DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A CORK STOPPER, AND RESPECTIVE KIT

Method for identifying a cork stopper comprising: capturing an image of a surface of the cork stopper which is being illuminated tangentially to said surface; comparing the captured image to a database of previously stored images of cork stoppers; indicating whether the captured image matches one of...

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Main Authors RAMOS COSTA, Valter Joaquim, MIRANDA DE SOUSA, Armando Jorge, LOURENÇO REIS, Ana Rosanete, CELINA ROBERT LOYENS, Dirk Gerard
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 04.09.2019
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
PHYSICS
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Summary:Method for identifying a cork stopper comprising: capturing an image of a surface of the cork stopper which is being illuminated tangentially to said surface; comparing the captured image to a database of previously stored images of cork stoppers; indicating whether the captured image matches one of the previously stored images of cork stoppers. It is also disclosed a device for identifying a cork stopper comprising an electronic data processor arranged to carry out said method. A kit comprises said device and an illuminator arranged for illuminating tangentially (grazing light) a surface of the cork stopper. The kit and the method can be used to easily identify cork stopper and bottle together thus making counterfeiting much harder.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20170811705