Bilcare Technologies Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Other

Peter Malcolm Moran

Adrian Paul Burden

William T Chen

Satya Sharma

Chi Wei Lee

Saman Dharmatilleke

Narayan Nambudiri

Ma Bo

Isabel Rodríguez Fernández

Narayan Numbudiri

Aik Hau Khaw

Winston Cheng Lock Tan

Yan Zhao

Yen Peng Kong

Harvey M Phillips

Jeck Siu Mei Ng

Stefano Bittante

The invention provides an authentication unit for reading identification and/or authentication information from a tag or object. The authentication unit includes a near-field reader configured to read a first identification feature based on inherent disorder, and a far-field reader configured to read a second identification feature, such as a bar code, optical characters, or an RFID tag. The near-field and far-field readers may be combined in a single integrated scanning module, which also includes circuitry for receiving signals from the readers, and an interface for communicating with a host device.

Integrated unit for reading identification information base on inherent disorder

The present invention refers to an apparatus for forming and reading an identification feature on or in an object. The apparatus comprises a formation unit for physically forming an identification feature on or in an object, at least one reading unit adapted to read the identification feature to form a signature, and a housing, wherein the formation unit and the at least one reading unit are both contained in the housing. The at least one reading unit can comprise at least two reading elements. The identification feature can comprise an identification feature based on inherent disorder. The invention also refers to a method of forming and reading an identification feature on or in an object.

Apparatus for forming and reading an identification feature and method thereof

Embodiments of the invention provide a method of reading and verifying a tag based on inherent disorder during a manufacturing process. The method includes using a first reader to take a first reading of an inherent disorder feature of the tag, and using a second reader to take a second reading of the inherent disorder feature of the tag. The method further includes matching the first reading with the second reading, and determining one or more acceptance criteria, wherein at least one of the acceptance criteria is based on whether the first reading and the second reading match within a predetermined threshold. If the acceptance criteria are met, then the tag is accepted, and a fingerprint for the tag is recorded. The invention further provides a method of testing and characterizing a reader of inherent disorder tags during a manufacturing process. The method includes taking a reading of a known inherent disorder tag, using the reading to measure a characteristic of the reader, and storing the measured characteristic for use when reading inherent disorder tags.

Embodiments of the invention provide an adaptor that presents information from an inherent disorder feature as an optical signal. The adaptor is configured to direct the optical signal onto an optical processing unit built into a camera of a mobile device, such as a mobile telephone, to generate an image usable to identify an object. The adaptor is configured to be user attachable to the mobile device.

Inherent disorder reader adapted to be connected to a mobile device

Integrated unit for reading identification information based on inherent disorder

Disclosed is a reading device for identifying a tag or an object adapted to be identified, said reading device including a first reading element for reading a first set of identification features located in the tag or the object adapted to be identified. The first reading element is a magneto-optical reading element; wherein the first reading element is adapted to conform to the tag or object adapted to be identified when brought into contact with the tag or object adapted to be identified.

Reading device for identifying a tag or an object adapted to be identified, related methods and systems

A reading device for identifying a tag or an object adapted to be identified is disclosed. The reading device includes a first reading element for reading a first set of identification features located in the tag or the object adapted to be identified, wherein the first reading element is a magneto-optical reading element; and a second reading element for reading a second set of identification features located in the tag or the object adapted to be identified; wherein the reading device is configured such that a first signal generated from reading the first set of identification features and a second signal generated from reading the second set of identification features are independently used to derive a first signature and a second signature for identifying the tag or object.

A microlens chip comprises a variable focus fluidic microlens and actuator. The actuator varies the pressure in a fluidic channel in the microlens chip which is coupled to an aperture opening containing the microlens. Applying an electric field to the actuator creates changes in fluid pressure in the fluidic channel, which in turn changes the radius of curvature (i.e., focal length) of the fluidic microlens.

Variable focus microlens

Disclosed is an object () such as a credit card, bank note, document, label, etc which carries an identification layer () which contains readable information. The identification layer can include randomly distributed conductive/magnetizable particles (), semiconductive particle, optically active particles and the like. The identification layer is sandwiched between an upper layer () and lower layer () to form the object. At least some of the particles are exposed along one edge () of the object and can be read by a read head () which moves along the edge.

Identification tag, object adapted to be identified, and related methods, devices, and systems

A method of identifying an object having identification information, said identification information being used to verify the object's identity, said method comprising: determining at least one characteristic of a magnetic field of at least a portion of a tag, thereby obtaining a first specific magnetic signal, wherein the tag comprises a substantially non-magnetic host material having pores, wherein at least some of the pores contain a magnetic material, and

Method of identifying an object and a tag carrying identification information

A method of forming a metallic feature on a substrate, comprising the steps of: providing a stamp having a raised region; depositing catalytic particles on a selected area of the stamp, including the raised region thereof; providing a substrate; applying the stamp to the substrate, such that the raised region of the stamp causes a corresponding indented region in the substrate and at least some of the catalytic particles are transferred to a selected area of the substrate; and plating the selected area of the substrate.

Method and apparatus for forming a metallic feature on a substrate

A method of plating an aromatic polymer substrate comprises: applying a strippable coating of a non-aromatic polymer to a substrate surface to be plated; selectively illuminating the coated substrate surface with laser light to ablate a selected area of the strippable coating and to activate an underlying region of the substrate surface exposed by the ablation of the strippable coating; contacting the substrate surface with a seeding solution containing polymer-stabilised catalytic seeding particles, so that the seeding particles adhere preferentially to the activated region of the substrate; and electrolessly plating the substrate surface, whereby the seeded areas of the substrate surface are selectively plated.

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Peter Malcolm Moran