Timepiece Authentication via Digital Identifying Elements
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for authenticating timepieces are time-consuming and complex, requiring specific computer devices and decryption keys, making them inefficient and reliant on parent company involvement.
Innovation Solution
A method and system using an electronic device with an interface for visual and/or sound broadcasting and an image acquisition module to generate a digital identifying element from descriptive features of a timepiece's graphical representation, excluding structural and aesthetic defects, and comparing it to a reference element stored on a server to authenticate the timepiece.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a coded image with decryption keys is used for timepiece authentication, then authentication reliability is improved, but device complexity and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the authentication logic from centralized server systems and embeds it directly into the electronic device's processing unit. The device now generates digital identifying elements locally by analyzing graphical representations of the timepiece, eliminating the need for external decryption keys and complex server-based verification systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic device performs self-authentication by generating its own digital identifying element through local image analysis and comparison. The processing unit autonomously captures images, extracts features, generates the identifying element, and compares it with stored reference data without requiring external authentication services or decryption operations.
2Reliability
If decryption operations with parent company keys are used, then authentication security is improved, but processing time and operational simplicity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-storing multiple reference digital identifying elements for the same timepiece model in the electronic device's memory. When authentication is needed, the device simply compares the generated identifying element against these pre-stored references, eliminating time-consuming decryption operations and enabling instant authentication verification.
3Reliability
If specific computer devices with decryption capabilities are required, then authentication reliability is improved, but ease of operation and accessibility worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the authentication system universal by enabling any electronic device with standard image processing capabilities to authenticate timepieces. The processing unit uses common image acquisition and analysis functions already present in smartphones, tablets, and computers, eliminating the need for specialized authentication hardware or proprietary software.
4Measurement precision
If detailed graphical analysis including defects is performed, then identification precision is improved, but processing complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary identifying features from the timepiece's graphical representation while excluding irrelevant information such as structural and aesthetic defects. The processing unit selectively processes specific visual characteristics that uniquely identify the timepiece model, filtering out defect information that would otherwise complicate the analysis without contributing to authentication.
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AI summary
A system for authenticating a timepiece including an electronic device including an interface for the visual and/or sound broadcasting of information and an image acquisition module, as well as a server including a database including reference digital identifying elements, the system including a wireless and/or wired network architecture connecting the electronic device to the server.