Authenticity determination support system, program, and authenticity determination support method

Abstract

This invention provides a genuine product authentication support system and method that enable the rapid selection of criteria that are highly likely to detect counterfeiting in a product, and the efficient execution of genuine product authentication. [Solution] A counterfeit determination support system is provided, comprising: a feature information transmission unit that transmits information about the characteristics of a product used in determining authenticity to the terminal of a counterfeit determiner; and a request receiving unit that receives a request for additional information about the characteristics of a product used in determining authenticity from the terminal of a counterfeit determiner. A counterfeit determination support method is also provided, which performs a determination feature information transmission step of transmitting information about the characteristics of a product used in determining authenticity to the terminal of a counterfeit determiner, and a receiving step of receiving a request for additional information about the characteristics of a product used in determining authenticity from the terminal of a counterfeit determiner.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a genuine and fake determination support system, a program, and a genuine and fake determination support method.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses an authentication support system for supporting the authentication of an article based on an article image which is an image of the article, including an imaging information database that stores imaging information which is information indicating an imaging method of the article in association with the article, an imaging information acquisition unit that acquires the imaging information associated with an authentication target article which is an article to be authenticated from the imaging information database, an authentication article imaging request unit that requests imaging of the authentication target article according to the acquired imaging information, and an authentication article image acquisition unit that acquires an article image imaged based on the request. [Prior Art Document] [Patent Document] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-119763

Summary of the Invention

[0003] In a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a genuine and fake determination support system including a feature information transmission unit that transmits information regarding features of a product used in genuine and fake determination to a terminal of a genuine and fake determiner, and a request reception unit that receives a request for additional information regarding features of a product used in genuine and fake determination from the terminal of the genuine and fake determiner.

[0004] The genuine and fake determination support system may further include a registration unit that acquires information regarding features of the product related to the request from a terminal of the genuine manufacturer of the product and registers it in a database.

[0005] The database may have information regarding features of the product. The feature information transmission unit may call information regarding features of the product from the database and transmit it to the terminal of the genuine and fake determiner.

[0006] Information regarding the product's characteristics may include information regarding the criteria used by the authenticity assessor to determine the authenticity of the product, as well as information regarding the characteristics of a genuine product based on those criteria.

[0007] The characteristics of a genuine product may include images of the criteria used to determine authenticity in a genuine product.

[0008] The feature information transmission unit may sequentially display information regarding the product judgment criteria used for authenticity determination, and information regarding the characteristics of genuine products in each judgment criterion, on the authenticity determination terminal, according to the predetermined priority order for each product judgment criterion.

[0009] The feature information transmission unit may sequentially display information regarding the product judgment items used for authenticity determination, and information regarding the characteristics of genuine products in the judgment items, on the authenticity determination terminal until the authenticity determination support system receives the results of authenticity determination for all predetermined product judgment items from the authenticity determination terminal.

[0010] The feature information transmission unit may sequentially display information regarding the product's judgment criteria used for authenticity determination, and information regarding the characteristics of a genuine product in the judgment criteria, on the authenticity determiner's terminal until the authenticity determination support system receives an authenticity determination result from the authenticity determiner's terminal in which counterfeiting has been detected in any of the judgment criteria.

[0011] Prioritization may be predetermined by the manufacturer of genuine products and / or the authenticity assessor.

[0012] Prioritization may be set based on the number of times counterfeiting has been detected in the product's evaluation criteria.

[0013] The number of times counterfeiting has been detected may include at least one of the following: the total number of times counterfeiting has been detected, the number of times counterfeiting has been detected within a predetermined period, or the number of times counterfeiting has been detected within a predetermined region.

[0014] The database may further contain counterfeit product information, including information on the criteria used to detect counterfeiting, information on the characteristics of counterfeit products in relation to the criteria used, and information on the number of times counterfeiting has been detected.

[0015] The registration unit may set and / or update the priority order for each product judgment item based on information regarding the number of times counterfeiting has been detected for each product judgment item contained in the counterfeit product information.

[0016] The authenticity determination support system may further include a counterfeit product information acquisition / update unit that acquires and / or updates counterfeit product information, including information on the determination criteria for which counterfeiting was detected, information on the characteristics of counterfeit products in the determination criteria, and information on the number of times counterfeiting has been detected, from the terminal of a genuine product manufacturer.

[0017] The authenticity determination support system may further include a counterfeit product information acquisition / update unit that acquires and / or updates counterfeit product information from the authenticity determiner's terminal, including information on the determination criteria in which counterfeiting was detected in a product determined to be counterfeit by the authenticity determination, information on the characteristics of the counterfeit product in the determination criteria, and information on the number of times counterfeiting was detected.

[0018] The authenticity determination support system may further include a request transmission unit that transmits the request for additional information received by the request receiving unit to the terminal of the genuine product manufacturer.

[0019] The request transmission unit may transmit information regarding the product judgment criteria specified by the authenticity judge, as well as images of the product in which the judgment criteria have been captured, to the genuine product manufacturer's terminal.

[0020] The product features may include images of genuine products in relation to the judgment items that the authenticity judger uses for authenticity determination. The feature information transmission unit may acquire captured images of the judgment items of the product being judged from the authenticity judger's terminal and display the images of the judgment items on genuine products and the captured images on the authenticity judger's terminal.

[0021] In a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program that is executed by a computer and causes the computer to function as any of the above authenticity determination support systems.

[0022] In a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an authenticity determination support method in which any of the above authenticity determination support systems executes a determination feature information transmission stage of transmitting information regarding product features used in authenticity determination to the terminal of the authenticity determiner, and a reception stage of receiving a request for additional information regarding product features used in authenticity determination from the terminal of the authenticity determiner.

[0023] Note that the above summary of the invention does not list all the features of the present invention. Also, sub-combinations of these feature groups can also be inventions.

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[0024] [Figure 1] An example of the authenticity determination support system 100 of the present embodiment is shown. [Figure 2] An example of the processing flow of the method of the present embodiment is shown. [Figure 3] An example of the processing flow of the method of the present embodiment is shown. [Figure 4] Specific examples of information regarding product features are shown. [Figure 5A] Specific examples of counterfeit product information are shown. [Figure 5B] Specific examples of counterfeit product information are shown. [Figure 6] A specific example of the product search screen 800 is shown. [Figure 7] An example of the sub-flow of S1090 is shown. [Figure 8] A specific example of the display screen 900 is shown. [Figure 9] Another example of the sub-flow of S1090 is shown. [Figure 10] An example of the sub-flow of S1100 is shown. [Figure 11] A specific example of the request reception screen 1000 is shown. [Figure 12]An example of the concern item submission screen 1100 is shown. [Figure 13] A concrete example of the counterfeit product information registration screen 1200 is shown below. [Figure 14] Examples of a computer 2200 in which multiple aspects of the present invention may be embodied in whole or in part are shown. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0025] The present invention will be described below through embodiments of the invention, but these embodiments are not intended to limit the invention as defined in the claims. Furthermore, not all combinations of features described in the embodiments are necessarily essential to the solution of the invention.

[0026] Figure 1 shows an example of the authenticity determination support system 100 of this embodiment. The authenticity determination support system 100 assists in the execution of authenticity determination by providing information on the characteristics of products that are highly likely to be counterfeited, based on past authenticity determination results.

[0027] As the sale of products using e-commerce expands, authenticity checks are sometimes performed to identify and remove counterfeit products during the distribution process. However, because a large volume of products circulate in the market, if the number of items to be checked for authenticity to identify counterfeit products is large, the consumption of computing and human resources becomes enormous. The authenticity check support system 100 of this embodiment provides a technology that identifies the characteristics of products that are highly likely to be counterfeit and uses this technology to check the authenticity of products in the distribution process. Furthermore, the authenticity check support system 100 provides an authenticity check technology that can respond quickly to newly circulating counterfeit products.

[0028] In the authenticity verification support system 100 of this embodiment, "product" refers to an item manufactured for sale or rental. Products may include, for example, bags, wallets, clothing, cosmetics, jewelry, ceramics, watches, etc. Products may be high-priced items such as branded goods. In particular, in this embodiment, the target may be products that are likely to be counterfeited (for example, high-priced and / or well-known products to consumers).

[0029] In the authenticity determination support system 100 of this embodiment, product features are features used to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit products during authenticity determination. Product features may include information regarding the determination criteria for the product subject to authenticity determination (sometimes referred to as "determination criterion information"), and information regarding the characteristics of a genuine product in relation to the determination criteria (sometimes referred to as "genuine product characteristic information").

[0030] Here, the judgment items are items used to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit products during authenticity determination, and to determine whether a product is genuine or counterfeit. The judgment items may relate to the entire product, a part of the product, or components that make up the product. The judgment items may be images representing the appearance of the product and / or parts of the product. The images may be images taken with a camera or images of the product's surface magnified with a microscope. The appearance of the product may include the shape, color, pattern, lettering on the product, and / or symbols. The judgment items may also include the weight of the product, material, the results of chemical composition analysis of a part of the product, texture, smell, and / or other sensory information. In the authenticity determination support system 100 of this embodiment, the judgment items may include items in which counterfeiting has been detected for the product in the past.

[0031] Authenticity characteristics are the features that indicate a product is genuine based on the above-mentioned criteria for determining authenticity. For example, if there are differences between the characteristics of a genuine product and those of a counterfeit product in a criterion where counterfeiting has been detected in the past, those characteristics of the genuine product may be used as the authenticity characteristics described above. Specific examples of criterion items and the characteristics of genuine products will be described later.

[0032] The authenticity determination support system 100 of this embodiment includes an input unit 110, a storage unit 120, an output unit 130, a communication unit 140, and a calculation unit 200.

[0033] The input unit 110 inputs necessary information and / or instructions to the arithmetic unit 200. The input unit 110 may be an input device such as a keyboard or mouse connected to the arithmetic unit 200. The input unit 110 may also, but is not limited to, input information and / or instructions via communication with an external terminal or the like.

[0034] The storage unit 120 stores information related to the operation of the authenticity determination support system 100, such as information input by the input unit 110 and information processed by the calculation unit 200. For example, the storage unit 120 may store the database described later, counterfeit product information, information related to requests for additional information, and the results of the authenticity determination of the product. The storage unit 120 may be a memory or a storage device such as a hard disk. The storage unit 120 may receive calls from the calculation unit 200 and provide the stored data to the calculation unit 200 as needed.

[0035] The output unit 130 displays the processing results of the calculation unit 200. For example, the output unit 130 may be an output device such as a monitor connected to the calculation unit 200, but is not limited to this.

[0036] The communication unit 140 may be a communication device that enables the authenticity determination support system 100 to communicate with external terminals via the network 300. For example, the communication unit 140 connects to a terminal 510 used by an authenticity manufacturer 410 that manufactures genuine products, and to a terminal 520 used by an authenticity determiner 420 that performs authenticity determination.

[0037] The arithmetic unit 200 is connected to the input unit 110, storage unit 120, output unit 130, and communication unit 140. Based on the information acquired via the input unit 110 and communication unit 140, it performs processes such as sending and receiving information about product features (described later), registering and / or updating the database, sending and receiving requests for additional information, and setting and / or updating priorities for each judgment item. The arithmetic unit 200 is a computer.

[0038] The arithmetic unit 200 may be provided on a single computer, or its functions may be distributed and provided on multiple computers. The arithmetic unit 200 may include a feature information receiving unit 210, a counterfeit product information acquisition / update unit 220, a feature information transmission unit 230, a request receiving unit 240, a request transmission unit 250, and a registration unit 260.

[0039] The feature information receiving unit 210 receives at least a portion of the information regarding the product's features from the terminal 510 of the genuine product manufacturer 410. The information regarding the product's features may include information on the judgment criteria for the product that the authenticity judger 420 will use for authenticity determination, and information regarding genuine product features.

[0040] The feature information receiving unit 210 may receive at least a portion of the information regarding the product features related to the request for additional information described later from the terminal 510 of the genuine manufacturer 410 of the product.

[0041] The counterfeit product information acquisition / update unit 220 acquires and / or updates counterfeit product information, which is information relating to counterfeit products.

[0042] Counterfeit product information may include information on criteria used to detect counterfeiting of a product in the past, and information on the characteristics of counterfeit products in relation to those criteria (sometimes referred to as "counterfeit product characteristic information"). Here, the characteristics of a counterfeit product are those that indicate the product is counterfeit in relation to the criteria used to detect counterfeiting of a product in the past. For example, if there are differences between the characteristics of a genuine product and the characteristics of a counterfeit product in relation to criteria used to detect counterfeiting of a product in the past, those characteristics of the counterfeit product may be included in the counterfeit product information. Specific examples of counterfeit product information will be discussed later.

[0043] Counterfeit information may further include information regarding the number of times counterfeiting has been detected in the above-mentioned criteria (sometimes referred to as "counterfeiting count information").

[0044] The counterfeit product information acquisition / update unit 220 may acquire the above counterfeit product information from the genuine product manufacturer 410's terminal 510 and / or update the counterfeit product information registered in the database based on the acquired counterfeit product information. The counterfeit product information acquisition / update unit 220 may also acquire counterfeit product information from the genuine product determiner 420's terminal 520 based on the results of the genuine product determination performed by the genuine product determiner 420 and / or update the counterfeit product information registered in the database based on the acquired counterfeit product information.

[0045] The feature information transmission unit 230 transmits information regarding the product features used in authenticity determination to the terminal 520 of the authenticity determiner 420. The product features transmitted by the feature information transmission unit 230 may include the judgment item information and genuine product feature information described above.

[0046] The request receiving unit 240 receives a request from the authenticity determiner 420's terminal 520 for additional information regarding the characteristics of the product used in authenticity determination.

[0047] In the authenticity determination support system 100 of this embodiment, additional information regarding product characteristics includes information on determination items that are not included in the predetermined determination items for performing authenticity determination of a product, but which the authenticity determiner 420 has concerns about as potentially being counterfeit (sometimes referred to as "concern items" for convenience) during the performance of authenticity determination, and genuine product characteristic information for the concern items. The request receiving unit 240 may receive a request from the genuine product manufacturer 410 to provide information on the concern items and genuine product characteristic information for the concern items when the authenticity determiner 420 discovers a concern item during authenticity determination and decides that authenticity determination should be performed on the concern item.

[0048] The request transmission unit 250 transmits the request for additional information received by the request reception unit 240 to the terminal 510 of the genuine product manufacturer 410.

[0049] The registration unit 260 may register information about product features received by the feature information receiving unit 210 in the database, and may also register information about product features related to requests received by the feature information receiving unit 210 in the database. In addition, the registration unit 260 may set and / or update the priority order for each product determination item. Details of the information included in the database will be described later.

[0050] Furthermore, this embodiment provides a program that is executed by a computer and causes the computer to function as the authenticity determination support system 100 described above. The program may be stored in the storage unit 120 of the authenticity determination support system 100.

[0051] The authenticity verification support system 100 of this embodiment may be used at product distribution centers. For example, it may be used at distribution centers such as fulfillment centers.

[0052] The authenticity verification support system 100 of this embodiment allows consumers who purchase products using e-commerce, etc., to be provided with products that have undergone authenticity verification and have been confirmed to be genuine. Furthermore, the authenticity verification support system 100 allows, for example, a distribution center to quickly select verification items that are highly likely to detect counterfeiting based on past authenticity verification results for products delivered in large quantities, and to efficiently perform authenticity verification. In addition, by selecting verification items based on past authenticity verification results, the computational resources and human resources consumed during authenticity verification can be reduced. The authenticity verification support system 100 of this embodiment can also quickly respond to new counterfeit products by requesting genuine product characteristic information for the item in question when an item with suspected counterfeiting is discovered during authenticity verification.

[0053] Figures 2 and 3 show an example of the processing flow of the method of this embodiment. The authenticity determination support system 100 performs the processing flow from S1010 in Figure 2 to S1210 in Figure 3, thereby executing a product authenticity determination support method that utilizes information on product characteristics based on past authenticity determination results.

[0054] For the sake of explanation, the processes from S1010 to S1210 will be described in order, but at least some of these processes may be executed in parallel, the steps may be rearranged without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and some steps may be omitted without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0055] Figure 2 shows the processing flow of the method of this embodiment from S1010 to S1090. In the processing flow shown in Figure 2, the authenticity determination support system 100 executes the feature information reception stage S1020, the counterfeit product information reception stage S1040, the database registration stage S1050, and the feature information transmission stage S1090.

[0056] First, at S1010, the terminal 510 of the genuine product manufacturer 410 transmits information regarding the product's characteristics to the authenticity determination support system 100. Here, the information regarding the product's characteristics may be as described above.

[0057] Figure 4 shows a specific example of information regarding product characteristics. In the authenticity determination support system 100 of this embodiment, the database may include determination item information and genuine product characteristic information as information regarding product characteristics.

[0058] In the information regarding the characteristics of the product that terminal 510 transmits to the authenticity determination support system 100 in S1010, the determination items may be items selected by the genuine product manufacturer 410 from items in which counterfeiting has been detected in the product and / or related products in the past.

[0059] The judgment item information may include the names of parts, components, etc. of the product that fall under the judgment item. For example, if the product is a bag, the judgment item information may include the names of bag parts such as the logo, handle, and shoulder strap.

[0060] In addition to / or instead of this, the judgment item information may be an image 610 that specifies the judgment items in the appearance of the product, as shown in Figure 4.

[0061] The genuine product characteristic information may include images 620 of the judgment items, as shown in Figure 4. In addition to / instead of this, the genuine product characteristic information may also include descriptive text that expresses the characteristics of a genuine product.

[0062] For example, if the product is a bag and the criterion for judgment is the logo attached to the bag, and the material of the logo on a genuine product is wrinkle-free, then the criterion for judgment may be "logo," and the characteristics of a genuine product may be represented by the logo mark image 620, along with a descriptive sentence such as "wrinkle-free."

[0063] Next, in S1020, the feature information receiving unit 210 receives the information regarding the product features transmitted by the terminal 510 in S1010. Note that if the authenticity determination support system 100 already has information regarding the product features of the product to be determined, S1010 and S1020 may be omitted.

[0064] If the genuine product manufacturer 410 has information regarding counterfeit products that have been detected in the past for products that it manufactures, in S1030, the genuine product manufacturer 410's terminal 510 may transmit counterfeit product information regarding counterfeit products to the genuine product determination support system 100. The counterfeit product information transmitted by the genuine product manufacturer 410's terminal 510 may include information on the detection criteria for the counterfeit product, information on the characteristics of the counterfeit product, and information on the number of times the product has been counterfeited.

[0065] Figures 5A and 5B show specific examples of counterfeit product information. Figure 5A shows the information of the judgment criteria for which counterfeiting was detected, and the information of the characteristics of the counterfeit product in the judgment criteria, as counterfeit product information. Figure 5B shows the number of counterfeits for each judgment criterion calculated from the information contained in Figure 5A. The information of the characteristics of the counterfeit product may include an image 710 of the counterfeit product in the judgment criterion, and may also include a descriptive text that expresses the characteristics of the counterfeit product (for example, "no wrinkles").

[0066] In the database of this embodiment, counterfeit product information may be generated for each product subject to authenticity determination. In the example shown in Figure 5B, the number of counterfeits is shown as the total number of times counterfeits have been detected, but the number of times counterfeits have been detected may be the number of times counterfeits have been detected within a predetermined period, or the number of times counterfeits have been detected within a predetermined region.

[0067] In S1040, the counterfeit product information acquisition / update unit 220 receives the counterfeit product information transmitted by terminal 510 in S1030. Note that if the authenticity determination support system 100 has already acquired counterfeit product information for the product subject to authenticity determination, S1030 and S1040 may be omitted. S1030 and S1040 may be executed, for example, when applying the method of this embodiment to a new product, or when there is little accumulated information regarding the characteristics of the product using the method of this embodiment.

[0068] Next, in S1050, the registration unit 260 acquires information regarding the product features received by the feature information receiving unit 210 in S1020, and / or counterfeit product information received by the counterfeit product information acquisition / update unit 220 in S1040, and registers it in the database.

[0069] If information regarding product characteristics and / or counterfeit product information is already registered in the database, the database may be updated with the acquired information regarding product characteristics and / or counterfeit product information.

[0070] In the database, the judgment items included in the above-mentioned product characteristics and / or counterfeit information may be assigned a priority order for which authenticity determination should be performed. The priority order may be predetermined by the genuine product manufacturer 410 and / or the authenticity determiner 420. In addition to this, / or alternatively, the priority order may be set based on the number of times counterfeiting has been detected in the product judgment items. Details of the priority order will be described later.

[0071] Note that if S1010 and S1020, and S1030 and S1040 are omitted, S1050 may also be omitted. S1010 and S1020, and S1030 and S1040 may be performed in any order. S1010 and S1020, and S1030 and S1040 may each be executed multiple times.

[0072] Next, in S1060, the distribution center designates the products to be subject to authenticity determination. The distribution center may be, for example, a distribution center such as a fulfillment center. The distribution center may designate products to be subject to authenticity determination that have been registered as subject to authenticity determination by, for example, a genuine product manufacturer 410 or a seller who sells such products. The products to be subject to authenticity determination may be sent from the distribution center to equipment where an authenticity determiner 420 performs the authenticity determination.

[0073] Next, in S1070, the authenticity checker 420 may perform a simplified authenticity check on the product. The simplified authenticity check may be performed using labels, tags, etc., included with or attached to the product, or by reading the labels, etc., with a reader. In the method of this embodiment, products determined to be counterfeit by the simplified authenticity check may be subjected to the authenticity check in S1090 described later. At this time, if the product is determined to be genuine by the simplified authenticity check, the product may be registered as genuine and the flow of the method of this embodiment may be terminated. By performing a simplified authenticity check on the product in advance, the number of products subject to authenticity check can be reduced, and authenticity checks can be performed quickly and efficiently.

[0074] Next, in S1080, the authenticity judger 420's terminal 520 performs a search for products included in the database of the authenticity judgment support system 100. The product search may be performed, for example, by entering the name of the target product, the name of the manufacturer of the genuine product of the target product, etc., into the terminal 520.

[0075] In S1080, the feature information transmission unit 230 may cause the authenticity judge 420's terminal 520 to display the product search screen 800 and perform a search.

[0076] Figure 6 shows a specific example of the product search screen 800. The authenticity judge 420 searches the search screen 800 to retrieve information about the characteristics of the product designated as the target product for authenticity judgment in S1060. In the example of the search screen 800 shown in Figure 6, the search screen 800 is provided with a search field 810 for entering the name of the genuine product manufacturer 410. The characteristic information transmission unit 230 may retrieve products manufactured by the genuine product manufacturer 410 from the database according to the name (or part of the name) of the genuine product manufacturer 410 entered in the search field 810 and display them on the search screen 800 as a product list 820. The authenticity judge 420 may select the target product from the product list 820 and press the confirm button 830 to select the target product.

[0077] Next, in S1090, the authenticity determination support system 100 executes the authenticity determination process for the target product. In S1090, the feature information transmission unit 230 transmits information regarding the product features used in the authenticity determination to the terminal 520 of the authenticity determiner 420. The feature information transmission unit 230 may retrieve information regarding the product features from the database and transmit it to the terminal 520 of the authenticity determiner 420. At this time, the feature information transmission unit 230 may sequentially display the product judgment item information and genuine product feature information used in the authenticity determination to the terminal 520 of the authenticity determiner 420, according to the predetermined priority order for each product judgment item. The sequential display according to priority will be explained in the subflow described later.

[0078] The feature information transmission unit 230 may repeatedly execute the above S1090 according to the priority of the judgment items, depending on the result of the authenticity judgment. The subflow when S1090 is repeated is described below.

[0079] Next, the subflow of S1090 will be explained. Figure 7 shows an example of the subflow of S1090. The feature information transmission unit 230 may perform the authenticity determination process of the target product by executing the flow from S2010 to S2060 in Figure 7.

[0080] First, in S2010, the feature information transmission unit 230 displays the product judgment item information and genuine product feature information used for authenticity determination, according to the predetermined priority order for each product judgment item, for the target product searched in S1080, on the terminal 510 of the authenticity determiner 420.

[0081] Specifically, the feature information transmission unit 230 displays the Nth priority (N≧1) judgment item information and genuine product feature information on the terminal 520 of the authenticity judge 420.

[0082] The characteristics of a genuine product may include images of the judgment criteria for a genuine product. The characteristic information transmission unit 230 may display the judgment criteria information for the product used for authenticity determination, and images of genuine products for the judgment criteria, on the terminal 520 of the authenticity determiner 420.

[0083] Figure 8 shows a specific example of the display screen 900 that the feature information transmission unit 230 displays on the terminal 520 in S2010. In the example in Figure 8, the feature information transmission unit 230 may display judgment item information 910 and images 920 of genuine products for the judgment items on the display screen 900.

[0084] The feature information transmission unit 230 may display the judgment item information 910 on the display screen 900 by highlighting the parts corresponding to the judgment items in an image showing the appearance of the product, or by adding arrows or boxes to them. By displaying the judgment item information 910 on the image, the authenticity judge 420 can visually grasp the judgment items for which authenticity judgment should be performed.

[0085] Next, in S2020, the authenticity checker 420 performs an authenticity check on the target product. The authenticity checker 420 may capture an image of the part of the target product that corresponds to the above-mentioned check items and transmit the captured image 930 to the authenticity check support system 100. At this time, the feature information transmission unit 230 acquires the captured image 930 of the product whose authenticity check is to be performed from the authenticity checker 420's terminal 520, and may display the image 920 of the genuine product and the captured image 930 on the authenticity checker 420's terminal 520, as shown in Figure 8.

[0086] The image 920 of the genuine product may be an image of a genuine product according to the judgment criteria. The display screen 900 may display descriptive text about the characteristics of the genuine product so that the characteristics of the genuine product can be understood. For example, if the logo of the genuine product is made of a wrinkle-free material, a descriptive text stating that the genuine product is made of a wrinkle-free material may be displayed.

[0087] In S2020, the authenticity judge 420 may visually compare the image 920 of a genuine product displayed on the display screen 900 with the captured image 930 of the product and perform an authenticity determination of the target product.

[0088] Authenticity determination in S2020 may be performed by AI. For example, an image 920 of a genuine product and an image 930 of the product may be compared using AI.

[0089] The authenticity determination may also be performed by comparing the image 920 of a genuine product displayed on the display screen 900 with the actual product in question.

[0090] Next, in S2030, the authenticity judger 420's terminal 520 transmits the result of the authenticity judgment performed for the Nth priority judgment item to the authenticity judgment support system 100. In the example of the display screen 900 shown in Figure 8, the authenticity judger 420 may press the OK button 940 if, as a result of the authenticity judgment, they determine that there is no difference between a genuine product and the target product in the judgment item, or press the NG button 950 if they detect a counterfeit in the judgment item, and transmit the result of the authenticity judgment for that judgment item. The registration of counterfeit products when the NG button 950 is pressed will be described later.

[0091] Next, in S2040, the authenticity determination support system 100 receives the result of the authenticity determination for the priority N-th determination item transmitted in S2030.

[0092] Next, in S2050, the feature information transmission unit 230 determines whether it has received authenticity judgment results for all predetermined judgment items. If authenticity judgment results have been received for all predetermined judgment items, the process proceeds to S1100. If authenticity judgment results have not been received for all judgment items, S2010 is executed for the judgment item with priority N+1.

[0093] In the example subflow shown in Figure 7, the authenticity verification support system 100 repeats steps S2010 to S2050 until the priority N is equal to the total number of predetermined verification items, and sequentially displays the verification item information for the product used for authenticity verification, as well as genuine product characteristic information, on the authenticity verification support system 100's terminal 520 until it receives the results of authenticity verification for all predetermined product verification items from the authenticity verification verification operator 420's terminal 520.

[0094] In a configuration in which the authenticity determination support system 100 sequentially displays the determination item information and genuine product characteristic information of the product used for authenticity determination on the terminal 520 of the authenticity determiner 420, the characteristic information transmission unit 230 may transmit only the determination item information and genuine product characteristic information for the Nth priority determination item to the terminal 520 each time S2010 is executed for the Nth priority determination item. Alternatively, the characteristic information transmission unit 230 may transmit multiple priority determination item information and genuine product characteristic information together with priority information to the terminal 520 (for example, when executing S2010 for a determination item with priority N of 1, transmit all predetermined determination item information and genuine product characteristic information for the determination item), and the terminal 520 that receives this may sequentially display the determination item information for the Nth priority and genuine product characteristic information based on the priority information.

[0095] Next, in S2060, the feature information transmission unit 230 determines whether the authenticity determination result includes an authenticity determination result in which counterfeiting was detected. If an authenticity determination result in which counterfeiting was detected is included, the process proceeds to S1190. If an authenticity determination result in which counterfeiting was detected is not included, the process proceeds to S1100.

[0096] In the subflow diagram shown in Figure 7, authenticity checks can be performed on all predetermined criteria, allowing for the collection of a large amount of counterfeit product information. This enriches the information on counterfeit products and makes it easier to understand counterfeit trends. As a result, prioritization can be set according to the trends of counterfeiting, allowing for priority checks on criteria with a high probability of being counterfeited, thereby improving the efficiency of authenticity checks.

[0097] Figure 9 shows another example of the subflow of S1090. The feature information transmission unit 230 may transmit information about the product features to the authenticity judger's terminal 520 by executing the flow from S2110 to S2160 in Figure 8.

[0098] First, in S2110, the feature information transmission unit 230 displays the product judgment item information and genuine product characteristic information used for authenticity determination on the authenticity determination unit 420's terminal 520, according to the predetermined priority order for each product judgment item. Specifically, the feature information transmission unit 230 displays information regarding the judgment item with the Nth priority (N≧1) of the product, and genuine product characteristic information, on the authenticity determination unit 420's terminal 520. The matters explained in S2010 may be applied as is.

[0099] Next, in S2120, the authenticity checker 420 performs an authenticity check on the target product. Subsequently, in S2130, the authenticity checker 420's terminal 520 transmits the result of the authenticity check performed on priority item N to the authenticity check support system 100. Here, the contents of S2120 and S2130 may be the same as those described for S2020 and S2030.

[0100] Next, in S2140, the authenticity determination support system 100 receives the result of the authenticity determination for the priority N-th determination item transmitted in S2130.

[0101] Next, in S2150, the feature information transmission unit 230 determines whether counterfeiting has been detected in the Nth priority determination item that it has received. If it receives a genuineness determination result in which counterfeiting has been detected from the terminal 520 of the genuineness determiner 420, it proceeds to S1190. If it receives a genuineness determination result in which counterfeiting has not been detected for the Nth priority determination item, it proceeds to S2160.

[0102] Next, in S2160, the feature information transmission unit 230 determines whether the received authenticity determination result has received results for all predetermined determination items. If authenticity determination results have been received for all predetermined determination items, the process proceeds to S1100. If authenticity determination results have not been received for all determination items, S2110 is executed for the determination item with priority N+1.

[0103] In the example subflow shown in Figure 9, the authenticity determination support system 100 repeatedly performs steps S2110 to S2160 until it receives an authenticity determination result from the authenticity determiner's terminal 520 in which counterfeiting has been detected in any of the determination items. The system sequentially displays the determination item information and genuine product characteristic information of the product used for authenticity determination on the authenticity determiner's terminal.

[0104] In the subflow diagram shown in Figure 9, authenticity checks are performed starting with the highest priority items, and continue sequentially until a counterfeit is detected, enabling rapid and efficient authenticity checks.

[0105] Figure 3 shows the processing flow of the method of this embodiment, from S1100 to S1210. In the processing flow shown in Figure 3, the authenticity determination support system 100 executes the request reception stage S1100, the request transmission stage S1110, the additional information reception stage S1140, the additional information transmission stage S1150, the authenticity determination result reception stage S1180, the genuine / counterfeit product registration stage S1190, the counterfeit product information registration / update stage S1200, and the priority registration / update stage S1210.

[0106] First, in S1100, the authenticity determination support system 100 performs processing to receive a request for additional information regarding the characteristics of the product used in authenticity determination. In S1100, the request receiving unit 240 receives a request for additional information from the terminal 520 of the authenticity determiner 420.

[0107] In S1100, after performing authenticity checks on predetermined criteria, if there are any concerns regarding the product subject to authenticity check, the authenticity checker 420 may request additional information in order to perform an authenticity check on those concerns.

[0108] Figure 10 shows an example of a subflow of S1100. The request receiving unit 240 may receive a request from the authenticity judger 420's terminal 520 for additional information regarding the product characteristics used in authenticity judgment by executing the flow from S3010 to S3100 in Figure 10. The above description may be applied directly to the additional information and requests.

[0109] First, in S3010, the request receiving unit 240 displays the request acceptance screen 1000 on the terminal 520 of the authenticity judge 420.

[0110] Next, in S3020, the authenticity assessor 420 inputs from terminal 520 whether or not there are any concerns regarding the counterfeit product for the product to be assessed. The presence or absence of concerns may be entered from the request acceptance screen 1000.

[0111] Figure 11 shows a specific example of the request reception screen 1000. In the example of the request reception screen 1000 in Figure 11, buttons 1010 and 1020 are provided for inputting whether or not there are any items of concern. In S3020, if there are no items of concern, the authenticity judge 420 may press button 1010, and if there are items of concern, the authenticity judge 420 may press button 1020.

[0112] Next, in S3030, the request receiving unit 240 determines whether or not there are any items of concern. If there are no items of concern (for example, if button 1010 is pressed), the authenticity determination support system 100 finishes determining the authenticity of the product and proceeds to S1190. If there are items of concern (for example, if button 1020 is pressed), the authenticity determination support system 100 proceeds to S3040.

[0113] Next, in S3040, the request receiving unit 240 displays the concern item reception screen 1100 on the terminal 520 of the authenticity judge 420.

[0114] Next, in S3050, the authenticity judge 420 inputs information regarding the item of concern from terminal 520. Information regarding the item of concern may be entered from the item of concern reception screen 1100.

[0115] Figure 12 shows an example of the concern item reception screen 1100. The concern item reception screen 1100 is configured to allow input of information regarding a concern item. Input of information regarding a concern item 1110 may be performed by entering the names of the parts, components, etc. of the product that correspond to the concern item (if the product is a bag, the judgment item information may be the logo, handle, shoulder strap, etc.). Input of information regarding a concern item may also be performed by specifying the judgment item (for example, by clicking) in the image showing the appearance of the product displayed on the concern item reception screen 1100, as shown in Figure 12. The entered information may be sent to the request receiving unit 240 in response to the press of the send button 1130.

[0116] Next, in S3060, the request receiving unit 240 receives information regarding the concern item entered by terminal 520 in S3050.

[0117] Next, in S3070, the request receiving unit 240 determines whether the concern item received in S3060 is already registered in the database. If the concern item is already registered in the database, the process proceeds to S1170 to perform a product authenticity check on the concern item. If the concern item is not registered in the database, the process proceeds to S3080.

[0118] Next, in S3080, the request receiving unit 240 displays an image reception screen on the terminal 520 of the authenticity judge 420. The image reception screen may be used in conjunction with the concern item reception screen 1100. For example, the concern item reception screen 1100 may be configured to allow input of an image of the concern item.

[0119] Next, in S3090, the authenticity judge 420 transmits an image of the item of concern from the terminal 520. The image of the item of concern may be entered, for example, from the item of concern reception screen 1100. Input of the image of the item of concern may be performed by inputting the captured image 1120 of the item of concern (by uploading the image, etc.).

[0120] Next, in S3100, the request receiving unit 240 receives an image of the item of concern sent by the terminal 520 of the authenticity judge 420. After the completion of S3100, the process proceeds to S1110.

[0121] Next, in S1110, the request transmission unit 250 transmits the request received in S1100 to the terminal 510 of the genuine product manufacturer 410. In S1110, the request transmission unit 250 transmits the product judgment item information specified by the authenticity judge 420, and the captured image 1120 of the product in which the judgment items were captured, to the terminal 510 of the genuine product manufacturer 410.

[0122] Next, in S1120, the terminal 510 of the genuine product manufacturer 410 receives the request that was sent by the request transmission unit 250 in S1110.

[0123] Next, in S1130, the terminal 510 of the genuine product manufacturer 410 transmits additional information regarding the characteristics of the requested product. The additional information regarding the characteristics of the requested product may include information regarding the above-mentioned concerns and genuine product characteristic information for the concerns. In S1130, as genuine product characteristic information for the concerns, an image of the genuine product for the concerns may be transmitted.

[0124] Next, in S1140, the feature information receiving unit 210 receives additional information regarding the product features related to the request transmitted by terminal 510 in S1130. At this time, the registration unit 260 may register the received additional information regarding the product features related to the request in the database.

[0125] Next, in S1150, the request transmission unit 250 transmits additional information regarding the product features received by the feature information receiving unit 210 to the terminal 510 of the genuine product manufacturer 410.

[0126] Next, in S1160, the terminal 520 of the authenticity determiner 420 receives additional information regarding the product's characteristics.

[0127] Next, in S1170, the authenticity determiner 420 performs an authenticity determination of the target product based on the product information included in the additional information described above, and transmits the authenticity determination result to the registration unit 260. The method for authenticity determination may be the same as that described in S1090.

[0128] Next, in S1180, the registration unit 260 receives the result of the authenticity determination transmitted by the terminal 520 in S1170.

[0129] By requesting genuine product manufacturers 410 to provide additional information regarding the characteristics of their products, it is possible to quickly identify the differences in characteristics between newly introduced counterfeit products and genuine products, and to efficiently perform authenticity testing on new counterfeit products.

[0130] In S1190, the registration unit 260 registers the results of the authenticity determination received in S1090 (S2040 in the subflow in Figure 7, S2140 in the subflow in Figure 9) and S1180 into the database. If the product is determined to be genuine, the product is registered in the database as genuine, and the flow of the method in this embodiment may be terminated. If the product is determined to be counterfeit, the product is registered in the database as counterfeit, and the process proceeds to S1200.

[0131] Next, in S1200, the counterfeit product information acquisition / update unit 220 acquires and / or updates counterfeit product information for the counterfeit products registered in S1190.

[0132] At this time, the counterfeit product information acquisition / update unit 220 may display the counterfeit product information registration screen 1200 on the terminal 520 of the authenticity judge 420 and have the authenticity judge 420 input information regarding the judgment items and characteristics of the detected counterfeit product.

[0133] Figure 13 shows a specific example of the counterfeit product information registration screen 1200. The counterfeit product information registration screen 1200 is configured to allow input of judgment item information and counterfeit product characteristic information.

[0134] The judgment item information 1210 may be the names of parts, components, etc. of the product that correspond to the judgment item in which counterfeiting was detected (for example, if the product is a bag, the judgment item information may be the logo, handle, shoulder strap, etc.). The judgment item information may be entered by specifying the judgment item (for example by clicking, etc.) in the image showing the appearance of the product displayed on the counterfeit product information registration screen 1200, as shown in Figure 13.

[0135] The counterfeit product characteristic information in the counterfeit product information may be an image of the judgment item in which counterfeiting was detected. For example, it may be an image 1220 captured when the judgment item of the product was captured during the authenticity determination.

[0136] The counterfeit product information registration screen 1200 may also include a remarks field 1230, allowing users to input descriptive text for the judgment criteria information and the counterfeit product characteristics information (for example, "logo" as the judgment criteria information, and "wrinkled material" as the counterfeit product characteristics information).

[0137] The counterfeit product information registration screen 1200 may be configured so that, after entering the information described above, the counterfeit product information registration button 1240 is pressed to register the information in the database.

[0138] Specific examples of counterfeit product information registered and / or updated in S1200 are explained using the examples in Figures 5A and 5B.

[0139] As shown in Figure 5A, the counterfeit product information includes judgment item information and counterfeit product characteristic information for each judgment item. As shown in Figure 5B, the counterfeit count information includes the number of times counterfeiting has been detected for each judgment item, calculated from the counterfeit product information in Figure 5A. The counterfeit product information acquisition / update unit 220 may add the judgment item information and counterfeit product characteristic information for each judgment item, input in S1200, to the counterfeit product information in Figure 5A as counterfeit product information 720. At this time, the counterfeit product information acquisition / update unit 220 may update the number of times counterfeiting has been detected for each judgment item 730 (counterfeit count information) shown in Figure 5B.

[0140] Next, in S1200, the registration unit 260 sets and / or updates the priority order for each judgment item of the product based on the counterfeit count information for each judgment item in the counterfeit product information. For example, in the example shown in Figure 4, the first priority of the judgment items is registered as "handle", the second priority as "logo", and the third priority as "fastener". Based on the counterfeit count information shown in Figure 5B, the first priority of the judgment items may be updated to "logo", the second priority as "handle", and the third priority as "metal fittings".

[0141] By acquiring and updating counterfeit product information based on the results of authenticity checks, and reflecting this in the priority of the criteria used for authenticity checks, it becomes possible to perform authenticity checks that reflect the trends in product counterfeiting, thereby improving the efficiency of counterfeit detection.

[0142] The method of this embodiment makes it possible to provide consumers who purchase products using e-commerce, etc., with products that have undergone authenticity verification and have been confirmed to be genuine. The method of this embodiment makes it possible to quickly select verification items that are highly likely to detect counterfeiting based on past authenticity verification results, for example, at a distribution center, for products delivered in large quantities, and to efficiently perform authenticity verification. In addition, by selecting verification items based on past authenticity verification results, the computational resources and human resources consumed during authenticity verification can be reduced.

[0143] Figure 14 shows an example of a computer 2200 in which multiple aspects of the present invention may be embodied in whole or in part. A program installed on the computer 2200 can cause the computer 2200 to function as an operation or one or more sections of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, or to execute such operation or one or more sections, and / or to cause the computer 2200 to execute a process or a stage of such process according to an embodiment of the present invention. Such a program may be executed by the CPU 2212 to cause the computer 2200 to perform a particular operation associated with some or all of the blocks in the flowcharts and block diagrams described herein.

[0144] The computer 2200 according to this embodiment includes a CPU 2212, RAM 2214, a graphics controller 2216, and a display device 2218, which are interconnected by a host controller 2210. The computer 2200 also includes input / output units such as a communication interface 2222, a hard disk drive 2224, a DVD-ROM drive 2226, and an IC card drive, which are connected to the host controller 2210 via an input / output controller 2220. The computer also includes legacy input / output units such as a ROM 2230 and a keyboard 2242, which are connected to the input / output controller 2220 via an input / output chip 2240.

[0145] The CPU 2212 operates according to programs stored in the ROM 2230 and RAM 2214, thereby controlling each unit. The graphics controller 2216 retrieves image data generated by the CPU 2212 from a frame buffer provided in RAM 2214 or from itself, and displays the image data on the display device 2218.

[0146] The communication interface 2222 communicates with other electronic devices via a network. The hard disk drive 2224 stores programs and data used by the CPU 2212 in the computer 2200. The DVD-ROM drive 2226 reads programs or data from the DVD-ROM 2201 and provides them to the hard disk drive 2224 via the RAM 2214. The IC card drive reads programs and data from the IC card and / or writes programs and data to the IC card.

[0147] The ROM 2230 stores boot programs and / or programs that depend on the computer 2200's hardware, which are executed by the computer 2200 when activated. The input / output chip 2240 may also connect various input / output units to the input / output controller 2220 via parallel ports, serial ports, keyboard ports, mouse ports, etc.

[0148] The program is provided on a computer-readable medium such as a DVD-ROM 2201 or an IC card. The program is read from the computer-readable medium and installed on a hard disk drive 2224, RAM 2214, or ROM 2230, which are also examples of computer-readable medium, and executed by the CPU 2212. The information processing described within these programs is read by the computer 2200, resulting in coordination between the program and the various types of hardware resources described above. The apparatus or method may be configured to realize the manipulation or processing of information in accordance with the use of the computer 2200.

[0149] For example, when communication is performed between a computer 2200 and an external device, the CPU 2212 may execute a communication program loaded into RAM 2214 and, based on the processing described in the communication program, instruct the communication interface 2222 to perform communication processing. Under the control of the CPU 2212, the communication interface 2222 reads transmission data stored in a transmission buffer processing area provided in a recording medium such as RAM 2214, a hard disk drive 2224, a DVD-ROM 2201, or an IC card, transmits the read transmission data to the network, or writes received data received from the network to a reception buffer processing area provided on the recording medium.

[0150] Furthermore, the CPU 2212 may read all or necessary parts of files or databases stored on external storage media such as the hard disk drive 2224, DVD-ROM drive 2226 (DVD-ROM 2201), or IC card into the RAM 2214, and perform various types of processing on the data in the RAM 2214. The CPU 2212 then writes the processed data back to the external storage media.

[0151] Various types of information, such as various types of programs, data, tables, and databases, may be stored on the recording medium and subjected to information processing. The CPU 2212 may perform various types of processing on the data read from RAM 2214, including various types of operations, information processing, conditional judgments, conditional branching, unconditional branching, information retrieval / replacement, etc., as described throughout this disclosure and specified by the program instruction sequence, and write the results back to RAM 2214. The CPU 2212 may also retrieve information in files, databases, etc., within the recording medium. For example, if multiple entries are stored in the recording medium, each having an attribute value of a first attribute associated with an attribute value of a second attribute, the CPU 2212 may search among the multiple entries for an entry that matches the condition for which the attribute value of the first attribute is specified, read the attribute value of the second attribute stored in that entry, and thereby obtain the attribute value of the second attribute associated with the first attribute that satisfies a predetermined condition.

[0152] The programs or software modules described above may be stored on or near computer 2200 on a computer-readable medium. Alternatively, recording media such as hard disks or RAM provided within a server system connected to a dedicated communication network or the Internet can be used as computer-readable media, thereby providing programs to computer 2200 via the network.

[0153] Although the present invention has been described above using embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be made to the above embodiments. It will be clear from the claims that such modified or improved forms may also be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

[0154] It should be noted that the execution order of operations, procedures, steps, and stages in the apparatus, systems, programs, and methods shown in the claims, specifications, and drawings is not explicitly stated as "before," "prior to," etc., and that these can be implemented in any order unless the output of a previous process is used in a later process. Even if the operation flow in the claims, specifications, and drawings is described using phrases such as "first," "next," etc. for convenience, it does not mean that it is essential to perform the operations in that order. [Explanation of symbols]

[0155] 100 Systems 110 Input Section 120 Storage section 130 Output section 140 Communications Department 200 Arithmetic section 210 Feature Information Receiving Unit 220 Counterfeit product information acquisition / update department 230 Feature Information Transmission Unit 240 Request Receiving Unit 250 Request Sending Section 260 Registration Department 300 Networks 410 Genuine Product Manufacturer 420 Authenticity Determinants 510 terminals 520 terminals 610 images 620 images 710 Images of counterfeit goods 720 Counterfeit information 730 Number of times forgery was detected for each judgment item 800 Search screen 810 Search field 820 Product List 900 display screen 910 Judgment item information 920 Images of genuine products 930 captured images 940 OK button 950 NG button 1000 Request Acceptance Screen 1010 Button 1020 buttons 1100 Concern Item Submission Screen 1110 Information on items of concern 1120 Acquired Images 1130 Send button 1200 Counterfeit Product Information Registration Screen 1210 Judgment item information 1220 captured images 1230 Remarks column 2200 Computers 2201 DVD-ROM 2210 Host Controller 2212 CPU 2214 RAM 2216 Graphics Controller 2218 Display Devices 2220 Input / Output Controller 2222 Communication Interface 2224 Hard Disk Drive 2226 DVD-ROM drive 2230 ROM 2240 Input / Output Chip 2242 keyboard

Claims

1. A feature information transmission unit transmits information about the characteristics of the product used in authenticity determination to the terminal of the authenticity determiner, A request receiving unit receives a request from the terminal of the authenticity determiner for additional information regarding the characteristics of the product used in the authenticity determination process, A system for assisting in the determination of authenticity, equipped with the following features.

2. The system further includes a registration unit that obtains information regarding the characteristics of the product related to the request from the terminal of the genuine manufacturer of the said product and registers it in a database. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 1.

3. The aforementioned database contains information regarding the characteristics of the aforementioned product, The feature information transmission unit retrieves information regarding the features of the product from the database and transmits it to the terminal of the authenticity determiner. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 2.

4. The information relating to the characteristics of the product includes information relating to the judgment items of the product that the authenticity judger is subject to authenticity judgment in the authenticity judgment, and information relating to the characteristics of a genuine product of the product in the judgment items. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 3.

5. The characteristics of a genuine product include images of the judgment items in a genuine product of the said product. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 4.

6. The feature information transmission unit sequentially displays information regarding the product's judgment items used for authenticity determination, and information regarding the characteristics of a genuine product in each judgment item, on the authenticity determiner's terminal, according to a predetermined priority order for each product's judgment item. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 4.

7. The characteristic information transmission unit sequentially displays information regarding the product's judgment items used for authenticity determination, and information regarding the characteristics of a genuine product in the judgment items, on the authenticity determiner's terminal until the authenticity determination support system receives the results of all predetermined authenticity determinations for the product's judgment items from the authenticity determiner's terminal. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 6.

8. The feature information transmission unit sequentially displays information regarding the product's judgment items used for authenticity determination, and information regarding the characteristics of a genuine product in the judgment items, on the authenticity determiner's terminal until the authenticity determination support system receives an authenticity determination result from the authenticity determiner's terminal in which counterfeiting has been detected in any of the judgment items. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 6.

9. The aforementioned priority order is predetermined by the manufacturer of the genuine product and / or the authenticity determiner. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 6.

10. The priority order is set based on the number of times counterfeiting has been detected in the product's judgment criteria. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 6.

11. The number of times counterfeiting has been detected includes at least one of the total number of times counterfeiting has been detected, the number of times counterfeiting has been detected within a predetermined period, or the number of times counterfeiting has been detected within a predetermined area. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 10.

12. The database further includes counterfeit product information, which includes information regarding the determination item in which counterfeiting was detected, information regarding the characteristics of the counterfeit product in the determination item, and information regarding the number of times counterfeiting has been detected. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 6.

13. The registration unit sets and / or updates the priority order for each judgment item of the product based on the information relating to the number of times counterfeiting has been detected for each judgment item of the product contained in the counterfeit product information. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 12.

14. The system further includes a counterfeit product information acquisition / update unit that acquires and / or updates counterfeit product information, including information regarding the determination item in which counterfeiting was detected, information regarding the characteristics of the counterfeit product in the determination item, and information regarding the number of times counterfeiting has been detected, from the terminal of the genuine product manufacturer. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 12.

15. The system further includes a counterfeit product information acquisition / update unit that acquires and / or updates counterfeit product information from the terminal of the authenticity determiner, including information regarding the determination item in which counterfeiting was detected in the product determined to be counterfeit by the authenticity determination, information regarding the characteristics of the counterfeit product in the determination item, and information regarding the number of times counterfeiting has been detected. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 12.

16. The system further includes a request transmission unit that transmits the request for additional information received by the request receiving unit to the terminal of the genuine product manufacturer. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 2.

17. The request transmission unit transmits to the genuine product manufacturer's terminal information regarding the product judgment criteria specified by the authenticity judge, and images of the product in which the judgment criteria have been captured. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 16.

18. The characteristics of the aforementioned product include an image of a genuine product of the aforementioned product in the judgment items that the authenticity judger uses as the subject of the judgment in the authenticity determination, The feature information transmission unit acquires an image of the judgment items of the product for which the authenticity determination is to be performed from the authenticity determiner's terminal, and displays the image of the judgment items in a genuine product and the captured image on the authenticity determiner's terminal. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 6.

19. It is executed by a computer, and the computer, To function as a genuine / counterfeit determination support system according to any one of claims 1 to 18, program.

20. The authenticity determination support system according to any one of claims 1 to 18, The process includes a stage of transmitting information about the characteristics of the product used in authenticity determination to the terminal of the authenticity determination agent, and The process includes receiving a request from the authenticity determiner's terminal for additional information regarding the characteristics of the product used in the authenticity determination, A method for assisting in determining authenticity.

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