Abstract:
An image processing apparatus includes a scanning unit, a gloss detecting unit, and a glossy information processing unit. The scanning unit includes a light source and is configured to scan a document to be scanned at a first illumination position not resulting in halation caused by light of the light source output to the document, and scan the document at a second illumination position resulting in halation caused by the light output to the document. The gloss detecting unit is configured to detect a glossy portion of the document based on images scanned at the first illumination position and the second illumination position. The glossy information processing unit is configured to perform a predetermined process by using information represented by the detected glossy portion.
Abstract:
An ultraviolet image pattern is created on a recording medium having florescence properties and being a first color by electronically creating a first electronic pattern ink, the first electronic pattern ink including a second color and including holes, the holes representing areas in the first electronic pattern ink wherein the second color is absent; electronically creating an electronic image region having a pattern; electronically painting, using the first electronic pattern ink, a background of the electronic image region and the pattern of the electronic image region; electronically painting a predetermined portion of the holes with a third color, the third color matching the first color of the recording medium; and rendering, using marking materials, the electronic image region on the recording medium such that the florescence properties of the recording medium are only visible through the holes not painted with the third color when viewing the recording medium using ultraviolet illumination.
Abstract:
A document includes an authenticity-indicating feature configured such that a reproduction of the document renders the printed feature visually distinctive from an original rendering of the document. The printed feature includes printed elements arranged on the substrate in a latent image region and a background region. The printed elements in the latent image region include a plurality of regularly spaced printed shapes arranged with a spatial frequency less than about 50 per inch. The printed elements are printed with a carbon-based ink, toner, or dye, and separated from one another by contrasting regions that do not include the carbon-based ink, toner, or dye. The printed elements in the background region are at least partially surrounded by the latent image region such that, in the original rendering of the document, the plurality of regularly spaced printed shapes is not readily distinguishable from the background.
Abstract:
Essentially coincident with the capture of an image by the imaging device, biometric information indicating the identity of the operator of the device is obtained from at least one biometric sensor. The biometric information and captured image are then stored in a manner reliably associating each with the other. At a later time, biometric information is obtained from a supposed operator of the imaging device. By comparing this candidate biometric information with the stored biometric information, the supposed operator may be authenticated as the operator of the imaging device at the time of capture of the stored image.
Abstract:
A system and method are disclosed for rendering published documents tamper evident. Embodiments render classes of documents tamper evident with cryptographic level security or detect tampering, where such security was previously unavailable, for example, documents printed using common printers without special paper or ink. Embodiments enable proving the date of document content without the need for expensive third party archival, including documents held, since their creation, entirely in secrecy or in untrustworthy environments, such as on easily-altered, publicly-accessible internet sites. Embodiments can extend, by many years, the useful life of currently-trusted integrity verification algorithms, such as hash functions, even when applied to binary executable files. Embodiments can efficiently identify whether multiple document versions are substantially similar, even if they are not identical, thus potentially reducing storage space requirements.
Abstract:
A method for enhancing security printing includes determining fields associated with print job variability. Physical security information is entered, and a physical security data stream is generated from the physical security information. The physical security data stream is mapped to a data stream that is used to provide settings for the fields for the print job variability. The fields for the print job variability are set based upon the mapping the physical security data stream.
Abstract:
In one implementation, a physical version of a document is converted to a digital representation of the physical version and a new certificate is computed for the digital representation of the physical version. The new certificate is computed based on the digital representation of the physical version, at least one processing step performed on the digital representation, and a prior certificate computed for a prior digital representation indicative of the physical version. In another implementation, a document is validated.
Abstract:
An image sensing apparatus generates image data corresponding to a sensed image, and generates key data which is used to generate authentication data. The authentication data is used to authenticate whether or not the image data is altered. The image sensing apparatus erases the generated key data from the image sensing apparatus if at least two image data generated by the image sensing apparatus are stored in a memory.
Abstract:
An image processing device includes a frequency calculation part configured to calculate frequency coefficients of an image, a coefficient selection part configured to select plural pairs of the frequency coefficients from the calculated frequency coefficients, a code generation part configured to generate a code based on a comparison result between an absolute value of a difference between the two frequency coefficients of each of the selected pairs and a threshold, and a magnitude relationship between the two frequency coefficients, and a signature generation part configured to encrypt the generated code with a private key to generate a digital signature.
Abstract:
Multi-Dimensional Statistical Patchwork Steganographic Encoding and Verification uses fluctuations in image density and brightness to encode a binary cipher and decode the same in the absence of prior knowledge other than that of the existence of encoding and encoding party source. Once encoded, the image can be deciphered without any prior knowledge outside the encoding preference or hallmarks. This allows a party to encode and image, release it publicly, retrieve it at a later time, and decode it without any other knowledge than it was an image they encoded. Using a statistical representation of a defined segment of the image in a mated pair is used to define either a “I” or “0”. The addition of stereoscopic, alternate frequency bands, or harmonic stacking allows multiplication of available bits without degradation of image appearance. Using any pre-defined hallmarks of origin and pattern allow for non-cataloged reference of the encoded image.