Secure printing method to thwart counterfeiting
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1. A method implementing a secure printing campaign to thwart counterfeiting, comprising steps of:
- selecting a first secure print technology and a second secure print technology distinct from the first secure print technology;
selecting a first secure print variable for the first secure print technology and a second secure print variable for the second secure print technology; and
establishing a first plurality of discrete values for the first secure print variable and a second plurality of discrete values for the second secure print variable;
selecting first single value from the first plurality of discrete values and a second single value from the second plurality of discrete values; and
printing a first marking and a second marking on a target item, said first marking defined by the first single value, said second marking defined by the second single value.
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A method for implementing a secure printing campaign to thwart counterfeiting is provided. The method includes the steps of selecting a first secure print technology and a second secure print technology that is distinct from the first secure print technology, selecting a first secure print variable for the first secure print technology and a second secure print variable for the second secure print technology, and establishing a first plurality of discrete values for the first secure print variable and a second plurality of discrete values for the second secure print variable.
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20 Claims
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1. A method implementing a secure printing campaign to thwart counterfeiting, comprising steps of:
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selecting a first secure print technology and a second secure print technology distinct from the first secure print technology; selecting a first secure print variable for the first secure print technology and a second secure print variable for the second secure print technology; and establishing a first plurality of discrete values for the first secure print variable and a second plurality of discrete values for the second secure print variable; selecting first single value from the first plurality of discrete values and a second single value from the second plurality of discrete values; and printing a first marking and a second marking on a target item, said first marking defined by the first single value, said second marking defined by the second single value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method implementing a secure printing campaign to thwart counterfeiting, comprising steps of:
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selecting three or more secure print technologies; selecting at least one secure print variable for each of the secure print technologies; and establishing a plurality of discrete values for each at least one secure print variable; selecting a single value from each plurality of discrete values; and printing a plurality of marking on a target item, each marking defined by a corresponding single value. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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