Opaque Container Content Verification via Digital Image Copying

Solution Overview

Problem

Opaque sealed containers, which protect contents from light and air, pose a challenge as customers cannot visually inspect the contents before purchase, leading to potential quality misjudgments and damage when attempting to view through translucent materials.

Innovation Solution

A method involving capturing images of the contents before sealing, associating them with a unique code, and printing this code on the container, allowing customers to access these images via a database using an electronic device, enabling inspection without opening the container.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If the container is made opaque to protect contents from light and air, then the protection quality is improved, but the ability to view contents before purchase deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprotection from light and airVSAvoidability to view contents

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent captures images of the container contents before sealing and stores them in a database. This preliminary action allows customers to view the contents through digital images without needing to physically open or make the container translucent, thus maintaining both protection and viewability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates digital copies (images) of the actual container contents and stores them in a database. Customers can view these copies using mobile devices by scanning a unique code on the container, eliminating the need to view the physical contents directly while maintaining container integrity and protection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

2Loss of information

If translucent materials are used to enable viewing, then the ability to view contents is improved, but the risk of content damage from light exposure increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to view contentsVSAvoidlight exposure damage

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent captures images of the container contents before sealing and stores them in a database. This preliminary action allows customers to view the contents through digital images without needing to physically open or make the container translucent, thus maintaining both protection and viewability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates digital copies (images) of the actual container contents and stores them in a database. Customers can view these copies using mobile devices by scanning a unique code on the container, eliminating the need to view the physical contents directly while maintaining container integrity and protection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Loss of information

If representative photographs are placed on the container exterior, then the ability to view contents is improved, but the accuracy of quality assessment deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to view contentsVSAvoidquality assessment accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates digital copies (images) of the actual container contents and stores them in a database. Customers can view these copies using mobile devices by scanning a unique code on the container, eliminating the need to view the physical contents directly while maintaining container integrity and protection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS10095901B1Content verification system for opaque sealed containers

Publication Date: 2018.10.09 CAN OF BLISS LLC

AI summary

A method, system, and database for facilitating verification of a content of a sealed container are provided. The method includes receiving one or more images of the content of the sealed container. The one or more images of the content are captured prior to sealing the content in the sealed container. A unique code is associated with the one or more images of the content. The unique code is printed for affixing the printed unique code on an exterior of the sealed container. Storage of the one or more images and the unique code is facilitated in a database. The one or more images are retrievable from the database based on providing the unique code to the database.