EP1332485A1 - Method for authenticating correspondence between primary and secondary packages of a product - Google Patents

Method for authenticating correspondence between primary and secondary packages of a product

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EP1332485A1
EP1332485A1 EP01993921A EP01993921A EP1332485A1 EP 1332485 A1 EP1332485 A1 EP 1332485A1 EP 01993921 A EP01993921 A EP 01993921A EP 01993921 A EP01993921 A EP 01993921A EP 1332485 A1 EP1332485 A1 EP 1332485A1
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Pierre Corbobesse
Claude Trapletti
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    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K17/00—Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
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    • G06K17/0029—Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations arrangements or provisions for transferring data to distant stations, e.g. from a sensing device the arrangement being specially adapted for wireless interrogation of grouped or bundled articles tagged with wireless record carriers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
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  • the present invention relates to a method for authenticating the correspondence between the primary and secondary packaging of a product.
  • primary packaging means the packaging which is intended to receive and contain the product.
  • This packaging can, for example, consist of a bottle or a bottle if we are dealing with a liquid product.
  • the secondary packaging is an "overpack" which is intended to receive and contain the primary packaging, as well as, of course, the product contained therein.
  • This invention was conceived in connection with the packaging of cosmetic products, and more particularly of high-end perfumes.
  • the primary packaging is therefore a bottle
  • the secondary packaging is a box, for example a cardboard box.
  • the manufacturers of perfumes usually affix a code to the secondary packaging of the product, for example to an optical reader code such as a bar code, which is characteristic of the origin, of the nature and the destination of the product.
  • the present invention aims to solve this problem, by making it possible at any time to check the good correspondence between the primary packaging and the secondary packaging, as desired by the manufacturer.
  • the process which is the subject of the present invention is a process for authenticating the correspondence between the primary and secondary packaging of a product, the primary packaging - which is intended to contain the product - being provided with a label.
  • the secondary packaging - which is intended to contain the primary packaging - has a coded inscription, known as the primary, which allows its identification at the time of the sale of the product.
  • the label carries a certain amount of information, in particular the brand of the product; it is fixed in the usual way on the primary packaging
  • auxiliary inscription another label, called an auxiliary inscription, is affixed to said label, which is intended to individualize the product contained in the primary packaging, this auxiliary inscription comprising an auxiliary code written in very small characters, which is not readable naturally, but which is readable by means of a reading device specially adapted for this purpose.
  • the input of the two corresponding codes (main and auxiliary) is done in a computer database, completely randomly, at the very moment of the meeting of the two packages at the packaging station, where the introduction and placing takes place.
  • the fraudster is obliged to damage not only the inscription which appears on the secondary packaging (the box), but also the inscription on the label of the primary packaging (the bottle), what the buyer is generally not prepared to accept, being a luxury product which he wishes for an ongoing presentation, proof of its authenticity.
  • the main entry is a code with optical or electronic reading, such as a bar code for example;
  • the auxiliary inscription includes a code, for example alphanumeric, affixed by micro printing on the label; - the alphanumeric code is integrated within a masking range which is transparent to infrared radiation.
  • the present invention also relates to a product packaging comprising a primary packaging provided with a label, and which is intended to contain the product, and a secondary packaging intended to contain the primary packaging, this packaging being remarkable in that said packages respectively bear auxiliary and main inscriptions which allow the implementation of an authentication process such as that which has just been explained above.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 are schematic perspective views which respectively represent a perfume bottle and a box intended to receive and contain said bottle;
  • - Figure 3 is a diagram intended to illustrate the mode of printing and masking of the auxiliary inscription on the label of the bottle;
  • - Figure 4 is a diagram intended to illustrate the data entry of the correlation between the main and auxiliary registrations
  • - Figure 5 is a diagram intended to illustrate the principle of masking the auxiliary inscription
  • FIG. 7 shows a person responsible for verifying authenticity, who is busy deciphering the auxiliary entry, by means of an ad hoc reading device
  • the bottle 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a bottle containing perfume, on which is fixed - in the usual way - a label 2 carrying a certain amount of information, in particular the brand of the perfume which, in the example illustrated, is the fictitious brand "Dyixiyd".
  • the secondary packaging 3 is a cardboard box, in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, sized to receive, contain and protect the bottle 1. It also includes a certain amount of information, including the brand "Dyixiyd”.
  • the bottle 1 and the box 3 each carry an inscription 4, 5, respectively.
  • the inscription 4 is composed of two superimposed inscriptions 6, 7, affixed to the label 2.
  • this inscription 4 is affixed on the usual label 2 which bears, or which constitutes, the mark of the product contained in the bottle 1. It is not a question of affixing affixed to an additional attached label. .
  • This inscription 4, and correlatively the inscriptions 6 and 7 which compose it, is of small dimensions, almost imperceptible, so that it does not affect - or practically not - the overall appearance of the label 2 on the visual plan.
  • Inscription 6 is an alphanumeric code, comprising an arbitrary succession of numbers and letters. This inscription is written in very small characters, making it impossible to read, or almost impossible, with the naked eye, but possible using a magnifying glass or a binocular with magnifying optics, or even a microscope. It is therefore a micro print, made on label 2 using ordinary ink, black for example.
  • the inscription 7 is a printed range which includes for example a background containing a pattern; in the example illustrated, this pattern is composed of a succession of letters D, Y, I, X, I, Y, and D, recalling the mark and which form a repeating pattern.
  • This area 7 is dimensioned and positioned in such a way that it completely covers the alphanumeric code 6. This covering completely hides the code 6, and the latter is perfectly unreadable and indecipherable in normal light.
  • the bar code 5 which is affixed to the box 3, contains - in coded form - a certain amount of information; these relate in particular to the nature, quality and brand of the perfume; they also concern the place
  • the auxiliary code 6 corresponds to an expert code level (special reader; personnel accredited for reading, etc.) while the main code 5 has a general traceability control function.
  • Code 6 is generated, in whole or in part, in a completely arbitrary and random manner.
  • the main code 5 and the auxiliary inscription 4 have been affixed to the secondary packaging 3 and, respectively, to the label 2 upstream of the packaging station in which the "meeting" of each bottle 1 with the box takes place. in cardboard 3 which will receive it.
  • Reading one (5 or 6) of the two codes of two paired packages (1, 3) thus makes it possible to know the other code (6 or 5), by interrogating the computer database.
  • a correlation is thus thus established by the computer input of the codes 5 and 6 on the same production chain, these codes being stored in a computer database referenced 8 in FIG. 4; arrow A symbolizes the transmission of this data, namely the 5-6 pair, to the data entry, storage and processing equipment of the computer database 8.
  • This equipment is provided with analysis software making it possible to find out whether the correlation which links two given codes 5, 6 is actually respected, when a pair of codes is submitted to it for verification of their concordance.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates an operation of deciphering the auxiliary code 4 found on a bottle intended for sale, which was contained in a box 3.
  • This verification can be done at a point of sale, for example inside a store, by an inspector N.
  • the latter has an appropriate reading device 9; it is for example a magnifying binocular, which has an infrared reading optic.
  • This device allows the person V assigned to this task to read the masked code 6 through the cover 7, which is transparent to infrared radiation, which allows the operator to decipher the inscription, designated 4 'in FIG. 6 ; the underlying alphanumeric code 6 is thus revealed to it. As illustrated in Figure 8, he can enter this code on the keyboard of a microcomputer.
  • the two pieces of information are transmitted by telematic means, for example via the Internet, to data entry and computer storage equipment 8
  • the strip has a uniform appearance from one end to the other.
  • the ink most permeable to infrared, it is completely transparent when the area in question is read by a camera suitable for infrared reading. Conversely, the ink that is the least permeable to infrared radiation remains black during this reading.
  • the other four ink categories have more or less dark tones (grayscale), ranging from black to transparent when read.
  • the distribution of these segments is easily transformable into a code, for example numeric.
  • other coding means of known type can of course be used, provided that they are naturally indecipherable, and that their disclosure requires the use of relatively sophisticated equipment, which is not easy to obtain in the trade, nor to reconstitute.
  • radar detection technology could, for example, be transposed here.
  • the constitutive inscription of the code can be made in an ink containing metallic particles detectable at low frequency, the code being a function of the configuration of the mass of particles, as regards their distribution and their density.
  • the process of the invention touches a wide field of applications . It can be implemented in conjunction with packaging for various products, consisting of double packaging, and containing a product - liquid or not -, in particular a luxury product, the supplier of which intends to be able to control and control the delivery from the place of packaging to the point of sale.

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Abstract

The invention concerns a primary package, designed to contain a product, provided with a label bearing or constituting the brand of the product, while the secondary package, designed to contain the primary package, comprises a code mark (5), called main mark, which enables its identification when the product is sold. The invention is characterised in that it consists in affixing in said label another mark, called auxiliary mark, designed to individualise the product contained in the primary package, said auxiliary mark, which corresponds to another code (6), written in very small characters, being naturally illegible, but legible with a reading appliance specially adapted therefor, the codes (5, 6) are related in a one-to-one relationship, being input on the packaging chain itself in a computer database (8), such that their comparison enables to verify whether the two packages match properly. Said method enables to control and monitor the routing of a product, in particular a luxury product, from the packaging site to the sale outlet.

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PROCEDE D'AUTHENTIFICATION DE LA CORRESPONDANCE ENTRE LES EMBALLAGES PRIMAIRE ET SECONDAIRE D'UN PRODUITMETHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PACKAGING OF A PRODUCT
La présente invention concerne un procédé d'authentification de la correspondance entre les emballages primaire et secondaire d'un produit. ParThe present invention relates to a method for authenticating the correspondence between the primary and secondary packaging of a product. Through
"emballage primaire", on entend l'emballage qui est destiné à recevoir et contenir le produit. Cet emballage peut, par exemple, consister en un flacon ou une bouteille si l'on a affaire à un produit liquide."primary packaging" means the packaging which is intended to receive and contain the product. This packaging can, for example, consist of a bottle or a bottle if we are dealing with a liquid product.
L'emballage secondaire est un "suremballage" qui est destiné à recevoir et contenir l'emballage primaire, ainsi que, bien entendu, le produit contenu dans ce dernier.The secondary packaging is an "overpack" which is intended to receive and contain the primary packaging, as well as, of course, the product contained therein.
Cette invention a été conçue en liaison avec le conditionnement de produits cosmétiques, et plus particulièrement de parfums haut de gamme.This invention was conceived in connection with the packaging of cosmetic products, and more particularly of high-end perfumes.
Dans cette application, l'emballage primaire est donc un flacon, tandis que l'emballage secondaire est une boîte, par exemple une boîte en carton.In this application, the primary packaging is therefore a bottle, while the secondary packaging is a box, for example a cardboard box.
Les fabricants de parfums, et notamment de parfums de luxe, souhaitent pouvoir maîtriser et contrôler parfaitement la traçabilité de leurs produits et leur circuit de distribution, à partir de leur mise sur le marché.Perfume manufacturers, and in particular luxury perfumes, wish to be able to perfectly master and control the traceability of their products and their distribution circuit, from their placing on the market.
Ainsi, un fabricant français, qui produit un parfum donné destiné à un revendeur asiatique homologué par exemple, souhaite être assuré que c'est bien ce produit qui lui parviendra effectivement. Il est important qu'il puisse contrôler efficacement la traçabilité qualitative du produit. Or, ce mode de distribution contrôlé est remis en question par des personnes peu scrupuleuses et avides de gain, qui ont recours à des circuits de distribution parallèles.Thus, a French manufacturer, who produces a given perfume intended for an approved Asian reseller for example, wishes to be assured that it is this product which will actually reach him. It is important that he can effectively control the qualitative traceability of the product. However, this controlled distribution method is questioned by unscrupulous and greedy people, who use parallel distribution channels.
Pour tenter de pallier cet inconvénient, les fabricants de parfums apposent usuellement sur l'emballage secondaire du produit un code, par exemple à un code à lecture optique tel qu'un code à barres, qui est caractéristique de l'origine, de la nature et de la destination du produit.In an attempt to overcome this drawback, the manufacturers of perfumes usually affix a code to the secondary packaging of the product, for example to an optical reader code such as a bar code, which is characteristic of the origin, of the nature and the destination of the product.
En principe, à la lecture du code sur le lieu de vente du produit, on peut donc déterminer s'il s'agit d'un produit qui a suivi le circuit de distribution normal ou s'il a suivi un circuit « parallèle ». Cependant, pour échapper à cette possibilité de contrôle, les fraudeurs ont l'habitude de maquiller, de reproduire ou d'altérer ce code de manière à empêcher cette vérification. Le code n'étant pas lisible, ou étant contrefait, il n'est pas possible de déterminer si le produit a suivi le circuit normal de distribution. En pratique, ceci n'est pas gênant pour le consommateur final, dans la mesure où le maquillage et/ou la détérioration ne portent que sur l'emballage secondaire, emballage dont il peut se séparer sans inconvénient après son achat ; ce qui l'intéresse en effet est d'avoir à un emballage primaire (flacon) en parfait état, attestant de l'authenticité du produit.In principle, on reading the code at the place of sale of the product, it can therefore be determined whether it is a product which has followed the normal distribution circuit or whether it has followed a "parallel" circuit. However, to avoid this possibility of control, fraudsters have the habit of making up, reproducing or altering this code so as to prevent this verification. The code is not readable, or being counterfeit, it is not possible to determine if the product has followed the normal distribution channel. In practice, this is not annoying for the end consumer, insofar as the make-up and / or the deterioration relate only to the secondary packaging, packaging from which it can be separated without inconvenience after its purchase; what interests him is to have a primary packaging (bottle) in perfect condition, attesting to the authenticity of the product.
On ne pourrait prouver la fraude qu'à partir de l'emballage primaire. La présente invention vise à résoudre ce problème, en faisant en sorte qu'on puisse à tout moment contrôler la bonne correspondance entre l'emballage primaire et l'emballage secondaire, telle que voulue par le fabricant. Le procédé qui fait l'objet de la présente invention est un procédé d'authentification de la correspondance entre les emballages primaire et secondaire d'un produit, l'emballage primaire - qui est destiné à contenir le produit - étant muni d'une étiquette, tandis que l'emballage secondaire - qui est destiné à contenir l'emballage primaire - comporte une inscription codée, dite principale, qui permet son identification au moment de la vente du produit. L'étiquette porte un certain nombre d'informations, en particulier la marque du produit; elle est fixée de manière usuelle sur l'emballage primaireFraud can only be proven from the primary packaging. The present invention aims to solve this problem, by making it possible at any time to check the good correspondence between the primary packaging and the secondary packaging, as desired by the manufacturer. The process which is the subject of the present invention is a process for authenticating the correspondence between the primary and secondary packaging of a product, the primary packaging - which is intended to contain the product - being provided with a label. , while the secondary packaging - which is intended to contain the primary packaging - has a coded inscription, known as the primary, which allows its identification at the time of the sale of the product. The label carries a certain amount of information, in particular the brand of the product; it is fixed in the usual way on the primary packaging
Conformément à l'invention, on appose sur ladite étiquette une autre inscription, dite auxiliaire, qui est destiné à individualiser le produit contenu dans l'emballage primaire, cette inscription auxiliaire comprenant un code auxiliaire écrit en caractères très petits, qui n'est pas lisible naturellement, mais qui est lisible au moyen d'un appareil de lecture spécialement adapté à cet effet. La saisie des deux codes correspondants (principal et auxiliaire) se fait dans une base de données informatique, de façon complètement aléatoire, au moment même de la rencontre des deux emballages au poste de conditionnement, où s'opère l'introduction et la mise en place d'un emballage primaire donné à l'intérieur d'un emballage secondaire donné, ces deux codes étant liés l'un à l'autre dans la base de données informatique (par une relation bijective, de sorte que la lecture de l'un des deux codes de deux emballages appariés permet de connaître l'autre code par interrogation de la base de données informatique (et vice- versa), la comparaison de ces deux inscriptions permettant de vérifier la bonne correspondance entre les deux emballages.In accordance with the invention, another label, called an auxiliary inscription, is affixed to said label, which is intended to individualize the product contained in the primary packaging, this auxiliary inscription comprising an auxiliary code written in very small characters, which is not readable naturally, but which is readable by means of a reading device specially adapted for this purpose. The input of the two corresponding codes (main and auxiliary) is done in a computer database, completely randomly, at the very moment of the meeting of the two packages at the packaging station, where the introduction and placing takes place. place of a given primary packaging inside a given secondary packaging, these two codes being linked to each other in the computer database (by a bijective relationship, so that reading the one of the two codes of two paired packages makes it possible to find out the other code by interrogating the computer database (and vice versa), the comparison of these two inscriptions making it possible to verify the good correspondence between the two packages.
Grâce à cet arrangement, dans l'hypothèse d'une distribution du produit se faisant via un circuit parallèle, le fraudeur est obligé de détériorer non seulement l'inscription qui figure sur l'emballage secondaire (la boîte), mais aussi l'inscription qui figure sur l'étiquette de l'emballage primaire (le flacon), ce que l'acheteur n'est généralement pas disposé à accepter, s'agissant d'un produit de luxe dont il souhaite une présentation impeccable, gage de son authenticité.Thanks to this arrangement, in the event of a distribution of the product being done via a parallel circuit, the fraudster is obliged to damage not only the inscription which appears on the secondary packaging (the box), but also the inscription on the label of the primary packaging (the bottle), what the buyer is generally not prepared to accept, being a luxury product which he wishes for an impeccable presentation, proof of its authenticity.
Du fait que l'inscription et le code auxiliaires sont écrits en caractères très petits, ils ne compromettent pas la bonne présentation de l'étiquette. Cette étiquette porte la marque du produit, voire constitue même la marque proprement dite (dans le cas d'une marque semi-figurative qui représente l'étiquette en question).As the inscription and the auxiliary code are written in very small characters, they do not compromise the good presentation of the label. This label bears the brand of the product, or even constitutes the brand itself (in the case of a semi-figurative brand which represents the label in question).
En cas de détérioration ou d'enlèvement (par grattage, effacement ou masquage, par exemple) non autorisé de cette inscription, on a donc affaire à une atteinte à la marque, qui est susceptible d'être considérée comme un acte de contrefaçon, et est donc exposée à des poursuites judiciaires.In the event of unauthorized deterioration or removal (by scratching, erasure or masking) of this entry, we are therefore dealing with an infringement of the mark, which is likely to be considered as an act of infringement, and is therefore exposed to legal proceedings.
Les velléités potentielles de fraude se trouvent ainsi notablement freinées.The potential for fraud is thus significantly curbed.
Par ailleurs, selon un certain nombre de caractéristiques avantageuses, mais non limitatives de l'invention :Furthermore, according to a certain number of advantageous, but not limiting, characteristics of the invention:
- l'inscription principale est un code à lecture optique ou électronique, tel qu'un code à barres par exemple ;- the main entry is a code with optical or electronic reading, such as a bar code for example;
- l'inscription auxiliaire comprend un code, par exemple alphanumérique, apposé par micro impression sur l'étiquette ; - le code alphanumérique est intégré à l'intérieur d'une plage de masquage qui est transparente aux rayonnements infrarouges .- the auxiliary inscription includes a code, for example alphanumeric, affixed by micro printing on the label; - the alphanumeric code is integrated within a masking range which is transparent to infrared radiation.
La présente invention a également pour objet un conditionnement de produit comprenant un emballage primaire muni d'une étiquette, et qui est destiné à contenir le produit, et un emballage secondaire destiné à contenir l'emballage primaire, ce conditionnement étant remarquable par le fait que lesdits emballages portent respectivement des inscriptions auxiliaire et principale qui permettent la mise en œuvre d'un procédé d'authentification tel que celui qui vient d'être exposé ci-dessus.The present invention also relates to a product packaging comprising a primary packaging provided with a label, and which is intended to contain the product, and a secondary packaging intended to contain the primary packaging, this packaging being remarkable in that said packages respectively bear auxiliary and main inscriptions which allow the implementation of an authentication process such as that which has just been explained above.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront de la description qui va maintenant en être faite, en référence aux dessins annexés, qui en représentent un mode de réalisation possible. Sur ces dessins :Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge from the description which will now be made of it, with reference to the appended drawings, which represent a possible embodiment thereof. In these drawings:
- les figures 1 et 2 sont des vues schématiques, en perspective, qui représentent respectivement un flacon de parfum et une boîte destinée à recevoir et à contenir ledit flacon ; - la figure 3 est un schéma destiné à illustrer le mode d'impression et de masquage de l'inscription auxiliaire sur l'étiquette du flacon ;- Figures 1 and 2 are schematic perspective views which respectively represent a perfume bottle and a box intended to receive and contain said bottle; - Figure 3 is a diagram intended to illustrate the mode of printing and masking of the auxiliary inscription on the label of the bottle;
- la figure 4 est un schéma destiné à illustrer la saisie en informatique de la corrélation entre les inscriptions principale et auxiliaire ; - la figure 5 est un schéma destiné à illustrer le principe de masquage de l'inscription auxiliaire ;- Figure 4 is a diagram intended to illustrate the data entry of the correlation between the main and auxiliary registrations; - Figure 5 is a diagram intended to illustrate the principle of masking the auxiliary inscription;
- la figure 6 montre la révélation de l'inscription auxiliaire- Figure 6 shows the revelation of the auxiliary inscription
- la figure 7 représente une personne chargée de la vérification de l'authenticité, qui est occupée à déchiffrer l'inscription auxiliaire, au moyen d'un appareil de lecture ad hoc ;- Figure 7 shows a person responsible for verifying authenticity, who is busy deciphering the auxiliary entry, by means of an ad hoc reading device;
- la figure 8 représente la même personne, occupée à vérifier la corrélation entre les deux inscriptions figurant sur le conditionnement du produit.- Figure 8 shows the same person, busy checking the correlation between the two inscriptions on the product packaging.
Le flacon 1 représenté sur la figure 1 est un flacon contenant du parfum, sur lequel est fixée - de manière usuelle - une étiquette 2 portant un certain nombre d'informations, en particulier la marque du parfum qui, dans l'exemple illustré, est la marque fictive " Dyixiyd ".The bottle 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a bottle containing perfume, on which is fixed - in the usual way - a label 2 carrying a certain amount of information, in particular the brand of the perfume which, in the example illustrated, is the fictitious brand "Dyixiyd".
L'emballage secondaire 3 est une boîte en carton, en forme de parallélépipède rectangle, dimensionnée pour recevoir, contenir et protéger le flacon 1. Il comporte également un certain nombre d'informations, dont la marque "Dyixiyd ".The secondary packaging 3 is a cardboard box, in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, sized to receive, contain and protect the bottle 1. It also includes a certain amount of information, including the brand "Dyixiyd".
Selon une caractéristique essentielle de l'invention, le flacon 1 et la boîte 3 portent chacun une inscription 4, 5, respectivement.According to an essential characteristic of the invention, the bottle 1 and the box 3 each carry an inscription 4, 5, respectively.
Ainsi qu'on le comprend aisément, à la simple observation des figures 3 et 4, l'inscription 4 est composée de deux inscriptions superposées 6, 7, apposées sur l'étiquette 2.As is easily understood, on simple observation of FIGS. 3 and 4, the inscription 4 is composed of two superimposed inscriptions 6, 7, affixed to the label 2.
Il est important de noter que cette inscription 4 est apposée sur l'étiquette usuelle 2 qui porte, ou qui constitue, la marque du produit contenu dans le flacon 1. Il ne s'agit pas d'une inscription apposée sur une étiquette rapportée additionnelle. Cette inscription 4, et corrélativement les inscriptions 6 et 7 qui la composent, est de faibles dimensions, presque imperceptible, si bien qu'elle n'affecte pas - ou pratiquement pas - l'aspect d'ensemble de l'étiquette 2 sur le plan visuel.It is important to note that this inscription 4 is affixed on the usual label 2 which bears, or which constitutes, the mark of the product contained in the bottle 1. It is not a question of affixing affixed to an additional attached label. . This inscription 4, and correlatively the inscriptions 6 and 7 which compose it, is of small dimensions, almost imperceptible, so that it does not affect - or practically not - the overall appearance of the label 2 on the visual plan.
L'inscription 6 est un code alphanumérique, comprenant une succession arbitraire de chiffres et de lettres. Cette inscription est écrite en caractères très petits, rendant sa lecture impossible, ou quasi-impossible, à l'œil nu, mais possible au moyen d'une loupe ou d'un binoculaire à optique grossissante, voire d'un microscope. Il s'agit donc d'une micro impression, faite sur l'étiquette 2 au moyen d'une encre ordinaire, noire par exemple.Inscription 6 is an alphanumeric code, comprising an arbitrary succession of numbers and letters. This inscription is written in very small characters, making it impossible to read, or almost impossible, with the naked eye, but possible using a magnifying glass or a binocular with magnifying optics, or even a microscope. It is therefore a micro print, made on label 2 using ordinary ink, black for example.
L'inscription 7 est une plage imprimée qui comprend par exemple un fond contenant un motif ; dans l'exemple illustré, ce motif est composé d'une succession de lettres D, Y, I, X, I, Y, et D, rappelant la marque et qui forment un motif répétitif.The inscription 7 is a printed range which includes for example a background containing a pattern; in the example illustrated, this pattern is composed of a succession of letters D, Y, I, X, I, Y, and D, recalling the mark and which form a repeating pattern.
Cette plage 7 est dimensionnée et positionnée de telle manière qu'elle recouvre complètement le code alphanumérique 6. Ce recouvrement masque complètement le code 6, et celui-ci est parfaitement illisible et indéchiffrable en lumière normale.This area 7 is dimensioned and positioned in such a way that it completely covers the alphanumeric code 6. This covering completely hides the code 6, and the latter is perfectly unreadable and indecipherable in normal light.
Toutefois, les encres utilisées pour la réalisation du fond de la plageHowever, the inks used to produce the bottom of the beach
7 et du motif (les lettres D, Y, I, X, I, Y et D) sont telles qu'elles sont transparentes à un rayonnement de lumière infrarouge. Le code à barres 5, qui est apposé sur la boîte 3, renferme - sous forme codée - un certain nombre d'informations ; celles-ci se rapportent notamment à la nature, la qualité et la marque du parfum ; elles concernent également le lieu7 and the pattern (the letters D, Y, I, X, I, Y and D) are such that they are transparent to infrared light radiation. The bar code 5, which is affixed to the box 3, contains - in coded form - a certain amount of information; these relate in particular to the nature, quality and brand of the perfume; they also concern the place
(pays) de vente du produit, ainsi que, par exemple, l'identité du commerçant, grossistes ou détaillant, dûment habilité chargé de le vendre. Le code auxiliaire 6 correspond à un niveau de code expert (lecteur spécial ; personnel accrédité pour la lecture, etc.) tandis que le code principal 5 a une fonction générale de contrôle de la traçabilité.(country) of sale of the product, as well as, for example, the identity of the trader, wholesalers or retailer, duly authorized responsible for selling it. The auxiliary code 6 corresponds to an expert code level (special reader; personnel accredited for reading, etc.) while the main code 5 has a general traceability control function.
Le code 6 est généré, en totalité ou en partie, de manière totalement arbitraire et aléatoire. Le code principal 5 et l'inscription auxiliaire 4 ont été apposés sur l'emballage secondaire 3 et, respectivement, sur l'étiquette 2 en amont du poste de conditionnement dans lequel s'opère la "rencontre" de chaque flacon 1 avec la boîte en carton 3 qui va le recevoir.Code 6 is generated, in whole or in part, in a completely arbitrary and random manner. The main code 5 and the auxiliary inscription 4 have been affixed to the secondary packaging 3 and, respectively, to the label 2 upstream of the packaging station in which the "meeting" of each bottle 1 with the box takes place. in cardboard 3 which will receive it.
Au moment de la rencontre de deux emballages au poste de conditionnement, où s'opère l'introduction et la mise en place d'un emballage primaire donné à l'intérieur d'un emballage secondaire donné, on saisit les deux codes correspondants 6, respectivement 5, dans une base de données informatique. Ces deux codes 5, 6, se trouvent donc liés l'un à l'autre par une relation bijective, sans que cette relation soit décelable par une personne non autorisée, puisqu'elle est arbitraire (contrairement à une relation qui résulterait de la mise en œuvre d'un algorithme reconstituable, par exemple). Rappelons que, dans le cas d'une relation de bijection, à un code donné auxiliaire 6 correspond un, et un seul, code principal 5, et inversement.When two packages meet at the packaging station, where the introduction and placement of a given primary packaging takes place inside a given secondary packaging, the two corresponding codes 6 are entered, respectively 5, in a computer database. These two codes 5, 6 are therefore linked to each other by a bijective relationship, without this relationship being detectable by an unauthorized person, since it is arbitrary (unlike a relationship that would result from putting implementation of a reconstitutable algorithm, for example). Recall that, in the case of a bijection relation, an auxiliary given code 6 corresponds to one, and only one, main code 5, and vice versa.
La lecture de l'un (5 ou 6) des deux codes de deux emballages (1, 3) appariés permet ainsi de connaître l'autre code (6 ou 5), par interrogation de la base de données informatique.Reading one (5 or 6) of the two codes of two paired packages (1, 3) thus makes it possible to know the other code (6 or 5), by interrogating the computer database.
Une corrélation est donc ainsi établie par la saisie informatique des codes 5 et 6 sur la chaîne même de production, ces codes étant stockés dans une base de données informatique référencée 8 sur la figure 4 ; la flèche A symbolise la transmission de ces données, à savoir le couple 5-6, vers le matériel de saisie, de stockage et de traitement de la base de données informatique 8. Ce matériel est pourvu d'un logiciel d'analyse permettant de rechercher si la corrélation qui lie deux codes donnés 5, 6 est effectivement respectée, lorsqu'on lui soumet un couple de codes pour vérification de leur concordance.A correlation is thus thus established by the computer input of the codes 5 and 6 on the same production chain, these codes being stored in a computer database referenced 8 in FIG. 4; arrow A symbolizes the transmission of this data, namely the 5-6 pair, to the data entry, storage and processing equipment of the computer database 8. This equipment is provided with analysis software making it possible to find out whether the correlation which links two given codes 5, 6 is actually respected, when a pair of codes is submitted to it for verification of their concordance.
La figure 7 illustre une opération de déchiffrage du code auxiliaire 4 se trouvant sur un flacon destiné à la vente, qui était contenu dans une boîte 3.FIG. 7 illustrates an operation of deciphering the auxiliary code 4 found on a bottle intended for sale, which was contained in a box 3.
Cette vérification peut être faite sur un lieu de vente, par exemple à l'intérieur d'un magasin, par un inspecteur N.This verification can be done at a point of sale, for example inside a store, by an inspector N.
Ce dernier dispose d'un appareil de lecture approprié 9 ; il s'agit par exemple d'un binoculaire grossissant, qui possède une optique de lecture à infrarouge.The latter has an appropriate reading device 9; it is for example a magnifying binocular, which has an infrared reading optic.
Cet appareil permet à la personne V affectée à cette tâche de lire le code masqué 6 à travers le cache 7, qui est transparent au rayonnement infrarouge, ce qui permet à l'opérateur de déchiffrer l'inscription, désignée 4' sur la figure 6 ; le code alphanumérique sous-jacent 6 lui est donc ainsi révélé. Comme illustré sur la figure 8, il peut saisir ce code sur le clavier d'un micro-ordinateur.This device allows the person V assigned to this task to read the masked code 6 through the cover 7, which is transparent to infrared radiation, which allows the operator to decipher the inscription, designated 4 'in FIG. 6 ; the underlying alphanumeric code 6 is thus revealed to it. As illustrated in Figure 8, he can enter this code on the keyboard of a microcomputer.
Parallèlement, à l'aide d'un dispositif de lecture optique usuel, il peut lire le code à barres 5 qui se trouve sur la boîte 3 qui contenait le flacon.At the same time, using a conventional optical reader, he can read the bar code 5 which is on the box 3 which contained the bottle.
Les deux informations sont transmises par voie télématique, par exemple par le réseau Internet au matériel de saisie et de stockage informatique 8The two pieces of information are transmitted by telematic means, for example via the Internet, to data entry and computer storage equipment 8
(flèche B, figure 8). Ces données sont traitées par le système informatique, qui recherche si la corrélation initialement établie entre les codes 5 et 6 se retrouve effectivement sur les codes qui lui sont soumis.(arrow B, figure 8). These data are processed by the computer system, which checks whether the correlation initially established between codes 5 and 6 is actually found on the codes submitted to it.
Le résultat de cette analyse est transmis à l'inspecteur V, en retour (flèche C). D'une part, il est donc renseigné, sur la correspondance ou, au contraire, la discordance entre les deux emballages et, d'autre part, il peut vérifier si le chemin suivi par le produit depuis son lieu de fabrication ou de conditionnementThe result of this analysis is transmitted to Inspector V, in return (arrow C). On the one hand, it is therefore informed about the correspondence or, on the contrary, the discrepancy between the two packages and, on the other hand, it can check whether the path followed by the product from its place of manufacture or packaging
(situé en France, par exemple), et le point de vente (situé dans un pays asiatique, par exemple) est normal ou non.(located in France, for example), and the point of sale (located in an Asian country, for example) is normal or not.
S'agissant d'un codage et d'un déchiffrage ultérieur du code auxiliaire sur l'emballage primaire, utilisant un rayonnement infrarouge, d'autres systèmes connus que celui qui vient d'être décrit pourraient être mis en œuvre.As regards coding and subsequent deciphering of the auxiliary code on the primary packaging, using infrared radiation, other known systems than that which has just been described could be implemented.
On pourrait faire usage d'une inscription consistant en un bandeau de couleur foncée, par exemple noire, imprimée au voisinage d'un côté de l'étiquette.One could make use of an inscription consisting of a dark colored band, for example black, printed in the vicinity of one side of the label.
A l'œil nu, le bandeau présente un aspect uniforme d'une extrémité à l'autre.To the naked eye, the strip has a uniform appearance from one end to the other.
Il est composé, en réalité, d'un ensemble de tronçons - ou segments - en forme de zones rectangulaires positionnées bout à bout ; les différentes zones sont faites dans des encres ayant le même aspect sur le plan de la couleur et de la tonalité dans la lumière naturelle, mais pouvant avoir des transparences différentes lorsqu'elles sont exposées à un rayonnement infrarouge.It is composed, in reality, of a set of sections - or segments - in the form of rectangular zones positioned end to end; the different areas are made in inks having the same aspect in terms of color and tonality in natural light, but which may have different transparencies when exposed to infrared radiation.
Il est par exemple prévu six catégories d'encre, de couleur identique (noire), mais dont la transparence aux rayons infrarouges varie de manière progressive.There are, for example, six categories of ink, of identical color (black), but whose transparency to infrared rays varies gradually.
Ainsi, s'agissant de l'encre la plus perméable aux infrarouges, elle est complètement transparente lorsque la zone en question est lue par une caméra adaptée à une lecture à infrarouge. A l'opposé, l'encre la moins perméable aux rayonnements infrarouges demeure noire lors de cette lecture.Thus, as the ink most permeable to infrared, it is completely transparent when the area in question is read by a camera suitable for infrared reading. Conversely, the ink that is the least permeable to infrared radiation remains black during this reading.
Les quatre autres catégories d'encre ont des tonalités (niveaux de gris) plus ou moins foncées, allant du noir au transparent lors de la lecture.The other four ink categories have more or less dark tones (grayscale), ranging from black to transparent when read.
Ainsi, lorsque le bandeau est lu par une caméra infrarouge, on révèle un ensemble de segments de tonalités différentes.Thus, when the banner is read by an infrared camera, a set of segments of different tones is revealed.
On comprend qu'il est possible ainsi d'obtenir un grand nombre de combinaisons différentes de configuration du bandeau, en jouant sur le nombre de segments et de catégories d'encres utilisées, ainsi que sur leur disposition.It is understood that it is thus possible to obtain a large number of different combinations of configuration of the strip, by varying the number of segments and categories of inks used, as well as their arrangement.
La répartition de ces segments est facilement transformable en un code, par exemple numérique. Par ailleurs, d'autres moyens de codage de type connu, peuvent bien sûr être utilisés, pourvu qu'ils soient naturellement indéchiffrables, et que leur révélation nécessite la mise en œuvre d'un matériel relativement sophistiqué, qu'il n'est pas facile de se procurer dans le commerce, ni de reconstituer. A cet égard, la technologie de détection par radar serait par exemple transposable ici. A cet effet, l'inscription constitutive du code peut être faite dans une encre renfermant des particules métalliques détectables à basse fréquence, le code étant fonction de la configuration de la masse de particules, pour ce qui est de leur répartition et de leur densité. Bien que, dans la description qui vient d'être faite, on se soit limité à une application bien précise, en l'occurrence le conditionnement de parfums, il va de soi que le procédé de l'invention touche un vaste domaine d'applications. Il peut être mis en œuvre en liaison avec des conditionnements de produits divers, composés d'un double emballage, et contenant un produit - liquide ou non -, en particulier un produit de luxe, dont le fournisseur entend pouvoir maîtriser et contrôler l'acheminement depuis le lieu de conditionnement jusqu'au point de vente. The distribution of these segments is easily transformable into a code, for example numeric. Furthermore, other coding means of known type can of course be used, provided that they are naturally indecipherable, and that their disclosure requires the use of relatively sophisticated equipment, which is not easy to obtain in the trade, nor to reconstitute. In this regard, radar detection technology could, for example, be transposed here. For this purpose, the constitutive inscription of the code can be made in an ink containing metallic particles detectable at low frequency, the code being a function of the configuration of the mass of particles, as regards their distribution and their density. Although, in the description which has just been made, we have limited ourselves to a very specific application, in this case the packaging of perfumes, it goes without saying that the process of the invention touches a wide field of applications . It can be implemented in conjunction with packaging for various products, consisting of double packaging, and containing a product - liquid or not -, in particular a luxury product, the supplier of which intends to be able to control and control the delivery from the place of packaging to the point of sale.

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1. Procédé d'authentification de la correspondance entre les emballages primaire et secondaire d'un produit, l'emballage primaire (1), qui est destiné à contenir le produit, une étiquette (2) portant un certain nombre d'informations, en particulier la marque du produit, étant fixée de manière usuelle sur cet emballage primaire (1), tandis que l'emballage secondaire (3), qui est destiné à contenir l'emballage primaire (1), comporte une inscription codée (5), dite principale, qui permet son identification au moment de la vente du produit, caractérisé par le fait qu'on appose sur ladite étiquette (2) une autre inscription (4), dite auxiliaire, destinée à individualiser le produit contenu dans l'emballage primaire, cette inscription auxiliaire comprenant un code auxiliaire (6) écrit en caractères très petits, qui n'est pas lisible naturellement, mais qui l'est au moyen d'un appareil de lecture (9) spécialement adapté à cet effet, la saisie des deux codes correspondants (5, 6) dans une base de données informatique (8) se faisant au moment de la rencontre des deux emballages (1, 3) au poste de conditionnement, où s'opère l'introduction et la mise en place d'un emballage primaire donné (1) à l'intérieur d'un emballage secondaire donné (3), ces deux codes (5, 6) étant liés l'un à l'autre dans la base de données informatique (8) par une relation bijective, de sorte que la lecture de l'un (5 ou 6) des deux codes de deux emballages appariés permet de connaître l'autre code (6 ou 5) par interrogation de la base de données informatique (8), la comparaison de ces deux inscriptions (5, 4) permettant de vérifier la bonne correspondance entre les deux emballages (1, 3).1. Method for authenticating the correspondence between the primary and secondary packaging of a product, the primary packaging (1), which is intended to contain the product, a label (2) carrying a certain number of information, in particular particular the brand of the product, being fixed in the usual way on this primary packaging (1), while the secondary packaging (3), which is intended to contain the primary packaging (1), includes a coded inscription (5), said main, which allows its identification at the time of the sale of the product, characterized by the fact that affixed to said label (2) another inscription (4), called auxiliary, intended to individualize the product contained in the primary packaging , this auxiliary inscription comprising an auxiliary code (6) written in very small characters, which is not naturally readable, but which is by means of a reading device (9) specially adapted for this purpose, the entry of two matching codes s (5, 6) in a computer database (8) taking place at the time of the meeting of the two packages (1, 3) at the packaging station, where the introduction and installation of a given primary packaging (1) inside a given secondary packaging (3), these two codes (5, 6) being linked to each other in the computer database (8) by a bijective relationship , so that the reading of one (5 or 6) of the two codes of two matched packages allows to know the other code (6 or 5) by interrogation of the computer database (8), the comparison of these two inscriptions (5, 4) allowing to check the good correspondence between the two packages (1, 3).
2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que ladite inscription principale (5) est un code à lecture optique ou électronique, tel qu'un code à barres par exemple. 2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that said main inscription (5) is a code with optical or electronic reading, such as a bar code for example.
3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que ladite inscription auxiliaire (4) comprend un code (6), par exemple alphanumérique, apposé par micro impression sur l'étiquette (2).3. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said auxiliary inscription (4) comprises a code (6), for example alphanumeric, affixed by micro printing on the label (2).
4. Procédé selon la revendication 4, caractérisé par le fait que ledit code (6) est intégré à l'intérieur d'une plage de masquage (7) qui est transparente au rayonnement infrarouge.4. Method according to claim 4, characterized in that said code (6) is integrated inside a masking range (7) which is transparent to infrared radiation.
5. Conditionnement de produit comprenant un emballage primaire (1) muni d'une étiquette (2), qui est destiné à contenir le produit, et un emballage secondaire (3) destiné à contenir l'emballage primaire (1), caractérisé par le fait qu'ils portent respectivement des inscriptions auxiliaire (4) et principale (5) aptes à permettre la mise en œuvre d'un procédé d'authentification conforme à l'une au moins des revendications précédentes. 5. Product packaging comprising a primary packaging (1) provided with a label (2), which is intended to contain the product, and a secondary packaging (3) intended to contain the primary packaging (1), characterized by fact that they respectively bear auxiliary (4) and main (5) inscriptions capable of allowing the implementation of an authentication method in accordance with at least one of the preceding claims.
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