Patent ID: 6463416
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: G06Q,G07C,G07F

Abstract:
A programmable apparatus for authenticating a document which embodies identification information for an identified entity comprising both human recognizable information and machine recognizable coded information, said apparatus comprising:means for reading the information of said document into said programmable apparatus; means for determining whether said document includes a license format corresponding to a reference license format based on a comparison between said read information and said reference license format; means for parsing said read information into jurisdictional segments if said license format matches said reference license format, wherein reference jurisdictional segments as included in said reference license format each have predetermined values; processing means directing the operation of said programmable apparatus for comparing said read information to determine whether said jurisdictional segments match said predetermined values; said processing means further directing the operation of said programmable apparatus for determining whether a selected identification parameter for said identified entity corresponds to a preselected criterion and generating at least a verification signal if said selected identification parameter satisfies said preselected criterion; and means for indicating a verification signal.