Securing magnetically encoded data using timing variations in encoded data
First Claim
1. A method of securing magnetically encoded data by a means of using inherent variations in the timing of magnetically encoded data in combination with the randomly varying effect of the magnetic media comprising:
- deriving the inherent timing variations of the data by reading the magnetically encoded data after initial encoding;
storing the initial timing data stream by representation as the initial Jitter Signature number;
comparing the jitter pattern of the timing data stream of any subsequent reading of the magnetically encoded data to the initial timing data stream generated from the stored initial Jitter Signature number; and
indicating the results of the comparison.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method of securing magnetically encoded data from altering, forging, or counterfeiting. The invention pertains to magnetic storage media such as magnetic tape, magnetic striped cards, and other documents or objects which contain magnetic media. This invention utilized the inherent variations in the timing of magnetically encoded data in combination with the random effect of the magnetic media. Data is protected by reading the original encoded data just after encoding and storing this initial timing data stream. It is authenticated by a comparison of the timing data stream of any subsequent reading of this encoded data to the original timing data stream. Acceptance criterion depends on the magnetic media and applications chosen.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of securing magnetically encoded data by a means of using inherent variations in the timing of magnetically encoded data in combination with the randomly varying effect of the magnetic media comprising:
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deriving the inherent timing variations of the data by reading the magnetically encoded data after initial encoding; storing the initial timing data stream by representation as the initial Jitter Signature number; comparing the jitter pattern of the timing data stream of any subsequent reading of the magnetically encoded data to the initial timing data stream generated from the stored initial Jitter Signature number; and indicating the results of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of securing magnetically encoded data from altering, buffering, counterfeiting, copying, forging, and skimming by means of detecting the random varying effect of the magnetic media and combining it with the inherent variations in the timing of magnetically encoded data comprising:
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reading the magnetically encoded data after encoding; storing the initial timing data stream as a representation as the initial Jitter Signature number; comparing the jitter pattern of the timing data stream of subsequent reading of the magnetically encoded data to the initial timing data stream generated from the stored initial Jitter Signature number; and indicating the results of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus to determine the unique Jitter Signature pattern and to verify the authenticity of magnetically encoded data by means of using inherent variations in the timing of encoded data in combination with the random effect of the magnetic media, the apparatus comprising:
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a means for reading the magnetically encoded data after encoding; a means for detecting the timing data stream; a means for storing the initial timing data stream by representation as the initial Jitter Signature number; a means for comparing the jitter pattern of the timing data stream of any subsequent reading of the magnetically encoded data to the initial timing data stream generated from the stored initial Jitter Signature number; and a means for indicating the results of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of securing magnetically encoded data by a means of detecting random variations in the timing of magnetically encoded data combined with the random effect of the magnetic media comprising:
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a means for deriving the timing variations of the data by reading encoded data and storing the initial timing data stream by representation as the initial Jitter Signature number at the end of the data in the trailing zeros of the magnetically encoded data; comparing the jitter pattern of the timing data stream of a subsequent reading of the magnetically encoded data to the initial timing data stream generated from the stored initial Jitter Signature number; and a means for indicating the results of the comparison.
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29. A method of securing magnetically encoded data by a means of using random variations in the timing of encoded data in combination with random varying effect of magnetic material comprising:
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detecting by reading magnetically encoded data after encoding on magnetic computer tapes, disks, labels, tickets, fare cards, plastic cards, decrementing value cards, magnetic striped documents, and magnetic materials; storing the initial timing data stream by representation as the initial Jitter Signature number on the magnetic media; comparing the timing data stream of any subsequent reading of the encoded data to the initial timing data stream generated from the stored initial Jitter Signature number; and indicating the results of the comparison.
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