Patent ID: 9257058
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B41J,G07D,G09F

Claim Text:
1. An anti-counterfeiting method for a document, the method comprising the steps of: printing on said document at least one printed data field in visible characters, said printed data field comprising identification data of said document; reading the data of said printed data field; generating a cutting signal corresponding to said reading step of the data of said printed data field; cutting said document in a predetermined zone thereof on the basis of said cutting signal, wherein said cutting step comprises a step of creation on said document, near said printed data field, of a cut data field in an inerasable and visible way, said cut data field consisting of visible cut characters that are a duplication of the visible characters of said printed data field, that are arranged to allow a visual comparison by a user between said cut data field and said printed data field; and wherein said reading step, and cutting step are carried out on a continuous line where a plurality of said documents is supplied as a continuous sequence.