Trading Card Package ID Linking for Tamper Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Trading cards with high rareness degrees are prone to theft or replacement during sales, and existing packaging methods fail to detect such illegal acts due to the lack of a mechanism to specify the original package combination.
Innovation Solution
A manufacturing method that groups trading cards by predetermined rareness degrees, imparts unique IDs to both the cards and packages, and associates these IDs in a database to track and verify the authenticity of the card package combination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a unique ID is attached to a package and associated with a shuffle machine, then the package can be identified, but the content of the package cannot be specified by the ID
Solution Approach 1:
The identification system is segmented into two parts: a package ID attached to the outer packaging and trading card IDs attached to individual cards. This segmentation allows the package ID to identify the container while trading card IDs specify the contents, resolving the information loss problem.
Solution Approach 2:
The trading card IDs are nested within the package ID system. The database stores the relationship where multiple trading card IDs are contained within a single package ID, creating a nested information structure that links package identity with its contents.
2Ease of manufacture
If trading cards are packaged without tracking the original combination, then packaging is simple, but illegal acts such as replacement and forgery cannot be detected
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by registering the combination of trading card IDs with the package ID during the packaging process. This pre-established record in the database enables later verification of whether cards have been replaced or forged, maintaining both simplicity and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The database provides feedback by storing and retrieving information about the original card combinations. When verification is needed, the system compares current card IDs against the registered combination, providing feedback on whether the package has been tampered with.
3Quantity of substance
If trading cards with high rareness degrees are packaged, then product value increases, but the cards become more susceptible to theft and replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies preliminary action by pre-registering the IDs of high-value trading cards and their package combinations before distribution. This creates a verification baseline that makes theft and replacement detectable, thereby protecting high-value cards while maintaining their value.
Solution Approach 2:
The database acts as an intermediary between the physical trading cards and the verification system. It stores the authoritative record of card combinations and provides verification information, mediating the protection of high-value cards without requiring complex physical security measures.
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AI summary
Provided is a trading card in which a trading card package and content of the trading card package are linked and the content can be specified, and an illegal act can be found. A manufacturing method for a trading card package includes a step of grouping trading cards on which rareness degree information is printed and a step of packaging the grouped trading cards. Trading card IDs are imparted to the trading cards. In the grouping step, the trading card IDs are registered in a database. A package ID is imparted to a package. The package ID is enclosed in the package or provided on the package. The package ID of the package including the trading cards, the trading card IDs, and the rareness degrees included in the package are associated.