Patent ID: 9280696
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: A61B,G06K,G07D,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A handheld scanner for authenticating an object, comprising: a light emitting diode illuminator; an electronic digital camera, having a lens configured to capture at least one image of an object placed in front of the lens having a set of random characteristics physically associated with the object, and a computer-readable code physically associated with the object; at least one automated processor configured to control the light emitting diode illuminator, to control the electronic digital camera to capture at least one image of the set of random characteristics and the computer-readable code, to process the computer readable code, and to generate a signal indicative of an authenticity of the object in dependence on both the at least one image of the set of random characteristics and the computer-readable code, selectively dependent on a correspondence of the set of random characteristics and information associated with the computer-readable code, tolerant to at least a predetermined deviation of a pattern of the set of random characteristics represented in the image from a pattern of the set of random characteristics at a time when the information associated with the computer-readable code is defined; a communication link, controlled by the at least one automated processor, configured to communicate information defining an attempt to authenticate with a remote database; and a user interface, configured to present to a user an indication of the determination of authenticity dependent on the generated signal, substantially without providing information about the nature of deficiencies of the image of the object required for successful authentication.