Preserving a level of confidence of authenticity of an object

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017243232-A1
Application number	US-201715436646-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 17, 2017
Priority date	Feb 19, 2016
Publication date	Aug 24, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

Apparatuses and methods associated with preserving a level of confidence of authenticity of an object are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a method includes acquiring first information corresponding to a physical object; identifying first authentication data based on the first information; initializing a database record associated with the physical object responsive to identifying the first authentication data; determining whether the first authentication data corresponds to original provenance for the physical object; in response to determining that the first authentication data does not correspond to original provenance for the physical object, acquire and store in the database record first record data including authenticity information available in association with identification of the first authentication data; in response to determining that the first authentication data does correspond to original provenance for the physical object, retaining second record data in the database record. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.

First claim

1 . A method, comprising:
acquiring digital image data of an image of at least a portion of a physical object; analyzing the image data to form a digital fingerprint of the physical object for an authentication of the physical object, wherein the digital fingerprint is responsive to a natural structure of the physical object; initializing a database record associated with the physical object responsive to forming the digital fingerprint; determining whether the digital fingerprint corresponds to original provenance for the physical object; in response to determining that the digital fingerprint does not correspond to original provenance for the physical object, acquire and store in the database record first data including authenticity information available in association with formation of the digital fingerprint; in response to determining that the digital fingerprint does correspond to original provenance for the physical object, retaining second data in the database record.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the authenticity information includes an indication of a validation of authenticity and metadata for the validation.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the metadata includes information about a time of ascertainment of said validation.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the metadata includes information about a location of the physical object at a time of the validation.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the information about the location includes GPS (global positioning system) coordinates.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the metadata includes an indicator for a type of the validation, wherein the type is selected from machine-based and expert based types.

7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the metadata includes a certificate of authenticity.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the metadata includes a digital signature on the certificate of authenticity.

9 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the metadata includes a source of a validation service corresponding to the validation.

10 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the metadata specifies at least one of machine-based analysis, laboratory analysis, or microscopy.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital fingerprint does not rely upon or require any labels, tags, integrated materials, unique identification characters, codes or other items that were added to the physical object specifically for the purpose of identification.

12 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the metadata includes a value taken from a label, tag, integrated material, unique identification character, code or other item present on the physical object in association with acquisition of the digital image data.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein an edge of the label, tag, integrated material, unique identification character, code, or other item appears in the image and is represented by the digital image data.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein an authentication process artifact from a label, tag, integrated material, unique identification character, code, or other item appears in the image and is represented by the digital image data.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the authentication process artifact comprises at least one of a inconsistency in a patina, wear markings, light bleach markings, or corrosion.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein an anti-counterfeiting artifact referenced by an authentication certificate included in metadata of the first data appears in the image and is represented by the digital image data.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the anti-counterfeiting artifact comprises at least one of a inconsistency in a patina, wear markings, light bleach markings, or corrosion.

18 . A method, comprising:
acquiring first information corresponding to a physical object; identifying first authentication data based on the first information; initializing a database record associated with the physical object responsive to identifying the first authentication data; determining whether the first authentication data corresponds to original provenance for the physical object; in response to determining that the first authentication data does not correspond to original provenance for the physical object, acquire and store in the database record first record data including authenticity information available in association with identification of the first authentication data; in response to determining that the first authentication data does correspond to original provenance for the physical object, retaining second record data in the database record.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the authenticity information includes an indication of a validation of authenticity and metadata for the validation.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the metadata includes an indicator for a type of the validation, wherein the type is selected from machine-based and expert based types.

Assignees

• Alitheon Inc

Inventors

• Ross David Justin
• Withrow Justin Lynn
• Kim David Keesu
• Tocci Mark
• Land Scot E

Classifications

• G06F18/22

  Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures · CPC title

• G06Q30/0185 Primary

  Product, service or business identity fraud · CPC title

• G06F16/5838

  using colour · CPC title

• G06F2221/2111

  Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS · CPC title

• G06F16/5866

  using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information · CPC title