Media-Based Object Identification for Authenticity Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Physical objects lacking unique identifiers make it difficult to distinguish between identical items, leading to challenges in verifying authenticity and preventing counterfeit goods, especially in markets like trading cards, which complicates transactions and adds expense.
Innovation Solution
Generating unique identifiers using multi-media, such as 2-D barcodes, and associating them with objects during opening, along with recording the event, provides a secure and verifiable history through tamper-proof seals and databases, ensuring each object is uniquely identified.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If physical objects are made unique through manufacturing, then object distinguishability is improved, but manufacturing complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by generating and attaching unique identifiers (such as 2-D barcodes) to objects at the time of opening or creation, before the object enters the resale market. This advance identification eliminates the need for complex expert examination processes later, as the unique identifier is already in place to distinguish the object from others.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses visual copies of objects (photographs, videos, or images) as unique identifiers instead of physically altering each object. The multi-media representation serves as a digital twin that can be stored and transmitted, replacing the need for physical manipulation and complex manufacturing modifications while maintaining object distinguishability.
2Reliability
If expert verification is used to authenticate objects, then authentication reliability is improved, but transaction cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables objects to authenticate themselves through embedded unique identifiers and tamper-proof seals. The object carries its own identification and provenance information, eliminating the need for human experts to manually examine and verify authenticity. The system is self-verifying through digital records and physical seals that cannot be replicated.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical human expert verification system with automated digital verification systems. Unique identifiers, 2-D barcodes, and digital databases enable automated authentication processes that can verify object authenticity instantly without requiring human intervention, thereby reducing transaction complexity while maintaining or improving reliability.
3Reliability
If multi-media identification is implemented, then authentication reliability is improved, but device complexity and implementation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by creating a multi-functional unique identifier system that serves multiple purposes simultaneously. The same 2-D barcode and tamper-proof seal provide object identification, authentication, provenance tracking, and anti-counterfeiting functions. This multi-functionality reduces overall system complexity compared to having separate systems for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces tamper-proof seals and unique identifiers as intermediary elements between the physical object and the verification system. These intermediaries carry encoded information about the object's history and authenticity, serving as a bridge that enables verification without requiring direct complex interaction between all system components. The seal and identifier simplify the verification process by pre-packaging authentication data.
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AI summary
A method of uniquely identifying a previously unknown object includes generating a media record of an unveiling of the previously unknown object to become an identified object with a known identity, generating a unique identifier of the identified object, associating the unique identifier of the identified object with the identified object itself, and associating the media record of the unveiling of the unveiled object with the unique identifier. Further methods of verifying genuineness of collectors' items includes generating a unique identifier, associating the unique identifier with a unique item at a time in which the unique item is unpackaged during a video recording, associating the unique identifier with additional information about the time at which the unique item is unpackaged, printing the unique identifier on a sticker, and adhering the sticker with the unique identifier to a portion of the item.