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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Paul J. Kane, Rochester, NY (US);
Elena A. Fedorovskaya, Pittsford, NY (US);
Inventors:
Paul J. Kane, Rochester, NY (US);
Elena A. Fedorovskaya, Pittsford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for authentication of three-dimensional (3D) structures includes a projector () for projecting a first pattern of illumination () on the three-dimensional structure; a sensor () for detecting a first reflected pattern () from the three-dimensional structure; a computer () for analyzing the first reflected pattern for a first pre-determined characteristic; and wherein the computer authenticates the three-dimensional structure if the pre-determined characteristic is present.