodity having a specific, unique topocompositional profile utilizing the system of claim 1.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the system comprises at least one piece of executable software.

13. The system of claim 1, further comprising displaying the topocompositional profile on a display device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the display device comprises a computer monitor, a handheld device or a combination thereof.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is at least in part automated.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the system is fully automated.

15. A method of identifying a commodity having a specific, unique topocompositional profile, comprising:

enrolling at least one commodity in order to capture its topocompositional profile;

matching the at least one commodity with a plurality of commodities in a commodity database; and

integrating the topocompositional profile into a commodity grading system.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising automatically calibrating the system.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the method is at least in part automated.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the method is fully automated.