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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
David C. Smart, Fairport, NY (US);
David Cipolla, Macedon, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/702 ; G03B 1/724 ; G03B 1/748 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/702 ; G03B 1/724 ; G03B 1/748 ;
Abstract
A method authorizes the holder of a film unit to access a look-up table having stored data The film unit bears an access code having an encrypted first segment. In the method, the film unit is registered and the first segment is detected. The first segment is decrypted to obtain a code value. The code value is matched to a second segment and access to the stored data is allowed.