KR101162143B1 - A distinction system for the real products from imitations and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a product authenticity determination system and method using a dedicated terminal.
According to the present invention, there is provided a product including an RFID tag including product information and an RFID tag authentication ID, and an RFID tag reader for acquiring tag information from the RFID tag of the product, and the tag information obtained from the RFID tag. A dedicated terminal for transmitting product information and querying the product information, a database unit storing the product identification information, the RFID tag identification information, and the dedicated terminal identification information, and providing the RFID tag identification information to the dedicated terminal, An operation server including a swap service unit and a web service unit for providing product information through a mobile communication network or an internet network to a terminal or a user PC; A product authenticity determination system including a user terminal and a user PC for accessing the operation server through a mobile communication network or an internet network and inquiring of product information is provided, and a product authenticity discrimination method using the system.

Description

A distinction system for the real products from imitations and method

The present invention relates to a system and method for determining the authenticity of goods. More specifically, by obtaining a product information from the RFID tag using a dedicated terminal in the product with the RFID tag having the product information, it is possible to query the authenticity of the product to the server that stores the RFID tag information System and method thereof.

Products such as expensive liquor or luxury goods do not go through a legal distribution channel from a producer to a seller, or many counterfeit goods are distributed. Such counterfeit products are developed so that it is impossible for non-expert consumers to judge their authenticity with the naked eye. It is also common for consumers to discern if the product is genuine but its distribution process is illegal.

Many inventions have been developed to determine the authenticity of such illegal distribution and goods.

One of these inventions is described in Patent Publication No. 10-2003-0089045 (published November 21, 2003), “RF ID Card Tag (RF (Radio-Frequency) ID CardTag) and Mobile Message (SMS, MMS, E-mail)) through the product authenticity service method and device ”.

The disclosed invention is a method for receiving a product authenticity information using a product authenticity classification service using the RFID card tag (RFID Card Tag) and mobile messages (SMS, MMS, E-mail) (A) Tag attached to the product at each product dealer, that is, RFID ID Card Tag (RFID Card Tag: plastic and smart card with a built-in RF (Radio-frequency) IC chip) Inputting data by contacting the reader with an individual product recognition tool such as; (b) directly inputting personal information of the customer (cell phone number) through the keypad; (C) executing a transmission program at the same time as data is input, and automatically inputting a message through the wireless Internet to a reception management server in the main system through a standalone wireless server; (d) analyzing and querying the data transmitted to the reception management server and transmitting the product authenticity information to the purchaser's mobile terminal in the form of a mobile message (SMS, MMS, E-mail); (e) Database (DB) by customer and number of purchases of customer information (ID, mobile phone number, purchased product, purchased amount, etc.) purchased from product sales office by product manufacturer, importer, distributor Service method by product authenticity using RF ID Card Tag and Mobile Message (RFMS), which are used as basic data for the construction of CRM It is about.

The present invention is a method of reading the tag information from the RFID tag attached to the product to the reader request to the server, the server transmits the search result to the mobile terminal such as SMS to the user terminal.

According to the present invention, when the processed or duplicated data is transmitted to the user terminal through duplication of an RFID tag or data manipulation on an RFID reader, the user cannot confirm the authenticity and can only believe the received data. There is a problem in providing a service so that the user can trust the authenticity.

Therefore, in the system and method for checking the authenticity of the goods, the use of the dedicated terminal authenticated by the operation server, the authentication and final inquiry result of the RFID tag is displayed on the dedicated terminal and the authenticity of the data by the user terminal. It is desirable to develop a product authenticity discrimination system and method capable of verifying through other channels.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-0089045

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is a product authenticity determination system and method using RFID tag information, the product authenticity determination and the product information is mounted using the authorized dedicated terminal The present invention provides a system and a method capable of re-confirming the RFID tag and the inquiry result inquired by the dedicated terminal through a path different from that of the dedicated terminal in a user terminal or a user PC.

As a technical solution for achieving the object of the present invention, in the present invention, a product including an RFID tag containing the product information and the authentication ID of the RFID tag, and for obtaining the tag information from the RFID tag of the product A dedicated terminal for transmitting the tag information obtained from the RFID tag and inquiring of the product information, a database unit for storing the product identification information, the RFID tag identification information, and the dedicated terminal identification information; An operation server including a swap service unit and a web service unit for providing the RFID tag identification information to the dedicated terminal and providing product information through a mobile communication network or an internet network to a user terminal or a user PC; A product authenticity determination system including a user terminal and a user PC for accessing the operation server through a mobile communication network or an internet network and inquiring of product information is provided, and a product authenticity discrimination method using the system.

According to the present invention, in the product authenticity determination system and method using RFID tag information, the product authenticity determination using an authenticated inquiry dedicated terminal, the authentication of the RFID tag and the inquiry result inquired by the dedicated terminal using a user terminal Therefore, since it can be reconfirmed using a path different from that of the dedicated terminal, it is possible to improve the reliability of product authenticity determination.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of a product authenticity determination system of the present invention.
2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a dedicated terminal which is a main part of the embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a product authenticity determining method of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings the configuration of the invention of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of a product authenticity determination system of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the product authenticity determination system of the present invention includes a product 100 including an RFID tag 110 including tag information such as product identification information and RFID tag identification information, and the product ( And a RFID terminal reader for acquiring tag information from the RFID tag 110 of 100, a dedicated terminal 200 for inquiring product information by transmitting tag information acquired from the RFID tag 110, and Providing the product information to the database unit 310 and the dedicated terminal 200 to store the RFID tag 110 information, etc. attached to the product 100, the product information through the mobile communication network or the Internet network to the user terminal An operation server 300 including a swap service unit 320, a web service unit 330, and an authentication processor 340 to provide a; A user terminal 400 and a user PC 500 for querying the product information by accessing the operation server 300 through a mobile communication network or the Internet network.

The database unit 310 may include an RFID tag information database including a product ID and an authentication ID of an RFID tag, a product information database including information such as a brand name, a manufacturing date, and a manufacturer stored in association with the RFID tag information; It is preferable to include a terminal and retailer information database and inquiry history database that includes a dedicated terminal and seller information provided with the dedicated terminal.

The user terminal 400 includes a terminal such as a mobile phone, a PDA, a notebook computer, and a smartphone capable of wired and wireless Internet access.

2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a dedicated terminal which is a main part of the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the dedicated terminal 200 for searching product information according to the present invention includes an RFID tag reader 210 for reading tag information including a product ID from an RFID tag attached to a product. And a specialized data generation unit 220 for generating specialized data to be transmitted to request a product information inquiry including a product ID read from the RFID tag, a dedicated terminal information, and a user terminal information, and an RFID in the dedicated terminal. A data input unit 230 for inputting tag identification information and a phone number such as a user terminal, and a data storage unit 240 for storing the dedicated terminal information, tag information of the RFID tag 110, and user terminal information. And a display unit 250 for displaying the inquiry result data transmitted from the operation server 300, and a communication unit 260 for data communication with the operation server 300. And.

The dedicated terminal 200 is a concept including a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PDA or a product inquiry dedicated terminal that can be connected to the operation server 300 by using a communication means.

1 and 2, which are the configurations of the embodiment of the present invention, an embodiment of the product authenticity determination system of the present invention will be described with reference to the authenticity of the alcoholic beverage as an example.

For example, each configuration of the embodiment of the present invention for authenticity determination of alcoholic beverages, the dedicated terminal 200 is provided in a retail store that sells a variety of alcoholic beverages. The operation server 300 is an IRS operation server that handles alcohol-related cleaning. Dedicated terminal 200 is provided in the mainstream retail stores the identification information (terminal ID) is stored in the National Tax Service operating server (300).

When the consumer wants to purchase a particular liquor at the liquor retailer, the seller of the liquor retailer uses the data input unit 230 of the dedicated terminal 200 to determine whether the liquor is genuine. Request and enter the terminal 400 telephone number. Subsequently, tag information is read from the RFID tag 110 of the product 100 using the RFID reader unit 210 of the dedicated terminal 200. The specialized data generation unit 220 of the dedicated terminal 200 is the ID and telephone number of the dedicated terminal 200 stored in the data storage unit 240, the product ID in the RFID tag information and the user Based on the phone number of the terminal 400 generates the specialized data and transmits to the operation server (300). The operation server 300 receives the specialized data from the dedicated terminal 200 to inquire the product ID and the dedicated terminal ID, and the authentication processing unit 340 performs the authentication process of the specialized data. As a result of the inquiry, if the dedicated terminal ID is not registered in the operation server 300, the dedicated terminal 200 is notified that the inquiry is impossible, and if the product ID is not inquired, the fact is displayed. And to notify 200.

When the dedicated terminal ID and the product ID are inquired by the operation server 300, the operation server 300 transmits the RFID tag authentication ID associated with the stored product ID to the dedicated terminal 200. . The dedicated terminal 200 receives the authentication ID and transmits the authentication ID to the RFID tag 110. The RFID tag 110 compares the authentication ID transmitted from the dedicated terminal 200 with the authentication ID stored in the RFID tag 110 and transmits information on whether there is a match to the dedicated terminal 200. That is, when the authentication ID is inconsistent, the mismatch information (query failure) is transmitted to the operation server 300. When the authentication IDs match, the dedicated terminal 200 transmits verification success data of the authentication ID to the operation server 300. The operation server 300 receiving the contrast success data from the dedicated terminal 200 stores the inquiry history of the dedicated terminal 200 in the database, product information such as product name, production site, production date, manufacturer, product serial number In addition, the inquiry result data including the distribution information and retailer information of the product is generated and transmitted to the dedicated terminal 200 and the user terminal 400. The dedicated terminal 200 displays the inquiry result data transmitted from the operation server 300 on the display unit 260 so that the consumer can confirm. In this case, when the inquiry result data is displayed on the dedicated terminal, the number of inquiries about the corresponding product may also be displayed. In addition, by placing a sale registration button on the display screen of the inquiry result data, and selects the sale registration button can be configured to deliver the sale completion information of the corresponding product to the operating server 300 to store. At the same time as sending the inquiry result data from the operation server 300 to the dedicated terminal 200, the operation server 300 is the product reference number, the inquiry result data with information such as the telephone number of the user terminal 400 And generate call back URL data to send a message (SMS, MMS or e-mail). For example, when the user terminal 400 receives the inquiry result data in the SMS message, the swap service unit 320 or the web service of the IRS administration server 300 by the callback URL included in the SMS message. The unit 330 is connected. The user terminal 400 accessing a swap service or a web service of the operation server 300 inputs a product reference number included in the SMS message and the dedicated terminal 200 provided in the operation server 300. ) You can see the same or similar search result data. In addition, the user PC 500 is connected to the web service unit 330 of the operation server 300, and the product reference number or the telephone of the user terminal included in the SMS message received by the user terminal 400 By entering the number, the inquiry result data of the same or similar form as that provided to the dedicated terminal 200 provided in the operation server 300 can be confirmed.

As described above, the product authenticity determination system of the present invention can query the product information only with the dedicated terminal 200 registered in the operation server 300, and among the RFID tag information, first, by sending the product ID to the operation server Receiving the authentication ID of the RFID tag associated with the product ID and confirms whether or not match with the authentication ID of the RFID tag, it is configured to determine the authenticity of the product after checking whether the RFID tag has been tampered with. In addition, even after the consumer confirms the authenticity of the product in the dedicated terminal, the swap service unit 320 provided by the operation server 300 using the inquiry result data and the callback URL transmitted from the operation server 300. Alternatively, the user may access the web service unit 330 and check the inquiry result regarding the authenticity of the product again.

As described above, the product ID is read from the RFID tag 110 attached to the product 100 in the dedicated terminal 200 and transmitted along with the terminal ID to the operation server 300, and the operation server 300. In step (a), the database unit 310 inquires the terminal ID and the product ID to determine the existence, and if present, transmits the authentication ID of the RFID tag associated with the product ID to the dedicated terminal 200. The reason why the dedicated terminal 200 transmits the received authentication ID to the RFID tag to perform a series of processes for checking whether the RFID tag matches the authentication ID stored in the RFID tag is to check whether the RFID tag is duplicated. For that.

In order to prevent duplication of the RFID tag, the product ID is recorded in the RFID tag, and an authentication ID is set to manage the database unit 310 of the operation server 300.

In the RFID tag including the product ID and the authentication ID information, it is impossible to duplicate the RFID tag when the authentication ID is unknown even if the product ID is read by the reader. That is, the product ID can be read from the RFID tag, but the authentication ID cannot be read, and only the product ID can be checked to match with the authentication ID input through the reader.

Using the TID area and the reserved area in the structure of the RFID, the product ID is stored in the TID area and protected with the authentication ID in the reserved area. The TID area is an open area that can be read by any reader, and the reserved area cannot be read by the reader because only the authentication ID inputted through the OS of the RFID tag can be confirmed. That is, when the authentication ID for the reserved area is input from the reader and a request is made to check whether the corresponding data corresponds to the authentication ID that is set, the OS checks whether the RFID tag is matched and returns the result to the reader. Consists of.

3 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment of a product authenticity determination method of the present invention.

An embodiment of the method of determining the authenticity of the present invention comprises the steps of inputting user information such as a user mobile phone number by driving a program in a dedicated terminal (S100),

Reading the product ID from the RFID tag attached to the product in the dedicated terminal (S102);

Generating, by the dedicated terminal, professional data based on a product ID, a dedicated terminal ID, a dedicated terminal telephone number, and a user terminal telephone number read from the RFID tag (S104);

Receiving the specialized data from the operation server and inquiring a product ID and a dedicated terminal ID included in the specialized data in a database unit (S106);

When the product ID and the dedicated terminal ID are inquired, inquiring the authentication ID of the RFID tag stored in the database unit in association with the product ID and transmitting to the dedicated terminal (S108);

Transmitting an authentication ID of the RFID tag transmitted from the operation server to the RFID tag in the dedicated terminal (S110);

Comparing the authentication ID transmitted from the dedicated terminal with the stored authentication ID in the RFID tag and transmitting the result value to the dedicated terminal (S112);

If the result value transmitted from the RFID tag is identical to the authentication ID, transmitting the authentication ID matching success data from the dedicated terminal to the operation server (S114);

Storing the inquiry history of the dedicated terminal in the database unit at the operation server (S116);

The operation server generates inquiry result data including product information such as a product name, a production site, a production date, a manufacturer, a product serial number, distribution information of the product, and a retailer information, and transmits the search result data to the dedicated terminal, and at the same time, the user Generating a product inquiry number, inquiry result data and callback URL data to a terminal and transmitting a message (SMS, MMS or e-mail) (S118);

Displaying the inquiry result data transmitted from the operation server in the dedicated terminal (S120);

Displaying a message such as the SMS transmitted from the operation server in the user terminal (S122);

The product reference number included in the message is connected to a swap service unit or a web service unit provided by the operation server by a call back URL included in the SMS or the like message displayed on the user terminal. Requesting the inquiry result data by (S124),

And transmitting the same or similar inquiry result data to the user terminal as provided to the dedicated terminal by referring to the input product inquiry number at the operation server (S126).

In addition, accessing the web service unit of the operation server using a user PC (S128) and by entering the product reference number or the telephone number of the user terminal included in the message, such as SMS received by the user terminal When the inquiry result data is requested, the operation server further includes the step of transmitting the same or similar inquiry result data provided to the dedicated terminal to the user PC by referring to the product reference number input from the user PC (S130). can do.

In the case of inquiring by inputting the telephone number of the user terminal, it may be configured to inquire only the inquiry details within a limited period.

In addition, comparing the authentication ID transmitted from the dedicated terminal and the stored authentication ID in the RFID tag and comparing the result of the transmission to the dedicated terminal (S112), and then the result value transmitted from the RFID tag is If the authentication ID does not match, the result value is transmitted to the dedicated terminal, and the dedicated terminal is passed the result value to the authentication processing unit of the server, and the authentication processing unit judges that the authentication fails and is processed. An authentication failure result value is transmitted to the dedicated terminal and the user terminal, and the inquiry history is stored in the database unit.

Embodiment of the present invention described above is one of various embodiments of the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, various embodiments including the core configuration of the present invention will be included in the technical protection scope of the present invention. In other words, after querying the product ID from the RFID tag to the server using a dedicated terminal, and as a result, the server sends an authentication ID corresponding to the password of the RFID tag to the dedicated terminal to check whether the RFID tag is duplicated, Two- and three-step verification steps to increase the reliability of the technical idea to check the data about the product authenticity, and the user can verify the authenticity of the product by a different path from the dedicated terminal using the terminal or the user PC Various embodiments, including, of course, are included in the protection scope of the present invention.

100: goods
110: RFID tag
200: dedicated terminal
300: operation server
400: user terminal
500: User PC

Claims (10)

An RFID tag including product identification information and RFID tag identification information and attached to the product;
A dedicated terminal for reading tag information from the RFID tag and having dedicated terminal identification information;
A storage unit connected to the dedicated terminal and communication means and storing at least one product identification information and at least one RFID tag identification information and at least one dedicated terminal identification information associated with the at least one product identification information. Includes an operational server,
The operation server receives the goods identification information and the dedicated terminal identification information transmitted from the dedicated terminal to query the storage to determine the existence of the corresponding goods and dedicated terminal,
When the goods and the dedicated terminal exists, the operation server determines whether the RFID tag is duplicated by transmitting the identification information of the RFID tag associated with the product identification information to the dedicated terminal. . The method according to claim 1,
Determination of whether or not to duplicate the RFID tag,
The RFID tag identification information transmitted from the operation server is transmitted from the dedicated terminal to the RFID tag, and the result is transmitted to the dedicated terminal by checking whether the RFID tag matches the stored RFID tag identification information. Product authenticity determination system. The method according to claim 2,
When the result value transmitted from the RFID tag is identical to the RFID tag identification information, the RFID terminal identification information matching success data is transmitted from the dedicated terminal to the operation server, and the operation server transmits the inquiry result data to the dedicated terminal. Product authenticity determination system characterized in that. The method according to claim 3,
The inquiry result data is a product authenticity determination system comprising a product information including a product name, a production place, a production date, a manufacturer, a product serial number of the product, distribution information and retailer information of the product. The method according to claim 3,
Further comprising a user terminal equipped with a person who is willing to purchase the goods,
And said operation server transmits inquiry related data to said user terminal. The method according to claim 5,
The inquiry related data comprises a product reference number, inquiry result data and call back (URL) data characterized in that the product authenticity determination system. The method of claim 6,
And a user's terminal receives a detailed inquiry result data of the product by accessing a swap service or a web service provided by the operation server from the user terminal to the call back URL. The method of claim 6,
Further comprising a user PC used by the holder of the user terminal, accessing the web service provided by the operating server from the user PC by entering the product reference number or the telephone number of the user terminal details of the inquiry result of the product A product authenticity determining system, characterized in that receiving data. Inputting user information including a user terminal number by driving a program in a dedicated terminal;
Reading a product ID from an RFID tag attached to the product in the dedicated terminal;
Generating, by the dedicated terminal, professional data based on a product ID, a dedicated terminal ID, a dedicated terminal telephone number, and a user terminal telephone number read from the RFID tag, and transmitting them to an operation server;
Receiving the specialized data from the operation server and inquiring a product ID and a dedicated terminal ID included in the specialized data in a database unit;
When the product ID and the dedicated terminal ID are inquired, inquiring an authentication ID of the RFID tag stored in a database in association with the product ID and transmitting the authentication ID to the dedicated terminal;
Transmitting, by the dedicated terminal, an authentication ID of the RFID tag transmitted from the operation server to the RFID tag and requesting verification of an authentication ID;
Comparing the authentication ID transmitted from the dedicated terminal with the stored authentication ID in the RFID tag and transmitting the result value to the dedicated terminal;
Transmitting authentication ID matching success data from the dedicated terminal to the operation server when the result value transmitted from the RFID tag is identical to the authentication ID;
The operation server generates inquiry result data including a product name, a production location, a production date, a manufacturer, a product information including a product serial number, a distribution information of the product, and a retailer information, and transmits the search result data to the dedicated terminal, Generating a product reference number, inquiry result data, and callback URL data to a terminal and sending a message (SMS, MMS or e-mail);
The user terminal accesses a swap service unit or a web service unit provided by the operation server with a call back URL (URL) included in the message, and retrieves the inquiry result data using the product reference number included in the message. Requesting,
And transmitting the inquiry result detailed data to a user terminal by referring to the product reference number in the operation server. The method according to claim 9,
Accessing a web service unit of the operation server using a user PC;
Requesting inquiry result data from the product reference number included in the message received by the user terminal;
And transmitting the inquiry result detailed data to the user PC by referring to the product reference number input from the user PC in the operation server.

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