Authentication Tag With Raised Features And Transparency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current authentication methods for products, such as medication labels, are expensive and impractical for small-batch production, and may not be accessible in areas without internet connectivity, making them vulnerable to counterfeiting and potentially harmful to consumers.
Innovation Solution
An authentication tag comprising a substrate with a correlation mark and a key printed on separate transparent parts, along with raised features, which can be easily produced using UV and 3D printing, allowing users to validate authenticity by folding the substrate to reveal a hidden image without requiring internet access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If hologram labels are used for authentication, then product authenticity can be verified, but manufacturing cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces expensive hologram labels with inexpensive printed authentication tags that can be mass-produced using standard printing techniques. The authentication tag includes a substrate with printed correlation marks, key portions, and raised features that are difficult to counterfeit but cheap to manufacture, eliminating the need for costly holographic materials and processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses printed copies of authentication elements (correlation marks and key portions) on a substrate instead of original holographic structures. The raised features are created through printing processes that replicate three-dimensional characteristics, providing authenticatable features without requiring expensive original hologram manufacturing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If Internet-based authentication systems are used, then authentication capability is provided, but accessibility is reduced in areas without Internet connection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables self-contained authentication where the end user can verify product authenticity directly using the physical features of the tag (transparency, raised features, correlation marks) without requiring external servers, Internet connectivity, or complex authentication systems. The authentication capability is built into the tag itself through its physical and visual characteristics.
3Ease of manufacture
If standard printing methods are used for authentication tags, then production cost is reduced, but anti-counterfeiting capability is weakened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different properties to different parts of the authentication tag: correlation marks are printed on the substrate, key portions are printed on transparent portions, and raised features are created through selective printing processes. This local differentiation creates multiple authentication layers that are difficult to replicate simultaneously, maintaining high anti-counterfeiting capability while using standard printing methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple elements (substrate material, printed correlation marks, printed key portions, raised features, and transparent portions) into a composite authentication tag. This composite structure integrates various authentication features that work together to provide security, while each component can be manufactured using relatively simple and cost-effective processes.
Data Source
AI summary
An authentication tag and a method for producing the same are disclosed. For example, the authentication tag includes a substrate, a correlation mark printed on a first part of the substrate, a key printed on the second part of the substrate, wherein a portion of the substrate is transparent, and at least one raised feature is printed on the substrate.