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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2009
Applicant:
Richard M. Haddock, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Richard M. Haddock, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Coinsecure, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for producing scattering signatures from a coin comprises a platform configured to hold the coin and an electromagnetic radiation source configured to produce a beam directed toward a portion of at least one surface of the coin. The electromagnetic radiation source is arranged to produce a far-field scattering signature upon interaction the at least one surface of the coin. A plurality of collection elements is configured to produce an electrical signal based upon collecting at least a portion of the far-field scattering signature.