AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

• US 20120319815A1
• Filed: 06/13/2012
• Published: 12/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ARK Ideaz Incorporated
• Original Assignee: ARK Ideaz Incorporated
• Inventors: FELDMAN, Randy
• Granted Patent: US 9,070,131 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.8
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/878 Combination of several spaced transmitters or receivers of known location for determining the position of a transponder or a reflector G01S13/874 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/04 Position of source determined by a plurality of spaced direction-finders
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10346 the antenna being of the far field type, e.g. HF types or dipoles
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10366 the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0185 Product, service or business identity fraud
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/06 using electric transmission , e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources

Abstract

A system includes a machine-readable storage medium, a processor in communication with the machine-readable storage medium, communication circuitry in communication with the processor; and a plurality of sensors in communication with the processor. Each of the plurality of sensors is configured to generate an electrical signal in response to receiving wave energy. The processor is configured to control data acquisition for authenticating an object using at least a subset of the plurality of sensors, calculate an authentication value based on signals received from the subset of the plurality of sensors, and cause the communication circuitry to transmit an authentication request including the authentication value to an authentication entity.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a machine-readable storage medium;

a processor in communication with the machine-readable storage medium;

communication circuitry in communication with the processor; and

a plurality of sensors in communication with the processor, each of the plurality of sensors configured to generate electrical signals in response to receiving wave energy,

wherein the processor is configured to

control data acquisition for authenticating an object using at least a subset of the plurality of sensors,

calculate an authentication value based on signals received from the subset of the plurality of sensors, and

cause the communication circuitry to transmit an authentication request including the authentication value to an authentication entity.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sensors includes at least one of a camera, an RFID reader, and a microphone.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication circuitry includes circuitry configured to transmit over a cellular network or circuitry configured to transmit over a wireless computer network.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to process a message received by the communication circuitry from the authentication entity,

determine if the object is authentic based on the message received from the authentication entity;

and

cause a notification to be generated.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the notification is at least one of an audible, visual, or tactile notification.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the notification includes displaying a notice on a display that is communicatively coupled to the processor.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein the notification includes emitting a sound from a speaker.

8. The system of claim 4, wherein the notification includes causing a vibration.

9. An authentication method, comprising:

performing a plurality of data acquisition processes on an object using sensors configured to generate electrical signals in response to receiving wave energy;

calculating an authentication value based on signals received from at least a subset of the sensors; and

transmitting an authentication request including the authentication value to an authentication entity.

10. The authentication method of claim 9, further comprising:

processing a message received from the authentication entity;

determining if the object is authentic based on the message received from the authentication entity; and

generating a notification.

11. The authentication method of claim 10, wherein generating the notification includes displaying a notice on a display.

12. The authentication method of claim 10, wherein generating the notification includes emitting a sound from a speaker.

13. The authentication method of claim 10, wherein generating the notification includes causing a vibration.

18. The machine readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein generating the notification includes causing a vibration.

14. A machine readable storage medium encoded with program code, wherein when the program code is executed by a processor, the processor performs a method, the method comprising:

performing a plurality of data acquisition processes on an object using sensors configured to generate electrical signals in response to receiving wave energy;

calculating an authentication value based on signals received from at least a subset of the sensors; and

transmitting an authentication request including the authentication value to an authentication entity.

15. The machine readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the method further includes:

processing a message received from the authentication entity;

determining if the object is authentic based on the message received from the authentication entity; and

generating a notification.

16. The machine readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein generating the notification includes displaying a notice on a display.

17. The machine readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein generating the notification includes emitting a sound from a speaker.