Patent Document ID: 9519942
Application ID: 14623925
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. On a computing device, a method for determining whether a mark is genuine, the method comprising: receiving a captured image of a candidate mark; measuring, using the captured image, a first characteristic of the candidate mark at a plurality of locations within the candidate mark, resulting in a first set of metrics for the first characteristic; measuring, using the captured image, a second characteristic of the candidate mark at the plurality of locations, resulting in a second set of metrics for the second characteristic, wherein the plurality of locations is associated with a plurality of location identifiers, generating, based on the first set of metrics and the second set of metrics, an electronic signature for the candidate mark; forming a hash identifier for the candidate mark using a subset of the plurality of location identifiers associated with the first characteristic and from a subset of the plurality of location identifiers associated with the second characteristic; determining, based on a comparison of the hash identifier of the candidate mark with a hash identifier of a genuine mark, whether the hash identifier of the candidate mark closely matches the hash identifier of the genuine mark; if the hash identifier of the candidate mark is determined to closely match the hash identifier of the genuine mark, then retrieving, from a media storage device, an electronic signature of the genuine mark, wherein the electronic signature of the genuine mark contains data regarding an artifact of the genuine mark; and determining, based on a comparison of the electronic signature of the candidate mark with the retrieved electronic signature of the genuine mark, whether the candidate mark is genuine; if the candidate mark is determined to be genuine, then indicating that the candidate mark is genuine.