公开(公告)号：US20030121984A1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-03

申请号：US10313185

申请日：2002-12-06

申请人： FractureCode Corporation

发明人： Stephen Paul Pinchen ,  Jens Jacob Juul Rasmussen

IPC分类号： G06K019/00

CPC分类号： B42D25/40 ,  B41F9/003 ,  B42D25/00 ,  B42D25/21 ,  B42D25/26 ,  B42D25/29 ,  B42D2035/16 ,  G06K19/086 ,  G07D7/12

摘要： Method and apparatus for applying unique composite indicia or markings to a succession of articles, in which each unique composite indicium comprises two or more indicia. At least part of each of the indicia may be co-located at a predetermined location on the article with such co-location being unique or distinct for each composite indicium for each article. The indicium may be overprinted with one or more images, logos or color-schemes. A code (e.g. an alphanumeric string) that is stored in a database may be derived from the composite indicium from one or more mathematical properties. The code may be later accessed for identifying or verifying the article with the indicium.