Electronic Identification Device for Encrypted Product Authentication

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing product authentication methods are inadequate in providing secure and effective verification of product authenticity, especially against counterfeiting, and do not facilitate secure transactions or sharing on social networks.

Innovation Solution

An authentication method and system that associates each product with an electronic identification device containing a unique identification code and encrypted product information, using asymmetric encryption keys stored on a secure server or device, allowing verification through mobile devices and enabling secure transactions and social media sharing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If an electronic identification device with encrypted data is associated with each product, then product authenticity verification is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveproduct authenticity verificationVSAvoidauthentication system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic identification device contains a memory element with encrypted authentication data nested within the product structure. The verification system nests multiple layers of encryption (product-specific key, brand key, database key) within the authentication process, creating a nested security architecture that verifies authenticity without requiring complex external infrastructure at each verification point.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

An intermediary verification system is introduced that acts as a mediator between the product and the end-user. This intermediary contains the decryption keys and authentication logic, allowing the product itself to remain relatively simple while the verification complexity is shifted to the intermediary verification device or server.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If asymmetric encryption keys are used for each product, then security against counterfeiting is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity against counterfeitingVSAvoidmanufacturing process complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The authentication data and encryption keys are prepared and embedded in the electronic identification device during the product manufacturing process itself, rather than being added later. This preliminary action ensures that security features are integrated into the product from the start, and the complexity of key management is handled automatically by the system rather than requiring manual intervention during manufacturing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses self-service mechanisms where the verification device or server automatically manages the encryption keys and authentication processes without requiring manual configuration for each product. The electronic identification device self-contains the necessary encrypted data, and the verification process automatically retrieves and validates the authentication information without human intervention.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If verification data is stored on a secure server, then data integrity is improved, but access time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata integrityVSAvoidverification access time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements local quality by storing verification data in multiple locations: encrypted authentication data is embedded locally within the electronic identification device attached to the product, while master keys and validation logic are stored locally in the verification device or server. This distributed local storage allows verification to proceed using local resources without requiring constant remote server access, reducing verification time while maintaining data integrity through the distributed architecture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12430658B2Authentication method and system to verify the authenticity of a product

Publication Date: 2025.09.30 1TRUEID SRL

AI summary

Authentication method to verify the authenticity of products, including associating to each product an electronic identification device having a unique identification code, selecting at least one piece of product information suitable to describe the product, associating to each identification code at least one respective and unique encryption key, encrypting the identification code and the product information, storing the encrypted content in the memory of the electronic identification device, obtaining the identification code and the encrypted content from the electronic identification device, decrypting the encrypted identification code using the encryption key corresponding to the obtained identification code, in case of correspondence between the decrypted identification code and the obtained identification code, decrypting the encrypted product information using the encryption key.