Tamper-Preventing Packaging System Using 3D Imaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current remote selling processes lack means to ensure univocal identification of goods and real-time verification of packaging operations, leading to uncertainties in the execution and integrity of transactions.
Innovation Solution
A tamper-preventing system utilizing a mobile device application for three-dimensional imaging and data processing, combined with unmodifiable codes on packaging and closing means, to provide a recorded and sharable proof of the packaging and shipping process, ensuring integrity and reducing tampering risks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If remote selling processes are conducted without specialized identification and verification systems, then the selling process can proceed simply and quickly, but there is no guarantee of univocal identification of goods or real-time verification of packaging operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses photographic images as copies of the packaging process. Instead of complex mechanical verification systems, the invention captures visual records (photos) of the packaging operation and uses these images as proof. The mobile device takes photographs of the packaging process, and these photo copies serve as the verification mechanism, eliminating the need for complex physical verification systems while maintaining reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical verification systems with an information-based system using mobile devices and photographic records. Instead of mechanical seals, tags, or physical verification mechanisms, the invention uses digital images captured by mobile devices to verify packaging operations. This substitution reduces system complexity while maintaining or improving reliability through digital record-keeping.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If no real-time verification of packaging operations is implemented, then the selling process remains simple and fast, but tampering and damaging of the object and packaging means cannot be detected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by capturing photographic images of the packaging process at the time it occurs. The mobile device takes photos during the packaging operation, creating a record before any potential tampering can occur. This preliminary documentation allows for later verification of whether the packaging was properly sealed and the object was not tampered with, enabling detection of harmful factors without requiring continuous real-time monitoring.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback by comparing the photographic images taken during packaging with images taken during delivery or inspection. The verified images serve as feedback information that can be displayed to the buyer, allowing them to verify that the packaging was properly executed and no tampering occurred during transit. This feedback mechanism enables tampering detection while adding minimal time overhead since verification occurs after the packaging is complete.
3Reliability
If univocal identification codes are placed on packaging means, then reliable identification of seller and object is achieved, but the packaging means becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses photographic images as copies that contain identification information. Instead of placing complex mechanical identification devices on the packaging, the system uses photos captured by mobile devices that naturally record the packaging process and include identification elements. The photographic copy serves as the identification medium, maintaining simplicity of the physical packaging while achieving reliable identification through the visual record.
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AI summary
A tamper-preventing system is described, designed to guarantee a remote selling process of at least one object to be purchased, and to provide a seller and a buyer with a univocal, registered and sharable proof that the object has been packaged, shipped and received, such system being composed of a data collecting and processing system through an application program, contained in a mobile device, designed to perform three-dimensional shots of packaging means equipped with closing means and the object to be sold, on a mobile device.