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Title: Holographic Labeling And Reading Machine For Authentication And Security Appications

Abstract

A holographic security label and automated reading machine for marking and subsequently authenticating any object such as an identification badge, a pass, a ticket, a manufactured part, or a package is described. The security label is extremely difficult to copy or even to read by unauthorized persons. The system comprises a holographic security label that has been created with a coded reference wave, whose specification can be kept secret. The label contains information that can be extracted only with the coded reference wave, which is derived from a holographic key, which restricts access of the information to only the possessor of the key. A reading machine accesses the information contained in the label and compares it with data stored in the machine through the application of a joint transform correlator, which is also equipped with a reference hologram that adds additional security to the procedure.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
  2. Costa Mesa, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
METROLASER INC
OSTI Identifier:
879376
Patent Number(s):
5920058
Application Number:
08/731948
Assignee:
Weber, David C. (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA); Trolinger, James D. (Costa Mesa, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G03 - PHOTOGRAPHY G03H - HOLOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS
G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06K - RECOGNITION OF DATA
DOE Contract Number:  
FG03-94ER81672
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Weber, David C, and Trolinger, James D. Holographic Labeling And Reading Machine For Authentication And Security Appications. United States: N. p., 1999. Web.
Weber, David C, & Trolinger, James D. Holographic Labeling And Reading Machine For Authentication And Security Appications. United States.
Weber, David C, and Trolinger, James D. Tue . "Holographic Labeling And Reading Machine For Authentication And Security Appications". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/879376.
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title = {Holographic Labeling And Reading Machine For Authentication And Security Appications},
author = {Weber, David C and Trolinger, James D},
abstractNote = {A holographic security label and automated reading machine for marking and subsequently authenticating any object such as an identification badge, a pass, a ticket, a manufactured part, or a package is described. The security label is extremely difficult to copy or even to read by unauthorized persons. The system comprises a holographic security label that has been created with a coded reference wave, whose specification can be kept secret. The label contains information that can be extracted only with the coded reference wave, which is derived from a holographic key, which restricts access of the information to only the possessor of the key. A reading machine accesses the information contained in the label and compares it with data stored in the machine through the application of a joint transform correlator, which is also equipped with a reference hologram that adds additional security to the procedure.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1999},
month = {7}
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Works referenced in this record:

All-optical nonlinear holographic correlation using bacteriorhodopsin films
journal, May 1995