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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374484 | Lottery ticket security method In a method for manufacturing instant lottery tickets where book numbers and ticket numbers are printed on the tickets utilizing a dual security process such that the book numbers are shuffled in each pool before the tickets are printed to break the link between the... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7362860 | Image data encryption method, image data transform method, apparatus for the methods, computer program, and computer-readable storage medium This invention allows the encryption side to set whether an image playback apparatus should play back image data in a scrambled state or a non-scrambled state. When a code-block of input image data is an object to be encrypted, it is encrypted. In playing back the d... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357393 | Player key for an instant-win lottery ticket and method for validating same A game ticket is disclosed. The game ticket includes a first and second indicia concealed by a removable opaque covering and indicating visually whether the game ticket is a winning ticket. The first indicia is located with a game play area. The second indicia inclu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7328995 | Method and apparatus for embedding information in an image A method and apparatus for embedding information in an image during relative movement between a print medium and an ink jet print head is provided. A plurality of first lines are printed and a plurality of second lines are printed. Each of the first lines includes a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7294056 | Enhanced gaming system An enhanced gaming system through which a variety of games of chance and/or games of skill can be made available to players. The gaming system separates game outcomes from game themes and game payout/buy-in information, thereby enhancing game flexibility. The gaming... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286684 | Secure document design carrying auxiliary machine readable information A two dimensional pattern design for secure documents serves as both a machine readable code and an aesthetic part of the documents' design. A method for generating the design generates a variable auxiliary message comprising message values and maps the message valu... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275484 | Data carrier comprising a gravure printed image and methods for transposing image motifs into linear structures and onto a gravure printing plate A data carrier printed by line intaglio having a halftone image represented by irregular line structures in the manner of an engraving. The line structures are superimposed at least partly by fine structures rendered in positive or negative representation. Methods a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7225978 | Transaction forms and method for making Transaction form systems and methods that include secure customer slips for use with traditional manual credit card imprinting techniques are provided. A transaction form system can include a cardholder slip, an accepter slip, and a duplication arrangement. The dupl... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222852 | Method, apparatus and article employing multiple machine-readable indicia on playing cards A stacked set of playing cards are supported to expose an information bearing portion bearing a first machine-readable indicia and an information bearing portion bearing a second machine-readable indicia, such that each of the first and second machine-readable indic... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7193744 | Image forming system and its control method Conventionally, when counterfeit judgment processing by using electronic watermark is performed in a printer driver, a printing speed is lowered due to heavy load. To solve the problem, in the printer driver, first, it is judged whether or not image data indicated b... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7144166 | System for secure printing The present disclosure relates to a method for printing a secure image on media using an inkjet printing device. The method includes printing an underlayer using an inkjet printing device that penetrates into a front surface of media. The underlayer is configured to... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7114750 | Self-authenticating documents The present invention provides a durable and self-verifying secure document system and a method for its production, wherein counterfeiting is prevented. The secure document system is potentially useful for a wide variety of documents including, but not limited to, l... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7089420 | Authentication method and system The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the production and labeling of objects in a manner suitable for the prevention and detection of counterfeiting. Thus, the system incorporates a variety of features that make unauthorized reproduction difficul... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7079667 | Method and apparatus for implementing occlusion glyph code tilings An embedded data code comprises periodic tiles having occlusions. In one embodiment, each tile is comprised of glyphs encoding a first code system. The occlusions are comprised of information, such as glyphs encoding a second code system, graphics, or text. The occl... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074478 | Optical encoding A substrate, such as a document of value, carries a design feature (F), which includes an array of repeating patterns with the patterns exhibiting discrete differences in one or more visual characteristics, for example, shape, color or optical responses, according t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073720 | Lottery ticket bar code Security can be provided for lottery tickets having data printed thereon in a bar code or other machine readable media by covering only a portion of the bar code with a scratch-off material. Removing the scratch-off material, or in some cases only a portion of the s... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7040664 | Self-verifying security documents A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote, comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate bearing indicia. The sheet has a window of transparent plastics material that includes self-verification means for verifying a security device provide... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6980654 | System and method for authenticating an article A method of applying an authentication image to an article is presented. The method comprises obtaining a digitized version of the authentication image, encoding the digitized version of the authentication image to produce an encoded latent image, and printing the e... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976678 | Amusement device completing composite image by reflection An amusement device has an image carrying substrate with a corrugated surface with a transverse mirror at a rear end and is marked with first and second sets of strip-like image fragments forming, respectively, first and second composite image components. Image frag... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6922480 | Methods for encoding security documents Line art on a banknote or other security document is slightly changed to effect the encoding of plural-bit digital data (i.e. the banknote is digitally watermarked). When such a banknote is thereafter scanned, the resulting image data can be recognized as correspond... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6859534 | Digital anti-counterfeiting software method and apparatus This invention relates generally to a method and apparatus, as implemented by a software program on a computer system, for digitally producing counterfeit-deterring scrambled or coded indicia images, typically in a printed form. This method and system are capable of... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6817689 | Currency bill having etched bill specific metallization The system and method of the present invention forms an item specific pattern on a plain or holographic metallized film or hot stamp foil, including an embossed substrate with or without holograms. An ink jet printhead includes a plurality of ink jet channels and re... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6792110 | Apparatus and method for enhancing the security of negotiable instruments The invention relates to an apparatus and method for enhancing the security of selected information associated with a negotiable document, such as the monetary value of a cheque. In the invention, one or more security features are printed or applied onto the cheque.... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6761377 | Self-verifying security documents A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote, comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate bearing indicia. The sheet has a window of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means for verifying a security device provid... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6735575 | Verifying the authenticity of printed documents Preprinted forms are used in a general purpose printing device to allow for the subsequent verification of the authenticity of a printed document such as a ticket for transportation services. In operation, the user accesses the seller of the goods/services and durin... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6692030 | Security document with nano-pattern A counterfeit-resistant document comprises a substrate and a nano-pattern of nano-structures disposed on the substrate, wherein the nano-pattern is configured for forming a latent message (e.g., a warning or alert message) that appears on a copy of the do... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6666991 | Fluorescent or phosphorescent composition A fluorescent or luminous composition, comprising a multilayered film-coated powder having at least two coating films on a base particle, and a fluorescent or luminous substance; the composition, wherein at least one layer of the coating films contains th... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6652944 | Peelable label assembly and method of manufacturing same A multi-layer, pressure sensitive label having a print receiving layer, a sealant layer, a silicone layer, a varnish layer and an adhesive layer, whereby the pressure sensitive label is separable from a substrate between the silicone and a varnish layer l... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6646764 | Printing system to output a document combining image data with data that identifies a source of the image and a printer Disclosed is a printing system in which unauthorized copying and reproduction are prevented by making it easy to identify the source which created or manipulated image data to be reproduced and outputted. In accordance with this printing system, image dat... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6636614 | Method for preventing the falsification of documents comprising a photograph, preferably a facial-view photograph Disclosed is a method for counterfeit-proof of documents bearing a picture. The picture is transferred into a digital image file or present as a digital image file into which a binary form secret image present is incorporated. The digital image file is di... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6565002 | Method and system for identifying one or more objects In a method and system for identifying one or more objects, a two-dimensional, optically readable pattern and an identification code are generated. The pattern and the identification code are paired in one-to-one correspondence by means of a predetermined... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6549624 | Apparatus and method for enhancing the security of negotiable documents The invention relates to an apparatus and method for enhancing the security of selected information associated with a negotiable document, such as the monetary value of a cheque. In the invention, one or more security features are printed or applied onto ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6505179 | Verifying the authenticity of printed documents on universally available paper stock Universally available preprinted forms are used in a general purpose printing device to allow for the subsequent verification of the authenticity of a printed document such as a ticket, stamp, check, or money order. In operation, the user accesses the sel... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6467810 | Self-verifying security documents A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote, comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate bearing indicia. The sheet has a window of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means for verifying a security de... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6447014 | Multilayer label The invention relates to a multilayer label comprising at least one authenticity feature (5), which authenticity feature (5) consists of at least two parts (51, 52) positioned on different layers (1, 2) of the label. The authenticity feature (5) can be a ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6363483 | Methods and systems for performing article authentication Disclosed are methods and systems for authenticating a unique article utilizing a generated unique data signature. The unique data signature is generated by encrypting a received data set representative of a unique identification number fixed to a substan... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6346321 | Film with protective feature, a method of producing it and also its use as packaging material A plastic film comprising a plastic resin having imprinted on one of its surfaces a microtyped marking is disclosed. The film, optionally in the form of a laminate with a film of polymeric material, paper or metal foil is useful as packaging material.... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6273473 | Self-verifying security documents A self-verifying security document, such as a banknote (1) comprises a flexible sheet formed from a plastics substrate (2) bearing indicia (3). The sheet bas a window (5) of transparent plastics material which includes self-verification means (11) for ver... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6261809 | Method for marking solid, liquid or gaseous substances The invention relates to a method for marking solid, liquid or gaseous substances, whereby the substance to be marked is provided with at least one synthetically produced nucleic acid sequence. Said nucleic acid sequence contains a first sequence section ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6233340 | Apparatus and method for enhancing the security of negotiable documents The invention relates to an apparatus and method for enhancing the security of selected information associated with a negotiable document, such as the monetary value of a cheque. In the invention, one or more security features are printed or applied onto ... | 05/15/2001 |
