Patent ID: 9697526
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G06K,G06Q

Claim:
1. A method of authenticating an item, the method comprising: receiving, at a processor, a first identifier and a second identifier from a communications module, the first and second identifiers visibly located on packaging of the item; authenticating the first identifier and the second identifier; requesting an input of at least one feature of a third identifier via the communications module, the third identifier visibly located on the packaging of the item; receiving, at the processor, the at least one feature of the third identifier from the communications module; verifying the at least one feature of the third identifier; requesting an input of a fourth identifier via the communications module, the fourth identifier visibly located on the packaging of the item; receiving, at the processor, the fourth identifier from the communications module, wherein at least one of the first, second, third, and fourth identifiers is located at a different location on the packaging of the item than at least one of the other identifiers; determining an authenticity of the item based on a combination of the first, second, third, and fourth identifiers compared to at least one predetermined combination; and displaying an output indicating the authenticity of the item via the communications module.