662results about "Paper-money testing devices" patented technology

A system and a method for verifying authenticity of a physical copy and a digital copy of a document are disclosed. The method comprises registering a document in a repository by storing details related to the document in a location of the repository. A symbology for the document is generated. The symbology is an identifier of the location of the repository comprising the document. The symbology is associated with either a physical or a digital copy of the document. The digital copy of the document is printed to generate a printed copy. The printed copy or the physical copy of the document is scanned to generate a scanned image. The document and the details related to the document present at the location of the repository are accessed. The scanned image is compared with the document stored in the repository to determine the authenticity of either the physical copy or the digital copy of the document.

A system for currency verification includes a currency apparatus configured for receiving alleged currency to be verified; at least one processor; a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured for storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method comprising: accessing a material database associating each of a set of materials found in authentic currency with one or more corresponding resonance frequencies; for each material of the set of materials: transmitting into the alleged currency an RF signal at a first resonance frequency for each material; receiving a response signal from the alleged currency; and analyzing the response signal for resonance characteristics that indicate a presence of each material; and a display device configured for outputting that the alleged currency is authentic if the presence of at least a subset of the set of materials found in the authentic currency is indicated.

In a general aspect, orientation information is used to generate a unique code. In some aspects, orientation information is extracted from an object. The object includes multiple elements, and the orientation information indicates the relative spatial orientations of the respective elements. The orientation information can be extracted, for instance, by a scanner system that detects the elements. A unique code is generated for the object based on the orientation information. In some examples, the elements are diamond particles that each have one or more color centers, and the orientation information is extracted by detecting the color centers.

A system comprising: a check Image Record (CIR) database configured to store, for each of a plurality of accounts, a CIR, wherein each CIR comprises feature information related to features extracted from a plurality of reference checks associated with the associated account of the plurality of accounts; memory configured to store instructions; and a processor coupled with the CIR database and the memory, the processor configured to run the instructions, which cause the processor to: receive an image of a test check associated with an account of the plurality of accounts, extract feature information from the image, compare the features with the feature information stored in the CIR database for the account associated with the test check, generate a fraud score, and update each CIR by determining.

Systems, methods and technology for authenticating multi-layered objects using encoded signals such as digital watermarking. In one implementation, a value document includes a substrate and a removable overlayer, with a security feature comprising a digital watermark signal printed to cover portions of both the substrate and overlayer. The digital watermark signal includes spatially arranged signal elements forming a frame of reference. Tampering is detected by evaluating offset values associated with the signal elements, where misalignment within the frame of reference indicates tampering. In some implementations, the value document includes a first digital watermark on the substrate with synchronization and payload components, a token with a second digital watermark, and a removable sticker with a third digital watermark. Additional security features include split-mark configurations, tamper mark configurations, holographic foils with overprinted digital watermarks, and fragile tamper-deterrent features that deform upon tampering attempts, causing detectable signal distortion. Other combinations are also provided.

A sensor element for checking the authenticity of a planar data carrier, in particular a banknote, has a spin resonance feature. The sensor element contains a magnetic core having an air gap, into which the planar data carrier can be inserted for authentication and which defines an axial direction extending between the adjoining surfaces of the magnetic core, a polarization device for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap, a modulation device for generating a time-varying magnetic modulation field in the air gap, and a resonator for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be checked. The modulation device is formed by at least one planar coil arranged in the air gap, which planar coil has one or more turns about the axial direction of the air gap in one plane. The disclosure also relates to a checking device having such a sensor element.

A sensor element for testing a flat-surface data carrier has a spin resonance feature. The sensor element includes a magnetic core with an air gap, into which the flat-surface data carrier can be inserted for testing, a polarization device for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap, and a resonator device for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap. The resonator device contains at least two stripline resonators, which are designed and configured to be operated at different excitation frequencies.

To provide a judging device and a judging method that can easily manage whether two objects, such as a work of art and an appraisal certificate for that work, are appropriately associated with each other. [Solution] In an authenticity determination system including a reading device 20, a network 30, a server 40, and a server 50, the reading device 20 acquires first label identification information that identifies the work ID indicated on a first label (work label 121) attached to a first object (work 12), and second label identification information that identifies the label ID indicated on a second label (certificate label 141) attached to a second object (certificate 14). The server 50 includes a determination unit that determines whether the first object and the second object are associated with each other based on the first label identification information and the second label identification information.

A Multi-Angle Dynamic Image system provides multi-angle observation capabilities comprising lamps strategically positioned to obtain high quality images of the security documents or items under analysis, to obtain images with variations in the observation angle of the security document or item under study. The system includes a box platform for placing the security document or item thereupon, the box platform changes its orientation, allowing the system to capture the variations in color and structure as the orientation and the angles of the observation and illumination change. The system also includes a high-resolution linear camera to capture the intricate details while avoiding distortion and parallax issues. The system also includes a computer configured to run algorithms to process image acquisition data for a complete set of observation angles, to pre-process image acquisition data including crop and image standardization, to calculate differences between adjacent angle images, eliminate noise, to calculate a total optical flow using the images at different angles and their differences to generate the Dynamic Images vectorial field, one per orientation, and the Dynamic Map, a heat map generated using the magnitude from the Dynamic Image vectorial field, and calculate from the Dynamic Image the different parameters associated with dynamic properties of the OVD.

A sensor element is for testing a planar data carrier with a spin resonance feature. The sensor element includes a magnetic core having an air gap into which the planar data carrier can be inserted for testing purposes, a polarization device for generating a static magnetic flux in the air gap, and a resonator device for exciting the spin resonance feature of the data carrier to be tested in the air gap. The resonator device has at least two stripline resonators positioned at different positions in the air gap. The polarization device generates an in-homogeneous magnetic flux in the air gap so that the static magnetic flux has a first field strength at the position of a first stripline resonator and a second, different field strength at the position of a second stripline resonator.

Embodiments relate to a non-fungible physical (NFP) item. The non-fungible physical (NW) item comprises an identifier. The identifier is embedded and layered within the non-fungible physical item in an unplanned pattern. The identifier in the unplanned pattern is configured to provide high security against counterfeiting of the non-fungible physical (NFP) item. The identifier comprises at least one of a random marker and a unique marker. The unplanned pattern comprises at least one of a random pattern and a unique pattern. Further the non-fungible physical (NFP) item is registered as a non-fungible token on a blockchain. The NFP item is then paired with the non-fungible token for enabling two-way mutual authentication and enhanced authenticity. The pairing of the NFP item with the non-fungible token enables tracking condition, provenance, and grading of the NFP item.

The present application concerns the visual identification of materials or documents for tracking or authentication purposes. It describes methods to automatically authenticate an object by comparing some object images with reference images, the object images being characterized by the fact that visual elements used for comparison are non-disturbing for the naked eye. In some described approaches it provides the operator with visible features to locate the area to be imaged. It also proposes ways for real-time implementation enabling user friendly detection using mobile devices like smart phones.

Compositions, articles, systems, and methods for sensing and / or authentication using luminescence imaging are generally provided. In some embodiments, the article is associated with an emissive material comprising an emissive species. In some embodiments, the emissive species has a radiative lifetime of at least 10 nanoseconds. A characteristic of the article may be determined by acquiring an image comprising time-dependent information related to the emissive species. In certain cases, the radiative lifetime of the emissive species may be determined from the image. Because the radiative lifetime of an emissive species may be modified by numerous factors, including, but not limited to, binding to or proximity to other molecules, temperature, pH, and radiation exposure, the measured length of the radiative lifetime may provide information regarding a characteristic of the associated article. In some cases, the emissive material comprising one or more emissive species may be used to identify and / or authenticate the associated article.

An inspection system for inspecting a game token, includes: a game token assigned with code information such that an ID mark region covered with a UV ink is partially irradiated with laser light to denature or remove the irradiated part; an ultraviolet irradiation lamp for irradiating the game token with ultraviolet light for visualizing the UV ink; a UV camera configured to shoot the game token irradiated with ultraviolet light; and an inspection device configured to recognize the code information that has been visualized by the irradiation with ultraviolet light based on an image shot by the UV camera and determine authenticity of the game token.

Provided are a magnetic line sensor capable of inexpensively suppressing noise due to vibrations from outside the magnetic line sensor, a sheet recognition unit, and a sheet handling device. The magnetic line sensor is in a multi-channel system and detects magnetic information of a transported sheet. The magnetic line sensor includes multiple magnetic sensor elements each provided for a corresponding channel and arranged in a main scanning direction, multiple chip ceramic capacitors each electrically connected to a corresponding one of the multiple magnetic sensor elements and each having a pair of external electrodes, and a substrate on which the chip ceramic capacitors are mounted. At least one of the chip ceramic capacitors has its pair of external electrodes aligned in a direction orthogonal to the main scanning direction.

This invention discloses an auxiliary design method for a banknote magnetic feature authentication module with a long-side feed, comprising: feeding the banknote along its long side and scanning it along its short side using a magnetic image sensor to obtain a magnetic image of the banknote; setting the detection width, number of channels, and sensitivity of the magnetic feature sensor; selecting a series of intensity values ​​from the banknote magnetic image column to simulate the magnetic feature sensor scanning signal; performing morphological dilation of the structural elements along the long side of the banknote magnetic image to simulate the magnetic feature sensor scanning image; and simulating multi-mode magnetic feature sensor scanning signals at the long side position of the banknote. This method displays the banknote magnetic image and the simulated magnetic feature sensor scanning image, allowing selection of a suitable scanning position from both. Simultaneously, based on the selected position, three sets of signal references are output to confirm suitability, thus completing the auxiliary design.

The utility model discloses a portable waterproof pen lamp and relates to the technical field of lamps. Comprising a pen lamp tube, a battery and a charging interface located below the battery are arranged in the pen lamp tube, a switch is arranged at the top of the pen lamp tube, a double-light-source LED is arranged at the bottom of the pen lamp tube, the pen lamp tube is movably sleeved with a charging cover used for protecting the charging interface, and the double-light-source LED comprises a white light LED and a purple light LED. The dual-light-source LED design is adopted, the functions of white light illumination and purple light currency detection and tracing are achieved, multiple purposes are achieved, the overall waterproof performance is ensured through the multi-layer sealing structure design comprising the waterproof charging interface, the sealing ring and the waterproof silica gel button, the pen-shaped structure is matched with the pen clip design, and carrying is convenient. The anti-skid charging cover and the interference fit structure enhance the use convenience and durability, meanwhile, all the parts are in close fit to improve the anti-falling and anti-seismic capacity, and the outdoor and daily multi-scene use requirements are met.

A security device is disclosed, comprising: a substrate having opposing first and second surfaces; on the first surface of the substrate, a surface relief structure formed of one or more cured, at least semi-transparent material(s); and on the second surface of the substrate, a print layer. In at least a first region of the security device in at least part of which the substrate is transparent or translucent, the surface relief structure and the print layer are each defined in accordance with a common image and are in alignment with one another, the surface relief structure exhibiting a first set of feature(s) of the common image and the print layer exhibiting a second set of feature(s) of the common image. The common image is exhibited by the surface relief structure and the print layer in combination with one another and the surface relief structure provides tactility to the common image.

Magnetic sensor device, comprising: a magnetic field generator for generating a magnetic field that intersects a detection object (50); and a plurality of sets of magnetoresistive elements arranged in a line in a longitudinal direction, wherein the longitudinal direction is perpendicular to a direction of movement of the detection object (50), wherein Each of the plurality of sets of magnetoresistive elements contains a first resistor (31a) and a second resistor (31b) arranged with a distance between them in the direction of motion, wherein a center point of the first resistor and the second resistor is adapted to a center of the magnetic field generator in the direction of motion, the magnetic field generator applies a magnetic field to a plurality of the first resistors (31a) and a plurality of the second resistors (31b), which contains a component in the direction of movement of the detection object and a component in the longitudinal direction, the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b) in each of the plurality of sets of magnetoresistive elements are arranged such that the distance increases from a distance between first ends of the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b) in the longitudinal direction to a distance between second ends of the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b) in the longitudinal direction, and at least two sets of the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b) are arranged such that they are axially symmetric with respect to an axis of the magnetic field generator which runs perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, a first group (A) of the plurality of sets of magnetoresistive elements is arranged on a first side, in the longitudinal direction, of a central axis (Cy) of the magnetic field generator in the longitudinal direction, wherein the central axis (Cy) intersects a center, in the longitudinal direction, of the magnetic field generator and is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, a second group (B) of the plurality of sets of magnetoresistive elements is arranged on a second side, in the longitudinal direction, of the central axis (Cy), in each set of magnetoresistive elements in the first group (A) the first ends of the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b) are closer to the central axis (Cx) than the second ends of the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b), and In all but one set of magnetoresistive elements in the second group (B), the first ends of the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b) are closer to the central axis (Cx) than the second ends of the first resistor (31a) and the second resistor (31b).

The invention relates to an image conversion method for integrating a security feature in a digital source image to generate a target image secured by the integrated security feature. The image conversion method comprises: carrying out transverse-wave-shaped distortion of the source image to generate an intermediate image; generating a target image, the intermediate image being scanned by rows of pixels in order to define, per row of pixels of the intermediate image, a sequence of successive pixels according to the scanning, and each pixel of the sequence being transformed to a corresponding pixel of the target image in that its position in the target image is defined starting from its position in the intermediate image by compensation of the distortion used in the generation of the intermediate image, so that the arrangement of the respective pixels of each sequence is a transverse-wave-shaped wave packet in the target image; wherein the integrated security feature is defined by the wave packets.

It detects identifiable documents (image-derived identifiable documents) within images and prevents their loss. [Solution] The method trains a DL stack using labeled ground truth data for examples of image-derived identification documents and other image documents. The DL stack includes a first set of layers closer to the input layer and a second set of layers further away from the input layer, and the first set of layers is pre-trained to perform image recognition before the second set of layers of the DL stack is fitted with labeled ground truth data for examples of image-derived identification documents and other image documents. The method also includes storing the parameters of the DL stack trained for inference from production images and using the production DL stack with the stored parameters to classify the production images by inference as containing sensitive image-derived identification documents.

[Problem] To make it possible to adjust the magnetic field strength applied to a magnetic detection body regardless of the magnetization direction of a magnet. [Solution] A magnetic identification sensor 200 that moves a medium 100 that includes a magnetic body 110 along a transport surface 211 and detects a magnetic pattern for the magnetic body 110 is characterized by comprising a magnetic detection unit 300 at which a first magnet 520a and a magnetic detection element 410 are arranged in the given order along the movement direction of the medium 100 relative to the transport surface 211, the magnetic detection element 410 being fixed to a first holding member 420, and the first magnet 520a being fixed to a second holding member 530 that has a guide surface 531 that allows for movement relative to the first holding member 420 such that the directions in which movement are possible are restricted.

The invention relates to an arrangement for aligning at least one value document along a transport route, comprising at least one banknote reader, which has at least one scan line, which has a plurality of detection regions along the scan line for scanning value documents. Each detection area scans a scanning area in a transport plane of the transport section, wherein the scanning area is arranged along a line orthogonal to a central axis of the transport section. The first transport element and the at least one second transport element are used for transporting the value documents in at least one transport direction along the transport path. The transport elements each contact the value document in a contact region. The at least one alignment device is used for aligning the value documents. The alignment device is arranged between the first transport element and the second transport element and forms part of the transport section. The banknote reader detects the rear edge of the value document in the first scanning area and in the second scanning area.

The utility model relates to the technical field of currency detectors, in particular to portable currency detection equipment, an auxiliary device comprises two sockets, inserting plates are movably inserted in the two sockets, a rotating shaft is rotatably connected between the two inserting plates, a bracket is fixedly mounted on the surface of the outer wall of the rotating shaft, a hand wheel is fixedly mounted at a port at one end of the rotating shaft, and a handle is fixedly mounted at the port at the other end of the rotating shaft. A U-shaped plate is fixedly installed on the surface of one side of the shell, a threaded rod is rotationally connected between the inner walls of the two ends of the U-shaped plate, a rotating wheel is fixedly installed at a port of one end of the threaded rod, a sliding groove is formed in the surface of the inner wall of the U-shaped plate, the surface of the threaded rod is in threaded connection with a movable plate, and a limiting plate is fixedly installed on the surface of the movable plate. The utility model relates to a currency detector, in particular to a currency detector, which solves the problem that the existing small portable handheld currency detector is not provided with a currency outlet support and is only provided with a currency outlet, so that the currency is disordered when being discharged from the currency outlet after being verified, and the currency is inconvenient to store.

The invention relates to the technical field of sorters, in particular to a one-opening semi-horizontal sorter which comprises a banknote feeding mechanism, a counterfeit detection mechanism, a banknote sorting mechanism and a banknote discharging mechanism, a driving mechanism for providing power for the whole sorter is arranged below the banknote feeding mechanism, and the banknote discharging mechanism comprises a first banknote discharging mechanism and a second banknote discharging mechanism which are distributed up and down. The counterfeit detection mechanism sequentially comprises a turnover light source bracket assembly, a currency detection table, an upper channel plate assembly, a turnover currency conveying channel assembly and a turnover lower channel plate assembly from top to bottom, and banknotes which are identified as true by the counterfeit detection mechanism are conveyed to the first currency outlet mechanism through the currency separation mechanism; the banknote conveying mechanism has the advantages that the counterfeit detection mechanisms are arranged in a layered mode from top to bottom, a compact and longitudinal reciprocating banknote conveying path is formed, and the banknote conveying mechanism is more suitable for a small sorter.

Disclosed in embodiments of the present description are a credential anti-counterfeiting detection method and apparatus, a computer-readable storage medium, an electronic device, and a computer program product. The credential anti-counterfeiting detection method may comprise: acquiring a first credential image obtained by performing image acquisition on a target credential of a user; processing the first credential image, and taking a generated credential noise feature map or credential spectrum map as a second credential image; and using a credential anti-counterfeiting detection model to perform collaborative anti-counterfeiting detection on multi-modal credential images such as the first credential image and the second credential image, so as to obtain an anti-counterfeiting detection result for the first credential image.

An optically variable image device 1 forms an observable optically variable image / output light pattern, of light 11 scattered from a three-dimensional object / scene 7. A layer 2 of optical material has multiple pixels 3, each pixel encoded with a respective portion of the image, as a representation of scattered light 11 from the object / scene. That portion of the scattered light from the object / scene which is scattered from a respective sub-area 505,508 located on a pre-selected surface 6 of the object / scene corresponds by mapping to the respective pixel 305,308 in which its representation is encoded. Each pixel includes a respective optical structure with optical properties forming a respective phase modulated non-planar wavefront component 12 of the output light pattern. This component (i) corresponds to the respective portion of the image to be formed that is recorded in that pixel, and (ii) has a phase modulation that is characteristic of / a function of, the modulating optical properties of the respective optical structure of that pixel. The component’s shape is independent of the wavefront’s shape of the scattered light from the respective sub-area. The component formed by each pixel has at least one respective main propagation direction 1012,1015. The device may be for security / authentication.

The invention relates to a security document (02) with a transparent window (04) which is formed in the security document substrate (26) and which comprises a micro-optical structure (03) consisting of microlenses (11). At least one printed image (27) is arranged on the other substrate (26) face lying opposite the micro-optical structure (03) at least in the region of the transparent window (04), wherein the printed image (27) in question has multiple image elements (28a to 28j) in a punctiform or linear pattern, and the pixel size (38) or the line thickness (38) of said image elements (28a to 28j) is designed to be smaller than the lens width (18) of the microlenses (11) arranged in the micro-optical structure (03) in each case. A laminar expanded layer (39) which covers the printed image (27) in question is arranged on at least one section of the printed image (27) in question on the printed image face facing away from the micro-optical structure (03). The layer (39) which covers the printed image (27) in question is produced in an inkjet printing method, and the layer (39) is designed to be transparent to an electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength ranging from 380 nm to 780 nm, the degree of transparency to said electromagnetic radiation ranging between 10% and 90%. The transparency is designed to vary gradually over the planar two-dimensional extension of the layer (39) covering the printed image (27) in question such that at least one location of the layer (39) or some locations of the layer (39) are formed with a degree of transparency which differs from that of other locations of the layer (39). A second printed image (41) can be provided on the layer (39) and become visible after a folding process.