Authenticity determination support system

Abstract

This authenticity determination support system comprises an acquisition means, a collation means, and a presenting means. The acquisition means acquires, from a user terminal, an image obtained by photographing a to-be-determined object. The collation means collates: the image obtained by photographing the to-be-determined object; and an image in image group information stored in a storage means for storing the image group information which includes an image obtained by photographing a genuine product and an image obtained by photographing a counterfeit of the genuine product. As a result of said collation, if image group information which includes an image matching the image obtained by photographing the to-be-determined object has been detected, the presenting means displays support information including the detected image group information on a screen of the user terminal.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a system, a method, and a recording medium for assisting a user in determining the authenticity of an object to be determined. [Background technology]

[0002] A system for supporting the determination of the authenticity of an item is described, for example, in Patent Document 1. This authenticity determination support system displays item information of an item to be determined and authentic item information of the item to be determined on a display screen of an appraisal user terminal, and the appraisal user determines the authenticity of the item to be determined based on the content displayed on the display screen. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-086573 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the above-mentioned authenticity determination support system, an appraiser determines the authenticity based on the product information of the object to be determined and the genuine product information of the object to be determined. Therefore, the users who determine the authenticity are limited to users who have specialized knowledge about authenticity determination. Therefore, it is difficult for users who do not have such specialized knowledge to determine the authenticity of an object.

[0005] The present invention provides an authenticity determination support system that solves the above-mentioned problem, that is, the problem that it is difficult for a user who does not have specialized knowledge regarding authenticity determination to determine the authenticity of an article. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An authenticity determination support system according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: An authenticity determination support system that supports a user in determining the authenticity of an object to be determined, An acquisition means for acquiring an image of an object to be determined from a user terminal; A comparison means for comparing an image in image group information stored in a first storage means, the image group information including an image of a genuine product and an image of a counterfeit of the product, with an image of the object to be determined; a presentation means for displaying support information including the detected image group information on a screen of the user terminal when the image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is detected as a result of the comparison; and The device is configured to include:

[0007] In addition, a method for supporting authenticity determination according to another aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: A method for assisting a user in determining the authenticity of an object to be determined, comprising: Acquire an image of the object to be determined from the user terminal; comparing an image in image group information stored in a first storage means, the image group information including an image of a genuine product and an image of a counterfeit of the product, with an image of the object to be determined; When the image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is detected as a result of the comparison, support information including the detected image group information is displayed on a screen of the user terminal. It is structured as follows.

[0008] In addition, a computer-readable recording medium according to another aspect of the present invention includes: A computer that assists a user in determining the authenticity of an object to be determined, A process of acquiring an image of an object to be determined from a user terminal; A process of comparing an image in image group information stored in a first storage means, the image group information including an image of a genuine product and an image of a counterfeit of the product, with an image of the object to be determined; a process of displaying support information including the detected image group information on a screen of the user terminal when the image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is detected as a result of the comparison; The recording medium is configured to record a program for causing the recording medium to perform the above steps. Effect of the Invention

[0009] By virtue of having the above-described configuration, the present invention enables even a user who does not have specialized knowledge regarding authenticity determination to easily determine the authenticity of an article. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram of an authenticity determination support system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a server terminal in the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of image group information stored in an image database in the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] 5 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation of the server terminal when a support request is transmitted from the user terminal in the first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 5] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation of the server terminal when image group information is transmitted from the expert terminal in the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of support information displayed on a screen of a user terminal in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 7] 10 is a schematic diagram showing another example of support information displayed on the screen of the user terminal in the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an authenticity determination support system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] [First embodiment] Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0012] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an authenticity determination support system 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This authenticity determination support system 1 determines the authenticity of pharmaceutical packages that are traded independently. Examples of pharmaceutical packages include primary packaging that comes into direct contact with pharmaceuticals, such as containers and PTP sheets, and outside containers or wrappers that further package the primary packages for retail sale. However, the present invention may determine the authenticity of items other than pharmaceutical packages, such as bags, wallets, watches, clothes, and banknotes. Hereinafter, pharmaceutical packages may be simply referred to as packages.

[0013] Referring to FIG. 1, the authenticity determination support system 1 is composed of a server terminal 10 and a user terminal 20, which are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via a network 30 such as the Internet. The user terminal 20 is a terminal used by a user who determines the authenticity of a package. The user terminal 20 may be an information processing device such as a smartphone, a mobile information terminal, or a personal computer having a camera function, a communication function, and a display function. On the other hand, the server terminal 10 is a terminal that provides the user terminal 20 with information that supports the authenticity determination of the package in accordance with a request from the user terminal 20. The server terminal 10 may be an information processing device such as a personal computer having a communication function, a calculation function, and a storage function.

[0014] For example, when a user of the user terminal 20 wants to check whether a package he or she is about to purchase is genuine or fake, the user uses the camera function of the user terminal 20 to capture an image of the exterior of the package. Next, the user terminal 20 transmits a support request including the captured image to the server terminal 10 via the network 30. The user terminal 20 then waits for a response from the server terminal 10.

[0015] The server terminal 10 stores in advance image group information including an image of a genuine package and an image of a fake package, and preferably further including text and / or figures explaining the key points for distinguishing between an image of a genuine package and an image of a fake package. When the server terminal 10 receives a support request from the user terminal 20 via the network 30, the server terminal 10 compares the image of the package included in the support request with images in the image group information stored in advance (including both an image of a genuine package and an image of a fake package). Next, when the server terminal 10 detects image group information including an image (including at least one of an image of a genuine package and an image of a fake package) that matches the image of the package included in the support request as a result of the comparison, the server terminal 10 transmits the detected image group information to the user terminal 20 as support information.

[0016] When the support information including the image group information is transmitted from the server terminal 10, the user terminal 20 receives it and displays it on the screen. This allows the user to check not only the image of the real package but also the image of the fake package for the package to be judged for authenticity. Therefore, compared to the case where the user must judge whether the package to be judged for authenticity is real or fake based only on the image of the real package, the user can judge the similarity between the image of the package to be judged for authenticity and the images of the real package and the fake package from a more multifaceted perspective, and can easily and accurately judge the authenticity. Furthermore, by displaying text and / or a diagram explaining the key points for distinguishing between the image of the real package and the image of the fake package, the user can more easily and accurately judge the authenticity.

[0017] In the authenticity determination support system 1 shown in FIG. 1, an expert terminal 40 and an EC (Electronic Commerce) site 50 are connected to the network 30. The expert terminal 40 is a terminal used by an expert who determines the authenticity of packages. The expert terminal 40 may be an information processing device such as a smartphone, a mobile information terminal, or a personal computer having a camera function, a communication function, and a display function. The EC site 50 is a site that sells packages. The EC site 50 publishes images of the packages it sells in association with the product name. The roles of the expert terminal 40 and the EC site 50 will be described later.

[0018] Next, the configuration and operation of the server terminal 10 will be described in detail.

[0019] Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the server terminal 10. Referring to Fig. 2, the server terminal 10 is composed of a communication I / F unit 11, an operation input unit 12, a screen display unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a calculation processing unit 15.

[0020] The communication I / F unit 11 is composed of a data communication circuit, and performs data communication wirelessly or by wire over the network 30 with external devices such as the user terminal 20, the expert terminal 40, and the EC site 50. The operation input unit 12 is composed of devices such as a keyboard and a mouse, and detects the operation of the operator and outputs it to the calculation processing unit 15. The screen display unit 13 is composed of devices such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and displays various information on the screen in response to instructions from the calculation processing unit 15.

[0021] The storage unit 14 is composed of one or more storage devices such as a hard disk or memory, and stores processing information and programs 141 required for various processes in the arithmetic processing unit 15. The programs 141 are programs that are read into the arithmetic processing unit 15 and executed to realize various processing units, and are read in advance from an external device or recording medium (not shown) via a data input / output function such as the communication I / F unit 11 and stored in the storage unit 14. The main processing information stored in the storage unit 14 includes an image database 142, an unknown authenticity database 143, a list 144 of reliable EC sites, and a counterfeit drug database 145.

[0022] The image database 142 stores image group information for each package to assist a user in determining the authenticity of the package. In the example of Fig. 2, the image database 142 is locally connected to the server terminal 10, but may be remotely connected to the server terminal 10. Fig. 3 shows an example of image group information 16 stored in the image database 142. In the example shown in Fig. 3, the image group information 16 includes an ID 161, a product name 162, an image 163 of a genuine package, an image 164 of a counterfeit package, and commentary information 165.

[0023] In the ID 161 field, a number for uniquely identifying the image group information 16 and the like are recorded. In the product name 162 field, the product name of the medicine is recorded. In the image 163 field of the genuine package, an image of the genuine package sold under the product name 162 is recorded. In the image 164 field of the counterfeit package, an image of the counterfeit package of the medicine sold under the product name 162 is recorded. In the explanation information 165 field, text and / or figures explaining the key points for distinguishing between the image 163 of the genuine package and the image 164 of the counterfeit are recorded. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the image 163 of the genuine package and the image 164 of the counterfeit are each one image, but each may be composed of two or more images.

[0024] 2 again, the database of unknown authenticity 143 temporarily stores images of packages of unknown authenticity. In the example of FIG. 2, the database of unknown authenticity 143 is locally connected to the server terminal 10, but may be remotely connected. When an expert confirms that an image stored in the database of unknown authenticity 143 is an image of a genuine package or an image of a counterfeit package, new image group information 16 including that image is registered in the image database 142, and the original image is deleted from the database of unknown authenticity 143.

[0025] The list of reliable EC sites 144 records a list of EC sites 50 that sell packages and have been confirmed to be reliable in a prior investigation. The EC sites on the list publish images of the packages they sell in association with the product names. Therefore, by performing an image search on the Internet using the product names of pharmaceutical products as keywords, images of genuine packages provided by these sites can be obtained. Some of the images of genuine packages provided by these sites may match images of genuine packages registered in the image database 142, while others may not.

[0026] The counterfeit drug database 145 stores images of counterfeit packaging in advance. In the example of FIG. 2, the counterfeit drug database 145 is locally connected to the server terminal 10, but may be remotely connected. Some of the images of counterfeit packaging stored in the counterfeit drug database 145 may match images of counterfeit packaging registered in the image database 142, and some may not.

[0027] The calculation processing unit 15 has one or more processors such as an MPU and its peripheral circuits, and realizes various processing units by reading and executing the program 141 from the storage unit 14, thereby making the above hardware and the program 141 work together. The main processing units realized by the calculation processing unit 15 are an acquisition unit 151, a collation unit 152, a presentation unit 153, and an addition unit 154.

[0028] The acquisition unit 151 is configured to communicate with the user terminal 20 via the network 30 through the communication I / F unit 11, and to acquire an assistance request from the user terminal 20, including an image of the packaging to be subjected to authenticity determination (hereinafter referred to as the target image).

[0029] The collation unit 152 is configured to collate the determination target image included in the support request received from the acquisition unit 151 with the image 163 of the genuine package and the image 164 of the fake in all the image group information 16 stored in the image database 142. For example, an object identification engine may be used for collation of the images. The collation unit 152 detects the image group information 16 in which at least one of the image 163 of the genuine package and the image 164 of the fake matches the determination target image. The collation unit 152 transmits the collation result including the ID 161 of the detected image group information 16 to the presentation unit 153. Furthermore, when no image group information 16 as described above is detected, the collation unit 152 transmits the collation result not including the ID 161 of the image group information 16 to the presentation unit 153. Furthermore, the collation unit 152 assigns an unknown authenticity product ID to the determination target image in which no image group information 16 is detected, and stores the image in the unknown authenticity product database 143.

[0030] The presentation unit 153 is configured to present information for assisting in determining the authenticity of the object to the user of the user terminal 20. The presentation unit 153 checks whether or not the matching result transmitted from the matching unit 152 includes the ID 161, and if included, creates support information based on the image database 142, and if not included, creates support information based on the EC site 50 and the counterfeit drug database 145.

[0031] In creating support information based on the image database 142, the presentation unit 153 reads out image group information 16 having the ID 161 from the image database 142 using the ID 161 included in the matching result as a key, and creates support information based on the read image group information 16. For example, the presentation unit 153 uses the image group information 16 as it is as support information.

[0032] In creating support information based on an EC site, the presentation unit 153 first extracts a product name from the judgment target image. Next, the presentation unit 153 performs an image search on the Internet using the extracted product name as a keyword. This image search results in an image of a genuine package sold under the extracted product name. Next, the presentation unit 153 extracts only images provided by EC sites listed in the list 144 of reliable EC sites from the images of the package obtained by the image search. Next, the presentation unit 153 compares the extracted images with the judgment target image to detect an image of a genuine package that matches the judgment target image. Next, the presentation unit 153 creates support information including the detected images as examples of images of genuine packages. If the presentation unit 153 cannot detect any images of genuine packages that match the judgment target image, it creates support information indicating that fact.

[0033] In creating support information based on the counterfeit drug database 145, the presentation unit 153 first detects an image of a counterfeit package that matches the judgment target image by comparing an image of a counterfeit package stored in the counterfeit drug database 145 with the judgment target image. Next, the presentation unit 153 creates support information including an example of an image of the detected counterfeit package. If no image of a counterfeit package that matches the judgment target image is detected, the presentation unit 153 creates support information indicating that fact.

[0034] The presentation unit 153 transmits the support information created as described above to the user terminal 20 that has made the support request via the communication I / F unit 11 and the network 30, and displays the support information on the screen of the user terminal 20. There are various possible forms in which the presentation unit 153 displays the support information on the screen of the user terminal 20. For example, the presentation unit 153 may simultaneously display an image of a genuine package and an image of a fake package included in the support information, and commentary information. Alternatively, the presentation unit 153 may alternately display an image of a genuine package and an image of a fake package included in the support information, and display the commentary information only when the user requests the display of the commentary information.

[0035] The adding unit 154 is configured to collect image group information related to a determination target image of unknown authenticity from an expert and store it in the image database 142, thereby enriching the image database 142. For example, when a determination target image to which an unknown authenticity product ID is assigned by the matching unit 152 is newly stored in the unknown authenticity product database 143, the adding unit 154 transmits unknown authenticity product information to the expert terminal 40. The adding unit 154 includes at least the determination target image to which the unknown authenticity product ID is assigned in the unknown authenticity product information. The adding unit 154 may also include information on an image of a genuine package that matches the determination target image in the unknown authenticity product information. The adding unit 154 acquires an image of a genuine package that matches the determination target image from the EC site 50, for example, in the following manner.

[0036] The adding unit 154 first extracts the product name of the medicine from the judgment target image to which the authenticity unknown product ID has been assigned. Next, the adding unit 154 performs an image search on the Internet using the extracted product name as a keyword. This image search obtains images of genuine packages sold under the extracted product name. Next, the adding unit 154 extracts only images provided by EC sites listed in the list 144 of reliable EC sites from among the images of packages obtained by the image search. Next, the adding unit 154 compares the extracted images with the judgment target image to detect images of genuine products that match the judgment target image.

[0037] Furthermore, when new image group information is transmitted from the expert terminal 40, the adding unit 154 receives it and stores it in the image database 142. Here, the format of the image group information transmitted from the expert terminal 40 is the same as that of the image group information 16 shown in Fig. 3. However, in ID 161, an authenticity unknown product ID has been set by the expert.

[0038] That is, the expert uses his / her specialized knowledge to determine whether the judgment target image received from the server terminal 10 is an image of a genuine package or an image of a counterfeit package. In addition, if the information on an item of unknown authenticity received from the server terminal 10 contains information on an image of a genuine package that matches the judgment target image, the expert can also use the information as a reference for making a judgment.

[0039] For example, if the expert determines that the image to be judged is an image of a genuine package, the expert records an ID of an unknown authenticity product in the ID 161 field, records the product name of the genuine package in the product name 162 field, records the image to be judged or another image of the genuine package in place of it in the image 163 field of the genuine package, and creates image group information 16 with the image 164 of the fake and explanatory information 165 fields set to NULL. However, if the expert has obtained an image of a fake of a genuine package through some route, the image of the fake may be set in the image 164 field, and text and / or a diagram explaining the key points for distinguishing between image 163 of the genuine package and image 164 of the fake may be recorded in the explanatory information 165 field. In addition, if the expert determines that the image to be judged is an image of a fake package, the expert records the ID of the product of unknown authenticity in the ID 161 field, records the product name of the genuine package and the image of the package that are the basis for the determination that the package is a fake in the product name 162 and image 163 of genuine package, records the image to be judged in the image 164 of fake, and records text and / or figures explaining the key points for distinguishing between image 163 of genuine package and image 164 of fake in the explanatory information 165 field, thereby creating image group information 16.

[0040] Next, the expert transmits the image group information 16 created as described above from the expert terminal 40 to the server terminal 10 via the network 30. On receiving this image group information 16 via the communication I / F unit 11, the adding unit 154 rewrites the ID 161 item to an ID that is uniquely identifiable in the image database 142, and registers it in the image database 142. Next, the adding unit 154 deletes the judgment target image having the unauthenticated item ID before the rewrite from the authenticity unknown item database 143.

[0041] Next, the operation of the server terminal 10 will be described.

[0042] 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the server terminal 10 when a support request is transmitted from the user terminal 20 to the server terminal 10. Referring to FIG. 4, the acquisition unit 151 of the server terminal 10 receives the support request transmitted from the user terminal 20 (step S1). Next, the matching unit 152 of the server terminal 10 matches the determination target image included in the support request with the image 163 of a genuine package and the image 164 of a fake in all the image group information 16 stored in the image database 142 (step S2). In step S2, when the matching unit 152 detects image group information 16 in which at least one of the image 163 of a genuine package and the image 164 of a fake matches the determination target image, the matching unit 152 transmits the matching result including the ID 161 of the detected image group information 16 to the presentation unit 153. Furthermore, if no such image group information 16 is detected in step S2, the matching section 152 transmits to the presentation section 153 a matching result that does not include any ID 161 of image group information 16.

[0043] Next, the presentation unit 153 creates information to assist in determining the authenticity of the object to be determined (step S3). In this step S3, the presentation unit 153 checks whether the matching result includes the ID 161, and if it does, creates support information based on the image database 142 in the manner described above, and if it does not, creates support information based on the EC site 50 and the counterfeit drug database 145 in the manner described above. Next, the presentation unit 153 transmits the created support information to the user terminal 20 that has requested the support via the communication I / F unit 11 and the network 30, and displays the support information on the screen of the user terminal 20 (step S4).

[0044] Furthermore, the collation unit 152 assigns an unknown authenticity item ID to an image to be judged for which no image group information 16 was detected in the collation in step S2, and stores the image in the unknown authenticity item database 143 (step S5). Furthermore, when a new image to be judged is stored in the unknown authenticity item database 143, the adding unit 154 transmits to the expert terminal 40 information on an unknown authenticity item including the image to be judged to which the unknown authenticity item ID has been assigned (step S6).

[0045] Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the server terminal 10 when image group information is transmitted from the expert terminal 40 to the server terminal 10. Referring to Fig. 5, the adding unit 154 of the server terminal 10 receives the image group information 16 transmitted from the expert terminal 40 (step S11). Next, the adding unit 154 rewrites the ID 161 of the received image group information from the authenticity unknown product ID to the ID of the image group information, and registers it in the image database 142 (step S12). Next, the adding unit 154 deletes the judgment target image having the authenticity unknown product ID before the rewrite from the authenticity unknown product database 143 (step S13).

[0046] Next, a specific example of support information displayed on the screen of the user terminal 20 will be described.

[0047] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of support information displayed on the screen of the user terminal 20. In this example, the support information displays an image of a genuine package (in this example, an outer package) and an image of a fake package side by side, and further displays text explaining the key points for distinguishing the genuine from the fake. In this example, the explanation information describes that the fake does not have a trademark, that the genuine has a mark as shown in the figure but the fake does not, and that the stripe pattern of the fake is distorted. In this way, support information including not only an image of the genuine package but also an image of the fake package and text and images explaining the key points for distinguishing the genuine from the fake is presented, so that the user can determine the authenticity of the package from a more multifaceted perspective, and can easily and accurately perform the authenticity determination.

[0048] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing another example of support information displayed on the screen of the user terminal 20. In this example, the support information displays an image of a genuine package (a PTP sheet in this example) and an image of a fake package side by side, and further displays text explaining the key points for distinguishing the genuine from the fake. In this example, there is no difference between the genuine and the fake in terms of the shape and printed content of the package. However, the letters engraved on the tablets contained in the pocket of the PTP sheet are different between the genuine and the fake. That is, a dot is engraved between the letters A and B in the genuine product, whereas such a dot is not engraved in the fake product. In this way, support information including not only an image of the genuine package but also an image of the fake package and text and images explaining the key points for distinguishing the genuine from the fake is presented, so that the user can determine the authenticity of the package from multiple perspectives, and the authenticity determination can be performed easily and accurately.

[0049] In this way, the server terminal 10 compares the judgment target image included in the assistance request sent from the user terminal 20 with the images 163 of genuine packaging and the images 164 of counterfeits in all image group information 16 stored in the image database 142. Next, when the server terminal 10 detects image group information 16 in which at least one of the images 163 of genuine packaging and the images 164 of counterfeits matches the judgment target image, the server terminal 10 creates assistance information including the images of genuine packaging and counterfeits, as well as text and / or images explaining the key points for distinguishing between the two, based on the detected image group information 16, and displays the support information on the screen of the user terminal 20. This allows the user to easily and accurately judge authenticity.

[0050] Furthermore, when the server terminal 10 does not find image group information 16 that matches the judgment target image, it creates support information based on the results of searching the reliable EC site 50 and the counterfeit drug database 145 for images that match the judgment target image, and displays the support information on the screen of the user terminal 20. This allows the user to judge the authenticity with a certain degree of accuracy.

[0051] Furthermore, if the server terminal 10 does not detect image group information 16 that matches the image to be judged, it saves the image to be judged in the database of items of unknown authenticity 143 and transmits the image to the expert terminal 40. Then, when an expert judges the authenticity of the image to be judged and image group information created by the expert based on the result is transmitted from the expert terminal 40, the server terminal 10 receives it and additionally registers it in the image database 142. This makes it possible to enrich the image database.

[0052] [Second embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0053] 8 is a block diagram of an authenticity determination support system 100 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This authenticity determination support system 100 is a system that supports a user in determining the authenticity of an object to be determined. Referring to FIG. 8, the authenticity determination support system 100 includes an acquisition unit 101, a comparison unit 102, and a presentation unit 103.

[0054] The acquisition means 101 is configured to acquire an image of an object to be determined from a user terminal. The acquisition means 101 can be configured similarly to the acquisition unit 151 in Fig. 2, for example, but is not limited thereto.

[0055] The matching means 102 is configured to match an image of an object to be determined with an image in image group information stored in a storage means that stores image group information including images of genuine products and images of counterfeit products. The matching means 102 can be configured in the same manner as, for example, the matching unit 152 in FIG. 2, but is not limited thereto.

[0056] The presentation means 103 is configured to, when image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is detected as a result of the comparison by the comparison means 102, display support information including the detected image group information on the screen of the user terminal.

[0057] The authenticity determination support system 100 configured in this manner operates as follows. That is, first, the acquisition means 101 acquires an image of the object to be determined from the user terminal. Next, the comparison means 102 compares the image of the object to be determined with an image in image group information stored in a storage means that stores image group information including images of the real product and images of a counterfeit product. Next, when image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is detected as a result of the comparison by the comparison means 102, the presentation means 103 displays support information including the detected image group information on the screen of the user terminal.

[0058] According to the authenticity determination support system 100 configured and operating as described above, even a user who does not have specialized knowledge regarding authenticity determination can easily determine the authenticity of an article. This is because the authenticity determination support system 100 includes the acquisition means 101, the comparison means 102, and the presentation means 103, which are configured and operate as described above.

[0059] Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above-mentioned embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. Various modifications that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention. [Industrial Applicability]

[0060] The present invention can be used in fields where the authenticity of pharmaceutical packages and other articles such as bags, wallets, watches, clothes, and banknotes is determined.

[0061] A part or all of the above-described embodiments can be described as, but is not limited to, the following supplementary notes. [Appendix 1] An authenticity determination support system that supports a user in determining the authenticity of an object to be determined, An acquisition means for acquiring an image of an object to be determined from a user terminal; A comparison means for comparing an image in image group information stored in a first storage means, the image group information including an image of a genuine product and an image of a counterfeit of the product, with an image of the object to be determined; a presentation means for displaying support information including the detected image group information on a screen of the user terminal when the image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is detected as a result of the comparison; and An authenticity determination support system including: [Appendix 2] The image group information further includes text and / or graphics explaining key points for distinguishing between images of genuine products and images of counterfeit versions of the products. 2. An authenticity determination support system as described in appendix 1. [Appendix 3] When the comparison result indicates that the image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is not detected, the comparison means stores the image of the object to be determined in a second storage means for storing an image of a product of unknown authenticity. 3. An authenticity determination support system according to claim 1 or 2. [Appendix 4] an adding means for adding, when an expert confirms that an image of a product of unknown authenticity stored in the second storage means is an image of a genuine product, new image group information including an image confirmed by the expert to be an image of a genuine product to the first storage means; 4. An authenticity determination support system as described in appendix 3. [Appendix 5] The method further comprises an adding means for adding, when an expert confirms that an image of a product of unknown authenticity stored in the second storage means is an image of a counterfeit product, new image group information to the first storage means, the image including an image of a genuine product on which the expert has determined that the product is a counterfeit, an image confirmed by the expert to be an image of a counterfeit product, and text and / or a diagram explaining key points for distinguishing between an image of the genuine product and an image of the counterfeit product. 5. An authenticity determination support system according to claim 3 or 4. [Appendix 6] the adding means extracts a product name from an image of the product of unknown authenticity stored in the second storage means, compares an image of a genuine product provided by a reliable site extracted by an Internet image search using the extracted product name as a keyword with the image of the product of unknown authenticity, and transmits information including the image of the genuine product provided by the reliable site that matches the image of the product of unknown authenticity and the image of the product of unknown authenticity to a pre-registered expert terminal; 6. An authenticity determination support system according to claim 4 or 5. [Appendix 7] When the result of the comparison indicates that the image group information containing an image matching the image of the object to be determined is not detected, the presentation means extracts a product name from the image of the object to be determined, compares the image of the object to be determined with images of genuine products provided by reliable sites extracted by an Internet image search using the extracted product name as a keyword, and displays support information including an image of the genuine product provided by the reliable site that matches the image of the object to be determined on a screen of the user terminal. 7. An authenticity determination support system according to any one of appendix 1 to 6. [Appendix 8] When the result of the comparison indicates that the image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is not detected, the presentation means compares the image of the object to be determined with the image of the fake product recorded in a fake database that stores images of fake products, and displays support information including the image of the fake product that matches the image of the object to be determined on a screen of the user terminal. An authenticity determination support system according to any one of appendices 1 to 7. [Appendix 9] A method for assisting a user in determining the authenticity of an object to be determined, comprising: Acquire an image of the object to be determined from the user terminal; comparing an image in image group information stored in a first storage means, the image group information including an image of a genuine product and an image of a counterfeit of the product, with an image of the object to be determined; When the image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is detected as a result of the comparison, support information including the detected image group information is displayed on a screen of the user terminal. A method for assisting in determining authenticity. [Appendix 10] The image group information further includes text and / or graphics explaining key points for distinguishing between images of genuine products and images of counterfeit versions of the products. 10. The method for supporting authenticity determination according to claim 9. [Appendix 11] If the comparison result indicates that the image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is not detected, the image of the object to be determined is stored in a second storage means for storing an image of a product of unknown authenticity. 11. The method for supporting authenticity determination according to claim 9 or 10. [Appendix 12] Furthermore, when an expert confirms that an image of a product of unknown authenticity stored in the second storage means is an image of a genuine product, new image group information including the image confirmed by the expert to be an image of a genuine product is added to the first storage means. 12. The method for supporting authenticity determination according to claim 11. [Appendix 13] Furthermore, when an expert confirms that an image of a product of unknown authenticity stored in the second storage means is an image of a counterfeit product, new image group information is added to the first storage means, the image of a genuine product on which the expert has determined that the product is a counterfeit, the image confirmed by the expert to be an image of a counterfeit product, and text and / or figures explaining key points for distinguishing between images of the genuine product and images of the counterfeit product. 13. The method for supporting authenticity determination according to claim 11 or 12. [Appendix 14] In the adding, a product name is extracted from an image of the product of unknown authenticity stored in the second storage means, and images of genuine products provided by reliable sites extracted by an Internet image search using the extracted product name as a keyword are compared with the image of the product of unknown authenticity, and information including the image of the genuine product provided by the reliable site that matches the image of the product of unknown authenticity and the image of the product of unknown authenticity is transmitted to a pre-registered expert terminal. 14. The method for supporting authenticity determination according to claim 12 or 13. [Appendix 15] In the display, if the result of the comparison is that the image group information containing an image matching the image of the object to be determined is not detected, a product name is extracted from the image of the object to be determined, and images of genuine products provided by reliable sites extracted by an Internet image search using the extracted product name as a keyword are compared with the image of the object to be determined, and support information including an image of the genuine product provided by the reliable site that matches the image of the object to be determined is displayed on the screen of the user terminal. 15. A method for supporting authenticity determination according to any one of claims 9 to 14. [Appendix 16] In the display, if the result of the comparison is that the image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is not detected, the image of the object to be determined is compared with the image of the fake product recorded in a fake database that stores images of fake products, and support information including the image of the fake product that matches the image of the object to be determined is displayed on the screen of the user terminal. 16. A method for supporting authenticity determination according to any one of appendices 9 to 15. [Appendix 17] A computer that assists a user in determining the authenticity of an object to be determined, A process of acquiring an image of an object to be determined from a user terminal; A process of comparing an image in image group information stored in a first storage means, the image group information including an image of a genuine product and an image of a counterfeit of the product, with an image of the object to be determined; a process of displaying support information including the detected image group information on a screen of the user terminal when the image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is detected as a result of the comparison; A computer-readable recording medium having a program recorded thereon for causing a computer to carry out the above. [Explanation of symbols]

[0062] 1 Authenticity determination support system 10 Server terminal 11 Communication I / F section 12 Operation input section 13 Screen display section 14 Storage section 15 Processing section 16 Image Group Information 20 User terminal 30 Network 40 Expert Terminal 50 E-commerce sites 141 Programs 142 Image Database 143 Database of Unknown Authenticity Items 144 List of trusted e-commerce sites 145 Counterfeit Drug Database 151 Acquisition Department 152 Collation Unit 153 Presentation section 154 Additional Part 161 ID 162 Product name 163 Real product images 164 Fake Images 165 Explanation Information

Claims

1. An authenticity determination support system that supports a user in determining the authenticity of an object to be determined, An acquisition means for acquiring an image of an object to be determined from a user terminal; a comparison means for comparing an image in image group information stored in a first storage means, the image group information including an image of a genuine product and an image of a counterfeit of the product, with an image of the object to be determined; a presentation means for displaying support information including the detected image group information on a screen of the user terminal when the image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is detected as a result of the comparison; and An authenticity determination support system including:

2. The image group information further includes text and / or graphics explaining key points for distinguishing between images of genuine products and images of counterfeit versions of the products. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 1 .

3. When the comparison result indicates that the image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is not detected, the comparison means stores the image of the object to be determined in a second storage means for storing an image of a product of unknown authenticity.

3. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 1 or 2.

4. an adding means for adding, when an expert confirms that an image of a product of unknown authenticity stored in the second storage means is an image of a genuine product, new image group information including an image confirmed by the expert to be an image of a genuine product to the first storage means; The authenticity determination support system according to claim 3.

5. the image processing device further comprises an adding means for adding, when an expert confirms that an image of a product of unknown authenticity stored in the second storage means is an image of a counterfeit product, to the first storage means new image group information including an image of a genuine product on which the expert has determined that the product is a counterfeit, an image confirmed by the expert to be an image of a counterfeit product, and text and / or a diagram explaining key points for distinguishing between an image of the genuine product and an image of the counterfeit product; 5. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 3 or 4.

6. the adding means extracts a product name from an image of the product of unknown authenticity stored in the second storage means, compares an image of a genuine product provided by a reliable site extracted by an Internet image search using the extracted product name as a keyword with the image of the product of unknown authenticity, and transmits information including the image of the genuine product provided by the reliable site that matches the image of the product of unknown authenticity and the image of the product of unknown authenticity to a pre-registered expert terminal; 6. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 4 or 5.

7. When the result of the comparison indicates that the image group information containing an image matching the image of the object to be determined is not detected, the presentation means extracts a product name from the image of the object to be determined, compares the image of the object to be determined with images of genuine products provided by reliable sites extracted by an Internet image search using the extracted product name as a keyword, and displays support information including an image of the genuine product provided by the reliable site that matches the image of the object to be determined on a screen of the user terminal.

7. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 1.

8. When the result of the comparison indicates that the image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is not detected, the presentation means compares the image of the object to be determined with the image of the fake product recorded in a fake database that stores images of fake products, and displays support information including the image of the fake product that matches the image of the object to be determined on a screen of the user terminal.

8. The authenticity determination support system according to claim 1.

9. A method for assisting a user in determining the authenticity of an object to be determined, comprising: Acquire an image of the object to be determined from a user terminal; comparing an image in image group information stored in a first storage means, the image including an image of a genuine product and an image of a counterfeit of the product, with an image of the object to be determined; When the image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is detected as a result of the comparison, support information including the detected image group information is displayed on a screen of the user terminal. A method for assisting in determining authenticity.

10. A computer that assists a user in determining the authenticity of an object to be determined, A process of acquiring an image of an object to be determined from a user terminal; A process of comparing an image in image group information stored in a first storage means, the image group information including an image of a genuine product and an image of a counterfeit of the product, with an image of the object to be determined; a process of displaying support information including the detected image group information on a screen of the user terminal when the image group information including an image matching the image of the object to be determined is detected as a result of the comparison; A program to carry out the above.

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