US 11,704,525 B2
Method of marking an object, method for generating a marker, method for generating a marker code, and method for authenticating an object
Mark Manning, Redwood City, CA (US)
Assigned to ITRACE LIMITED, Shannon (IE)
Filed by ITRACE LIMITED, Shannon (IE)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/482,036.
Application 17/482,036 is a division of application No. 16/498,429, granted, now 11,157,788, previously published as PCT/EP2018/057931, filed on Mar. 28, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0004831 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 19/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/06037 (2013.01) [G06K 19/06046 (2013.01)] 56 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of marking an object, the method comprising:
applying a two-dimensional marker to the object or a marker support to be connected to the object,
wherein the marker comprises a plurality of line segments each extending between a first end point and a second end point thereof,
wherein at least one of the line segments comprises a shape of at least one period of a periodic waveform,
wherein each first end point is located at one of a plurality of predetermined positions, and/or wherein each second end point is located at one of a plurality of predetermined positions, and
wherein the marker comprises an edge line comprising at least one edge line segment.