System and method for authenticating objects
First Claim
1. A method for authenticating objects comprising:
- providing at least one object having a print region with printed material contained thereon comprising a layer of non-visible indicia, wherein the layer of non-visible indicia comprises a substance that emits at least one wavelength of light outside a visible range of an electromagnetic spectrum when stimulated with electromagnetic radiation;
creating an optical image of the layer of non-visible indicia with an imaging device such that the layer of non-visible indicia can be perceived by a human eye viewing the optical image;
recording the optical image of the object including the layer of non-visible indicia;
attaching identification information pertaining to the object to the recorded optical image; and
comparing the optical image of the layer of non-visible indicia to expected authentication indicia to verify the authenticity of the object, wherein the printed material further comprises an overlay layer printed over and obscuring the layer of non-visible indicia and wherein the overlay layer does not emit light having a wavelength outside of the visible range of the electro-magnetic spectrum, the overlay layer being an encoded image printed with a frequency of a predetermined number of lines per inch whereby an authentication image is revealed when the encoded image is viewed through a lenticular lens having a frequency that matches that of the encoded image.
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Abstract
An authentication method comprises providing at least one object having a print region with printed material contained thereon. The printed material of the print region includes a layer of non-visible indicia which emits at least one wavelength of light outside a visible range of an electromagnetic spectrum when stimulated with electromagnetic radiation. An optical image of the object is recorded with an imaging device to make the non-visible indicia perceivable to a human eye. The perceived image is then compared against expected authentication indicia to authenticate the object. A system for authenticating objects includes at least one imaging device to record optical images of objects having a layer of non-visible indicia and to render the non-visible indicia perceivable to a human eye. The system also includes a central authentication system in communication with the imaging device to receive optical images recorded by the imaging device.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for authenticating objects comprising:
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providing at least one object having a print region with printed material contained thereon comprising a layer of non-visible indicia, wherein the layer of non-visible indicia comprises a substance that emits at least one wavelength of light outside a visible range of an electromagnetic spectrum when stimulated with electromagnetic radiation;
creating an optical image of the layer of non-visible indicia with an imaging device such that the layer of non-visible indicia can be perceived by a human eye viewing the optical image;
recording the optical image of the object including the layer of non-visible indicia;
attaching identification information pertaining to the object to the recorded optical image; and
comparing the optical image of the layer of non-visible indicia to expected authentication indicia to verify the authenticity of the object, wherein the printed material further comprises an overlay layer printed over and obscuring the layer of non-visible indicia and wherein the overlay layer does not emit light having a wavelength outside of the visible range of the electro-magnetic spectrum, the overlay layer being an encoded image printed with a frequency of a predetermined number of lines per inch whereby an authentication image is revealed when the encoded image is viewed through a lenticular lens having a frequency that matches that of the encoded image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for authenticating objects comprising:
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providing at least one object having a print region with printed material contained thereon comprising a layer of non-visible indicia, wherein the layer of non-visible indicia comprises a substance that emits at least one wavelength of light outside a visible range of an electromagnetic spectrum when stimulated with electromagnetic radiation;
creating an optical image of the layer of non-visible indicia with an imaging device such that the layer of non-visible indicia can be perceived by a human eye viewing the optical image;
recording the optical image of the object including the layer of non-visible indicia;
attaching identification information pertaining to the object to the recorded optical image; and
comparing the optical image of the layer of non-visible indicia to expected authentication indicia to verify the authenticity of the object, wherein the layer of non-visible indicia is an encoded image printed with a frequency of a predetermined number of lines per inch wherein an authentication image is revealed when the encoded image of the printed image is viewed through a lenticular lens having a frequency that matches that of the encoded image. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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