Inventors:
Richard P. McWilliam - Cardiff CA, US
G. Lynn Hagen - Flagstaff AZ, US
Robert G. Andrews - San Diego CA, US
Matthew Hoerr - Poway CA, US
Adam Christianson - San Diego CA, US
Brenton Demko - San Diego CA, US
William B. Abrahams - San Diego CA, US
Richard Sutherland - San Diego CA, US
Assignee:
The Upper Deck Company, LLC - Carlsbad CA
International Classification:
G06K 900, G06K 922
US Classification:
382119, 382116, 382124, 382313, 382314, 340 582, 283 70, 283 74, 283 75, 705 26, 705 27, 705 37
Abstract:
A method and system for providing owners, potential buyers and other users of autographed items such as sports and other entertainment memorabilia visual evidence for verifying the authenticity of the autograph are described. A method of the present invention involves capturing an image of the signature as it is being placed on the item. The image so captured is then stored on a computer readable medium. In addition to the item itself, the owner of the item may be provided with a computer readable medium containing computer readable instructions for accessing the image and other information about the item, the signing process, the autographer, etc. The image may be captured by a camera mounted on a pen or other writing instrument.