Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
  • G07D7/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency
  • G07D7/06—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency using wave or particle radiation
  • G07D7/12—Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
  • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
  • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
  • B42D25/20—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
  • B42D25/29—Securities; Bank notes
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
  • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
  • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
  • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
  • B42D25/333—Watermarks
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
  • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
  • B42D25/00—Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
  • B42D25/30—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
  • B42D25/36—Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery comprising special materials

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a method for determining the authenticity of security elements, such as security tags and labels made using a special security paper.
• the present invention relates to such a method for determining the authenticity of valuables, such as currency or personal documents, that have been produced using the particular security paper.
• the present invention relates to such a method that can be performed in a user-friendly manner in a simple manner.
• the present invention relates to a security paper which is suitable for the method and offers a high security against counterfeiting.
• a means against counterfeiting are security elements used to identify original products in order to distinguish them from counterfeits.
• the products themselves can generally be reworked with more or less effort.
• the security elements have security features that have a high degree of protection against counterfeiting.
• Products or their packaging with provided a security element can therefore be recognized by checking the authenticity of the security element as an original and distinguished from counterfeiting.
• Security elements such as labels are therefore suitable for protecting products, such as products of established brands, against product piracy.
• Another aspect is the protection of certain products, which have a special value or a special meaning, as such against counterfeiting.
• examples of such products are means of payment such as banknotes, checks, expensive tickets and personal documents, etc.
• Such products are collectively referred to as "valuables" within the meaning of the present invention.
• security features are z.
• mottled fibers which may be colored and / or luminescent.
• Further examples are small platelets in round or polygonal shape, so-called planchettes.
• particulate security features may be applied to the paper over the entire area or within a defined strip. They are distributed statistically in the paper and form a unique distribution pattern that can be used for identification.
• security features are watermarks, the coloring of the paper and shades that form in the course of papermaking.
• the check can be made externally by connecting to a database or website of the manufacturer of a security tag or the like by means of a PC, notebook, tablet or even smartphone.
• the company Tesa Scribos GmbH sells a system in which first a QR code or matrix code, which is located on the security label, is scanned by smartphone. The user will then click on one company-internal website, whereby at the same time the identification code is transmitted. It is stated that the input on the smartphone is simplified because manually only the security code is to be entered. If the code is valid, the user is interactively guided through an authentication process (www.tesa-scribos.com/deu/Thatstechnologien/connect-check ).
• EP 1 864 825 B1 checking the authenticity of printed security features, in particular guilloches having a predetermined curved shape and so-called infolines, the information being coded by the distances between the infolines. Verification for authenticity is done by photographing or scanning the image, and transmitting to an external evaluation device. Such patterns with hidden information, however, are difficult to produce and for the evaluation of a complicated evaluation algorithm is necessary.
• the Favini Spa company has developed a security system based on a security paper featuring a special hologram as a security feature, with the special hologram containing a hidden message.
• the verification can be done with a smartphone, where the security paper is photographed with a hologram and the hologram is checked for authenticity with the aid of a provided app (www.druckapt.de/home/news/4850 ).
• This system is intended especially for end users.
• it is also disadvantageous here that such holograms are expensive to produce.
• a magnifying glass is required as an aid for the recording.
• coded systems have the problem that once the code has become known, counterfeit protection is no longer guaranteed.
• security elements that are made same batch of security paper can be used for the labeling of different products, such as products of different brands, and yet can be assigned to the respective product of the brand in question.
• a security paper should be provided, the security features are relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and yet offers a high protection against counterfeiting.
• the present invention relates to a method for determining the authenticity of a security element which has been produced using a security paper according to the invention, wherein the security paper has a plurality of different types of security features, wherein the security features are incorporated in the paper, and the security features by their properties It is checked to determine the authenticity of whether there is a combination of different types of security features, wherein the number of different types of security features of the combination is equal to or less than the total number of types of security features in the paper.
• the present invention relates to such a method for determining the authenticity of valuables which have been produced using the security paper according to the invention.
• the present invention relates to a security paper which is suitable for use in the method according to the invention, and which contains a plurality of types of security features, wherein the security features are incorporated in the paper, and the security features are characterized by their properties, wherein differentiate the types of security features in one or more properties.
• a type of security feature or “types of security features” is also referred to as a “feature type” or “feature types”.
• security features are used which are introduced into the paper and which are characterized by their properties. These properties may, depending on the nature of the security feature, be physical and / or physical in nature, such as: B. dimensions, shape or shape or color etc.
• the different types of security features differ from one another in at least one property.
• the check is carried out by means of a portable internet-enabled, equipped with a camera, data processing device, in particular a smartphone, the security element photographed and the resulting image is evaluated by a provided evaluation software (App) on the presence of the characteristic combination of feature types and checked ,
• App evaluation software
• a simple check for authenticity is possible, which is readily feasible even for end users and for the implementation of which no special device is required.
• Another advantage is that security elements made from the same batch of security paper can be used to label different products, as different combinations can be assigned to products from the total of types of security features present in the paper. The combinations can be easily changed if necessary.
• the combination can be achieved by including or exchanging one or more several other types of features that are present in the paper can be easily changed, so that the counterfeit protection is given again.
• the security paper according to the invention and method for checking the authenticity of a security element which has been produced using the security paper according to the invention thus offers a high degree of variability for the individual marking of products.
• security features are used which are introduced in the course of papermaking into the still moist pulp or are formed. These may be particulate security features, watermarks, paper coloring, formation or screen and felt markings.
• the provision of the security features in the pulp itself is relatively inexpensive compared to many other security features that are only installed after papermaking, and is also integrated into the papermaking process so that no downstream processes are required for papermaking.
• Particulate safety features are available in different shapes, sizes and colors. Examples of suitable particulate safety features are the already mentioned mottling fibers, planchettes and starlights (especially small mottling fibers) and small particles of irregular shape, the A-dots.
• Suitable security features are watermarks or features that are formed as a result of the papermaking process and / or the tools or components used therein. These are the so-called formation (areas with higher and lower fiber density in the paper) or structures on the paper surface.
• the manufacturing process of security paper is briefly discussed below.
• the pulp base such as paper fibers
• other paper components such as fillers, starch, glue, dyes, etc. and various process aids, such as retention aids, dehydrating agents, etc., which support the formation of the paper on the paper machine, dosed as needed.
• the resulting aqueous mixture the so-called pulp
• the paper machine is fed to the paper machine and first applied in the wire section to a sieve for dewatering.
• the paper web is passed over a felt cloth for further dewatering and pressed. Thereafter, the drying takes place.
• the particulate security elements are typically mixed into the pulp prior to loading onto the paper machine.
• Watermarks are formed by changing the fiber structure of the still very moist pulp by means of a rotating roller (the Egouteur), which partially diluted or compacted the paper pulp at a predetermined location on the wire section.
• This type of watermark is also referred to as a "true watermark” in contrast to watermarks that are imprinted into the paper only after completion of the paper web.
• the coloring of the paper is created by the introduced raw materials such as pulp, pigments, shading dyes and optical brighteners.
• the coloring of the paper is controlled within the production process within narrow limits and thus represents a recognition feature.
• the formation is characterized by areas of different fiber density in the paper. This inevitably forms in the course of the dewatering process of the paper web.
• the properties of the security features can be physical and / or physical properties such as shape or shape, dimensions, reflection and absorption behavior of light, luminescence properties such as fluorescence and phosphorescence etc.
• these properties may be the length or the diameter of mottled fibers.
• the disc-shaped planchettes the case of the disc-shaped planchettes, the
• Properties of the diameter or shape of the cross-sectional area which may be round, oval or polygonal.
• the property may be the coloration upon irradiation with light in the visible or non-visible range.
• the excitation can preferably be achieved by the camera's flash light, eg. B. the camera of a smartphone can be effected.
• Typical characteristics of watermarks, formation, screen or felt marks may be the pattern, periodicity or symmetry of the pattern.
• one type of security feature differs from another type of security feature in at least one property.
• two types of mottling fibers may differ in length and / or diameter and / or color.
• the types can be various types of security features such as mottled fibers, planchettes, watermarks, etc.
• the verification does not take place according to the invention by checking whether the particles form a certain random pattern in the paper, but whether a certain property profile is given.
• the number of different types of security features that may be present in a security paper may be arbitrary in principle.
• the number should be 5 or more.
• 7 to 20, preferably 10 to 15 different types may be present.
• the forgery security can be increased again by one or more feature types of this combination by means of one or more feature types several other feature types that exist in the security element are replaced.
• the combination can be changed by adding one or more other feature types.
• the security element has a total of ten different types of security features and includes the combination of feature types that are to identify a product, five different types, the following possibilities exist.
• a feature type or multiple feature types of the combination may be replaced by one or more of the five other feature types in the security paper.
• the original combination of five feature types can be extended by one or more of the five other types.
• a first product may be assigned by a first manufacturer to a first combination of types of security features present in the security paper and a second product of a second manufacturer to a second combination of types of security features also present in the security paper. wherein the first combination differs from the second combination in at least one feature type.
• the number of security features per type ie the number of security features with the same property profile present in the paper, is not specifically limited and can be selected as needed.
• the different types can be represented in different numbers. For example, one type of mottled fibers may be present in greater numbers than a second type of mottled fibers and / or watermarks.
• a security element made from the security paper of the present invention may have one or more additional security features that are not stored in the paper stock. These security features may be security codes such as a QR code, bar code or an identification number, etc., which are printed on the security element.
• security elements for a product may include the product brand, manufacturer name, etc.
• the security paper according to the invention is suitable for numerous applications.
• the security paper can be used for the production of labels for the labeling of products or of packaging of products, in particular of valuable or safety-relevant products, as well as of seals, certificates or the like.
• the security paper can be used for the production of valuables such as in particular banknotes, certificates, etc.
• the types of combination are selected from the total number of types of security features in the security paper, where the number of security feature types of a combination is equal to or less than the total number of different types in the security paper.
• the security paper used according to the invention is extremely forgery-proof. A potential counterfeiter would need to identify and replicate all types of security features present in the security paper to ensure that the specific combination is captured. However, this is a very complicated process.
• counterfeits can easily be detected and identified by means of photography or photocopying since photocopies can not completely reproduce the property profile of the security features used according to the invention.
• an image is made of the security element or the valuable article with an optical image capture device.
• the map is then checked for the presence of the characteristic combination of types of security features using a data processing device.
• the evaluation and testing is done with a provided evaluation software.
• the data processing system is preferably internet-capable, in which case the evaluation software (app) can be loaded by the user onto the data processing device.
• the evaluation software can be updated at any time. For example, one is Updated in case a combination of types of security features for a product has changed.
• the combination characterizing the product can be changed and a corresponding software update can be provided.
• the optical imaging system is an optical image sensor, e.g. B. as it is in a digital camera or a mobile phone camera, in particular camera of a smartphone.
• the data processing device may be any computer, preferably it is a portable data processing device, e.g. As a smartphone, tablet or notebook.
• the optical image capture device and the data processing device are integrated in one device.
• This device may in particular be a smartphone, but also a tablet or other portable device with an optical image capture device and data processing system.
• a smartphone is particularly preferred for the present invention, since this can easily be carried by a user and is easy to use.
• the present invention thus makes it possible to check the authenticity of a security element or valuables manufactured using the security paper used in the invention by photographing the security element or the object of value or a part thereof having the security paper with the camera of a smartphone , And the captured image is evaluated locally in the smartphone using a provided evaluation software and checked for authenticity.
• a user can thus use the authenticity of a security element or valuable item in a simple manner "on-site", z. B. directly in a store, check. Additional equipment or special knowledge is not required.
• security elements in particular security labels, which have been produced from the security paper according to the invention, not only allowed the authentication of a product but can equally be used for various products.
• the security against counterfeiting can be increased because if a combination is not sufficiently secure, the characteristic combination of types of security features identified by the evaluation software can be changed at any time. Changes can be made easily available to a user by means of an updated evaluation software.
• security features are used, which in the course of Paper produced in the pulp or conditionally obtained by the process, or the paper machine used. Downstream production processes for attaching the security features are not required.
• the manufacturing cost can be significantly reduced because the security paper can be produced in much larger batches due to its relatively wide range of applications.

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