JP2001071665A - Discriminating certificate for gem and device for forming the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily obtain a discriminating certificate for a gem, which has images seen from at least three directions of a jewelry article to be discriminated or the like. SOLUTION: A CPU 1 controls the processing of respective processing parts. A 3D scanner 2 is a three dimensional image acquiring means for acquiring the three dimensional image of a precious stone and a precious metal. A data file converting part 2 converts the acquired three-dimensional images into predetermined data files. A conveying system 4 is to convey the 3D scanner 2 so as to acquire images of a body to be discriminated from predetermined directions. A displaying controlling part 5 displays data converted to the data files on a display 6 or controls to output from a printer 7. An operation inputting part 8 is an operating portion for inputting information on the body to be discriminated or the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for preparing a jewelery identification document for jewelry or jewelry or precious metal products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Jewelry such as jewelry rings manufactured by processing jewels such as diamonds, and precious metal products such as necklaces made of precious metal materials such as 18-gold alloys, are inexpensive in the first place. Due to their high prices, their final selling prices are often high.

[0003] Therefore, a general consumer who lacks expertise in jewelry and precious metals, when purchasing jewelry rings and the like, examines the jewels and precious metals used for them according to a certain discrimination standard, and checks the jewels and the precious metals. Is a genuine jewelry certificate that proves that it is genuine, a jewelry certificate that measures the jewels and the like that have been used according to a certain appraisal standard, and describes the evaluation of the grade of the jewelry, or simply It is often requested to attach a jewelry certificate stating only the authenticity of the jewelry or the like.

[0004] Usually, such a gemstone identification document or the like includes a proof that the inspected gemstone or the like is the same as the jewelry or the like actually used in the jewelry handed to the general consumer.
A single photo showing its appearance is affixed, and generally such a photo is merely taken of the jewelry from an upper diagonal direction.

[0005] Therefore, by attaching a photograph of a jewelry at a certain distance from at least three directions to a jewel discrimination book or the like, the jewelry designer has been devised with great ingenuity, and the jewelry carefully manufactured by a processing craftsman. The design can be completely specified, while on the other hand, the date is usually included in the jewelry certificate, etc., which can serve as a guide to the occurrence of copyright, and helps to prevent counterfeiting of jewelry designs. Jewelry appraisal documents etc. are disclosed (JP-A-Hei?).

[0006]

However, in the preparation of the above-mentioned jewelry certificate, it is necessary to take photographs of jewelry and the like at a certain distance from at least three directions, which is very complicated. Work will be involved. Therefore, it has been demanded that an image capable of completely specifying a design of a jewelry or the like can be easily created and attached to the jewelry certificate or the like.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a gem identification book having images of jewelry and the like in at least three directions, and a preparation device capable of easily obtaining the gem identification book. The purpose is to provide.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has taken the following means. The present invention provides a form figure of the object to be identified composed of a three-dimensional image obtained from at least three directions of a jewel or jewelry or a precious metal product as an object to be identified, identification information on the object to be identified, and the document issuance. And a gem identification or gem certificate or gem certificate that contains

According to this configuration, since a three-dimensional image acquired from at least three directions is used for the object to be discriminated, it is necessary to take images from at least three directions as in the related art when creating a jewel discrimination document. And a three-dimensional image can be easily posted on a jewel discrimination book.

Further, the present invention provides a three-dimensional image acquiring means for acquiring a three-dimensional image of a jewel or jewelry or a precious metal product as an object to be discriminated, and converts the acquired three-dimensional image data into a predetermined data file format. Data file converting means, input means for inputting discrimination information on the object to be discriminated and information on the date of the document issuance, and outputting three-dimensional image data converted into a predetermined data file format and the information. And an output unit.

[0011] According to this configuration, it is possible to automatically acquire a three-dimensional image of the object to be identified and to output the three-dimensional image after data conversion.
In addition, since it is possible to easily obtain a three-dimensional image from a desired angle, it is possible to accurately specify an object to be identified.

Further, the present invention provides a three-dimensional image obtaining step of obtaining a three-dimensional image of a jewel or jewelry or a precious metal product as an object to be discriminated, and converting the obtained three-dimensional image data into a predetermined data file format. A data file conversion step, an input step of inputting information on the object to be discriminated and information on the date of the document issuance, and three-dimensional image data converted into a predetermined data file format and information on the object to be discriminated. And an output step of outputting.

According to this method, it is possible to automatically obtain a three-dimensional image of the object to be discriminated and to output the three-dimensional image after data conversion.
In addition, since it is possible to easily obtain a three-dimensional image from a desired angle, it is possible to accurately specify an object to be identified.

Further, the present invention is a recording medium storing a jewel discriminating document creation program and capable of reading the program by a computer, the program comprising: a procedure for acquiring a three-dimensional image of a discriminated object; A step of converting the obtained three-dimensional image data into a predetermined data file format, and a step of outputting the three-dimensional image data converted into the predetermined data file format and information about the discriminator input in advance. A recording medium is provided.

[0015] According to this, it is possible to automatically obtain a three-dimensional image of the object to be discriminated and to execute a program output after data conversion by the computer.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG.
It is a block diagram showing the composition of the device which creates the jewel discrimination book of the present invention. In this device, the CPU 1 controls the processing of each processing unit. The 3D scanner 2 is a three-dimensional image acquisition unit that acquires a three-dimensional image of a jewel or jewelry, which is an object to be identified. The data file conversion unit 2 acquires the acquired 3
Convert the dimensional image into a predetermined data file. Examples of the data file include a DXF file, an STL file, and a VRML file.

The transport system 4 transports the 3D scanner 2 so that an image of the object to be identified can be obtained from a predetermined direction. The transport system 4 rotates a mounting table on which the object to be identified is mounted.

The display control unit 5 causes the display 6 to display the data converted from the data file,
Control to output from In addition, the display control unit 5 performs control for extracting information of the object to be identified input in advance and displaying the information at a predetermined position. The operation input unit 8 is an operation unit for inputting information and the like relating to the object to be identified, and includes a numeric keypad, a keyboard, and the like.

The ROM 9 is a memory for storing various programs, for example, a program for creating a jewel identification book. R
The AM 10 is a memory that stores information input from the operation input unit 8, a jewel discrimination document format, and the like.

The operation of the jewelery identification document creating apparatus having the above configuration will be described. First, the object to be identified is placed on the mounting table. Then, the 3D scanner 2 acquires three-dimensional image data of the object to be identified. This image acquisition is performed from various directions in order to completely specify the design of the jewelry. For example, an upper direction, a front direction, a rear direction, a right side direction, a left side direction, and the like. The direction of the image acquisition can be set as appropriate.

The image data obtained in this way is
The data is sent to the data file conversion unit 3, where it is converted into a predetermined data file, and then stored in the RAM 10.
On the other hand, regarding the information on the object to be identified, the operation input unit 8
, And stored in the RAM 10. At this time, the acquired image data and information are
Stored in AM10.

The image data and the information are displayed on the display 6 after the display position is controlled by the display control unit 5 in accordance with the jewel discrimination document format. The image data and information are output from the printer 7 as a jewel discrimination document as needed.

As described above, according to the jewelery identification document producing apparatus of the present invention, a three-dimensional image can be easily posted on a jewelry identification document.

The above-described apparatus automatically performs an operation of acquiring an image of the object to be identified, converting the data, and outputting the converted data.
On the other hand, a device that acquires a three-dimensional image and converts it into a predetermined data file and a device that outputs an image from this data file are used to acquire a three-dimensional image and convert it into a predetermined data file. Alternatively, an image may be output from the data file and the image may be pasted on a jewel discriminant. Even in this case, the three-dimensional image can be easily posted on the jewel discrimination book.

The data obtained as described above can be applied to various uses. For example, it is possible to automatically reproduce a three-dimensional shape substantially similar to a jewelry item to be identified using three-dimensional data published in a jewel identification book. This makes it possible to automatically create a model of the lost wax prototype in the casting method, which is currently the most common method of manufacturing jewelry. Such a model can be used as a prototype of jewelry by making manual corrections thereafter, so that the gem identification book according to the present invention in which a three-dimensional image is posted has a great significance.

Next, a specific example of a gem identification book created by the gem identification book creation apparatus of the present invention will be described. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a jewel identification document according to the present invention, for example, a jewel identification document 11 on a pearl ring. In the format as shown in FIG. 2, the jewel identification book 1 according to the present invention.
1 includes appearance data 12, identification data 13 and 15 as a result of inspecting a pearl ring according to a certain standard, date data 14 as a date of issuance of a certificate, a signature 16 by a maker, a distinguisher, and the like. Is described.

The appearance data 12 includes a plan view of an image from the top of the pearl ring, a rear view of an image from the front and back of the pearl ring, a right side view and a left side view of an image from the side of the pearl ring. Further, a bottom view of an image from the bottom direction of the pearl ring is included. With such a six-sided view, the design of the pearl itself, the stone retaining portion, the stone seat portion, the ring arm portion, and the like in the pearl ring is accurately specified.

The appearance data 12 is a three-dimensional image obtained by a 3D scanner. This three-dimensional image may automatically post image data obtained by a 3D scanner.
The output of the image data obtained by the D scanner on paper may be pasted. In addition, although all six views are described in the appearance data 12 in the present embodiment, for the symmetrical jewelry, drawings representing the same form, such as a front view and a rear view, can be omitted as appropriate. . Further, the appearance data 12 may be any drawing (for example, a perspective view) in the jewel discrimination document.
Only the method may be performed by listing only the remaining drawings on a recording medium such as a floppy disk and affixing the recording medium to the jewel discrimination book 11.

The discrimination data 15 is made up of remarks 15c for other special items such as a discrimination result 15a, a dimension 15b, and a material of a ring portion, which are conclusions. Further, the discrimination data 13 includes various information obtained by inspecting the pearl ring by a certain discrimination standard or microscopic inspection, gloss 13a, specific gravity 13b, refractive index 13c, polarization 13d,
Fluorescence 13e, spectral 13f, magnification inspection 13g, etc. are included.

The date data 14 contains the date of issuance of the jewel discrimination document. This provides an indication that the pearl ring was created at least prior to the date data 14 and that the copyright for the design had occurred prior to the date. If necessary, the date data 14 can be notarized.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a jewel certificate according to the present invention, for example, a diamond certificate 21 for diamond. In the format as shown in FIG. 3, the diamond appraisal document 21 according to the present invention describes appearance data 23, appraisal data 25, appraisal result 22, date data 24, and signature 26.

In the appearance data 23, the design of the diamond ring is exactly specified by the six views of the same diamond ring as in the above embodiment.

The appearance data 23 is a three-dimensional image obtained by a scanner. As the three-dimensional image, image data obtained by the scanner may be automatically posted, or image data obtained by the scanner which is output on paper may be pasted. It should be noted that the six views can be omitted as appropriate for the symmetrical jewelry, and only one arbitrary drawing (for example, a perspective view) is posted for the appearance data 12, and the remaining drawings are stored on a recording medium and diamond identification is performed. It is the same as in the above-mentioned embodiment that the method of pasting to the book 21 may be used.

The appraisal data 25 is a description for specifying the diamond which is composed of a cut shape 25a, a weight 25b, a dimension 25c, and remarks 25d for other special notes such as a material of a ring portion. In addition, appraisal result 22
Has a color grade (transparency) of 22 according to the gemological standard of the American Gemological Institute (GIA), a global standard.
a, a clarity grade (scratch) 22b, and an overall evaluation (proportional grade) 22c of the cut, and some detailed data 22d for calculating the proportion grade by the deduction method are described.

Also in this embodiment, a procedure for acquiring a three-dimensional image of the object to be discriminated, a procedure for converting the acquired three-dimensional image data into a predetermined data file format, and a procedure for converting the data into a predetermined data file format are described. Outputting three-dimensional image data and information about the discriminator input in advance,
The jewelry certificate creation program including
By setting this recording medium in a computer,
The computer may read the program and create the jewel certificate.

In the date data 26, the date of the issuance of the certificate is listed as in the above embodiment.

In the diamond appraisal document 21 according to the present embodiment, by acquiring a three-dimensional image of the diamond to be discriminated, the detailed data 22d can be measured and read. (RO
M or RAM) or by reading from a recording medium, it is possible to automatically calculate the overall evaluation (proportional grade) 22a of the cut, so that a gemstone identification according to the present invention in which a three-dimensional image is posted The merit of the book is great.

Next, regarding a second embodiment of the present invention,
This will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. That is, in the above-described embodiment, a case where a three-dimensional image is acquired using a 3D scanner with respect to the object to be discriminated is described. Converted image data to a predetermined data file, output the image data and paste it into a jewelry identification book, etc.
A jewel identification book or the like containing image data may be automatically output.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a case where a pearl ring is imaged by a video camera. Video camera 33
Is arranged near the mounting table 31 on which the pearl ring 32 is mounted, and the pearl ring 32 can be imaged. The mounting table 31 is configured to be rotatable by a transport system.

The pearl ring 32 is photographed by using the apparatus having the above-described configuration. First, as shown in FIG. 4A, the pearl ring 32 is placed on a mounting table with the jewel portion of the pearl ring 32 facing upward, the arm of the ring facing sideways, and the bottom of the ring facing downward. 31. As fixing means,
Clay, instant adhesive, and the like can be used.

In this state, the switch of the video camera 33 is turned on, and the mounting table 31 is rotated. In this way, the object 31 is photographed from all directions (360 °). In this way, the image data of the body 31 to be identified is obtained.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, the pearl ring 32 is fixed on the mounting table 31 with the jewel portion of the pearl ring 32 facing sideways and the arm of the ring facing up and down. I do. In this state, the switch of the video camera 33 is turned ON, and the mounting table 31 is rotated. In this way, the object 31 is photographed from all directions (360 °). In this way, the image data of the body 31 to be identified is obtained.

In this manner, a plan view, a rear view, a right side view, a left side view, a bottom view, and the like can be created from the acquired image data. Note that these image data may be stored in a memory or a storage medium inside the apparatus. There are no particular restrictions on the type of video camera or image acquisition software.

The present invention is not limited to the first and second embodiments, but can be implemented with various modifications. A format other than the jewel discrimination document described in the above embodiment, for example, it can be easily applied to a jewel certificate that describes only the authenticity of the jewel or the like, and a jewel or precious metal other than a pearl or a diamond as a discriminated object The same applies to the case where is used.

[0045]

As described above, the gem identification book of the present invention comprises a morphological figure of the object to be identified composed of three-dimensional images acquired from at least three directions with respect to the object to be identified, Since the information about the body is posted, the design can be accurately specified for the body to be distinguished or the like to be distinguished, and the acquisition of the design can be facilitated.

Further, the gem identification document creating apparatus of the present invention acquires a three-dimensional image of the object to be identified, converts the acquired three-dimensional image data into a predetermined data file format, and converts the data into a predetermined data file format. Since the obtained three-dimensional image data and the information on the discriminator are output, it becomes very easy to create a jewel discriminating document or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a jewel discriminating document creation device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of a gem identification book of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing another example of the gem identification book of the present invention.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing another configuration of the jewelery identification document creating apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 CPU 2 3D scanner 3 Data file conversion part 4 Transport system 5 Display control part 6 Display 7 Printer 8 Operation input part 9 ROM 10 RAM 11 Jewelry identification document 12 Appearance data 13 Identification data 13a Glossy 13b Specific gravity 13c Refraction index 13d Polarization 13e Fluorescence 13f Spectroscopy 13g Enlargement inspection 14 Date data 15 Identification data 15a Identification result 15b Dimension 15c Remarks 16 Signature 21 Diamond certificate 22 Identification result 22a Color grade 22b Clarity grade 22c Overall evaluation of cut 22d Detailed data 23 Appearance data 24 Date data 25 Appraisal data 25a Cut shape 25b Weight 25c Dimension 25d Remarks 26 Signature 31 Placement table 32 Identified body 33 Video camera

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A form figure of the object to be identified composed of a three-dimensional image obtained from at least three directions of a jewel or jewelry or a precious metal product as an object to be identified, identification information relating to the object to be identified, and the document. A gem identification or gem certificate or gem certificate that contains information about the date of issue. 2. A three-dimensional image obtaining means for obtaining a three-dimensional image of a jewel or jewelry or a precious metal product as a discriminated object, and a data file conversion for converting the obtained three-dimensional image data into a predetermined data file format. Means, input means for inputting discrimination information on the discriminated body and information on the date of the document issuance, and output means for outputting the three-dimensional image data converted into a predetermined data file format and the information, A jewel discriminating document creation device, comprising: 3. A three-dimensional image obtaining step of obtaining a three-dimensional image of a jewel or jewelry or a precious metal product as an object to be discriminated, and a data file conversion for converting the obtained three-dimensional image data into a predetermined data file format. An input step of inputting information on the object to be discriminated and information on the date of the document issuance; and an output step of outputting three-dimensional image data converted into a predetermined data file format and information on the object to be discriminated. And a method for creating a jewelery identification document. 4. A recording medium storing a jewel discriminating document creation program and capable of reading the program by a computer, the program comprising: a procedure for acquiring a three-dimensional image of an object to be discriminated; A procedure for converting the three-dimensional image data into a predetermined data file format, and outputting three-dimensional image data converted into the predetermined data file format, information on the discriminator previously input, and information on the date of the document issuance; And