System and method for network-based object authentication
CA 2598800 C · Owner: Alasia, Thomas C. · Inventors: Alasia, Thomas C.; Alasia, Alfred V.; Ilic, Igor
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A method is provided for determining whether an object is an authentic object to which an expected encoded image has been applied (S170). The expected encoded image having been constructed by encoding an authentication image using a set of one or more encoding parameters. The method comprises receiving a digital image of at least a portion of the test object including a target area where the expected encoded image would be applied if the test object is an authentic object (S120). The method further comprises determining the one or more encoding parameters (S130) and applying a digital decoding algorithm to the captured digital image to establish a decoding result (S150). The …
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- Filed August 23, 2005 and granted February 12, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 23, 2025.
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