Method and apparatus for the detection of digital watermarks for instant credential authentication
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1. A handheld apparatus for assessing the authenticity of selected documents comprising:
- one or more processors;
an image capture device in electronic communication with the one or more processors;
a data store coupled to the one or more processors having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;
receiving, from the image capture device, a digital image of a document, the document containing one or more digital watermarks (DWM);
extracting the one or more DWMs from the digital image of the document;
determining, based on analyzing the one or more DWMs, whether or not the document can be authenticated; and
in response to determining whether or not the document can be authenticated, sending, to a third-party computing system, a notification indicating the authenticity of the document; and
a U-shaped document positioning device detachably mounted to the handheld apparatus, the positioning device comprising a first side, a second side, and a bottom portion,wherein the first side and the second side comprise corresponding grooves for accepting a document,wherein the bottom portion comprises a sensor affixed to an inner wall of the bottom portion such that a document must be fully inserted into the document positioning device to trigger the sensor, andwherein the document positioning device is configured to hold the document in a fixed position relative to a lens of the image capture device wherein the document positioning device comprises an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a position of the document that is inserted in the document positioning device relative to the lens of the image capture device.
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Abstract
A portable hand-held device for use in authenticating documents includes a camera for capturing images from the document to be authenticated as well as on-board computer-implemented instructions to capture and analyze Digitally Watermarked images and output an indication as to whether the document is authentic or not authentic.
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1. A handheld apparatus for assessing the authenticity of selected documents comprising:
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one or more processors; an image capture device in electronic communication with the one or more processors; a data store coupled to the one or more processors having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; receiving, from the image capture device, a digital image of a document, the document containing one or more digital watermarks (DWM); extracting the one or more DWMs from the digital image of the document; determining, based on analyzing the one or more DWMs, whether or not the document can be authenticated; and in response to determining whether or not the document can be authenticated, sending, to a third-party computing system, a notification indicating the authenticity of the document; and a U-shaped document positioning device detachably mounted to the handheld apparatus, the positioning device comprising a first side, a second side, and a bottom portion, wherein the first side and the second side comprise corresponding grooves for accepting a document, wherein the bottom portion comprises a sensor affixed to an inner wall of the bottom portion such that a document must be fully inserted into the document positioning device to trigger the sensor, and wherein the document positioning device is configured to hold the document in a fixed position relative to a lens of the image capture device wherein the document positioning device comprises an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a position of the document that is inserted in the document positioning device relative to the lens of the image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A handheld apparatus for assessing the authenticity of selected documents comprising:
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a U-shaped document positioning device detachably mounted to the handheld apparatus, the positioning device comprising a first side, a second side, and a bottom portion; one or more processors; an image capture device in electronic communication with the one or more processors; a data store coupled to the one or more processors having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; receiving, from the image capture device, a digital image of a document, the document containing one or more digital watermarks (DWM); extracting the one or more DWMs from the digital image of the document; determining, based on analyzing the one or more DWMs, whether or not the document can be authenticated; and in response to determining that the document is not authentic; receiving, from the image capture device, a digital image of a person seeking authentication of the document, and sending
1) a notification indicating the authenticity of the document to a third party computing system and
2) the digital image of the person to a remote databank,wherein the first side and the second side comprise corresponding grooves for accepting a document, wherein the bottom portion comprises a sensor affixed to an inner wall of the bottom portion such that a document must be fully inserted into the document positioning device to trigger the sensor, and wherein the document positioning device is configured to hold the document in a fixed position relative to a lens of the image capture device wherein the document positioning device comprises an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a position of the document that is inserted in the document positioning device relative to the lens of the image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A handheld apparatus for assessing the authenticity of selected documents comprising:
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a U-shaped document positioning device detachably mounted to the handheld apparatus, the positioning device comprising a first side, a second side, and a bottom portion; one or more processors; an image capture device in electronic communication with the one or more processors; a data store coupled to the one or more processors having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; receiving, from the image capture device, a digital image of a document; determining, based on analyzing the digital image of the document, that the document is not authentic; and in response to determining that the document is not authentic; causing the image capture device to obtain a digital image of a person seeking authentication of the document, and sending
1) a notification indicating the authenticity of the document to a third party computing system and
2) the digital image of the person to a remote databankwherein the first side and the second side comprise corresponding grooves for accepting a document, wherein the bottom portion comprises a sensor affixed to an inner wall of the bottom portion such that a document must be fully inserted into the document positioning device to trigger the sensor, and wherein the document positioning device is configured to hold the document in a fixed position relative to a lens of the image capture device wherein the document positioning device comprises an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a position of the document that is inserted in the document positioning device relative to the lens of the image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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