The Bubble Tag™: the ultimate visible security solution
Conventional security technologies are mass-produced and consequently mass-reproducible. Only technologies that cannot be reproduced, even by their own manufacturer, guarantee efficient protection against counterfeiting.
Generation
The Bubble Tag™ is made of a translucent polymer inside which, as a result of a random phenomenon, self-generated bubbles appear. This constellation of bubbles forms the basis of the identity given to a product or document. Each Bubble Tag™ is unique and impossible to replicate, even by Prooftag.
Identification
Once generated, each Bubble Tag™ is associated with a unique identifier (alphanumeric reference, bar code, DataMatrix, RFID …).
Recording
After association, the 'identifier/Bubble Tag™' couple is recorded in an authentication database.
Application
Rights owners apply the Bubble Tag™ to their products or documents.
Activation
This recording becomes accessible over the Internet after authorization by rights holders (known as the 'activation' of Bubble Tags™). During this process, rights owners will enter a description of the product or document.
Authentication Methods
The Bubble Tag™ can be authenticated by means of a visual or electronic comparison.
Properties and use of the Bubble Tag™
- The Bubble Tag™ is extremely robust physically and does not break down
- The Bubble Tag™ remains recognizable when partially destroyed
- Each Bubble Tag™ is totally unique and impossible to reproduce
- The Bubble Tag™ is resistant to chemical attacks, bases and acids
- The Bubble Tag™ is not toxic
- The Bubble Tag™ resists pressures of 1000 N/cm2
- The Bubble Tag™ resists temperatures between -70°C/+150°C
- The life cycle of the Bubble Tag™ extends beyond 100 years.
