Optical reader device, tag for use on a disposable or replaceable component, optical data validation system and method for optical data validation
First Claim
1. An optical genuine article validation and optical discrimination system, comprising:
- an optical reader device comprising;
a sensor unit, anda signal processing unit,wherein the sensor unit comprises a light source and an optical sensor arrangement,wherein the light source comprises at least one light emitting component and is arranged for emitting light,wherein the optical sensor arrangement is arranged for generating a first sensor signal indicative of light emitted from the light source and reflected back from a code marking of a tag to be placed in front of the light source in a determined distance, the first sensor signal corresponding to grayscale assessment of data content,wherein the optical sensor arrangement is further arranged for generating a second sensor signal indicative of light emitted by a photo-responsive taggant of the tag after being excited by the light emitted from the light source,wherein assessment of the photo-responsive taggant and the grayscale assessment are implemented in a single integrated circuit, andwherein the signal processing unit is arranged to process the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal; and
a tag for use on a disposable or replaceable component, the tag comprising a carrier surface having a first label section and a second label section, whereinthe first label section comprises a code marking being representative of encoded data to be decoded by means of the optical reader device,the code marking comprises a pattern based on a light reflecting material,the pattern comprises at least a first and a second scaling level to represent the encoded data and comprising different amounts of the light reflecting material to determine distinct levels of reflectivity, respectively, andthe second label section comprises at least one photo-responsive taggant to be excited by means of the optical reader device,wherein the signal processing unit is arranged to decode the encoded data from the first sensor signal, andwherein the signal processing unit is arranged to provide an authenticity validation information from the second sensor signal.
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Abstract
The presented principles relate to an optical reader device, to a tag for use on a disposable or replaceable component, to an optical data validation system and to a method for optical data validation. The optical reader device comprises a sensor unit and a signal processing unit. In particular, the sensor unit comprises a light source and an optical sensor arrangement. The light source comprises at least one light emitting component and is arranged for emitting light. The optical sensor arrangement is arranged for generating a first sensor signal indicative of light emitted from the light source and reflected back from a code marking of a tag to be placed in front of the light source in a determined distance. The optical sensor is further arranged for generating a second sensor signal indicative of light emitted by a photo-responsive taggant of the tag after being excited by the light emitted from the light source. The signal processing unit comprises a signal processing unit being arranged to process the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal.
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15 Claims
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1. An optical genuine article validation and optical discrimination system, comprising:
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an optical reader device comprising; a sensor unit, and a signal processing unit, wherein the sensor unit comprises a light source and an optical sensor arrangement, wherein the light source comprises at least one light emitting component and is arranged for emitting light, wherein the optical sensor arrangement is arranged for generating a first sensor signal indicative of light emitted from the light source and reflected back from a code marking of a tag to be placed in front of the light source in a determined distance, the first sensor signal corresponding to grayscale assessment of data content, wherein the optical sensor arrangement is further arranged for generating a second sensor signal indicative of light emitted by a photo-responsive taggant of the tag after being excited by the light emitted from the light source, wherein assessment of the photo-responsive taggant and the grayscale assessment are implemented in a single integrated circuit, and wherein the signal processing unit is arranged to process the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal; and a tag for use on a disposable or replaceable component, the tag comprising a carrier surface having a first label section and a second label section, wherein the first label section comprises a code marking being representative of encoded data to be decoded by means of the optical reader device, the code marking comprises a pattern based on a light reflecting material, the pattern comprises at least a first and a second scaling level to represent the encoded data and comprising different amounts of the light reflecting material to determine distinct levels of reflectivity, respectively, and the second label section comprises at least one photo-responsive taggant to be excited by means of the optical reader device, wherein the signal processing unit is arranged to decode the encoded data from the first sensor signal, and wherein the signal processing unit is arranged to provide an authenticity validation information from the second sensor signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for optical data validation, comprising the steps of:
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placing a tag of a disposable or replaceable component into a determined distance with respect to at least one light emitting component of an optical reader device, the optical reader device comprising the at least one light emitting component, an optical sensor arrangement and a signal processing unit; emitting light from the at least one light emitting component onto the tag; generating a first sensor signal by means of the optical sensor arrangement depending on an amount of the light reflected back from a code marking of the tag, the first sensor signal corresponding to grayscale assessment of data content; generating a second sensor signal by means of the optical sensor arrangement depending on an amount of light emitted by a photo-responsive taggant of the tag after being excited by the light emitted from the at least one light emitting component; and processing the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal by means of the signal processing unit arranged in the optical reader device, wherein assessment of the photo-responsive taggant and the grayscale assessment are implemented in a single integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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