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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Nicholas Baxter, Welwyn Garden, GB;
Brian Reid, Welwyn Garden, GB;
Inventors:
Nicholas Baxter, Welwyn Garden, GB;
Brian Reid, Welwyn Garden, GB;
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus that validates a hologram by scanning the hologram at multiple angles is disclosed. The method may include scanning a document containing the hologram at a first angle to create a first image, scanning the document containing the hologram at a second angle to create a second image, determining whether the hologram is valid, and sending the validity determination to a user interface for display to a user.