EP 1727096 A1 20061129 - Method for deterring counterfeiting of articles, for instance valuable articles, and system therefor
Title (en)
Method for deterring counterfeiting of articles, for instance valuable articles, and system therefor
Title (de)
Verfahren zum Abschrecken einer Fälschung von z.B: wertvollen Gegenständen und System hierfür
Title (fr)
Pocédé et système pour l'empêchement de la contrefaçon d'articles, par exemple des articles de valeur
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 05104325 A 20050523
Abstract (en)
The invention relates to a method for deterring counterfeiting of articles (24), for instance valuable articles (24), including providing (2) each article (24) with an article reference (26) attached thereto; providing (4) each article (24) with a certificate (28); providing (6) each certificate (28) with a certificate reference (30) attached thereto; and providing (8) a database (38) with each article reference (26), the corresponding certificate reference (30) and a corresponding substitutable owner reference (32). The method further includes receiving (10), through electronic or computer means, an article reference (26), a certificate reference (30) and a substitutable owner reference (32); checking (12) whether the article reference (26), the certificate reference (30) and an owner reference (32) match in the database (38); and, if the article reference (26), the certificate reference (30) and the owner reference (32) match, returning (14) a first signal. The invention also relates to a system for deterring counterfeiting of articles (24).
IPC 8 full level
G07F 7/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07D 7/004 (2013.01); G07F 7/08 (2013.01); G07F 7/127 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [DX] EP 0957459 A1 19991117 - ORELL FUESSLI GRAPH BETR AG [CH]
- [X] US 2004267711 A1 20041230 - ZHU XIAO JUN [CN]
- [A] WO 02073510 A1 20020919 - ORELL FUESSLI SECURITY DOCUMEN [CH], et al
- [A] DE 10019721 A1 20010301 - GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH [DE]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR LV MK YU
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 05104325 A 20050523