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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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출원번호 | US-0010749 (2016-01-29) |
등록번호 | US-9818249 (2017-11-14) |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 1 인용 특허 : 1760 |
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the production and labeling of objects in a manner suitable for the prevention and detection of counterfeiting. Thus, the system incorporates a variety of features that make unauthorized reproduction difficult. In addition, the present invent
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the production and labeling of objects in a manner suitable for the prevention and detection of counterfeiting. Thus, the system incorporates a variety of features that make unauthorized reproduction difficult. In addition, the present invention provides a system and method for providing a dynamically reconfigurable watermark, and the use of the watermark to encode a stochastically variable property of the carrier medium for self-authentication purposes.
1. An authentication method, comprising: receiving an object to be authenticated, the object having an object-specific associated cryptographic hash code selectively dependent on a plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics and an index code associated with an identity of the object,
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An authentication method, comprising: receiving an object to be authenticated, the object having an object-specific associated cryptographic hash code selectively dependent on a plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics and an index code associated with an identity of the object, the cryptographic hash code comprising an error correcting code providing a tolerance to a predetermined deviation of states of the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics at different times;obtaining an image of the cryptographic hash code and the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics through a common imaging system under light emitting diode illumination;processing the obtained image of the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics to representing a normalized set of non-deterministic characteristics and the index code;cryptographically processing the normalized set of non-deterministic characteristics and the index code, at a time after the cryptographic hash code is defined, and wherein the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics are different from a respective state at the time the cryptographic hash code is defined, to determine a correspondence between the cryptographic hash code and the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics, according to a statistical process tolerant to at least one of loss of at least one of the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics, noise, contamination, and interference, to determine an identity of the object and a likelihood that object is authentic with respect to the object-specific associated cryptographic code. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the object-specific associated cryptographic code comprises a digital signature. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the object-specific associated cryptographic code comprises a self-authenticating cryptographic digital signature. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting diode emits white light. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtained image has a spatial resolution of at least about 600 dpi. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the obtained image has a color depth of at least 8 bits for each of three different colors. 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the set of non-deterministic characteristics comprises fluorescent information representing locations of fluorescent elements, further comprising illuminating the fluorescent elements under illumination to cause fluorescence. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the set of non-deterministic characteristics comprises dichroic information representing locations of dichroic elements, further comprising at least one of: illuminating the dichroic elements under polarized light, andimaging the dichroic elements through a polarization-selective light path. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the set of non-deterministic characteristics each comprise at least one characteristic incompletely characterized in a single CIE tristimulus encoded image. 10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said cryptographically processing is dependent on information communicated through the Internet. 11. The method according to claim 1, wherein said obtaining an image comprises obtaining at least two images each representing different information, and said processing comprises processing the at least two obtained images. 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the observable non-deterministic characteristics are selected from the group consisting of dichroism of dichroic fibers, fluorescence of fluorescent particles, and phosphorescence of phosphorescent particles. 13. An authentication system, for authenticating an object having an object-specific associated cryptographic hash code selectively dependent on a plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics and an index code associated with an identity of the object, the cryptographic hash code comprising an error correcting code providing a tolerance to a predetermined deviation of states of the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics at different times, comprising: an optical imager, configured to read the cryptographic hash code and capture an image of the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics under light emitting diode illumination;at least one automated processor configured to:process the obtained image of the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics to represent a normalized set of non-deterministic characteristics and the index code; andcryptographically process the normalized set of non-deterministic characteristics and the index code, at a time after the cryptographic hash code is defined, and wherein the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics are different from a respective state at the time the cryptographic hash code is defined, to determine a correspondence between the read cryptographic hash code and the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics, according to a statistical process tolerant to at least one of loss of at least one of the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics, noise, contamination, and interference, to determine an identity of he object and a likelihood that object is authentic with respect to the object-specific associated cryptographic code; andat least one output port configured to communicate a signal selectively in dependence on the determined likelihood. 14. The authentication system according to claim 13, wherein the object-specific associated cryptographic code comprises a self-authenticating cryptographic digital signature. 15. The authentication system according to claim 13, further comprising at east one light emitting diode configured to emit white light to provide the illumination. 16. The authentication system according to claim 13, wherein the obtained image has a spatial resolution of at least about 600 dpi, and a color depth of at least 8 bits for each of three colors, the apparatus further comprising a light emitting diode illuminator configured to provide the illumination of the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics. 17. The authentication system according to claim 13, wherein the set of non-deterministic characteristics comprises at least one of fluorescent information representing locations of fluorescent elements and dichroic information representing locations of dichroic elements, further comprising illuminating the at least one of the fluorescent elements and the dichroic elements under the light emitting diode illumination to characterize at least one of a fluorescence and a dichroism. 18. The authentication system according to claim 13, further comprising a communications interface configured to communicate through the Internet. 19. An authentication method, comprising: receiving an object to be authenticated, the object having an object-specific associated self-authenticating cryptographic hash code selectively dependent on a plurality of observable non-deterministic spatial characteristics intrinsic to the object and an index code associated with an identity of the object, the cryptographic hash code comprising an error correcting code providing a tolerance to a predetermined deviation of states of the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics at different times;reading the cryptographic hash code;determining the plurality of observable non-deterministic spatial characteristics and the index code, at a time after the cryptographic hash code is defined, and wherein the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics are different from a respective state at the time the cryptographic hash code is defined;normalizing the determined plurality of observable non-deterministic spatial characteristics to representing a normalized set of non-deterministic spatial characteristics to achieve at least a deskewing;cryptographically processing the normalized set of non-deterministic spatial characteristics and the index code to determine a correspondence between the self-authenticating cryptographic hash code and the plurality of observable non-deterministic spatial characteristics, according to a statistical process tolerant to at least one of a loss of at least one of the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics, an addition of at least one of the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics, and a translational movement of at least one of the plurality of observable non-deterministic characteristics, to determine an identity of the object and a likelihood that object is authentic with respect to the object-specific associated self-authenticating cryptographic hash code. 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the set of non-deterministic characteristics each comprise at least one characteristic incompletely characterized in a single CIE tristimulus encoded image, and said cryptographically processing is performed by at least one automated processor such that the statistical process has a non-zero tolerance for a change in the observable non-deterministic characteristics.
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