Characteristic verification system
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1. A method of authenticating a material good comprising:
- illuminating a security mark associated with a material good using a light source of an image capture device, wherein the security mark comprises;
a first object that is invisible to the human eye but becomes visible to the human eye when illuminated by the light source of the image capture device, anda second object that is invisible to the human eye and remains invisible to the human eye when illuminated by the light source of the image capture device;
capturing an image of the security mark associated with the material good using a camera of the image capture device;
transmitting the image of the security mark to a characteristic verification system; and
receiving from the characteristic verification system information concerning the authenticity of the material good.
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Abstract
Described is a characteristic verification system that includes security marks, devices, systems and methods that may be used to authenticate a material good and to provide strong brand protection. A device, such as a smartphone, that includes a software application, a camera and a light source, may be used to interrogate the security mark and connect to remote servers to authenticate the material good at varying levels of assurance. In addition to authenticating the good, the system may also authenticate the user and provide different information to different users and/or limit information that is provided unauthenticated users.
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1. A method of authenticating a material good comprising:
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illuminating a security mark associated with a material good using a light source of an image capture device, wherein the security mark comprises; a first object that is invisible to the human eye but becomes visible to the human eye when illuminated by the light source of the image capture device, and a second object that is invisible to the human eye and remains invisible to the human eye when illuminated by the light source of the image capture device; capturing an image of the security mark associated with the material good using a camera of the image capture device; transmitting the image of the security mark to a characteristic verification system; and receiving from the characteristic verification system information concerning the authenticity of the material good. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of authenticating a material good comprising:
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authenticating a user of a mobile device; illuminating a security mark associated with a material good using a light source of the mobile device, wherein the security mark comprises; a first object that is invisible to the human eye but becomes visible to the human eye when illuminated by the light source of the mobile device, and a second object that is invisible to the human eye and remains invisible to the human eye when illuminated by the light source of the mobile device; capturing an image of the security mark associated with the material good using a camera of the mobile device; transmitting the image of the security mark to a characteristic verification system; and receiving from the characteristic verification system information concerning the authenticity of the material good. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A substrate comprising
a security mark on the substrate, the security mark that is not visible to the human eye, but can be detected by an image capture device, wherein the security mark comprises a first object that is invisible to the human eye but becomes visible to the human eye when illuminated by a light source of the image capture device, and a second object that is invisible to the human eye and remains invisible to the human eye when illuminated by the light source of the image capture device.
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