Label for enabling verification of an object

• US 8,740,076 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2012
• Issued: 06/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Linksmart Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Linksmart Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
• Inventors: Anand, Ashish
• Primary Examiner(s): Labaze, Edwyn
• Application Number:
  US13/590,871
• Publication Number:
  US 20130008962A1
• Time in Patent Office: 651 Days
• Field of Search: 235/454, 235/494, 235/375, 235/487
• US Class Current: 235/454
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/22 Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06009 with optically detectable marking G06K19/063, G06K19/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0614 the marking being selective to wavelength, e.g. color barcode or barcodes only visible under UV or IR methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers using a selected wavelength, see G06K7/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/067 Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards also with resonating or responding marks without active components
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07 with integrated circuit chips
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/10 at least one kind of marking being used for authentication, e.g. of credit or identity cards verification of coded identity or credit cards in mechanisms actuated by them G07F7/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10 by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation

Abstract

A label for enabling verification of an object includes a scannable region that enables determination of auto-acquired unique spatial orientation of the scannable region with respect to a reference thereby enabling determination of a spatial orientation of the label with respect to the reference. The label is applied onto the object and a change in the spatial orientation of the label indicates tampering of the label, thereby enabling verification of the object. Further, a method for detecting tampering of an object includes providing label on the object. The label has at least a portion which is scannable region with a plurality of patterns and is associated with an external reference point. Further, the method includes determining a first and a second spatial orientations of the label based on computation between the patterns and the reference point, and generating an alert on noticing a change between first and second spatial orientations.

Claims

1. A method for detecting tampering of an object, said method comprising:

providing a label on the object, wherein the object is a box, said label having at least one distinctively scannable region in form of a pattern and said label associated with at least one reference point external to said label, and wherein the providing the label on the object includes sealing an opening edge of the box, wherein said sealing includes providing a hard material disc having a diameter smaller than the label and applied below said label and thereby enabling detection of an intrusion by center line cut along the opening edge of the box without altering a spatial orientation of said scannable region on said label;

determining a first spatial orientation of said label based on a computation between the pattern(s) and said reference point(s);

determining a second spatial orientation of said label based on a computation between the pattern(s) mid said reference point(s); and

generating an alert on noticing a change between the first and second spatial orientations.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of imprinted patterns vary in dimensions.

3. The label as claimed in claim 2, wherein a difference in dimension between any two imprinted patterns is at most 0.5 cm.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said imprinted patterns have different colors.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said label is punched prior to providing the label on the object.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein a unique combinations for a set of multiple adjacent labels is derived by combining mathematical probability of spatial orientation of each of labels at a given precision of spatial orientation measurement.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises:

providing an elastic strapping having a plurality of scannable markings and label with scannable region wherein spatial orientation of label with respect to scannable markings on the elastic strapping enables 360 degree tamper detection credential to detect intrusion from any sides or edges of the object.