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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Avery Dennison Corporation, Glendale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Dennis R. Benoit, Simpsonville, NC (US);
Alan Green, Greenwood, SC (US);
Mary A. Greenwood, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Eva Schaefers, Muenster, DE;
Assignee:
Avery Dennison Corporation, Glendale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06K 1/12 (2006.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/018 (2013.01); G06K 1/121 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); G06Q 20/208 (2013.01); H04B 5/0056 (2013.01); H04L 63/0853 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01);
Abstract
Authentication systems and related methods are described which enable consumers to conveniently determine whether an article is an authentic or legitimate article, as opposed to a counterfeit or imitation article. The systems and methods utilize electronic tags incorporated into the article and/or its packaging, and appropriately configured mobile devices such as a smart phone.