Physical Product Sample Code for Authenticity Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing complexity of global supply chains due to globalization has made it difficult to track and trace legitimate products, leading to issues with intellectual property infringement and customer deception, as conventional codes are insufficient for distinguishing authentic from counterfeit products.
Innovation Solution
A physical product sample is assigned a unique sample code comprising an owner identifying code segment and a sample identifying code segment, linked to a digital location containing metadata, allowing for worldwide identification and verification of the product's authenticity through a URL that can be accessed via a web browser.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional codes (such as barcodes) are used for product identification, then the system is simple and easy to implement, but the ability to track and trace legitimate products is insufficient, making it difficult to distinguish authentic from counterfeit products
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the product identification code into multiple segments: a first segment identifying the product type and a second segment identifying the specific product instance. This segmentation allows the code to convey more information than conventional single-unit barcodes, enabling reliable tracking and tracing while maintaining a relatively simple structure that can be scanned and processed by existing infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a code structure that serves multiple functions: it identifies the product type, identifies the specific product instance, and enables verification of authenticity. This multi-functional code replaces the need for multiple separate identification systems, achieving reliable tracking and tracing capabilities while keeping the overall system complexity manageable through code consolidation.
2Loss of information
If detailed product information is presented on physical product labels, then customer information needs are met, but the label space is excessive and design constraints are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts detailed product information from the physical label and relocates it to a digital database. The physical label retains only the essential identification code, while comprehensive product details, specifications, and authenticity verification data are stored electronically. This extraction dramatically reduces label space requirements while ensuring complete information accessibility through digital channels.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a digital database as an intermediary between the product identification code and the detailed product information. When a consumer or verifier scans the code on the product, the system mediates by retrieving and presenting the relevant information from the database. This intermediary approach eliminates the need for printing extensive information on physical labels while maintaining full information accessibility.
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AI summary
Physical product samples provided with at least one physical product sample code. Physical product sample codes for the purpose of providing a physical product related information. Methods for compiling such a physical product sample code. Methods for providing a physical product sample with such a physical product sample code. Methods for acquiring physical product sample related information, wherein said physical product sample is provided with such a physical product sample code. Systems for compiling a physical product sample code using the method for compiling said sample code.