Multifaceted Gem Anti-Counterfeiting Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current anti-counterfeiting methods, such as labels and holograms, can be easily reproduced, making it difficult to guarantee the origin of a product, as they can be easily replicated and applied to non-original items.
Innovation Solution
An anti-counterfeiting device featuring a multifaceted precious stone, such as a diamond, is integrated with a product, where the stone is uniquely positioned and illuminated to create a distinct image, which is then verified using an identification system that compares acquired images with a database to ensure authenticity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a label or barcode is used to store product information, then the information can be easily read and accessed, but the label or barcode can be easily reproduced and affixed on non-original products
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a hologram that can be photographed and copied through standard imaging devices. The hologram contains encoded product information that can be captured by cameras or image sensors, allowing easy information access through digital copying while maintaining security through complex optical patterns that are difficult to replicate exactly
Solution Approach 2:
The hologram employs variable optical parameters including different viewing angles, light wavelengths, and spatial configurations that change the appearance and encoded information. This allows the same hologram to present different data under different conditions, making it difficult to counterfeit while maintaining easy readability through standard devices
2Reliability
If a hologram is applied to the product to certify origin, then the hologram is difficult to reproduce, but it is often reproduced and applied on non-original products
Solution Approach 1:
The patent embeds multiple layers of information in different spatial dimensions within the hologram structure. Information is encoded in angular, spectral, and spatial domains, requiring multi-dimensional verification approaches that increase complexity for counterfeiters while maintaining a relatively simple appearance on the product
Solution Approach 2:
The hologram contains nested layers of encoded information where outer layers provide basic verification and inner layers contain more complex authentication data. This nested structure allows for progressive verification complexity without requiring the entire system to be complex, enabling both reliability and manageable device complexity
3Reliability
If a multifaceted precious stone is used in the anti-counterfeiting device, then a unique link is created between the stone and the product, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential verification function from a complex embedded system and replaces it with a natural multifaceted precious stone whose unique physical properties serve as the authentication element. The stone's natural geometry and optical characteristics are extracted and used directly without requiring complex electronic components, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining high reliability
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution provides a unique and difficult-to-replicate method to verify the origin of a product, ensuring that the product is authentic and reducing the likelihood of counterfeiting, as each multifaceted stone has a distinct configuration that can be uniquely identified.
Implementation Method 1
said lighting means are configured to emit a light radiation and arranged in a second predetermined fixed position with respect to said supporting element and to said multifaceted precious stone in such a way that said light radiation insists on a second part of said multifaceted precious stone
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AI summary
The present invention refers to an anti-counterfeiting device comprising: - a supporting element (1); - a multifaceted precious stone (2), arranged at least partially inside said supporting element (1) in such a way that said multifaceted precious stone (2) is in a first predetermined fixed position with respect to said supporting element (1) and has a first part exposed to the outside, said first part comprising at least a first portion of a first facet (21) termed "table" and/or at least a second portion of at least a second facet (22) disposed on a part of said multifaceted precious stone (2) termed "crown" (C); - lighting means (3) for lighting said multifaceted precious stone (2), where said lighting means are configured to emit a light radiation and arranged in a second predetermined fixed position with respect to said supporting element (1) and to said multifaceted precious stone (2) in such a way that said light radiation insists on a second part of said multifaceted precious stone (2), different from said first part, where said second part comprises at least a third portion of at least a third facet (23) arranged on a part of said multifaceted precious stone (2) termed "pavilion" (P). The present invention refers also to an identification system comprising said anti-counterfeiting device.