Methods and Systems for Making, Tracking and Authentication of Products

a technology for identifying products and products, applied in the field of marking, tracking and authentication of goods, can solve the problems of counterfeit goods of inferior quality, significant loss of revenue for producers of traded goods as well as national authorities, and particularly acute problems of contraband and counterfeiting

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-21
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC
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Contraband and counterfeiting cause significant loss of revenue to producers of traded goods as well as for national authorities.
Moreover, the illegal sale of counterfeited goods of inferior quality is detrimental to the customer and to the manufacturer.
The problems of contraband and counterfeiting are particularly acute for goods subj

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[0024] Referring to FIG. 1, the items to be marked are produced on one or more production lines 101, 102. Each production line represents a production facility for one or more manufactured items. For example, a production line may be a cigarette making and packaging line, with the manufactured items being, for example, cigarette packs and cartons of at least one brand. The production may be organized in batches, each batch being dedicated to the production of a certain amount of identical manufactured items, for example cigarette packs and cartons of a particular brand and type.

[0025] If there are two or more production lines, these lines may be physically located at one manufacturing site 10, or at different production centres 10 having various geographical locations.

[0026] Each production line comprises a code generator 106 arranged to generate and encrypt an identification code for each item manufactured on the production line 101. The production line 101 also comprises a marke...

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The invention foresees the labeling of each manufactured good with a digitally verified unique numeric identifier, and a central checking center allowing users to verify the authenticity of a particular cigarette pack or case by means of a cell phone interface. A system of secret key sharing allows secure authentication of each item and prevents code breaking or misuse.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to the marking, tracking and authentication of goods, in particular, but not exclusively, of packaged goods, for example packs or cartons of cigarettes and other tobacco products. The invention also relates to production control. BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION [0002] Contraband and counterfeiting cause significant loss of revenue to producers of traded goods as well as for national authorities. Moreover, the illegal sale of counterfeited goods of inferior quality is detrimental to the customer and to the manufacturer. [0003] Legally produced goods may also be illegally imported or traded, for example in order to evade taxes or national regulations. It is therefore a major concern in several trade areas to detect and avoid unauthorized parallel import channels. [0004] The problems of contraband and counterfeiting are particularly acute for goods subject to special taxation, like tobacco products. They also exist for many other kinds o...

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IPC IPC(8): G06Q99/00G06K17/00H04L9/00
CPCG06K17/00G06K17/0022G06Q30/0282G06Q30/0185G06K2017/0064H04L9/32
Inventor SAGER, ALAINCHATELAIN, PHILIPPEFRADET, ERWANWEISS, JACQUESCHEMLA, MARC
Owner PHILIP MORRIS USA INC
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