Counterfeit product DISCRIMINATION SYSTEM USING ULTRA-HIGHT RESOLUTION CODE IMAGE

Abstract

The present invention relates to a counterfeit identification system using an ultra-high resolution code image, and more specifically, comprises: a storage unit for storing an ultra-high resolution reference code image; a receiving unit for receiving captured data from a user client in which a product code image depicted on a label attached to a product is captured; and a comparison judgment unit for comparing the reference code image and the product code image.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a counterfeit identification system using ultra-high resolution code images. Background Technology

[0003] A counterfeit is an item made to look like the real thing for the purpose of deceiving genuine or authentic products.

[0004] When such counterfeit goods are sold, companies that produce and sell the genuine products suffer significant losses and severe damage to their brand image; therefore, they are making efforts to prevent the sale of such counterfeit goods.

[0005] The prior art, Registered Patent No. 10-1160914 (hereinafter referred to as the prior art), relates to a genuine product authentication terminal, a genuine product authentication system, and a method using a genuine product authentication label, and is used as a means to distinguish between the counterfeit and the genuine product.

[0006] To explain the prior art in more detail, by using a consumer terminal equipped with a dedicated application capable of recognizing and decoding the relevant authentication label to authenticate the product as genuine and connecting to a registration server to register the product's authentication information, the consumer can download the dedicated application to a smartphone and recognize the authentication label attached to the product, thereby enabling the consumer to conveniently and directly authenticate the product as genuine.

[0007] However, recently, there have been problems such as difficulty distinguishing between counterfeit and genuine products, as the QR code, pattern code, etc., of the aforementioned genuine authentication label are photographed, copied, and printed, then attached to cases of counterfeit products for sale. Prior art literature

[0009] Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1160914 The problem to be solved

[0010] The objective of the present invention is to distinguish between genuine and counterfeit products by photographing the code image of a genuine label and comparing their resolutions, even when using a copied code image.

[0011] The problems of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other unmentioned technical problems will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. means of solving the problem

[0013] The present invention for solving the above problem may include: a storage unit for storing a reference code image of ultra-high resolution; a receiving unit for receiving captured data from a user client in which a product code image depicted on a label attached to a product is captured; and a comparison judgment unit for comparing the reference code image and the product code image.

[0014] In addition, the comparison judgment unit may generate counterfeit data if the difference in resolution between the reference code image and the product code image exceeds a preset threshold value, and generate a genuine signal if it is less than or equal to the preset threshold value.

[0015] In addition, the comparison judgment unit can transmit the counterfeit data to the user client and the genuine product producer client.

[0016] Additionally, the receiving unit may further include a DB unit that receives location information data matching the product code image from the user client, and receives the product code image and the location information data from the receiving unit to store match data in which the product code image and the location information data are matched.

[0017] In addition, the receiving unit receives time data that matches the product code image from the user client, and the DB unit receives the product code image and the time data from the receiving unit and can store the match data in which the product code image and the time data are matched.

[0018] In addition, when receiving the counterfeit data from the comparison judgment unit, it may further include a transmission unit that receives the match data from the DB unit and transmits it to the producer client. Effects of the invention

[0020] According to an embodiment of the present invention, even if a copied code image is used after photographing a code image of a genuine label, the effect of distinguishing between genuine and counterfeit products by comparing their resolutions is achieved. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0022] FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a counterfeit distinction system according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a central server. Figure 3 is a schematic flowchart illustrating the process of a counterfeit identification system generating counterfeit data and genuine data and transmitting them to a client. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0023] The advantages and features of the present invention and the methods for achieving them will become clear by referring to the embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below but may be implemented in various different forms. These embodiments are provided merely to ensure that the disclosure of the present invention is complete and to fully inform those skilled in the art of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is defined only by the scope of the claims.

[0024] Throughout the entire specification, when a part is described as being "connected" to another part, this includes not only cases where they are "directly connected (including electrical connections)," but also cases where they are "indirectly connected (including electrical connections)" with other elements interposed between them.

[0026] FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram for explaining a counterfeit distinction system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram for explaining a central server. FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart for explaining the process of a counterfeit distinction system generating counterfeit data and genuine data and transmitting them to a client.

[0027] A counterfeit distinction system (S) according to one embodiment of the present invention is a system for distinguishing between genuine and counterfeit products using an ultra-high resolution code image, and is referred to as "the system" below for convenience of explanation.

[0028] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the present system (counterfeit distinction system (S)) may include a storage unit, a receiving unit, and a comparison judgment unit.

[0029] The above-mentioned storage unit, receiving unit, and comparison judgment unit may be components included in the central server (1) of the present system. That is, the present system may include the central server (1).

[0030] The central server (1) may include, in addition to the storage unit, receiving unit, and comparison judgment unit described above, a DB unit and a transmission unit described later.

[0031] The central server (1) described above may be equipped with various control configurations or computing devices known to a person skilled in the art (e.g., various electronic devices or electronic modules such as computers and processors). For example, the central server (1) may be configured to transmit signals, data, or commands generated according to a program or algorithm included therein to the user client (2), producer client (3), etc. described below. For example, the central server (1) may be an independent configuration connected to the user client (2) and producer client (3), etc. described below via wired or wireless connections.

[0032] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the storage unit can store a reference code image of ultra-high resolution.

[0033] The above-mentioned reference code image having ultra-high resolution is an image having a unique pattern designed in ultra-high resolution generated by conventional ultra-high resolution design software (e.g., Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, Inkscape, CAD software, etc.), and the storage unit may receive and output it from the design unit or client (producer client (3) or administrator client (not shown) described later) of the central server (1) where the ultra-high resolution design software is installed.

[0034] The above central server (1) may include the above design unit (not shown).

[0035] The above ultra-high resolution reference code image can be printed by a conventional ultra-high resolution output device (e.g., a nano printer, a high-end laser printer, etc.) and attached to a case in which the genuine product is packaged.

[0036] The receiving unit can receive captured data from the user client (2) in which a product code image is captured on a label attached to the product.

[0037] The above user client (2) may be a smartphone, PC, etc., possessed by a user using the system, and the system may include the above user client (2).

[0038] The product code image shown on the above label may include a genuine code image or a duplicated counterfeit code image corresponding to the above standard code image.

[0039] The above product code image may be an image corresponding to the reference code image, but as it is depicted on a label attached to a product (genuine or counterfeit) case, it has been named the product code image to distinguish it from the reference code image stored in the storage unit.

[0040] That is, the code image stored in the storage unit becomes the reference code image, and the code image shown on the label attached to the product is the product code image.

[0041] The comparison judgment unit receives the reference code image from the storage unit, receives the product code image from the receiving unit, and can compare the reference code image and the product code image.

[0042] More specifically, the comparison judgment unit may generate counterfeit data if the difference in resolution between the reference code image and the product code image exceeds a preset standard value (e.g., 10 pixels, 10 ppi, or 10 dpi), and generate genuine data if it is less than or equal to the preset standard value.

[0043] Conventional commercial printing equipment cannot fully reproduce the fine details of the original ultra-high resolution code, and the quality degradation is more pronounced, especially with very small patterns.

[0044] In addition, compression loss or distortion may occur while digitizing and storing images during the replication process; for example, when using lossy compression formats like JPEG, there is a high possibility that fine details will be lost.

[0045] Therefore, if the above product code image is a duplicated counterfeit code image, the comparison judgment unit can generate the counterfeit data by comparing the resolution of the above reference code image and the above product code image with the above reference value.

[0046] More specifically, the comparison judgment unit can compare the resolution of the reference code image and the product code image by comparing the pixel density of the reference code image and the pixel density of the product code image.

[0047] In this way, by including the comparison judgment unit described above, the present system can prevent the use of a counterfeit code image copied from the reference code image. More specifically, since copying the reference code image requires processes such as compressing the original, image degradation compared to the original is inevitable, it is possible to prevent counterfeiters from duplicating and using the reference code image.

[0048] Meanwhile, when the comparison judgment unit generates the counterfeit data, it can transmit the counterfeit data to a producer client (3) possessed by the producer who produces the genuine product of the user client (2).

[0049] The producer client (3) may be, for example, a smartphone, PC, etc., and the system may include the producer client (3).

[0050] The above producer client (3) can receive and output the above counterfeit data.

[0051] The above comparison judgment unit transmits counterfeit data to the user client (2), and the user client (2) receives and outputs the counterfeit data, thereby preventing the user from purchasing the counterfeit.

[0052] In addition, the above counterfeit data is transmitted to and output to the producer client (3), so that the producer can recognize that counterfeit goods are being sold.

[0053] The above receiver can receive location information data and time data that match the product code image from the user client (2).

[0054] It was stated that the above user client (2) may be a smartphone, etc., and the receiving unit may receive the location information data from a GPS device, etc. equipped in the smartphone.

[0055] In addition, the receiving unit can receive time data generated from a clock module provided in the user client (2) (smartphone or PC, etc.) from the user client (2).

[0056] That is, when a user client (2) captures a product code image and transmits it to the receiver, the receiver can receive the location information data and time data that match the product code image from the user client (2).

[0057] The central server (1) above may include a DB unit that receives the product code image, the location information data, and the time data from the receiving unit and stores match data in which the product code image, the location information data, and the time data are matched.

[0058] At this time, when the central server (1) receives counterfeit data from the comparison judgment unit, it may include a transmission unit that receives the match data from the DB unit and transmits it to the producer client (3).

[0059] Through this, producers have the advantage of being able to identify the location and time where counterfeit goods are being sold.

[0061] Additional embodiments of the present invention, although not illustrated below, will be described.

[0062] The central server (1) may include a calculation unit that receives the number of times the counterfeit data is generated and the number of times the genuine data is generated from the comparison judgment unit, and calculates the generation ratio of the counterfeit data using the number of times the counterfeit data is generated (hereinafter the first number) and the number of times the genuine data is generated (hereinafter the second number).

[0063] The above operation unit can obtain the generation ratio by dividing the first number by the sum of the first number and the second number.

[0064] The central server (1) may include a setting unit that receives the generation ratio from the above-mentioned calculation unit and sets the usage fee using the generation ratio. The method by which the setting unit sets the usage fee will be explained in more detail in the description that follows.

[0065] The central server (1) may include an interface unit that receives a usage fee from the setting unit and transmits an input window where the usage fee and card information are entered, and a payment interface (e.g., GUI), to the user client (2).

[0066] The user client (2) may select (or click) the payment interface using a user interface (e.g., a touchscreen or mouse), and when the user client (2) transmits a selection signal of the payment interface, the central server (1) may include a payment request unit that receives the selection signal, receives the usage fee and the card information entered in the input window from the user client (2), and transmits it to a payment agency server (e.g., a PG agency) to request payment.

[0067] The above user client (2) can input card information (card number, etc.) into the input window through a user interface (e.g., a touchscreen or keyboard), and simultaneously transmits the usage fee and the card information to the payment request unit while transmitting a selection signal as described above, and the payment request unit can transmit the usage fee and the card information to the payment agency server.

[0068] The above-mentioned payment agency server may perform a payment and generate a payment completion signal as described below. Along with the generation of the payment completion signal, it may transfer a portion of the payment amount of the usage fee to the account of the administrator possessing the above-mentioned administrator client (PC or smartphone) and the remainder to the above-mentioned producer account. Since this is a known fact, a more detailed explanation will be omitted. The present system may include the above-mentioned administrator client.

[0069] At this time, when the comparison judgment unit receives the payment completion signal from the payment agency server, it can perform a comparison between the reference code image and the product code image.

[0070] At this time, the setting unit may set a first amount (10,000 won) as the usage fee if the generation ratio is less than or equal to a preset standard ratio (e.g., 50%), and may set a second amount (5,000 won) smaller than the first amount as the usage fee if the generation ratio exceeds a preset standard ratio.

[0071] This means that when the above generation ratio is small, the first amount is set as the usage fee, and by increasing the usage fee, the revenue from the use of this system can be increased; conversely, when the generation ratio is large, since many counterfeit goods are being sold, even if the revenue from the usage fee is lowered significantly, the usage rate of this system by users can be increased to detect sellers of counterfeit goods.

[0072] Meanwhile, the above DB unit can store information data in which the above counterfeit data and the above match data are matched.

[0073] At this time, the central server (1) may include a classification unit that receives the information data from the DB unit and classifies the information data by region using the location data of the match data to generate classification data.

[0074] At this time, the setting unit receives classification data from the classification unit, and if the number of regional information data exceeds a pre-set standard number (e.g., 3), the usage fee for the corresponding region can be set to a third amount (e.g., 3,000 won) which is less than the second amount.

[0075] That is, if the number of information data in region A is 5 and the number of information data in region B is 2, it is determined that there are many sales of counterfeit goods in region A, and by setting the usage fee of this system in region A to a low third-party amount to increase the usage rate of this system, the detection rate of counterfeit goods in region A can be increased.

[0077] The present system may include a label on which the product code image is printed, and the label may include a surface layer on which the product code image is shown on an upper surface, an incision groove formed by being recessed from the lower part of the surface layer upward, and an adhesive layer provided on the lower part of the surface layer.

[0078] At this time, the incision groove can be formed from the periphery end of the label inwardly (toward the center of the label).

[0079] Through this, when counterfeiters apply force to the label to remove it from the genuine case, the surface layer can be torn by the aforementioned incision groove.

[0081] Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the attached drawings, those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention may be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical concept or essential features thereof. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. Explanation of the symbols

[0083] S: Counterfeit Identification System 1: Central server 2: User Client 3: Producer Client

Claims

Claim 1 A storage unit that stores a reference code image having ultra-high resolution generated by ultra-high resolution design software; a receiving unit that receives captured data from a user client in which a product code image depicted on a label attached to a product is captured; and includes a comparison judgment unit that compares the reference code image and the product code image, wherein the comparison judgment unit compares the pixel density of the reference code image and the product code image to compare the resolution of the reference code image and the product code image, and if the difference in resolution between the reference code image and the product code image exceeds a preset threshold value, it generates counterfeit data, and if it is less than or equal to the preset threshold value, it generates a genuine signal, and the comparison judgment unit transmits the counterfeit data to the user client and the genuine producer client, and the receiving unit receives location information data that matches the product code image from the user client, and further includes a DB unit that receives the product code image and the location information data from the receiving unit and stores match data in which the product code image and the location information data are matched, wherein the receiving unit receives time data that matches the product code image from the user client, and the DB unit receives the product code image and the time data from the receiving unit and stores the match data in which the product code image and the time data are matched, and when the counterfeit data is received from the comparison judgment unit, the match data is received from the DB unit The transmission unit further includes a transmission unit that transmits to a producer client, and the comparison judgment unit compares the pixel density of the reference code image and the pixel density of the product code image to compare the resolutions of the reference code image and the product code image, receives the number of times the counterfeit data is generated and the number of times the genuine signal is generated from the comparison judgment unit, and calculates the generation ratio of the counterfeit data using the number of times the counterfeit data is generated and the number of times the genuine signal is generated;A setting unit that receives the generation ratio from the above calculation unit and sets the usage fee using the generation ratio; an interface unit that receives the usage fee from the above setting unit and transmits an input window for inputting the usage fee and card information and a payment interface to the above user client; The system further includes a payment request unit that, when the user client selects the payment interface, transmits the usage fee and the card information entered in the input window to a payment agency server to request payment; the comparison judgment unit performs a comparison between the reference code image and the product code image when it receives a payment completion signal from the payment agency server; the setting unit sets a first amount as the usage fee if the generation ratio is less than or equal to a preset reference ratio, and sets a second amount smaller than the first amount as the usage fee if the generation ratio exceeds the preset reference ratio; the DB unit stores information data in which the counterfeit data and the match data are matched; the system further includes a classification unit that receives the information data from the DB unit and generates classification data by classifying the information data by region using the location data of the match data; the setting unit receives the classification data, and if the number of information data by region exceeds a preset reference number, sets the usage fee for that region to a third amount smaller than the second amount; and the label comprises a surface layer on which the product code image is depicted on the upper surface, and a recess formed from the lower side of the surface layer upward. A counterfeit identification system comprising an incision groove and an adhesive layer provided below the surface layer, wherein the producer client outputs the counterfeit data. Claim 2 delete Claim 3 delete Claim 4 delete Claim 5 delete Claim 6 delete Claim 7 delete

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