US2011095082A1PendingUtilityA1

Configuration system and method

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Assignee: COMPUTYPE INCPriority: May 20, 2005Filed: Dec 30, 2010Published: Apr 28, 2011
Est. expiryMay 20, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

An authentication method includes determining that a unique overt identifier is associated with a product; detecting that a random covert identifier is associated with the product, wherein the covert identifier includes at least one taggant particle, the unique overt identifier is combined with the random covert identifier, and the unique overt identifier is not a function of the random covert identifier; and comparing the unique overt identifier and the random covert identifier respectively to a unique overt number and a random covert number stored in a database.

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1 . An authentication method comprising:
 determining that a unique overt identifier is associated with a product; and   detecting that a random covert identifier is associated with the product, wherein the covert identifier includes at least one taggant particle, wherein the unique overt identifier is combined with the random covert identifier, and the unique overt identifier is not a function of the random covert identifier; and   comparing the unique overt identifier and the random covert identifier respectively to a unique overt number and a random covert number stored in a database.

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