Fingerprinting Containers with an iPhone

Molded parts can now be verified using a regular Apple iPhone 4 equipped with AlpVision's "Genuine or Fake" detection application. Relying on the use of AlpVision's patented Fingerprint technology, which captures the unique, microscopic characteristics of those molded parts prior to distribution, this anticounterfeiting solution does not require any additional marking of the molded part. The company explains that molded containers for liquid, powders, or tablets are candidates for use, as are a range of other consumer goods.

Users start by selecting a product type, like a 300-ml container, and the mold cavity number visible on the item, and an overlaid shape appears on the iPhone 4 screen, the company explains in a press release. Users then position the iPhone 4 to match the overlaid shape with the item to be verified. Verification typically takes about 3 seconds, most of which is taken up by the time it takes to pick up the item and position the iPhone over it. The iPhone 4 application operates in real-time at a rate of 10 detections per second; the verification process is similar to reading a bar code with a laser scanner, the company reports.

If the item is genuine, the application emits a "beep" and displays a message on screen. According to AlpVision, "This new breakthrough in authentication processes will allow branded products manufacturers to multiply the number of verifications made worldwide through provision of the iPhone 4 application via online download."

For more details on Fingerprint technology, visit www.alpvision.com/solid-parts-authentication.html.

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