Dual Identification Container System for Supply Chain Traceability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional techniques fail to ensure food safety by not providing accurate traceability information, as identical information is printed on containers of the same product, masking the actual sources and suppliers of the contents.
Innovation Solution
A container and package system with unique, accessible identification that associates a hidden inner identification with a visible outer identification, allowing consumers to access traceability, verification, and supply chain information through electronic devices, ensuring product authenticity and safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If identical information is printed on containers of the same product, then manufacturing efficiency is improved, but traceability accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The identification system is segmented into two distinct parts: an inner identification (printed on the container interior or lid interior) and an outer identification (printed on the container exterior). The inner identification contains unique traceability information for each container, while the outer identification provides product category information. This segmentation allows mass production with unique identifiers while maintaining accurate traceability for each individual container.
2Measurement precision
If unique identification is printed on each container, then traceability accuracy is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The unique traceability identification is extracted from the exterior surface and placed on the interior surface of the container or lid. This extraction allows the unique identifier to be applied during the molding process without requiring additional post-production steps, thereby maintaining manufacturing simplicity while achieving accurate traceability for each container.
3Reliability
If inner identification is used for traceability, then product authenticity is improved, but consumer accessibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The outer identification serves as an intermediary element that consumers can easily access and scan. When scanned, it retrieves the corresponding inner identification information from the database, providing consumers with traceability and authenticity verification without requiring them to access the hidden inner identification directly. This intermediary approach maintains both product authenticity and consumer accessibility.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a container, a package, a production system, and a distribution system. The container comprises a first identification and a second identification. The first identification is unique for identifying the container and is not exposed. The second identification is unique for identifying the container and is accessible. The second identification is different from the first identification. The second identification is associated with the first identification. The distribution system comprises a processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions causing the processor to perform operations. The operations include: inputting a first identification and a second identification of a first container, wherein the first identification and the second identification are different from each other and are unique for identifying the first container, the first identification is not exposed, and the second identification is accessible; and associating the second identification and the first identification.