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Spatial integrating optical correlator for verifying the authenticity of a person, product or thing

  • US 5,841,907 A
  • Filed: 07/11/1997
  • Issued: 11/24/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of verifying the authenticity of an object, the method comprising the steps of:

  • associating an input mask with the object. said input mask including a two dimensional function N(x,y);

    scanning in one dimension said input mask with a light source to generate an input image;

    projecting said input image at a reference mask in the spatial domain to generate a spatially integrated correlation image,said reference mask includes a two dimensional function MSDF (x,y) which includes possible shifts in the y-direction and is defined by, ##EQU5## where m0 is the severity of misalignment in a y-direction for a system designed to detect a two dimensional function M(x,y) by one dimensional correlation, andsaid correlation image has a function defined by,
    
    
    space="preserve" listing-type="equation">R(x'"'"',y.sub.0)=∫



    N(x-x'"'"',y-y.sub.0)M.sub.SDF (x,y)dxdy;

    detecting said correlation image to provide a correlation signal indicative of said correlation image; and

    comparing said correlation signal to at least one threshold level to verify to the authenticity of the object.

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