A digital watermarking process and anti-counterfeiting detection method based on boutique packaging

Abstract

This invention discloses a digital watermarking process and anti-counterfeiting detection method for premium packaging. By integrating digital watermarking technology into packaging anti-counterfeiting, this invention leverages the transparency, robustness, security, and identifiability of digital watermarks to significantly enhance the anti-counterfeiting effect and technically increase the difficulty of counterfeiting. Compared to traditional digital watermarking anti-counterfeiting technologies, this invention's premium packaging digital watermarking process includes an additional extraction step, further concealing the true information and improving the anti-counterfeiting effect. Moreover, this premium packaging digital watermarking process can extract information at each extraction step with high randomness, further enhancing the anti-counterfeiting effect. This invention boasts the advantages of high concealment and excellent anti-counterfeiting performance.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of packaging anti-counterfeiting technology, specifically to a digital watermarking process and anti-counterfeiting detection method based on premium packaging. Background Technology

[0002] Anti-counterfeiting packaging plays a crucial role in a market economy. The proliferation of counterfeit and substandard goods can severely impact national economic development and cause significant economic losses to the country and consumers. Therefore, in addition to meeting requirements for containment, display, and presentation, product packaging must also possess anti-counterfeiting functions. While China has made significant progress in packaging anti-counterfeiting, several problems remain. For example, existing anti-counterfeiting technologies are often difficult to prevent, and the technologies themselves can be imitated or leaked. The technical content of some anti-counterfeiting technologies is low; for instance, laser anti-counterfeiting is also used in counterfeit products. Technology updates are slow and lack randomness; some anti-counterfeiting technologies use unchanging and unreliable markings, making them easy to crack and master. The anti-counterfeiting market is chaotic; some seemingly novel but low-performance anti-counterfeiting products use low prices as bait, easily deceiving consumers. These low-level anti-counterfeiting markings are easily counterfeited in a short period. Therefore, this invention proposes to integrate digital watermarking technology into packaging anti-counterfeiting to improve the anti-counterfeiting effect of packaging.

[0003] Digital watermarking is a content-based, non-cryptographic information hiding technology, and it is the only information security and anti-counterfeiting technology to date that can be applied across media. Printed digital watermarking is a branch of digital watermarking technology, primarily using printed materials as the carrier. This technology completely revolutionizes the traditional concepts of anti-counterfeiting and copyright protection. Digital watermarking technology embeds watermark information by making minor modifications to the content of media data, thereby achieving information hiding. This process does not affect the normal use of the original data, does not change the original data volume, and does not alter the appearance of the original media. The embedded watermark information can be extracted or detected using technical software. For example, watermark information embedded in printed materials can be detected and extracted using specialized detection instruments, special machine-readable devices, or software.

[0004] Based on the above reasons, this invention proposes a digital watermarking process and anti-counterfeiting detection method for premium packaging. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The technical problem solved by this invention is to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a digital watermarking process and anti-counterfeiting detection method based on premium packaging.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a digital watermarking process based on premium packaging, comprising the following steps:

[0007] S1: Production and manufacturing of packaging boxes, producing packaging box paper of specified shapes, and individually numbering each side of the packaging box paper;

[0008] S2: Design and layout of the external packaging images for the packaging box;

[0009] S3: The creation of digital watermark information numbers and the editing of anti-counterfeiting information, wherein the digital watermark information includes two parts:

[0010] Of the digital watermark information on the outer surface of the packaging box, only one surface's digital watermark information yielded the correct two-digit number, while the digital watermark information on the other surfaces yielded garbled characters.

[0011] The information hidden in the digital watermark at the seam of the two specific surfaces specified by the correct two-digit number includes the production site, date, production batch number, and internal management system code.

[0012] S4: Embed the prepared digital watermark into the outer packaging image of the box;

[0013] S5: Folding of premium packaging boxes and packaging operations for products.

[0014] Preferably, the packaging boxes in step 1 are numbered 1-6.

[0015] Preferably, in step 2, the design of the packaging image for the packaging box is modified accordingly to match the shape of the cardboard box in step 1.

[0016] A method for anti-counterfeiting detection based on digital watermarking technology for premium packaging includes the following steps:

[0017] S1: During anti-counterfeiting inspection, internal personnel extract digital watermark information from a designated side of the premium packaging box based on the splicing method or internal information of the packaging box, and extract the designated two-digit number.

[0018] S2: Open the packaging box according to the joints of the premium packaging box, so that the packaging box unfolds into a flat surface;

[0019] S3: Internal personnel number each side of the flat packaging box according to the internal numbering system;

[0020] S4: Based on the two-digit number obtained in step 1, perform a second digital watermark recognition operation on the two seams that match the two-digit number obtained in the previous step.

[0021] S5: Identify specific information hidden within the image of a premium packaging box using digital watermarking;

[0022] S6: Upload the obtained information to the internal system for verification to determine its authenticity.

[0023] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0024] 1. This invention combines digital watermarking technology with packaging anti-counterfeiting, and greatly enhances the anti-counterfeiting effect of packaging by utilizing the advantages of digital watermarking such as transparency, robustness, security and identifiability, thereby increasing the difficulty of counterfeiting at the technical level.

[0025] 2. Compared with traditional digital watermark anti-counterfeiting technology, the digital watermarking process of this invention for premium packaging has an additional extraction process and hides the real information a second time, which improves the anti-counterfeiting effect. Furthermore, the digital watermarking process for premium packaging can extract information at each extraction step and has a high degree of randomness, which further improves the anti-counterfeiting effect. Attached Figure Description

[0026] Figure 1 This is a process flow diagram of the digital watermarking process of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 2 This is a flowchart of the anti-counterfeiting detection method for the digital watermarking process of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 3 This is a diagram showing the unfolded packaging box and its numbering according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 4 This is a diagram showing the unfolded packaging box and its numbering according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 5 This is a diagram showing the unfolded packaging box and its numbering according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 6 This is a diagram showing the unfolded packaging box and its numbering according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0032] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0033] Example 1: Please refer to Figure 1-3 This invention provides a technical solution: a digital watermarking process based on premium packaging, comprising the following steps:

[0034] S1: Production and manufacturing of packaging boxes, producing packaging box paper of specified shape, and numbering each side of the packaging box paper individually. The packaging box numbers are 1-6.

[0035] S2: Design and layout of the outer packaging image of the packaging box. The design of the packaging image of the packaging box should be changed accordingly based on the shape of the cardboard box in step 1.

[0036] S3: The creation of digital watermark information number and the editing of anti-counterfeiting information. The creation of digital watermark consists of two parts: the creation of information on the front and the creation of information at the fold seam of the packaging box. The front information of the digital watermark is identified as a two-digit number. There are six two-digit numbers on the six sides. One is the correct number 13, and the other five are random numbers 12, 15, 36, 45 and 16. The information at the fold seam of the packaging box consists of the production site, date, production batch number and internal management system code.

[0037] S4: Embed the prepared digital watermark into the outer packaging image of the box;

[0038] S5: Folding of premium packaging boxes and packaging operations for products.

[0039] A method for anti-counterfeiting detection based on digital watermarking technology for premium packaging includes the following steps:

[0040] S1: When conducting anti-counterfeiting detection, internal personnel extract digital watermark information from a designated side of the premium packaging box based on the splicing method or internal information of the packaging box. The designated side is set as the side number 1, and the designated two-digit number 13 is extracted.

[0041] S2: Open the packaging box according to the joints of the premium packaging box, so that the packaging box unfolds into a flat surface;

[0042] S3: Internal personnel number each side of the flat packaging box according to the internal numbering system;

[0043] S4: Based on the two-digit number 13 obtained in step 1, perform a second digital watermark recognition operation on the two seams that match the two-digit number obtained in the previous step, that is, recognize the seam images of face 1 and face 3.

[0044] S5: Identify specific information hidden within the image of a premium packaging box using digital watermarking;

[0045] S6: Upload the obtained information to the internal system for verification to determine its authenticity.

[0046] Example 2: Please refer to Figure 1 , 24. The present invention provides a technical solution: a digital watermarking process based on premium packaging, comprising the following steps:

[0047] S1: Production and manufacturing of packaging boxes, producing packaging box paper of specified shape, and numbering each side of the packaging box paper individually. The packaging box numbers are 1-6.

[0048] S2: Design and layout of the outer packaging image of the packaging box. The design of the packaging image of the packaging box should be changed accordingly based on the shape of the cardboard box in step 1.

[0049] S3: The creation of digital watermark information number and the editing of anti-counterfeiting information. The creation of digital watermark consists of two parts: the creation of information on the front and the creation of information at the fold seam of the packaging box. The front information of the digital watermark is identified as a two-digit number. There are six two-digit numbers on the six sides. One is the correct number 34, and the other five are random numbers 13, 25, 36, 63 and 65. The information at the fold seam of the packaging box consists of the production site, date, production batch number and internal management system code.

[0050] S4: Embed the prepared digital watermark into the outer packaging image of the box;

[0051] S5: Folding of premium packaging boxes and packaging operations for products.

[0052] A method for anti-counterfeiting detection based on digital watermarking technology for premium packaging includes the following steps:

[0053] S1: When conducting anti-counterfeiting detection, internal personnel extract digital watermark information from a designated side of the premium packaging box based on the splicing method or internal information of the packaging box. The designated side is set as the side numbered 1, and the designated two-digit number 34 is extracted.

[0054] S2: Open the packaging box according to the joints of the premium packaging box, so that the packaging box unfolds into a flat surface;

[0055] S3: Internal personnel number each side of the flat packaging box according to the internal numbering system;

[0056] S4: Based on the two-digit number 34 obtained in step 1, perform a second digital watermark recognition operation on the two seams that match the two-digit number obtained in the previous step, that is, recognize the seam images of face 3 and face 4.

[0057] S5: Identify specific information hidden within the image of a premium packaging box using digital watermarking;

[0058] S6: Upload the obtained information to the internal system for verification to determine its authenticity.

[0059] Example 3: Please refer to Figure 1 , 2 5. The present invention provides a technical solution: a digital watermarking process based on premium packaging, comprising the following steps:

[0060] S1: Production and manufacturing of packaging boxes, producing packaging box paper of specified shape, and numbering each side of the packaging box paper individually. The packaging box numbers are 1-6.

[0061] S2: Design and layout of the outer packaging image of the packaging box. The design of the packaging image of the packaging box should be changed accordingly based on the shape of the cardboard box in step 1.

[0062] S3: The creation of digital watermark information number and the editing of anti-counterfeiting information. The creation of digital watermark consists of two parts: the creation of information on the front and the creation of information at the fold seam of the packaging box. The information on the front of the digital watermark is identified as a two-digit number. There are six two-digit numbers on the six sides. One is the correct number 56, and the other five are random numbers 13, 25, 36, 16 and 26. The information at the fold seam of the packaging box consists of the production site, date, production batch number and internal management system code.

[0063] S4: Embed the prepared digital watermark into the outer packaging image of the box;

[0064] S5: Folding of premium packaging boxes and packaging operations for products.

[0065] A method for anti-counterfeiting detection based on digital watermarking technology for premium packaging includes the following steps:

[0066] S1: When conducting anti-counterfeiting detection, internal personnel extract digital watermark information from a designated side of the premium packaging box based on the splicing method or internal information of the packaging box. The designated side is set as the side numbered 3, and the designated two-digit number 56 is extracted.

[0067] S2: Open the packaging box according to the joints of the premium packaging box, so that the packaging box unfolds into a flat surface;

[0068] S3: Internal personnel number each side of the flat packaging box according to the internal numbering system;

[0069] S4: Based on the two-digit number 56 obtained in step 1, perform a second digital watermark recognition operation on the two seams that match the two-digit number obtained in the previous step, that is, recognize the seam images of face 5 and face 6.

[0070] S5: Identify specific information hidden within the image of a premium packaging box using digital watermarking;

[0071] S6: Upload the obtained information to the internal system for verification to determine its authenticity.

[0072] Example 4: Please refer to Figure 1 , 2 6. The present invention provides a technical solution: a digital watermarking process based on premium packaging, comprising the following steps:

[0073] S1: Production and manufacturing of packaging boxes, producing packaging box paper of specified shape, and numbering each side of the packaging box paper individually. The packaging box numbers are 1-6.

[0074] S2: Design and layout of the outer packaging image of the packaging box. The design of the packaging image of the packaging box should be changed accordingly based on the shape of the cardboard box in step 1.

[0075] S3: The creation of digital watermark information number and the editing of anti-counterfeiting information. The creation of digital watermark consists of two parts: the creation of information on the front and the creation of information at the fold seam of the packaging box. The front information of the digital watermark is identified as a two-digit number. There are six two-digit numbers on the six sides. One is the correct number 36, and the other five are random numbers 13, 25, 46, 26 and 65. The information at the fold seam of the packaging box consists of the production site, date, production batch number and internal management system code.

[0076] S4: Embed the prepared digital watermark into the outer packaging image of the box;

[0077] S5: Folding of premium packaging boxes and packaging operations for products.

[0078] A method for anti-counterfeiting detection based on digital watermarking technology for premium packaging includes the following steps:

[0079] S1: When conducting anti-counterfeiting detection, internal personnel extract digital watermark information from a designated side of the premium packaging box based on the splicing method or internal information of the packaging box. The designated side is set as the side numbered 6, and the designated two-digit number 36 is extracted.

[0080] S2: Open the packaging box according to the joints of the premium packaging box, so that the packaging box unfolds into a flat surface;

[0081] S3: Internal personnel number each side of the flat packaging box according to the internal numbering system;

[0082] S4: Based on the two-digit number 36 obtained in step 1, perform a second digital watermark recognition operation on the two seams that match the two-digit number obtained in the previous step, that is, recognize the seam images of face 3 and face 6.

[0083] S5: Identify specific information hidden within the image of a premium packaging box using digital watermarking;

[0084] S6: Upload the obtained information to the internal system for verification to determine its authenticity.

[0085] Although embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A digital watermarking process based on premium packaging, comprising the following steps, characterized in that: S1: Production and manufacturing of packaging boxes, producing packaging box paper of specified shapes, and assigning a unique number to each side of the packaging box paper; S2: Design and layout of the external packaging images for the packaging box; S3: The creation of digital watermark information number and the editing of anti-counterfeiting information; the creation of digital watermark consists of two parts: the creation of information on the front and the creation of information at the fold seam of the packaging box. The front information of the digital watermark is identified as a two-digit number. Each surface of the packaging box has a two-digit number, and only the digital watermark information on one surface can be extracted to obtain the correct two-digit number. The digital watermark information on the other surfaces is extracted as garbled text. The digital watermark information hidden at the seam between the two specific surfaces specified by the correct two-digit number includes the production site, date, production batch number, and internal management system code. S4: Embed the prepared digital watermark into the outer packaging image of the box; S5: Folding of premium packaging boxes and packaging operations for products.

2. The digital watermarking process based on premium packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that: In step 1, the packaging boxes are numbered 1-6.

3. The digital watermarking process based on premium packaging according to claim 2, characterized in that: In step 2, the design of the packaging image for the packaging box is modified accordingly based on the shape of the cardboard box in step 1.

4. A method for anti-counterfeiting detection based on digital watermarking technology for premium packaging according to claim 3, comprising the following steps, characterized in that: S1: During anti-counterfeiting inspection, internal personnel extract digital watermark information from a designated side of the premium packaging box based on the splicing method or internal information of the packaging box, and extract the correct two-digit serial number. S2: Open the packaging box according to the joints of the premium packaging box, so that the packaging box unfolds into a flat surface; S3: Internal personnel number each side of the flat packaging box according to the internal numbering system; S4: Based on the correct two-digit number obtained in step 1, perform a second digital watermark recognition operation on the two seams that match the correct two-digit number obtained in the previous step. S5: Identify specific information hidden within the image of a premium packaging box using digital watermarking; S6: Upload the obtained information to the internal system for verification to determine its authenticity.

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