METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING PARALLEL MARKETING OF ITEMS

    公开(公告)号:JP2000153842A

    公开(公告)日:2000-06-06

    申请号:JP26971999

    申请日:1999-09-24

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent illegal resale by forming at least one of coat and code on an item and determining whether the item has been resold from an authorized merchant to an unauthorized merchant by checking the coat or code. SOLUTION: This identifier is extremely difficult if not impossible to remove. The identifier has its allocation and encoded code known only to a manufacturer. When the manufacturer suspects that parallel commercial transaction is occurring, he easily identifies an unauthorized reseller and can take appropriate countermeasures to prevent unauthorized activity. The system 50 includes a processor 51, a special coat/ruled code to be attached onto an item of interest and a detector 53 for determining information contents of the special coat/ scribing code. Although the detector 53 is shown separately from the processor 51, the detector can incorporate the processor therein.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DITHER MASK THROUGH INTERPOLATION BETWEEN PREFERRED PATTERNS
    3.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DITHER MASK THROUGH INTERPOLATION BETWEEN PREFERRED PATTERNS 审中-公开
    用于通过优选图案之间的插入产生数字掩码的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:WO2005120041A3

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-05

    申请号:PCT/US2005016184

    申请日:2005-05-10

    CPC classification number: H04N1/4051

    Abstract: Techniques for generating dither masks are provided. A dither mask is generated by selecting a sequence of at least three original patterns comprising pixels of at least one of a first color and a second color. At least two patterns are interpolated to generate interpolated patterns in the sequence between the at least three original patterns. If a pattern having at least one specified characteristic exists in the sequence, the steps of interpolating between at least two patterns, and determining if a pattern having at least one specified characteristic exists in the sequence, are repeated. The interpolation is between at least one pattern from each side of the pattern having at least one specified characteristic in the sequence.

    Abstract translation: 提供了产生抖动掩模的技术。 通过选择至少三个包括第一颜色和第二颜色中的至少一个的像素的原始图案的序列来生成抖动掩模。 内插至少两个图案以在至少三个原始图案之间的序列中生成插值图案。 如果序列中存在至少一个特定特征的图案,则重复在至少两个图案之间进行内插并确定序列中是否存在具有至少一个指定特征的图案的步骤。 该插值位于具有序列中至少一个特定特征的图案的每侧的至少一个图案之间。

    6.
    发明专利
    未知

    公开(公告)号:DE10125954B4

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-30

    申请号:DE10125954

    申请日:2001-05-29

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: An apparatus, business method and program product for selectively providing access to a service facility such as a financial institution or bank. Client access codes (passwords, PINs) are maintained by the service facility in a database. When a client seeks access to the service facility, e.g., access to the client's account, a random sequence of character is generated and passed to the client. The client responds with an offset that when combined with the random character sequence is the client's access code. The client sends the code to the service facility and is granted access to the client's account. Optionally, the service facility may specify an intended relationship between the offset and the random character sequence, e.g., the offset is added/subtracted from the random character sequence. For additional security, dummy characters may be embedded in the random character sequence.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DITHER MASK THROUGH INTERPOLATION BETWEEN PREFERRED PATTERNS

    公开(公告)号:CA2568500C

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-20

    申请号:CA2568500

    申请日:2005-05-10

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: Techniques for generating dither masks are provided. A dither mask is generated by selecting a sequence of at least three original patterns comprising pixels of at least one of a first color and a second color. At least two patterns are interpolated to generate interpolated patterns in the sequence between the at least three original patterns. If a pattern having at least one specified characteristic exists in the sequence, the steps of interpolating between at least two patterns, and determining if a pattern having at least one specified characteristic exists in the sequence, are repeated. The interpolation is between at least one pattern from each side of the pattern having at least one specified characteristic in the sequence.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DITHER MASK THROUGH INTERPOLATION BETWEEN PREFERRED PATTERNS

    公开(公告)号:CA2568500A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-15

    申请号:CA2568500

    申请日:2005-05-10

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: Techniques for generating dither masks are provided. A dither mask is generated by selecting a sequence of at least three original patterns comprising pixels of at least one of a first color and a second color. At least two patterns are interpolated to generate interpolated patterns in the sequence between the at least three original patterns. If a pattern having at least one specified characteristic exists in the sequence, the steps of interpolating between at least two patterns, and determining if a pattern having at least one specified characteristic exists in the sequence, are repeated. The interpolation is between at least one pattern from each side of the pattern having at least one specified characteristic in the sequence.

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