Method and apparatus for fractal multilayered medication identification, authentication and adherence monitoring
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1. A method for authenticating medication, comprising generating a first recoverable key and a second recoverable key;
- printing the first recoverable key on a medication pill; and
printing the second recoverable key on a medication packaging for the medication pill,wherein at least a portion of the first recoverable key is configured to extract information from the second recoverable key, the information from the second recoverable key comprising medication authentication information,wherein generating the first recoverable key and/or the second recoverable key comprises;
(a) defining an initial shape;
(b) applying one or more transformations to the initial shape to generate one or more transformed shapes;
(c) modifying one or more characteristics of the one or more transformed shapes; and
(d) layering one or more of the one or more transformed shapes on the initial shape to provide a layered image corresponding to the first recoverable key or the second recoverable key,wherein a plurality of parameters associated with a function characterizing the layered image are extractable from the layered image and encode medication information.
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Abstract
A method and system for authenticating medication. The method includes the steps of printing a first recoverable key on a medication pill, printing a second recoverable key on a medication packaging for the medication pill, employing at least a portion of the first recoverable key to extract information from the second recoverable key, and providing medication authentication in accordance with information extracted from the second recoverable key. The first recoverable key and the second recoverable key may include one or more fractal properties.
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1. A method for authenticating medication, comprising generating a first recoverable key and a second recoverable key;
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printing the first recoverable key on a medication pill; and printing the second recoverable key on a medication packaging for the medication pill, wherein at least a portion of the first recoverable key is configured to extract information from the second recoverable key, the information from the second recoverable key comprising medication authentication information, wherein generating the first recoverable key and/or the second recoverable key comprises; (a) defining an initial shape; (b) applying one or more transformations to the initial shape to generate one or more transformed shapes; (c) modifying one or more characteristics of the one or more transformed shapes; and (d) layering one or more of the one or more transformed shapes on the initial shape to provide a layered image corresponding to the first recoverable key or the second recoverable key, wherein a plurality of parameters associated with a function characterizing the layered image are extractable from the layered image and encode medication information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing an identification key, comprising the steps of:
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(a) defining an initial shape; (b) applying one or more transformations to the initial shape to generate one or more transformed shapes; (c) modifying one or more characteristics of the one or more transformed shapes; and (d) layering one or more of the one or more transformed shapes on the initial shape, wherein the initial shape and the one or more layered transformed shapes comprise the identification key, and wherein a plurality of parameters associated with a function characterizing the identification key are extractable from the identification key and encode identification information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for recovering a medication key, comprising:
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imaging the medication key employing an imaging device, the medication key being formed in accordance with; (a) defining an initial shape; (b) applying one or more transformations to the initial shape to generate one or more transformed shapes; (c) modifying one or more characteristics of the one or more transformed shapes; and (d) layering one or more of the one or more transformed shapes on the initial shape to provide the medication key; and extracting a plurality of parameters from the imaged medication key, wherein the plurality of parameters encode identification information and are associated with a function characterizing at least a portion of the imaged medication key. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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