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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2012
Stephen M. Wood, Waterford, CT (US);
Richard Smith, Pottstown, PA (US);
David Bear, Weston, MA (US);
George Kechter, Peoria, IL (US);
Conor O'neill, Clonmel, IE;
Stephen M. Wood, Waterford, CT (US);
Richard Smith, Pottstown, PA (US);
David Bear, Weston, MA (US);
George Kechter, Peoria, IL (US);
Conor O'Neill, Clonmel, IE;
Covectra, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for identifying, tracking, tracing and determining the authenticity of a good include an imaging system, a database, and an authentication center. The imaging system is configured to capture an image of a unique signature associated with a good. The unique signature can be, for example, a random structure or pattern unique to the particular good. The imaging system is configured to process the image to identify at least one metric that distinguishes the unique signature from unique signatures of other goods. The database is configured to receive information related to the good and its unique signature from the imaging system, and to store the information therein. The authentication center is configured to analyze the field image with respect to the information stored in the database to determine whether the unique signature in the field image is a match to the captured image stored in the database.