Patent ID: 8937712
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: B41M,G01N,G06K,G07C,G07D

Abstract:
1. A method of enabling an authenticating device comprising: providing an item, a predetermined authentic item expected value, an enabling target, and a predetermined enabling target expected value; measuring one or more enabling target attributes of the enabling target with the authenticating device; comparing at least one measured enabling target attribute with the predetermined enabling target expected value; if the at least one measured enabling target attribute matches the predetermined enabling target expected value, measuring an attribute of the item, comparing the measured item attribute with a predetermined item expected value, and authenticating the item if a match is determined and not authenticating the item if a match is not determined; and if the at least one measured enabling target attribute does not match the predetermined enabling target expected value, indicating non-enablement of the authenticating device, and disabling the authenticating device.