Double-identification anti-counterfeiting system

Abstract

A double-identification anti-counterfeiting system mainly comprises a QR code or an RFID label pasted on a commodity so that a consumer can read volume label information through a mobile phone of the consumer and transmit the information to an anti-counterfeiting server of the anti-counterfeiting system through an anti-counterfeiting App so as to judge the authenticity of the commodity. In addition, a manufacturer of the commodity dispatches a supervisor to inspect a sales store, reads an existing label on the commodity or an exclusive volume label of the manufacturer through an App of a mobile phone or a handheld reading device, and transmits the information to a supervision server of the anti-counterfeiting system to determine whether the label on the commodity is the label attached by the manufacturer or not. Therefore, the purpose of preventing imitated labels and anti-counterfeiting companies from stealing the labels can be achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a dual-identification anti-counterfeiting system, and more particularly to a dual-identification anti-counterfeiting system used for monitoring to prevent counterfeiting and the theft and sale of anti-counterfeiting labels by anti-counterfeiting companies. Background Technology

[0002] Recent anti-counterfeiting methods have evolved from relying on human identification to computer-based identification. This involves affixing a label to the product; this label can be a QR code, a double-layered QR code, or RFID. To prevent duplication, all anti-counterfeiting labels have globally unique information, commonly known as a one-item-one-code. Using a mobile phone with QR code reading and NFC (a type of RFID) capabilities, the label information is compared with a backend server database to verify the product's authenticity. For example... Figure 1 The product 10 has an anti-counterfeiting label 11 affixed to it. This anti-counterfeiting label 11 can be a QR code, a double-layer QR code, or RFID, etc. The information of the anti-counterfeiting label 11 is read by the consumer's mobile phone 20 and the anti-counterfeiting App 21, and then sent to the database of the anti-counterfeiting server 30 for comparison through the telecommunications network. If the comparison is correct, the information will be transmitted back with sound or icon 22 so that the identifyr (i.e., the consumer) knows that it is a genuine product. Otherwise, the identifyr will know that it is a counterfeit product.

[0003] The aforementioned computer-identifiable anti-counterfeiting label, in which the anti-counterfeiting label 11 is originally covered and the covering layer is removed for identification, should theoretically provide considerable security. However, it can still be counterfeited and fool the person attempting to identify it. For example... Figure 2 As shown, if there is a counterfeit product 10a that is very similar to the genuine product 10, it also has a counterfeit anti-counterfeiting label 11a. Its appearance is almost identical to the anti-counterfeiting label 11. Therefore, once the information of the counterfeit anti-counterfeiting label 11a is read by the consumer's mobile phone 20 and the counterfeit anti-counterfeiting App 21a, and then sent to the counterfeiter's anti-counterfeiting server 30a database for comparison through the telecommunications network, the information will be transmitted back with sound or icon 22, making the person identifying it mistaken for a genuine product.

[0004] Furthermore, an article titled "Nationwide Promotion of Anti-counterfeiting Codes Ends Silently" published in the China Youth Daily's economic special edition on June 4, 2009, pointed out four major loopholes in anti-counterfeiting codes, the third of which was the possibility of large-scale counterfeiting through code theft. For example... Figure 3 As shown, someone from the anti-counterfeiting company steals anti-counterfeiting labels 11b and gives them to counterfeiters to affix to counterfeit goods 10a. This will certainly deceive authenticators, and is even easier to fool them than if no anti-counterfeiting measures were taken at all. What's more frightening is that this behavior is difficult to detect, and may never be discovered. It's also possible that such counterfeit goods already exist on the market, without the knowledge of consumers and manufacturers.

[0005] Based on the aforementioned deficiencies in anti-counterfeiting measures, anti-counterfeiting companies have successively invented various methods to prevent counterfeiting. Among these, invention patents such as the "Sawtooth Code Anti-counterfeiting Method" (CN106782035A) and the "Anti-counterfeiting Printing Device" (application number 201621094021.5) both emphasize their ability to plug the technical loophole of "difficult-to-prevent internal thieves." However, these two anti-counterfeiting methods can only prevent lower-level internal thieves, i.e. Figure 2 Counterfeiting is rampant, but it cannot prevent higher-level individuals from stealing and selling labels. Figure 3 Counterfeiting is rampant. The profit from selling labels to counterfeiters (e.g., RMB 10) could be a hundred times that of selling to manufacturers (e.g., RMB 0.1). Furthermore, as explained above, selling labels to counterfeiters may never be detected. Therefore, it is difficult to guarantee that senior personnel at anti-counterfeiting companies will not exploit this loophole.

[0006] In response, through continuous research and experimentation, a dual-identification anti-counterfeiting system was designed to monitor and prevent anti-counterfeiting companies from reselling labels. Summary of the Invention

[0007] The main objective of this invention is to provide a dual-identification anti-counterfeiting system that, through monitoring, prevents retail stores from selling goods with counterfeit labels, thereby preventing anti-counterfeiting companies from stealing labels.

[0008] The aforementioned dual-identification anti-counterfeiting system includes QR codes or RFID tags that allow mobile phones to read information to verify the authenticity of goods, and monitoring to prevent counterfeit tags and theft by anti-counterfeiting companies. The manufacturer (i.e., the client who commissioned this anti-counterfeiting system) dispatches inspectors to patrol retail stores, using QR code or RFID readers to read the tag information. This information is then transmitted via telecommunications network to a monitoring server where the manufacturer had already entered the tag information when the product was manufactured and labeled. If the information sent by the reader is already in the monitoring server's database, it is transmitted back to the reader as an image or sound, allowing the inspectors to confirm that it is their own product. Furthermore, because each anti-counterfeiting tag, whether QR code or RFID, has globally unique information, if the tag information is stolen by an anti-counterfeiting company, it will not be in the manufacturer's monitoring server database, thus effectively preventing the theft of tags. Additionally, manufacturers can also affix their own QR code or RFID tags for verification, similarly preventing the theft of tags by anti-counterfeiting companies.

[0009] The aforementioned dual-identification anti-counterfeiting system includes anti-counterfeiting labels that are QR codes or dual-layer QR code RFID.

[0010] In the aforementioned dual-identification anti-counterfeiting system, if the anti-counterfeiting server finds the anti-counterfeiting label to be correct, it will send back sound or icon information to the person identifying the product, so that the person identifying the product knows whether it is genuine or counterfeit.

[0011] In the aforementioned dual-identification anti-counterfeiting system, if the monitoring server finds the information transmitted by the label reader to be correct, it will send a sound or graphic response back to the reader, allowing the monitoring personnel to know that this is their own product. Attached Figure Description

[0012] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0013] Figure 1 This is a diagram of the existing mobile phone anti-counterfeiting identification architecture.

[0014] Figure 2 This is a diagram of the existing counterfeit label identification architecture.

[0015] Figure 3 This is a diagram of the existing anti-counterfeiting company's architecture for identifying stolen labels.

[0016] Figure 4 This is a block diagram of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 5 This is a diagram illustrating the architecture of the invention for detecting counterfeit or stolen labels.

[0018] Figure 6 This is a block diagram illustrating the manufacturer-specific label used for monitoring in this invention.

[0019] Figure 7 This is a block diagram of the present invention using a portable reading device for monitoring.

[0020] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures 10: Commodity; 10a: Counterfeit goods; 11: Anti-counterfeiting label; 11a: Counterfeit anti-counterfeiting labels; 11b: Counterfeit anti-counterfeiting labels; 12: Exclusive Tag; 20: Consumer mobile phones; 21. Anti-counterfeiting App; 21a: Counterfeit anti-counterfeiting apps; 22: Sound or image; 30: Anti-counterfeiting server; 30a: Counterfeit anti-counterfeiting server; 40: Mobile phones of inspectors; 41: Monitoring App; 42: Sound or image; 50: Monitor the server; 60: Portable QR code reader; 61: Portable RFID reader; 70: Manufacturer Database. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Those skilled in the art can make similar extensions without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0022] Please also refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 This is a block diagram of the present invention and an architecture diagram for detecting counterfeit or stolen labels. As shown, the present invention includes an anti-counterfeiting label 11 and an anti-counterfeiting server 30 of the anti-counterfeiting system. The anti-counterfeiting label 11 is affixed to the product 10. This anti-counterfeiting label 11 can be a QR code, a double-layer QR code, or NFC, etc., so that the identifier (i.e., the consumer) can send the information of the label 11 to the database of the anti-counterfeiting server 30 through the consumer's mobile phone 20 via the anti-counterfeiting App 21 and the telecommunications network for comparison. If the comparison is correct, the information will be transmitted back with sound or icon 22 to let the identifier know that it is a genuine product; otherwise, the identifier will know that it is a counterfeit product.

[0023] When the manufacturer's inspectors conduct unscheduled inspections of the sales outlets, they read the information from the anti-counterfeiting label 11 using their mobile phones (40). This information is then transmitted via the inspection app (41) and telecommunications network to the manufacturer's inspection server (50) database for comparison. The manufacturer has pre-read and entered the information from the inspection label 11 into the data on the inspection server (50). If the information from the inspector's mobile phone (40) is already in the database of the inspection server (50), it is sent back to the mobile phone (40) with an image or sound (42) to inform the inspector that this is their own product. Otherwise, as shown in Figure 5, the inspector is informed with an image or sound (42a) that this is not their own product, meaning it may be a counterfeit product where the anti-counterfeiting company has affixed the stolen anti-counterfeiting label 11b to 10a.

[0024] Please see Figure 6 This is a block diagram illustrating the manufacturer-specific label used for monitoring in this invention. As shown, the manufacturer can also affix a dedicated label 12 for monitoring purposes. This label 12 can be a QR code or RFID. As mentioned earlier, the data sent to the manufacturer's monitoring server 50 via the monitoring app 41 and telecommunications network is compared with the database. The data in the monitoring server 50 is pre-read and entered by the manufacturer using the information on the dedicated label 12. If the information sent from the inspector's mobile phone 40 is already in the database of the monitoring server 50, it is sent back to the inspector's mobile phone 40, allowing the inspector to know that this is their own product through image or sound 42.

[0025] The aforementioned App41 is only used by professional inspectors to compare data, while App21 must consider how to guide a large number of consumers to identify counterfeit products. Therefore, App41 is relatively simpler than App21, and the hardware and software of the monitoring server 50 are also simpler than those of the anti-counterfeiting server 30.

[0026] Please see Figure 7 This is a block diagram illustrating the monitoring functionality of the present invention using a portable reading device. As shown, the monitoring server 50 of the present invention can be combined with the mobile phone 40 of the monitoring personnel to become a portable reading device. The diagram also includes a portable QR code reader 60 and a portable RFID reader 61. These two devices can operate independently to perform monitoring functions, and can also update data via a telecommunications network to the manufacturer's database 70.

[0027] If the dual-identification anti-counterfeiting system of this invention is adopted by manufacturers, it is impossible for counterfeiters to remain completely undetected once counterfeit labels are sold to counterfeiters. On the contrary, it will be discovered sooner or later by the manufacturer's monitoring personnel. In this way, retail stores will not dare to sell counterfeit products with counterfeit labels affixed to them.

[0028] The foregoing embodiments are merely illustrative of preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Any minor modifications or alterations will not depart from the essence of the present invention and will not fall outside the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0029] In summary, this invention uses QR codes, dual-layer QR codes, or RFID tags affixed to products, in conjunction with a monitoring server that has pre-entered label information, to form a dual-identification anti-counterfeiting system. This allows manufacturer monitoring personnel to periodically inspect retail stores to determine whether the stores are selling their products, thus effectively preventing counterfeit labels and the theft of labels by anti-counterfeiting companies.

Claims

1. A dual-identification anti-counterfeiting system, characterized in that, Include: The anti-counterfeiting system includes at least one anti-counterfeiting server and one monitoring server, which are used to store comparison data of anti-counterfeiting labels; Anti-counterfeiting labels are affixed to products so that a person can read them with their mobile phone. The anti-counterfeiting information is sent to the anti-counterfeiting server for comparison, and the comparison result is sent back to the person who made the comparison. The system allows manufacturers' inspectors to read the anti-counterfeiting label with a reader, send the information to the inspection server for comparison, and then send the comparison results back to the inspectors; thereby achieving dual-identification anti-counterfeiting functionality.

2. The dual-identification anti-counterfeiting system as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The anti-counterfeiting label can be a number, a QR code, a double QR code, or an NFC tag.

3. The dual-identification anti-counterfeiting system as described in claim 1, characterized in that, If the anti-counterfeiting server verifies that the anti-counterfeiting label is correct, it will send back sound or icon information to the person identifying the product, letting them know whether it is genuine or counterfeit.

4. The dual-identification anti-counterfeiting system as described in claim 1, characterized in that, If the monitoring server finds the information transmitted by the reader to be correct, it will send a sound or graphic response back to the reader, informing the monitoring personnel that this is their product.

5. The dual-identification anti-counterfeiting system as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The monitoring server can be combined with the monitor's mobile phone to become a portable reading device or a portable reading and identification device.

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