Techniques for verifying the authenticity of the steel stamped information on an engine pad of a classic automobile and apparatus therefor
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1. A method to determine if an automobile engine in an automobile is original, comprising:
- collecting an image of at least one original factory applied marking of a first known original automobile engine; and
step of comparing at least one marking of the automobile engine to at least one original factory applied marking of the first known original automobile engine to determine if the at least one marking of the automobile engine is substantially the same to the at least one original factory applied marking of the first known original automobile engine.
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Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a technique and device are described that may allow a user to determine if the engine in a classic or antique automobile is original. The common characteristics of the factory applied markings of known original engines may be identified. All or a portion of an unknown engine may then be compared to those common characteristics to determine if the unknown engine was likely stamped using the same stamping tool as the known original engines.
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1. A method to determine if an automobile engine in an automobile is original, comprising:
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collecting an image of at least one original factory applied marking of a first known original automobile engine; and step of comparing at least one marking of the automobile engine to at least one original factory applied marking of the first known original automobile engine to determine if the at least one marking of the automobile engine is substantially the same to the at least one original factory applied marking of the first known original automobile engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A specific apparatus comprising:
- a storage medium having stored thereon at least one image of an automobile engine pad of a known original automobile engine, that, when accessed by a computing platform, allows a user to compare an image of an automobile engine pad of an unknown automobile engine to the at least one image of an original automobile engine pad of the known original automobile engine to determine if the unknown automobile engine is an original automobile engine.
- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a processing unit; and a means to store an image of at least a portion of an original factory applied marking from an original automobile motor, wherein the apparatus is adapted to compare a representation of an unknown automobile motor to the image of at least the portion of the original factory applied marking from the original automobile motor to provide a confidence factor that the unknown automobile motor is original. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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