Bottle Security Label With Transparent Sleeve
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solutions for securing containers, such as bottles, are inadequate in preventing counterfeiting and unauthorized repackaging, as they can be easily reproduced and do not effectively guarantee the authenticity of both the container and its packaging.
Innovation Solution
A bottle design featuring a security label integral with the container and closure element, covered by a transparent sleeve with unique marking elements, which allows for simultaneous observation and includes a digital fingerprint for authentication, preventing tampering and ensuring authenticity through a secure server-based verification system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a security label with optical authentication elements is attached to the container or closure element, then the authenticity of the bottle can be verified, but the security label can still be reproduced or removed and transferred to another container
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the security label with the closure element by integrating the optical authentication elements directly into the closure element structure. This merging ensures that the security features cannot be separated from the closure, preventing removal and transfer to counterfeit containers. The closure element itself becomes the security carrier, making counterfeiting significantly more difficult.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses optical authentication elements that can be read remotely without physical contact or removal. These elements create a digital copy or representation of the authentication data that can be verified against a database, allowing verification without exposing the physical security features to potential counterfeiters.
2Reliability
If a sleeve covers the security label to protect it, then the security label is protected from tampering, but the sleeve itself can be removed or transferred to another bottle
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the sleeve with the closure element, making the sleeve an integral part of the closure assembly rather than a separate component. This ensures that the sleeve cannot be removed independently from the closure, preventing unauthorized repackaging. The sleeve and closure element work together as a unified security system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a nested structure where the security label is embedded within or attached to the closure element, which is itself covered by the sleeve. This nested arrangement ensures that each component is dependent on the others, and removal of any component would compromise the integrity of the entire security system.
3Ease of operation
If the security label is made easily removable for consumer verification, then consumer access to verification information is improved, but the label can be removed and transferred to another container
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical removal process with an optical reading process. Consumers can verify the security label by scanning or photographing it with a mobile device, eliminating the need to physically remove or manipulate the label. This substitution maintains security while enabling easy verification.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a digital intermediary (mobile device application) that mediates between the consumer and the security label. The application captures an image of the label and communicates with a database to verify authenticity, allowing consumers to access verification information without physically interacting with the security label in a way that could compromise its integrity.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a bottle (100) comprising: - a container (10), - a closing element (20). It is essentially characterised by - a security label (30), comprising a first set of at least one optical authenticating element comprising an identifier, the security label (30) being securely fastened to at least one among the container (10) and the closing element (20), and - a covering element (40) at least partially covering at least one among: the container (10), the element (20) for closing said container (10) and the security label (30), and in that the covering element (40) - is securely fastened at least to the closing element (20), - is at least partially transparent and comprises a set of at least one marking element, and is placed so that the security label (30) may be observed therethrough.