Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
356071000 | DOCUMENT PATTERN ANALYSIS OR VERIFICATION | 54 |
20080239285 | Fingerprint identification system - A fingerprint ID system providing function of compressed volume of the fingerprint ID system is comprised of adding a reflection device group between fingerprint plane of the device pervious to light and imaging plane of an image sensor; and the device pervious to light and a flat reflection plane group is integrated into one device for reducing the size of the fingerprint ID system and significantly upgrading automated precision assembly and easier alignment of devices to effectively reduce production cost and shorten production cycle. | 10-02-2008 |
20080246952 | Fingerprint Imaging System - A fingerprint imaging system configured to capture an image of a friction ridge pattern of a subject (e.g., a fingerprint, a palm print, a hand print, a footprint, etc.). The system may include one or more components that reduce the impact of ambient light on the performance of the system. In some implementations, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light without requiring additional power (e.g., to generate an increased amount of radiation) and without including “external” hoods and/or covers designed to block ambient light prior to the ambient light entering system. Instead, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light on performance by blocking ambient light internally within the system along an optical path of radiation used to electronically capture an image of the friction ridge pattern. | 10-09-2008 |
20080259316 | Method and Device for Testing Valuable Documents - In an apparatus for testing value documents, such as for example bank notes, an area of the bank note is captured from different directions with the help of two optical sensors aligned symmetrically to each other. The measured values supplied by the sensors on the one hand are added up in order to obtain a total measured value which is insensitive to asymmetric effects of the value document, and on the other hand the measured values are subtracted in order to capture exactly these asymmetric effects. In this way with the help of one single apparatus there can be tested authenticity features as well as the quality of the actual state of the value document. | 10-23-2008 |
20080291427 | Optical Imaging Device Suitable for Forming Images of Fingerprints - An optical imaging device for forming optical images of fingerprints of a finger, the device comprising: an optical plate having a portion at one end of a main face that is provided for illuminating the finger through the plate, the reflected light beam propagating with multiple reflections inside the plate to the other end thereof, which end presents an inclined end face; a focusing lens facing the end face with the lens having its axis situated in the midplane of the plate; and a mirror for directing the light beam leaving the end face onto the axis of the lens. | 11-27-2008 |
20090033914 | Structure Comprising a Fibrous Material Substrate and Method for Authenticating and/or Identifying Such a Structure - The invention concerns a structure ( | 02-05-2009 |
20090153841 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE - An optical identifier ( | 06-18-2009 |
20090174879 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTICALLY EXAMINING SECURITY DOCUMENTS - An apparatus for optical analysis of value documents (BN) possesses a recording area ( | 07-09-2009 |
20090231572 | SECURITY ELEMENT - The invention relates to a security element ( | 09-17-2009 |
20090244518 | OPTICAL IDENTIFIER COMPRISING RANDOMLY ORIENTED PARTIAL FACES - The invention relates to an optical identifier ( | 10-01-2009 |
20090244519 | Security Device - A security device comprises a substrate having a transparent region ( | 10-01-2009 |
20100026990 | SHEET IDENTIFYING DEVICE - A sheet identifying device comprising a light-receiving section ( | 02-04-2010 |
20100026991 | AUTHENTICITY MARK IN THE FORM OF LUMINESCENT SUBSTANCES - The invention relates to a printed document of value having an authenticity feature in the form of at least two luminescent substances on the basis of host lattices which are doped with one or a plurality of ions. | 02-04-2010 |
20100045973 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - The present invention provides an image pickup apparatus with a thin-shaped body. The image pickup apparatus includes: emitter means | 02-25-2010 |
20100060880 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE OPTICAL EXAMINATION OF VALUE DOCUMENTS - An apparatus for optical analysis of at least one value document ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100091268 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTION OF SECURITY ARTICLES INCORPORATING A DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL PROJECTION ELEMENT - A method and apparatus for inspection of a security article ( | 04-15-2010 |
20100259749 | OPTICAL DETECTOR ARRANGEMENT FOR DOCUMENT ACCEPTOR - A sensor arrangement for a banknote validator or other document acceptor using optical transmissive measurements includes at least one light source located on a first side of a document path and arranged to transmit light around the document path to a second side of the document path, the second side being opposite the first side. Optical detectors are located on the first side of the document path and arranged to receive light sent from the light source and passing through the document transport path. | 10-14-2010 |
20100271619 | SENSOR FOR CHECKING VALUABLE DOCUMENTS - In value-document processing apparatus documents of value, such as e. g. bank notes, checks, etc. are conveyed by a transport system along one or more sensors. The bank notes guided past the sensors touch the sensor surface at least temporarily. To improve the transport the sensor surface past which the bank notes are transported is provided with a plurality of elevations or depressions. Through the structured surface the friction is decreased between the sensor surface and the document of value transported past, so that the transport of the document of value is stabilized and the proneness to jamming is reduced. | 10-28-2010 |
20100290034 | Inspection Lamp and Method for Facilitating Rapid Paper Currency Examination and Authentication - A currency inspection instrument has a housing with upper and lower ends, a front and rear portion and a light source is provided at or near the lower end of the housing to direct light upwardly. A light shield is provided as a part of the housing between the light source and the user. A rearward facing reflector is provided inside a front portion of the light shield and forward facing reflector is provided at the rear of the housing above the shield. An inclined elliptical stage is defined by the upper edge of the shield and by the upper end of the forward facing reflector so as to orient or support the paper currency that is to be inspected. In accordance with the method of the invention, a positionable light source is provided. A shield is located between the light source and the eye of the observer. A diffuse light reflector is provided on the opposite side of the light source from the observer and an inclined opening comprising an edge of the shield and the diffuse light reflector is provided as an upper edge of the housing to define a forwardly facing inspection stage for the currency being examined. The housing of the instrument is positionably supported and during use is raised or lowered or tipped about a horizontal axis toward or away from the observer so that the light source is not in the line of sight to prevent the light from the source from shining directly into the eyes of the user while currency is being examined. | 11-18-2010 |
20110013174 | FINGERPRINT IMAGING SYSTEM - A fingerprint imaging system configured to capture an image of a friction ridge pattern of a subject (e.g., a fingerprint, a palm print, a hand print, a footprint, etc.). The system may include one or more components that reduce the impact of ambient light on the performance of the system. In some implementations, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light without requiring additional power (e.g., to generate an increased amount of radiation) and without including “external” hoods and/or covers designed to block ambient light prior to the ambient light entering system. Instead, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light on performance by blocking ambient light internally within the system along an optical path of radiation used to electronically capture an image of the friction ridge pattern. | 01-20-2011 |
20110043789 | Method and Ink Sets for Marking and Authenticating Articles - A method for marking and authenticating a security article, such as a banknote, a document, a ticket, a foil, a thread, a label, a card, or a commercial good, so as to provide for an easy authentication of said article by a machine, such as a currency acceptor, a ticket validator, or a hand-held authentication device. The security article is marked with a user-defined design, wherein said marking comprises dyes or pigments belonging to an extended, or hyperchromic color space which is not reproducible by commercially available, 4-color desktop reproduction equipment. The marking is authenticated by mathematically transforming crude spectral information to statistically independent hyper-color coordinates, and comparing selected hyper-color coordinates with corresponding reference values. | 02-24-2011 |
20110063604 | OPTICALLY BASED PLANAR SCANNER - Apparatus and methods for providing an optically based planar scanner for generating an image are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a switchable Bragg grating. An area of the switchable Bragg grating is configured to be activated to direct light to a platen. The platen is configured to reflect the light to a waveguide or to refract the light. The light reflected to the waveguide is guided to a light detector. By activating a number of the areas of the switchable Bragg grating and measuring the intensity of the light with a light detector, an image of an object contacting the platen may be formed. | 03-17-2011 |
20110085157 | SENSOR DEVICE FOR THE SPECTRALLY RESOLVED CAPTURE OF VALUABLE DOCUMENTS AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD - There is described a sensor device for spectrally resolved capture of optical detection radiation which emanates from a value document transported through a capture area of the sensor device in a predefined transport direction, comprising a detection device for spectrally resolved detection of the detection radiation in at least one predefined spectral detection range and emission of detection signals which represent at least one, in particular spectral, property of the detected detection radiation, at least one reference radiation device which emits optical reference radiation which is coupled into a detection beam path of the detection device at least partly in dependence on the position of a value document relative to the capture area, and which has a spectrum with a narrow band which is within the predefined spectral detection range, and/or at least one spectrum with an edge which is within the predefined spectral detection range, and a control and evaluation device which is configured for employing the detection signals which represent the property of the reference radiation, for checking and/or for adjusting the detection device and/or in the evaluation of detection signals which represent the at least one property of detection radiation emanating from the value document. | 04-14-2011 |
20110090485 | DOCUMENT SENSOR - A device detects multi-spectral imaging by using line scan elements. The device may include an illumination module and a detection module to detect light scattered from an object illuminated by the illumination module. The device may also include an array of light sources to produce light at a plurality of different wavelengths, and create a uniform line of illumination with each of the different wavelengths. The light detection may be applied to authenticate and validate documents, such as bank notes moving along a document conveyer. | 04-21-2011 |
20110102772 | SENSOR DEVICE FOR THE SPECTRALLY RESOLVED CAPTURE OF VALUABLE DOCUMENTS AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD - A sensor device for spectrally resolved capture of optical detection radiation which emanates from a value document transported through a capture area of the sensor device, includes a detection device for spectrally resolved detection of the detection radiation and emission of detection signals which represent at least one property of the detection radiation, at least one reference radiation device which emits optical reference radiation which is coupled into a detection beam path of the detection device and which has a spectrum with a structure which is within the spectral detection range, and which has a radiation source which acts as the transmitter of a light barrier or of a light scanner by means of which barrier or scanner a motion and/or a position of the value document relative to the capture area is capturable, and a control/evaluation device which is configured for receiving detection signals from the detection device, evaluating them and emitting evaluation signals in dependence on the result of the evaluation, and which is further configured for employing detection signals which represent the property of the reference radiation, for checking and/or for adjusting the detection device and/or for making available correction data which are employable in the evaluation of detection signals which represent the at least one property of detection radiation emanating from the value document. | 05-05-2011 |
20110128526 | BANK NOTES HANDLING APPARATUS - A paper sheet processing apparatus includes: an insertion slot through which a paper sheet is inserted; a sensor which detects insertion of the paper sheet; a traveling route through which the paper sheet is conveyed; a light emitting part which irradiates the traveling route with light; a light receiving part which receives light from the traveling route; a black calibration part which sets a reference value for the lowest brightness in a state that the emission of the light emitting part is ineffective; and an authenticity judgment processing part which judges an authenticity. The black calibration part can set the reference value before the authenticity judgment processing part judges the authenticity after the sensor detects the insertion of the paper sheet at every time when the paper sheet is inserted. | 06-02-2011 |
20110141456 | FINGERPRINT IMAGING SYSTEM - A fingerprint imaging system configured to capture an image of a friction ridge pattern of a subject (e.g., a fingerprint, a palm print, a hand print, a footprint, etc.). The system may include one or more components that reduce the impact of ambient light on the performance of the system. In some implementations, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light without requiring additional power (e.g., to generate an increased amount of radiation) and without including “external” hoods and/or covers designed to block ambient light prior to the ambient light entering system. Instead, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light on performance by blocking ambient light internally within the system along an optical path of radiation used to electronically capture an image of the friction ridge pattern. | 06-16-2011 |
20110176126 | Finger identification apparatus - An identification apparatus that keeps the conditions for imaging uniform among successive identifications and requires a user to perform only a series of simple maneuvers. An identification apparatus comprising a guide member, a light source, and an imaging unit. The guide member includes a pattern or a structure that inspires a user to position his/her finger thereon or to approach his/her specific finger region thereto. A contact member such as a button switch is preferably located at a position in the guide member at which a fingertip is to be positioned. An optical opening is formed at a position coincident with a position at which a portion of a finger to be imaged for identification should be placed. The light source radiates near-infrared light through the portion of the finger to be imaged. The imaging means acquires an image of the finger, and the apparatus compares the image to previously registered images. The apparatus may also include dual light sources power saving functionality, and means for limiting the interference of external light sources. | 07-21-2011 |
20110267601 | DOCUMENT OF VALUE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND METHOD OF DETECTING SOIL OR WEAR - A method of manufacturing a soil or wear test feature on a document of value is provided. The method comprises designating an area of the document of value for soil or wear testing and measuring an optical characteristic which is affected by the presence of soil or wear of the designated area on the document of value, or of the same area on an identical document of value. The measured optical characteristic is encoded to generate corresponding optical characteristic data and the encoded optical characteristic data is associated with the document of value by means of a machine readable element provided on the document of value. Also provided is a method of detecting soiling or wear of a document of value, comprising measuring an optical characteristic which is affected by the presence of soil or wear of a designated area on the document of value; reading data from a machine readable element provided on the document of value to retrieve encoded optical characteristic data generated from previous measurement of the optical characteristic of the designated area, or of the same area on an identical document of value; and comparing the measured optical characteristic with the encoded optical characteristic to identify any difference therebetween, a difference being indicative of soiling or wear of the document of value. | 11-03-2011 |
20110310380 | SHEET IDENTIFYING DEVICE - A sheet identifying device comprising a light-receiving section ( | 12-22-2011 |
20120008131 | CHECK AND U.S. BANK NOTE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A check and U.S. bank note processing device configured to process both checks and U.S. bank notes. The device comprises an input receptacle configured to receive checks and U.S. bank notes and an output receptacle. The device further comprises a transport mechanism configured to transport the checks and U.S. bank notes from the input receptacle past an image scanner. The image scanner is configured to obtain an image of each check and U.S. bank note transported past the image scanner. The device is configured to determine the serial numbers of U.S. bank notes transported past the image scanner. The device further comprises a memory configured to store the determined serial numbers of U.S. bank notes. | 01-12-2012 |
20120013891 | CHECK AND U.S. BANK NOTE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A check and U.S. bank note processing device configured to process both checks and U.S. bank notes. According to one embodiment, the device comprises an input receptacle configured to receive checks and U.S. bank notes and an output receptacle. The device further comprises a transport mechanism configured to transport the checks and U.S. bank notes from the input receptacle past an image scanner. The image scanner is configured to obtain an image of each check and U.S. bank note transported past the image scanner. The device is configured to determine the denominations of transported U.S. bank notes. The device is configured to capture information from checks transported past the image scanner. The device further comprises a memory configured to store the information captured from checks transported past the image scanner. | 01-19-2012 |
20120013892 | CHECK AND U.S. BANK NOTE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A check and U.S. bank note processing device configured to process both checks and U.S. bank notes and a method of using the same. The device comprises an input receptacle configured to receive checks and U.S. bank notes and an output receptacle. The device further comprises a transport mechanism configured to transport the checks and U.S. bank notes from the input receptacle past an image scanner. The image scanner is configured to obtain an image of each check and U.S. bank note transported past the image scanner. The device is configured to determine the denominations of U.S. bank notes transported by the transport mechanism. The device further comprises a memory configured to store the images of checks transported past the image scanner. | 01-19-2012 |
20120033202 | VERIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING DIFFRACTIVE AND/OR REFLECTIVE SECURITY FEATURES OF SECURITY DOCUMENTS - A verification apparatus for security documents having at least one diffractive and/or reflective security feature, includes a support device having a support surface or plane for receiving the security documents, an optical capturing device, an illuminating device for illuminating the security document, and an evaluation device which evaluates information detected by the capturing device to perform a verification of the at least one security feature. A screen is disposed between the support surface or plane and the capturing device. Light diffracted or reflected by the at least one security feature can be imaged on the screen for detection by the capturing device. The screen can be controlled with regard to at least one optical property, particularly the opacity thereof. A verification method, wherein the opacity of the screen is varied, is also provided. | 02-09-2012 |
20120038905 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE OPTICAL ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTS - The invention relates to an optical analysis method for distinguishing a substance ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120038906 | Banknote Verification Device - The invention relates to banknote verification devices that work using transmitted light. The claimed device has the technical result of uniformly illuminating the banknote that is being tested. The device comprises radiators ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120092648 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND SENSOR FOR CHECKING VALUE DOCUMENTS HAVING SUCH AN OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical system having a plane anisotropic retroreflector portion which specularly reflects radiation components in a first plane of incidence, but retroreflects radiation components in a second plane of incidence, a first imaging portion which produces on the retroreflector portion a line-shaped intermediate image of an object point in an object plane in a specified position relative to the system, the image extending along a line in the second plane of incidence, and a second imaging portion by means of which the line-shaped intermediate image is imaged into an image point. | 04-19-2012 |
20120140206 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE ULTRASONIC DETECTION OF TRANSPARENT WINDOW SECURITY FEATURES IN BANK NOTES - A system and method for automatically detecting the presence of a perforation, tear, or a transparent window security feature in a bank note. The system includes an optical detection device, and an ultrasonic detection device, and a conveyance device for transporting the bank note along a defined path proximate the detection devices. Each detection device comprises a plurality of optical transmitters and corresponding optical receivers that bracket the note path. A computing device is also provided to determine from the output of the optical detection device the presence of an optical abnormality in the bank note; to determine from the output of the ultrasonic detection device the presence of an ultrasonic abnormality in the bank note; and to determine the presence of a perforation, tear, or transparent window feature based upon the results of the optical abnormality determination or the ultrasonic abnormality determination. | 06-07-2012 |
20120236292 | IDENTIFICATION MEDIUM AND IDENTIFICATION METHOD THEREFOR - An identification medium is provided in which latent image having plural colors can be observed even when the identification medium is spaced away from a polarization filter. A cholesteric liquid crystal layer is provided as a specific polarization light reflection layer which reflects light having a specific polarized condition. An optical anisotropic layer having an optical anisotropy is provided at an upper position overlapping with the specific polarization light reflection layer. An image A formed by an area having an optical anisotropy different from that of surroundings is formed at the optical anisotropic layer. When the identification medium is directly viewed, the influence of the optical anisotropy cannot be seen. When the identification medium is observed via a circular polarization filter, the image can be seen to have a specific color by the influence of the optical anisotropy. | 09-20-2012 |
20120250002 | OBJECT AUTHENTICATION - A device detects multi-spectral imaging by using scan elements. The device may include an illumination module and a detection module to detect light scattered from an object illuminated by the illumination module. The device may also include an array of light sources to produce light at a plurality of different wavelengths, and create a line of illumination with each of the different wavelengths. The light detection may be applied to authenticate and validate documents, such as banknotes moving along a document conveyer. | 10-04-2012 |
20120257191 | SENSOR FOR CHECKING VALUE DOCUMENTS - A sensor for checking value documents has an illumination device for illuminating a value document, an imaging optic and a detection device. A light source receiver has at least two light sources which have mutually different emission spectra. The illumination device contains a microlens array which contains a multiplicity of microlenses, which with the light source receiver are arranged such that each of the light sources arranged on the light source receiver has exactly one of the microlenses associated therewith. | 10-11-2012 |
20120268729 | SHEET IDENTIFYING DEVICE - A sheet identifying device comprising a light-receiving section ( | 10-25-2012 |
20130301035 | Authenticity Verification Methods, Products, and Apparatuses - A method and apparatus for determining a digital signature from an article. A coherent light source directs a beam to illuminate the article and a detector arrangement collects data points from light scattered from many different parts of the article to collect a large number of independent data points, typically 500 or more. By collecting a large number of independent signal contributions specific to many different parts of the article, a digital signature can be computed that is unique to the area of the article that has been scanned. This measurement can be repeated whenever required to test authenticity of the article. Using this method, it has been discovered that it is essentially pointless to go to the effort and expense of making specially prepared tokens, since unique characteristics are measurable a in a straightforward manner from a wide variety of every day articles. | 11-14-2013 |
20140009752 | OBJECT AUTHENTICATION - A device detects multi-spectral imaging by using scan elements. The device may include an illumination module and a detection module to detect light scattered from an object illuminated by the illumination module. The device may also include an array of light sources to produce light at a plurality of different wavelengths, and create a line of illumination with each of the different wavelengths. The light detection may be applied to authenticate and validate documents, such as banknotes moving along a document conveyer. | 01-09-2014 |
20140125968 | Method for Checking Value Documents - The invention relates to a method for checking value documents by which the similarity of the intensity spectrum of a value document to be checked to a reference spectrum can be tested. To check the similarity of the intensity spectrum recorded from the value document to be checked to the reference spectrum, not the recorded intensity spectrum itself is compared with the reference spectrum, but rather a corrected intensity spectrum adapted to the reference spectrum, which arises from the recorded intensity spectrum by a linear correction. The correction parameters of the linear correction function are ascertained by adapting the linearly corrected intensity spectrum to the reference spectrum. Through the adapting it is achieved that fluctuations of the recorded intensity spectrum that are due to measuring technology are compensated at least partly. | 05-08-2014 |
20140204365 | Sensor and Method for Operating the Sensor - A sensor for checking different features of value documents is arranged to carry out a self-test for testing its functionality. Before the sensor carries out its self-test, at least one of the features that is to be checked by the sensor is selected. It is provided in the self-test that the sensor rates a malfunction ascertained in the self-test differently and reacts to the ascertained malfunction differently in dependence on the selected feature. While a malfunction of the sensor has hitherto always led to a failure of the sensor, the sensor, despite ascertained malfunctions, can nevertheless carry out the check of certain features. It is achieved that the number of function failures of the sensor is reduced through the different reactions of the sensor to the ascertained malfunction in dependence on the feature. | 07-24-2014 |
20140204366 | Sensor and Method for Operating the Sensor - A sensor for checking value documents is arranged to carry out a self-test for testing its functionality. The sensor in the self-test reacts to at least one malfunction that is ascertained during the self-test and hinders the check of the value documents by the sensor automatically employing for checking the value documents, instead of the operating mode provided for checking the value documents. A modified operating mode employs at least one other measured value of the sensor for checking the value documents than is determined in the operating mode provided for checking the value documents. In contrast to the hitherto customary function failure of the sensor, the sensor can continue being operated for checking the value documents despite the malfunction. | 07-24-2014 |
20140293270 | Object Authentication - A device detects multi-spectral imaging by using scan elements. The device may include an illumination module and a detection module to detect light scattered from an object illuminated by the illumination module. The device may also include an array of light sources to produce light at a plurality of different wavelengths, and create a line of illumination with each of the different wavelengths. The light detection may be applied to authenticate and validate documents, such as banknotes moving along a document conveyer. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293271 | Sensor for Checking Value Documents - The invention relates to a sensor for checking value documents with a detection device having at least two photodetectors through which the detection light of the value document is detectable in at least two different spectral regions. The detection device contains a collecting optic common to the photodetectors, through which the detection light emitted by the value document in a detection region can be collimated to a light beam. Each of the photodetectors has associated therewith a detector lens which receives a partial light beam of the light beam collimated by the collecting optic and directs it onto the respective photodetector, so that the detection region substantially coincides for the different photodetectors. By the sensor there can be detected different spectral portions of the detection light of the same detection region separately from each other at the same point in time. | 10-02-2014 |
20150367380 | BREATH-ACTIVATED IMAGES AND ANTI-COUNTERFEIT AUTHENTICATION FEATURES FORMED OF NANOPILLAR ARRAYS - Disclosed are articles having authentication features, as well as methods for authenticating such articles by forming authentication features to prevent or diminish counterfeiting activities. A surface of an article to be authenticated (or a surface of a component associated with the article) may have a region with a periodic array of nanopillars comprising a polymeric material formed thereon. The array of nanopillars thus defines an authentication feature (e.g., a graphic image or other pattern). In certain aspects, the authentication feature may be substantially invisible to the human eye under normal conditions, but revealed when condensate is created on the surface by exposure to moisture or vapor (e.g., human breath). The methods of forming nanopillar arrays disclosed herein are simple and permit single-step replication with high fidelity. Furthermore, the methods may be used with a variety of substrates, including fabric, textiles, leather, glass, paper, and metals by way of non-limiting example. | 12-24-2015 |
20160052327 | ANTI-COUNTERFEIT MEDIUM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING COUNTERFEITING - An anti-counterfeit medium, a method for manufacturing the same and a method for preventing counterfeiting are provided. The anti-counterfeit medium includes a retardation layer having birefringence and a reflection layer, and identification data is recorded in the anti-counterfeit medium. The identification data is divided into a plurality of partial images, and a plurality of transparent areas which correspond to the plurality of partial images are disposed adjacent to each other in the same plane so as to form the retardation layer, the plurality of transparent areas having optical axes which are oriented in different directions from each other in a rotation direction. The identification data includes biometric information. | 02-25-2016 |
20160070947 | IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE AND IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD - Light is emitted on one side of a paper sheet | 03-10-2016 |
20160086411 | AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention provides an authentication apparatus operative to determine the authenticity of a polymer film, comprising an optically-based birefringence measuring arrangement operative to measure a first effect influenced by a birefringence characteristic of said film from a first angle comprising a non-normal angle to a plane of said film, and at least one of: a second angle; and a third angle; and wherein said apparatus is operative to: compare a value, or range of values, representative of said first effect as measured from said first angle with a value, or range of values representative of a specified first effect corresponding to a predetermined birefringence characteristic of an authentic polymer film for said first angle; compare a value, or range of values, representative of said first effect as measured from said at least one of said second and third angles with a value, or range of values representative of a specified first effect corresponding to a predetermined birefringence characteristic of an authentic polymer film for respective second and/or third angles; and output an authenticity signal indicative of authenticity or otherwise of said film based upon said comparisons. There are also provided one or more methods of determining the authenticity of a polymer film. | 03-24-2016 |
20160203665 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING A SECURITY ELEMENT OF A SECURITY DOCUMENT | 07-14-2016 |
20180022144 | COUNTER COUNTERFEIT TECHNOLOGY | 01-25-2018 |