公开(公告)号：US5673338A

公开(公告)日：1997-09-30

申请号：US577200

申请日：1995-12-22

申请人： Stuart Denenberg ,  Robert Petersen ,  John Densberger ,  John J. Christensen

发明人： Stuart Denenberg ,  Robert Petersen ,  John Densberger ,  John J. Christensen

IPC分类号： G07C9/00 ,  G07F7/12 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/00134 ,  G06K9/00577 ,  G06K9/3233 ,  G07C9/00158 ,  G07F7/08 ,  G07F7/12 ,  G07F7/127

摘要： A method and system for determining the authenticity of an item such as an original work of art, an art print, valuable jewelry or other valuable items utilizes images of one or more unique patterns of features, preferably at a microscopic level, as one or more "signatures" of the item. The image of this unique signature is recorded and stored electronically as data representing the unique pattern. The data are registered with identifying text and stored in a secure storage location, to prevent unauthorized duplication or use of the stored data. Following this registration and storage, an item presented as authentic can be examined microscopically at prescribed sites on the item where the original images were taken. Comparison is made at one or more of the sites, and a decision is made as to whether the item exhibits substantially identical features to those originally registered, so as to be the same authentic item. Comparison can be made electronically or visually/microscopically. The storage location can be a central location remote from local verification stations, with data transferred to and from local stations by telephone lines or other communication links.

摘要翻译： 用于确定诸如原始作品，艺术品，有价值珠宝或其他有价值物品的物品的真实性的方法和系统利用一个或多个独特的特征图案，优选地在微观层面上的图像作为一个或多个 项目的“签名”。 该独特签名的图像以电子方式被记录和存储，代表独特模式。 数据用识别文本进行注册并存储在安全存储位置，以防止未经授权的复制或使用存储的数据。 在注册和存储之后，可以在拍摄原始图像的项目上的规定位置对显示为真实的项目进行微观检查。 在一个或多个地点进行比较，并且决定该物品是否与原始登记的物品具有实质上相同的特征，以便成为相同的真实物品。 可以电子或视觉/显微镜进行比较。 存储位置可以是远离本地验证站的中心位置，其中通过电话线路或其他通信链路将数据传送到本地站点。