US6764000B1
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Document authentication method and apparatus
Assignee: Accudent Pty Ltd
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Filing: 2000-09-08
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Granted: 2004-07-20
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Expires: 2020-09-08
Abstract
Abstract Documents (eg., bank notes, travellers checks, credit cards) ( 10 ) are authenticated by scanning the documents for one or more identifying features and/or indicia ( 11-19 ), comparing the scanned features/indicia ( 11-19 ) with stored information in a database and transmitting a signal indicating the authenticity, or otherwise, of the documents ( 10 ). In another aspect, documents that are being deposited into a receptacle are scanned for identifying features and/or indicia and the features and/or indicia are recorded in a card. Access to the documents in the receptacle is possible only by the presentation of the card to a reader associated with the receptacle.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin Alan Scott Graham
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 06:00
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07D; G07D7/00; G07D11/00; G07D11/20; G07D11/30; G07D7/06; G07D7/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
An apparatus for authenticating a document including: a receptacle to receive the document; means to scan the document as the document enters the receptacle; data transfer means to transfer scanned data from the scanning means; and card means operable to receive the data; so arranged that: the document can only be released from the receptacle when the card means is placed in, or read by, a card reader associated with the receptacle.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
72 words
An apparatus for authenticating a document including: a receptacle to receive the document; means to scan the document as the document enters the receptacle; data transfer means to transfer scanned data from the scanning means; and card means operable to receive the data; so arranged that: the document can only be released from the receptacle when the card means is placed in, or read by, a card reader associated with the receptacle.
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