Patent ID: 9495605
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G06K,G07C,G07D

Claim Text:
1. A handheld apparatus for assessing the authenticity of selected documents comprising: one or more processors; an image capture device in electronic communication with the one or more processors; a data store coupled to the one or more processors having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: a U-shaped document positioning device detachably mounted to the handheld apparatus, the positioning device comprising a first side, a second side, and a bottom portion, wherein the first side and the second side comprise corresponding grooves for accepting a document, wherein the bottom portion comprises a sensor affixed to an inner wall of the bottom portion such that a document must be fully inserted into the document positioning device to trigger the sensor, and wherein the document positioning device is configured to hold the document in a fixed position relative to a lens of the image capture device wherein the document positioning device comprises an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a position of the document that is inserted in the document positioning device relative to the lens of the image capture device.