A method and apparatus for verifying a hologram and a credit card

A method for verifying a hologram (3), comprising the steps of reading at least two images of the hologram (3), the image being representative of images derived at respective different viewing angles, comparing a characteristic derived from the respective images with a reference characteristic to es...

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Hauptverfasser: PATRICK JOSEPH SMITH, CARLOS LUNA, PHELIM ANTHONY O'DOHERTY, MCCARTHY SEAN DAVID
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method for verifying a hologram (3), comprising the steps of reading at least two images of the hologram (3), the image being representative of images derived at respective different viewing angles, comparing a characteristic derived from the respective images with a reference characteristic to establish if the hologram is authentic, and outputting a signal indicative of the authenticity or otherwise of the hologram (3).