Patent Document ID: 9819660
Application ID: 14250489
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A document authentication system comprising: a document authentication device comprising a substrate and, on said substrate, a first transceiver, a first memory and a first processor electrically connected to said first transceiver and said first memory, said first transceiver operating in accordance with a specific short-range wireless communication protocol; and a document authentication program executable by a second processor of a computerized device, said computerized device comprising a second transceiver and a second memory electrically connected to said second processor, said second transceiver operating in accordance with said specific short-range wireless communication protocol, said document authentication program allowing a user to select a selected electronic document from a file stored in said second memory and to enter an add imprimatur command for said selected electronic document and, in response to said add imprimatur command, causing said computerized device to establish a wireless communication link with said document authentication device when said first transceiver is within a predetermined proximity of said second transceiver, said predetermined proximity being equal to a maximum separation distance associated with said specific short-range wireless communication protocol, said first transceiver receiving, from said second transceiver over said wireless communication link, authentication information for said selected electronic document, wherein, before said first transceiver receives said authentication information from said second transceiver, said user is presented with selectable options to define said authentication information for said selected electronic document, said selectable options comprising default authentication information and user-customized authentication information, and, said first processor using said authentication information to generate encoded data to be embedded in said selected electronic document, said encoded data adding at least one of the following to said selected electronic document: a printable feature to establish authenticity of a printed version of said selected electronic document; a visible feature to establish authenticity of said selected electronic document; and a non-visible feature to establish authenticity of said selected electronic document.