Non-fungible Physical Fabric Token for Luxury Goods Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Counterfeit luxury goods pose a significant challenge as they become increasingly realistic, making it difficult for even trained authenticators to distinguish between genuine and fake items, and the rise of online resale markets further complicates the issue, damaging luxury brands.
Innovation Solution
A non-fungible physical fabric token (NFPFT) system is introduced, which couples a piece of smart fabric to a physical item, using a grid of cells to store datasets and a verification device to authenticate the item by linking it to a non-fungible token (NFT) registered in a decentralized system, ensuring the item's authenticity and ownership.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional authentication methods are used, then authentication process is simple, but authentication reliability deteriorates as counterfeit goods become more realistic
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication system is segmented into multiple independent components: a decentralized system for NFT registration, smart fabric with embedded sensors for data collection, verification device for authentication, and grid of cells for persistent storage. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in one function, improving overall reliability while managing complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
A non-fungible token (NFT) is introduced as an intermediary between the physical luxury good and the authentication system. The NFT serves as a digital certificate of authenticity that links the physical item to its verification data, enabling reliable authentication without requiring complex direct verification of the physical good itself.
2Stability of the object's composition
If decentralized system is used for NFT registration, then data immutability and transparency improve, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Authentication data is persistently stored in the grid of cells before verification occurs. This preliminary storage action ensures that data is readily available and immutable when verification happens, eliminating the need for complex real-time data generation or manipulation during the authentication process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a digital copy of authentication data in the form of an NFT on the decentralized system. This digital copy serves as an immutable record that can be verified without modifying the original physical good or its authentication data, simplifying the verification process while maintaining data integrity.
3Duration of action of stationary object
If smart fabric with grid of cells is used for data storage, then data persistence improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The grid of cells for persistent storage is merged with the smart fabric material itself. This integration allows the fabric to simultaneously serve as both the physical attachment to the luxury good and the data storage medium, eliminating the need for separate storage components and simplifying the overall manufacturing process.
Solution Approach 2:
The smart fabric serves multiple functions: it physically attaches to the luxury good, collects authentication data through embedded sensors, and stores data persistently through the integrated grid of cells. This multi-functionality reduces the number of separate components needed, making the system easier to manufacture despite the advanced capabilities.
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AI summary
A non-fungible physical fabric token (NFPFT) system includes a piece of smart fabric coupled to a physical item. The piece of smart fabric includes a grid of cells configured to receive and persistently store one or more datasets. The NFPFT system also includes a verification and authentication device configured to receive a first dataset associated with the physical item and a second dataset associated with a non-fungible token (NFT) recorded in a decentralized system. The NFT is associated with the physical item. The verification and authentication device is further configured to cause the first dataset and the second dataset to be persistently stored in the grid of cells of the smart fabric.