A framework for fast and secure packaging identification on mobile phones
Maurits Diephuis, Slava Voloshynovskiy, Taras Holotyak, Nabil Stendardo, Bruno Keel · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2014
In this paper, we address the problem of fast and secure packaging identification on mobile phones. It is a well known fact that consumer goods are counterfeited on a massive scale in certain regions of the world, illustrating how existing counter measures fall short or don't exist at all, as can be seen in the local absence of laws pertaining to brand protection. This paper introduces a technological tool that allows the consumer to quickly identify a product or package with a mobile device using a physical non-cloneable features in the form of a surface micro- structure image. This natural occurring identifier allows a producer or brand owner to track and trace all its products and gives the consumer a powerful tool to confirm the authenticity of an offered product.