Patent ID: 7630559

Claim:
An article confirmation method comprising: affixing a protection material comprising a transparent film to a region of a genuine article; reading irreproducible fine characteristics from the region; recording information of the irreproducible fine characteristics of the genuine article, wherein the irreproducible fine characteristics of the genuine article are originally possessed by the genuine article, and the information is recorded on the protection material affixed to the genuine article; storing the information of the irreproducible characteristics of the genuine article; reading information of irreproducible fine characteristics from a region of an article to be confirmed, a protection material comprising a transparent film being affixed to the region, wherein the irreproducible fine characteristics are originally possessed by the article to be confirmed, and the information is read from the article to be confirmed or from the protection material affixed to the article to be confirmed; comparing the information of the irreproducible fine characteristics between the genuine article and the article to be confirmed; and determining authenticity of the article to be confirmed based on a comparison result.