Security label and determination system

Abstract

To provide a security label capable of easily visually recognizing its opening even when being cut with a cutter or the like.SOLUTION: A security label 1 comprises: a base layer 10 having a first surface 10a and a second surface 10b, and a first region R1 and a second region R2 in a surface direction; an adhesive layer 30 provided on the second surface side of the base layer; and an adhesive-blocking layer 40 formed in the adhesive layer so as to continue from a part of the second region to a range beyond the boundary between the first region and the second region, where a portion of the second region where the adhesive-blocking layer is formed has a significantly different appearance between when viewed from the first surface side and when viewed from the second surface side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a security label. A determination system using this security label will also be mentioned.

Background Art

[0002] Regarding genuine products (authentic products) stored in a box and displayed at a storefront, there is an illegal act of secretly opening the box by stealing the attention of store clerks or the like, replacing the genuine product with a counterfeit, and taking away the genuine product.

[0003] As a countermeasure against such illegal acts, Patent Document 1 describes an anti-illegal-opening cardboard box with a sealing label. On the base material of the cardboard box, a surface coating layer is provided in order from the outer surface, and a varnish layer that can be peeled off from the surface coating layer is provided. When the label that seals the opening of the cardboard box is peeled off, the trace of opening the sealing label is visualized and remains, so illegal acts can be suppressed.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] Although the invention described in Patent Document 1 has a certain inhibitory effect, if the sealing label is cut along the cut of the lid with a cutter or the like, the lid can be opened. At this time, since the sealing label is not peeled off from the cardboard box, the trace of opening is not visualized. Also, when the lid is closed after replacing it with a counterfeit, the appearance of the box and the sealing label is not very different from before the label was cut, so it is difficult to notice that it has been opened without a close look. Therefore, it cannot be said that the invention described in Patent Document 1 has a sufficient inhibitory effect against such illegal acts, and there is room for improvement.

[0006] In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a security label that can easily show that it has been opened even when cut with a cutter or the like.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] The first aspect of the present invention is a security label. This security label includes a base material layer having a first surface and a second surface, and having a first region and a second region in the surface direction, an adhesive layer provided on the second surface side of the base material layer, and a tamper-evident layer. The tamper-evident layer is formed so as to be continuous from a part of the second region of the adhesive layer to a range exceeding the boundary between the first region and the second region. In this security label, the part of the second region where the tamper-evident layer is formed has a significantly different appearance when viewed from the first surface side and when viewed from the second surface side.

[0008] The second aspect of the present invention is a determination system that executes authenticity determination of a security label according to the first aspect, and a printing layer including determination information for authenticity determination is provided so as to be visible only from the second surface side at a part of the second region where the tamper-evident layer is formed. This determination system has a storage unit that stores determination information formed on a plurality of security labels, and an arithmetic unit that receives image data obtained by imaging a determination target and determines whether the determination target matches one of the determination information stored in the storage unit. When the same determination target is queried a predetermined number of times or more, the arithmetic unit stops the determination and transmits an error message.

Effects of the Invention

[0009] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a security label that can easily show that it has been opened even when cut with a cutter or the like.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0011] The first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a box 100 sealed with a security label 1 according to this embodiment.

[0012] The box 100 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape by assembling a paper blank pasted with a sack, and the upper surface is a lid 101 that can be opened and closed. The lid 101 is connected to one of the side surfaces, and is opened and closed by rotating the lid 101 about an axis that is a side shared with the side surface.

[0013] In this embodiment, the security label 1 is attached so as to straddle the lid 101 and a side surface 102 which is one of the side surfaces not connected to the lid 101. By attaching the security label 1, the lid 101 cannot be rotated as described above, and the box 100 is sealed so that it cannot be opened.

[0014] FIG. 2 shows the layer structure of the security label 1 before being attached to the box. The security label 1 includes a base material layer 10, two printing layers, a first printing layer 21 and a second printing layer 22, an adhesive layer 30, and a tamper-evident layer 40. The base material layer 10 is not limited in terms of material as long as it can be printed. The material is typically paper, and other resin films including foamed ones can also be used.

[0015] The first printing layer 21 is formed on the first surface 10a of the base material layer 10. The first printing layer 21 can be in a desired form by appropriately combining characters, patterns, background colors, etc., and is visible to consumers during in-store display. In FIG. 2, the first printing layer 21 is formed over the entire first surface 10a, but this is just an example, and it may be formed only on a part of the first surface 10a. The second printing layer 22 is formed on the second surface 10b of the base material layer 10, which is opposite to the first surface 10a. In this embodiment, the second printing layer 22 is in the form of the string "opened". The second printing layer 22 is visible only from the second surface 10b side and not from the first surface 10a side.

[0016] The adhesive layer 30 covers substantially the entire second surface 10b of the base material layer 10 including the second printing layer 22. The material of the adhesive layer 30 is not particularly limited as long as it has adhesiveness that can be attached to the box 100, and various known adhesives can be appropriately selected and used.

[0017] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plurality of perforation portions having perforations extending in the width direction are formed in the base material layer 10. The first perforation portion (easily cut portion) 11 is composed of three substantially parallel perforations 11a, 11b, and 11c. The second perforation portion (easily bent portion) 12 consists of a single perforation provided at a position close to one of the ends in the longitudinal direction of the security label 1. The first perforation portion 11 divides the security label 1 into a first region R1 to be attached to the lid 101 and a second region R2 to be attached to the side surface 102. Among the second region R2, the portion where the second perforation portion 12 is provided is more easily bent than other portions because the perforation intermittently penetrates the base material layer 10 in the thickness direction.

[0018] The glue-killing layer 40 has a known configuration and covers a part of the adhesive layer 30 to lose its adhesiveness. As shown in FIG. 2, the glue-killing layer 40 according to the present embodiment is provided from the vicinity of the second perforation part 12 to the range exceeding the first perforation part 11 and completely covers the second printing layer 22. The adhesive layer 30 including the part covered by the glue-killing layer 40 is covered and protected by the separator S until use.

[0019] In the security label 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the appearance when viewed from the first surface 10a side and the appearance when viewed from the second surface 10b side are significantly different at least in the part where the glue-killing layer 40 is formed in the second region R2 by the first printing layer 21 and the second printing layer 22. A person with average attention can recognize the difference at a glance.

[0020] The operation of the security label 1 configured as described above during use will be described. After accommodating predetermined contents in the box 100, the separator S of the security label 1 is peeled off to expose the adhesive layer 30, and the security label is attached to the box 100 so as to straddle the lid 101 and one of the side surfaces of the box. More specifically, the attachment position is adjusted so that the first perforation part 11 is located at the boundary between the lid 101 and one of the side surfaces (side surface 102 in FIG. 1), and the first region R1 is attached to the lid 101 and the second region R2 is attached to the side surface, respectively.

[0021] As a result, the security label 1 is in a state of sealing the box 100. Since the first perforation part 11 has three perforations, even if a tolerance occurs in the attachment position when the security label 1 is attached in large quantities by a machine or the like, in most cases, any one of the perforations is ensured to be located at the boundary between the lid 101 and the side surface, and the sealing operation can be performed efficiently. In this sealed state, consumers and the like can visually recognize the first printing layer 21, but since the base material layer 10 is opaque, the second printing layer 22 cannot be visually recognized.

[0022] When a consumer or the like who has purchased the box 100 applies force to the first perforation portion 11, the security label 1 is easily separated into a first region R1 and a second region R2 along any of the perforations in the first perforation portion 11. As a result, the sealed state is released and the lid 101 can be rotated, allowing the lid 101 to be opened. On the other hand, a person who attempts to illegally obtain the contents without purchasing (hereinafter referred to as "illegal person") can also access the inside of the box 100 by cutting the security label 1 with a cutter or the like along the first perforation portion 11.

[0023] The security label 1 is joined to the box 100 by the adhesive force of the adhesive layer 30, but the portion joined to the box 100 is limited by the anti-pasting layer 40. Specifically, only a certain range farthest from the first perforation portion 11 in the first region R1 and a certain range farther from the first perforation portion 11 than the second perforation portion 12 in the second region R2 are joined to the box 100.

[0024] That is, in the second region R2 attached to the side surface of the box 100, only a certain range at the lower end is joined to the side surface, and the range including the second printing layer 22 above it only extends along the side surface to the upper end and is not joined to the box 100. In a state where the second region R2 is connected to the first region R1, a state where the second region R2 is substantially perpendicular along the side surface is maintained without problems. However, in either case of the above operation by a consumer or the like and the above operation by an illegal person, the second region R2 loses the support of the first region R1. As a result, depending on the rigidity of the base material layer 10, it becomes difficult to maintain a substantially vertical state. As shown in FIG. 3, the portion not joined to the side surface 102 falls away from the box 100, and the second printing layer 22 becomes visible. In the present embodiment, the characters "opened" become visible in a very conspicuous form, and a person who sees the box can very easily recognize that it has been opened.

[0025] The above-described behavior of the second region R2 poses no problem for consumers who have purchased the box 100 properly, but is very inconvenient for unauthorized persons. That is, if the box is illegally opened, it will be immediately obvious to the store clerk or visitors, etc., and even if an attempt is made to return the second region R2 to a substantially vertical state again, since there is nothing to support the second region R2, it will immediately return to a fallen state. As a result, it has become very difficult for unauthorized persons to cut the security label 1 and illegally obtain the contents of the box 100 sealed with the security label 1.

[0026] As described above, the security label 1 according to the present embodiment can significantly suppress the illegal acquisition of the contents by being used for sealing the box. Furthermore, since the second perforation portion 12 as an easily bendable portion is provided in the base material layer 10, even when the base material layer 10 has a certain rigidity (stiffness), the above-described falling behavior can be easily generated. Thereby, it is possible to easily make both the ease of attaching the label and the holding force of the sealed state, etc., and the ease of occurrence of the falling behavior compatible with each other. In the present embodiment, the position where the easily bendable portion is provided can be set as appropriate, but from the viewpoint of more surely generating the above-described falling operation, it is preferably provided at a position as far as possible from the easily cut portion.

[0027] In the present embodiment, the configuration of the easily bendable portion formed in the base material layer is not limited to the above-described perforations. Therefore, for example, a half cut Hc formed from the second surface 10b side as in the base material layer 10A of the modification shown in FIG. 4 may be used. In this case, the above-described falling behavior occurs when the half cut Hc opens, and the same effect is obtained. The number of perforations provided in the first perforation portion 11 is not limited to the above-described three, and can be four or more, or two. Furthermore, although the above-described tolerance absorption effect is lost, it can also be one.

[0028] Further, the base material layer 10 is not limited to a single layer. The base material layer 10B in the modified example shown in FIG. 5 has a first layer 15 and a second layer 16. A first printing layer 21 is provided on the first layer 15, and a second printing layer 22 is provided on the second layer 16, respectively. The base material layer 10B is formed by bonding the first layer 15 and the second layer 16 with an adhesive layer 18. In a configuration such as the base material layer 10B, there are several advantages, such as not having to provide the second printing layer and the adhesive layer on the same side, and being able to prevent the second printing layer 22 from being visible from the side of the first printing layer 21 even if the second layer 16 is transparent when the first layer 15 is colored. It is easy to manufacture a base material layer provided with the first printing layer and the second printing layer.

[0029] The second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. In the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the configurations common to those already described, and the overlapping descriptions are omitted.

[0030] FIG. 6 is a view showing a state of the security label 51 according to the present embodiment as viewed from the adhesive layer side, showing the state where the separator S is peeled off. The second printing layer 22A of the security label 51 is a two-dimensional code (judgment information). In the present embodiment, the content of the second printing layer 22A is different for each label, and is associated with the content stored in the box, respectively.

[0031] The operation of attaching the security label 51, the behavior at the time of cutting, etc. are substantially the same as those in the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, when the second region R2 falls, the two-dimensional code of the second printing layer 22A becomes visible in a very conspicuous form, so that it is easy to visually recognize that the package has been opened. Therefore, the security label 51 according to the present embodiment has the same effect as the security label 1 according to the first embodiment in this respect. In the present embodiment, in addition to this, various determinations including authenticity determination of the contents using the second printing layer 22A are possible. An example thereof will be described below.

[0032] FIG. 7 is a view showing the overall configuration of a determination system using the security label 51. This system has a determination server 201 connected to a network 200. The determination server 201 has a storage unit 202 that stores various information about individual contents, and an arithmetic unit 203 that performs authenticity determination using image data related to the second printing layer 22A. The various information of the contents necessarily includes determination information such as a two-dimensional code associated with the contents, and also includes a serial number, a manufacturing place, a manufacturing date, a shipping date, and the like. These information are sent from a manufacturer terminal 210 owned by the manufacturer of the contents to the determination server 201 via the network 200 and stored in the storage unit 202. As the determination server 201 having the arithmetic unit 203, a known arithmetic device such as a computer can be used, and as the storage unit 202, various information storage media can be used respectively. The storage unit 202 may be inside or outside the determination server 201.

[0033] When the purchaser of the contents opens the box, the purchaser takes a photograph of the second printing layer 22A displayed at that time to obtain an image. The purchaser transmits the obtained image from a purchaser terminal 211 such as a personal computer or a smartphone to the determination server 201 via the network 200.

[0034] In the determination server 201 that has received the image, the arithmetic unit 203 reads the received image data or the two-dimensional code related to the second printing layer 22A. Here, in the case where the two-dimensional code cannot be read due to insufficient resolution of the image data or the like, a message such as "This image cannot be used for determination" may be transmitted to the purchaser terminal. The arithmetic unit 203 searches the two-dimensional codes stored in the storage unit 202 to find if there is one that is the same as the read two-dimensional code. When the same two-dimensional code is found, the arithmetic unit 203 transmits information indicating that "the purchased contents are genuine" to the purchaser terminal 211 that is the transmission source. Other corresponding information may be transmitted together with this information.

[0035] If the same two-dimensional code does not exist in the two-dimensional codes stored in the storage unit 202, the determination server 201 transmits information indicating that "the purchased content is not genuine" to the purchaser terminal 211 of the transmission source. Based on the information received from the determination server 201, the purchaser can easily and quickly know whether the purchased printed matter or the like is genuine.

[0036] Furthermore, the determination server 201 records the number of times each two-dimensional code has been queried. And when the number of queries exceeds a predetermined number (for example, 3 times), the arithmetic unit 203 aborts the authenticity determination and transmits an error message such as "Since the predetermined number of queries has been exceeded, there is a possibility that it is not genuine".

[0037] Various types of illegal acts related to high-class goods, pharmaceuticals, etc. are known. There is also a mode in which a large number of sophisticated imitation packages are manufactured based on one purchased box and sealing label, and the rough imitation of the contents is accommodated therein and distributed and sold in large quantities. When the security label 51 is forged in such a form, of course, the second printing layer 22A is also replicated. However, in the sealing labels forged in large quantities, all the two-dimensional codes are the same. Therefore, when the persons who purchased these forgeries each make a query, an error message will be transmitted from the determination system because the number of queries immediately exceeds the set number. In the case of genuine products, basically, an error message cannot be sent unless the purchaser repeatedly makes queries many times. Therefore, the manufacturer can grasp the possibility of the distribution of forgeries at an early stage by monitoring the presence or absence of the transmission of error messages in the determination system. Furthermore, it becomes easier to obtain clues for identifying the distribution route of forgeries by conducting interviews with the transmission sources of the two-dimensional codes.

[0038] As described above, in this embodiment, in addition to the illegal content replacement at the storefront or the like described in the first embodiment, there is an advantage that it is possible to cope with the large-scale distribution of forgeries using imitation packages as described above.

[0039] The determination information according to this embodiment is not limited to two-dimensional codes. For example, in cases where the number of contents in circulation is small, etc., one-dimensional barcodes or irregular character strings individually assigned for determination may be used as determination information. The determination information can also be a regular character string such as a serial code. In this case, a URL or the like indicating the verification site may be written together with the character string, and the purchaser can input the character string into the verification site for verification.

[0040] The determination system according to this embodiment is not limited to including the determination server 201. By causing the purchaser terminal 211 to implement a program that executes the above-described authenticity determination method, the purchaser terminal may function as the calculation unit 203. In this case, the storage unit may be downloaded to the purchaser terminal 211 and constructed and updated as needed within the purchaser terminal 211. Also, the storage unit 202 may be connected to the determination server via the network 200 and sequentially queried via the network 200.

[0041] Although each embodiment of the present invention has been described, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it is possible to change the combination of components, make various changes to each component, or delete them without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0042] For example, a large number of cuts other than the first perforation part and the second perforation part may be formed in the base material layer 10, and it may be configured to be easily broken when trying to peel it off from the box. In this way, it becomes extremely difficult for those who attempt to manufacture the above-described imitation package to peel it off from the box without damaging the security label, so that illegal acts in such a manner can be suppressed.

[0043] In the present invention, the easily cuttable portion and the easily bendable portion do not necessarily have to be provided. For example, in the case of creating a high-class feeling by deliberately making it difficult to open, the easily cuttable portion may not be provided. In the case where the rigidity of the base material portion is low and the second region easily falls down during cutting, the easily bendable portion may be omitted.

[0044] In the present invention, the first printing layer and the second printing layer are not essential components. The gist of the technical idea according to the present invention is that when the security label is attached and opened in the above-described manner, a part of the label falls down, thereby exposing the second side, which is significantly different in appearance from the first side. Therefore, even in the following modes where neither the first printing layer nor the second printing layer is provided, sufficient effects can be achieved. · The base material layer is formed by laminating two films with significantly different colors. · On the second side of the colored opaque base material layer, a coating layer with a significantly different color from this is formed by spin coating or the like. · On the second side of the colored opaque base material layer, an adhesive layer with a significantly different color from this is formed by adding a pigment or the like, and a transparent anti-tampering layer is formed thereon. · On the second side of the colored opaque base material layer, an anti-tampering layer with a significantly different color from this is formed by adding a pigment or the like. Examples of significantly different colors include, for example, two colors with significantly different lightness, two colors with significantly different chroma, two colors in a complementary relationship or a positional relationship close thereto on the color wheel, and the like.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0045] 1, 51 Security label 10, 10A, 10B Base material layer 10a First side 10b Second side 11 First perforation part (easily cuttable part) 12 Second perforation part (easily bendable part) 22, 22A Second printing layer (printing layer) 30 Adhesive layer 40 Anti-tampering layer 202 Memory part 203 Calculation Unit Hc Half Cut (Flexible Portion) R1 First Region R2 Second Region

Claims

1. A base material layer having a first surface and a second surface, and having a first region and a second region in the surface direction, An adhesive layer provided on the second surface side of the base material layer, Among the adhesive layers, a glue-killing layer formed so as to be continuous from a part of the second region to a range exceeding the boundary between the first region and the second region, Comprising, In the part of the second region where the glue-killing layer is formed, the appearance seen from the first surface side and the appearance seen from the second surface side are significantly different, Security label.

2. In the part of the second region where the glue-killing layer is formed, a printing layer provided so as to be visible only from the second surface side is provided, Due to the printing layer, the appearance seen from the first surface side and the appearance seen from the second surface side are significantly different, The security label according to claim 1.

3. The base material layer has an easily bendable portion in the second region, and the portion where the glue-killing layer is provided is more easily bent than the portion where the glue-killing layer is not provided, The security label according to claim 1.

4. The base material layer has an easily cuttable portion at the boundary between the first region and the second region, The security label according to claim 1.

5. The printing layer includes determination information for authenticity determination, The security label according to claim 2.

6. A determination system for performing authenticity determination of the security label according to claim 5, A storage unit that stores the determination information formed on a plurality of the security labels, An arithmetic unit that receives image data obtained by imaging a determination target and determines whether the determination target matches one of the determination information stored in the storage unit, Having, When the same determination target is queried a predetermined number of times or more, the arithmetic unit aborts the determination and sends an error message, Determination system.

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