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OPTICAL FINGERPRINT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
- Security Devices
- Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- optical fingerprint
1, record 1, English, optical%20fingerprint
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- digitized product labelling 2, record 1, English, digitized%20product%20labelling
proposal
- digital labelling 2, record 1, English, digital%20labelling
proposal
- optical labelling 2, record 1, English, optical%20labelling
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a system of identification (based on digitized light patterns) designed to make a product difficult to fake or at least easily distinguishable from knockoffs. 3, record 1, English, - optical%20fingerprint
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Light patterns: A Los Angeles-based company, Light Signatures, Inc., creates its fingerprints by extracting random patterns inherent within the product itself. A computerized processor passes a high-intensity light beam through a paper label to be affixed to merchandise. The processor captures a picture of the tangled web of fibers in the paper, digitizes it and converts it into a number, which is printed on the label. Forgers can copy the numbers on the labels, but they can't match the code to the fiber pattern. To check suspect goods, a manufacturer sends the labels back to Light Signatures, which compares their optical fingerprints to the numbered images. If the two don't match, the labels - and probably the goods - are fake. 4, record 1, English, - optical%20fingerprint
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
- Dispositifs de sécurité
- Photo-électricité et optique électronique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- labellisation optique
1, record 1, French, labellisation%20optique
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- empreinte optique 2, record 1, French, empreinte%20optique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
labelliser : attribuer un label à un produit. 3, record 1, French, - labellisation%20optique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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