| US 7,543,745 B1 | ||
| Package authentication | ||
| Steven J. Simske, Fort Collins, Colo. (US); Guillaume Oget, Santa Clara, Calif. (US); Jorge Badillo, Rincon, Puerto Rico (US); Bill Serra, Montara, Calif. (US); Cyril Brignone, Mountain View, Calif. (US); and Malena Mesarina, Mountain View, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 30, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/117,796. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06K 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 235—385 [235/380] | 26 Claims |
| 1. A method of authenticating a package, the method comprising:
storing identification information in multiple modes of information storage on the package, wherein storing the identification
information includes storing information in a first mode of storage, storing, in a second mode of storage, the information
stored in the first mode of storage, and storing, in a third mode of storage, information usable as a key to translate the
information stored in the first mode of storage;
receiving a read identifier, the read identifier including the identification information in the multiple modes of information
storage on the package; and
providing authentication information based on a comparison of the read identifier and one or more stored identifiers.
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