Patent ID: 9397837
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B42D,G06K,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of securing access to information associated with a value item, said value item having a substrate, the method comprising: (a) scanning said value item with a scanner so as to produce a digital representation of a sensor output of said scanner; (b) generating correction data in relation to a pre-determined data set representing average physical characteristics associated with a plurality of value items of a type similar to said value item; (c) digitally producing a security signature in response to the digital representation of the sensor output and the correction data, so that the security signature represents one or more characteristics of at least one security feature of said substrate of said value item; (d) retrieving a stored profile from an electronic storage medium embedded in said value item, said stored profile having been previously produced to represent said one or more characteristics of said at least one security feature of said substrate of said value item, said at least one security feature having been selected from the group consisting of ink, one or more fibers and one or more planchettes, said one or more characteristics having been selected from the group consisting of a size, location, embedded depth, shade and color of said security feature; (e) comparing said security signature and said stored profile; and (f) permitting access to said information when said security signature matches said stored profile.