Bellevue , Washington - based start - up Alitheon has raised $ 2.8 m in seed funding to develop its machine perception technology , which scans the surface of an object and creates a metadata set of identifiable points , according to a report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission . The technology then converts that information into a cloud - stored " image " that can be used to identify and authenticate objects in logistics chains just by taking a picture of them with a computer or connected camera . Kim works with optics and data acquisition for Alitheon. Alitheon hopes its technology will allow computers to recognise and track objects without the need for barcodes or security measures , and help prevent counterfeiting .
Bellevue , Washington - based start - up Alitheon has raised $ 2.8 m in seed funding to develop its machine perception technology , which scans the surface of an object and creates a metadata set of identifiable points , according to a report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission . The technology then converts that information into a cloud - stored " image " that can be used to identify and authenticate objects in logistics chains just by taking a picture of them with a computer or connected camera . Alitheon hopes its technology will allow computers to recognise and track objects without the need for barcodes or security measures , and help prevent counterfeiting .