System and method for identifying a genuine printed document

Abstract

A system and method for verifying that a document is included in a document management system is disclosed. This system and method includes radio frequency scanning at least a portion of the document, generating document data dependently upon the radio frequency scanning, comparing the generated document data to stored document data, the stored document data generated dependently upon a prior radio frequency scanning of at least a portion of the document, and outputting an indication of the document being included in the document management system as determined by the comparing.

1 . A method for verifying that a document is included in a document management system, said method comprising:
 radio frequency scanning at least a portion of the document;   generating document data dependently upon said radio frequency scanning;   comparing said generated document data to stored document data, said stored document data generated dependently upon a prior radio frequency scanning of at least a portion of the document; and   outputting an indication of the document being included in the document management system as determined by said comparing.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 optically scanning the document;   generating optically scanned document data;   comparing said generated optically scanned document data to at least one prior optical scanning of the document; and   outputting an indication of the document being optically authentic if said generated optically scanned document data is substantially identical to said at least one prior optical scanning of the document as determined by said comparing.   
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said document is authenticated upon both said outputting an indication of the document being included in the system and said outputting an indication of the document being optically authentic. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said radio frequency scanning detects passive resonators positioned with the document. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein said passive resonators are located within the document. 
   
   
       6 . A method for verifying that a document is included in a document management system, said method comprising:
 optically scanning at least a portion of the document;   generating document data dependently upon said optically scanning;   comparing said generated document data to stored document data, said stored document data generated dependently upon a prior optical scan of at least a portion of the document;   authenticating the document data using at least one radio frequency scan;   outputting an indication of the document being included in the document management system as determined by said comparing and said authenticating; and   said authenticating storing any variations in said generated document data as updated stored document data.   
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein said optical scan is of a serial code located on the document. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said serial code comprises a nanonumber for said authenticating. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said serial code is of the form YY-IN-A1A1A1. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein YY represent the year the document is created. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein IN represents the industry/section of the document. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein A1A1A1 represents the unique identification of the document 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said serial code is in the font OCR A. 
   
   
       14 . A system for verifying that a document is included in a document management system, said system comprising:
 a radio frequency document scanner;   a memory storing document verification data associated with the document;   a computing system operatively connected to said radio frequency scanner and said memory; and   computing system executable code accessible by the computing system and operative by the computing system to:   receive data indicative of a radio frequency scan of at least a portion of the document from said radio frequency document scanner;   generate document data dependently upon the received radio frequency;   access the memory to recover the document verification data;   compare the generated document data to the recovered document verification data, the document verification data being previously generated dependently upon a prior radio frequency scanning of the portion of the document; and   provide an output indicative of the document being included in the document management system if the generated document data is substantially identical to the recovered document verification data as determined by the compare.   
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein said radio frequency document scanner is a desktop device. 
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 14 , further comprising an optical scanner, said optical scanner being operatively connected to said computing system such that said computing system executable code accessible by the computing system operates to receive data indicative of an optical scan of the document from the optical document scanner and said generated document data further depends on said optical scan data and said compare further includes a comparison with prior optical scanning of the document, wherein said providing an output indicates authenticity of the document if said comparison is substantially identical in both the optical scanning and the radio frequency scanning by the comparing. 
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein said computing system executable code is resident on a computer readable medium. 
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein said computer readable medium includes a radio frequency fingerprint. 
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein said computer readable medium radio frequency fingerprint is linked to said generate document data. 
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein said linking is necessary for successful operation of the system.