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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2006
John Buttifant, West Sussex, GB;
John Alan Skinner, Hampshire, GB;
Peter Dilwyn Evans, Hampshire, GB;
Michael Potter, Hampshire, GB;
Peter Alan Pullan, Hampshire, GB;
Barry Clifford Scowen, Surrey, GB;
John Buttifant, West Sussex, GB;
John Alan Skinner, Hampshire, GB;
Peter Dilwyn Evans, Hampshire, GB;
Michael Potter, Hampshire, GB;
Peter Alan Pullan, Hampshire, GB;
Barry Clifford Scowen, Surrey, GB;
De La Rue International Limited, Hampshire, GB;
Abstract
Systems and methods for identifying a coded magnetic thread comprise generating a digital representation of the thread and comparing the digital representation with one or more known digital representations; scanning the digital representation to locate a predetermined code sequence; and rotating the digital representation to locate the predetermined code sequence in a predetermined position corresponding to the position of the predetermined code sequence in a stored version of the or each known digital representation prior to carrying out the comparison.