The smartphone or mobile device enables authentication by capturing the printed or laser engraved covert code and matching the transmitted data to time sensitive validation parameters in the cloud. The system is comprised of three key components:
Fibers are randomly dispersed in paper. Visible fibers differ in color from the base material. Invisible fibers become visible when excited by a specialized light source like UV or IR.
Similar to fibers, planchettes are added directly to paper. Planchettes are normally produced in a geometric shape, and can be a carrier for such things as Taggants. Planchettes can also be simulated by printing directly on the substrate.
A thin ribbon that is threaded or woven through paper. The public is likely most familiar with the use of threads in currency. Threads may also be taggant carriers and fluoresce when excited.
A watermark is a recognizable image or pattern in paper or plastic cards that appears as various shades of lightness/darkness when viewed by transmitted light (or when viewed by reflected light, atop a dark background), created by thickness and density variations in the paper or plastic cards. There are two main types of watermark, the…
A transparent section of a paper or polymer substrate that enables light to pass through. The window can be used as a platform for additional security features such as an DOVID.
Regardless of its components, the paper making recipe involves product (wood/cotton/linen), water, and energy to create. In short, the product is cleaned with water, then sent on to the pulping process where more water is used to separate the fibers from one another. Spreading the fibers out along a moving belt of wire mesh, heat…
Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Similar to wood, there are two primary flax fibers, short and long. The short is used for a coarser final product, and the long fibers for higher quality products. Most of these high-end products are the result of hand sorting the raw flax…
Wood fibers are cleaned with water, then sent to the pulping process where more water is used to separate the fibers from one another. Spreading the fibers out along a moving belt of wire mesh, heat and pressure slowly removes the water. The final dry product is rolled, or calendared, and then cut to size…
An intentional printing mistake known only to the manufacturer and inspection officials. Typically, seen as a single event in a repeating sequence, in an attempt to trip-up criminals who try to recreate the image.
