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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Thomas Tiller, Bussigny, CH;
Olivier Rozumek, Le Pâquier-Montbarry, CH;
Inventors:
Thomas Tiller, Bussigny, CH;
Olivier Rozumek, Le Pâquier-Montbarry, CH;
Assignee:
SICPA Holding S.A., Prilly, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An item according to the invention comprises at least two data storage elements such as e.g. an RFID transponderand a barcode, wherein the latter is non-visible for the unaided human eye and comprises coded information. The invention allows for a backup of information between the two data storage elements, in order to prevent inadvertent or malicious data loss. Further aspects of the invention are related to the interdependent or the cooperative use of both storage elements in the framework of a product security tracking and tracing scheme.