JP2003281302A - Commodity information displaying medium and authenticity judgment system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dispense with ciphering work and a special collation apparatus required in a conventional technique by enabling a customer to judge authenticity by a store terminal or a portable terminal when purchasing a commodity, and to avoid a mistake due to erroneous input by simultaneously inputting a commodity number and a random number and inquiring for the random number which is a query number. <P>SOLUTION: In an information display medium consisting of the tag of the commodity and a warranty, a random number generation means generates a pair of a first random number and a second random number and forms the first random number to the tag and the second random number and a characteristic number different by each commodity to the warranty. The information display medium of the commodity and a system using this are provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product information display medium for determining whether or not a sale product is a genuine product and an authenticity determination system using the information display medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a hologram is affixed to a product body, a portion printed with micro characters on a display tag is confirmed with a magnifying glass, and a printing portion of special ink such as fluorescent ink printed on the display tag is UV lamp. (Ultraviolet irradiation device)
It was proved that the product is the product of the supplier displayed by confirming. All these proof means were processed by special materials and special techniques. However, due to recent technological advances, the proof means as described above is no longer sufficient as a proof of authenticity. In addition, due to the price structure of the product, there are cases where the expensive method of the above-mentioned certifying means cannot be used.
As a solution to the above, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-1070,
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-1072 is disclosed. The above invention provides securities and lottery tickets that have low operation costs for verifying the authenticity of printed matter and are difficult to counterfeit and tamper, and a management number for identifying a medium and an encryption key for this number. It also has a confirmation number that is calculated in. In addition, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-222734 is disclosed as another solution. This invention displays a certification number indicating the product model number of each licensed product, a serial number indicating the number of manufactured products, and a certification key with a random numerical value on the certification card board attached to the product. The number and the authentication key are compared to determine whether the product is a genuine product or a counterfeit product.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
In the techniques disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 000-1070 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-1072, when a key used is clarified and a counterfeit product appears, the counterfeit product cannot be identified. In addition, it is necessary to determine which number is wrong when a suspicious printed matter is generated, and it takes time to make a determination. Further, the disclosed technique according to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-222734 requires that three character strings be visible, and that a complicated procedure for registering the three character strings in a certification authority is required. Also, there is a problem that the above three numbers must be accurately input by voice or key input at the time of inquiry.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, the invention of claim 1 of the product information display medium of the present invention is a random number generation in an information display medium consisting of a product display tag and a warranty. It is characterized in that a first random number and a second random number forming a pair are generated by means, a first random number is formed on the display tag, and a unique number different for each product is formed on the warranty card. It is a thing.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the unique number is formed on the display tag.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the first random number formed on the display tag is hidden by a peelable / non-restorable hiding material. It is characterized by.

The invention according to claim 4 is the same as claim 1
(3) In the system for determining the authenticity of a product, the authenticity of the product authenticity inquiry target product and the authenticity of storing the first random number and the second random number generated by the random number generating means for each of the unique numbers. An authenticity inquiry server including information storage means, an authenticity inquiry terminal including a transmission means for transmitting a unique number and a second random number formed on the warranty for the product to the authenticity inquiry server to confirm the authenticity of the product, The authenticity inquiry server, which includes a receiving unit that receives the unique number and the second random number transmitted from the authenticity inquiry terminal, stores the authenticity information storage unit using the received unique number and the second random number as a search key. The authenticity information retrieval means retrieves the first random number corresponding to the unique number and the second random number from the authenticity information data, and the retrieved first random number It is characterized in that a means for transmitting to the fake inquiry terminal.

The invention described in claim 5 is the same as claim 4
In the invention described in (3), the inquiry information received by the authentication inquiry terminal includes the personal information of the purchaser of the product.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An information display medium for goods of the present invention and an authenticity determination system using the same will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view of a surface showing an example of a display tag hung on a product, FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of a warranty card, and FIG. 3 is an example of a case where a display tag of a product is attached to a product body. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the above, FIG. 4 is a diagram in which a unique number (product number) and a pair of random numbers are formed on one sheet, and FIG. 5 is a diagram in which a pair of random numbers is formed on different sheets. 6 is a diagram for explaining an apparatus configuration for constructing an authenticity determination system using the product information display medium of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is an authenticity determination using the product information display medium of the present invention. It is a figure for explaining a device, means, and elements required for constructing a system.

In one corner of the display tag (11) shown in FIG.
There is a hole (111) through which a string for hanging the product can be passed. The display tag (11) is often a printed paper, a plastic molded product, a printed metal plate, etc., and the brand name of the product such as "ABC" or the product name is on the surface of the plate. It is displayed and attached to the product with a string or the like. In the case of this embodiment, the first random number (2) for judging the authenticity of the product is printed on the adhesive label (22) based on paper or plastic film, and further, the concealing material (4). It is hidden invisible. As a concealing material, nails, scratch ink containing metal powder that is scraped off by applying a force in a direction parallel to the plane with a material of equal hardness or higher, or brittleness with a pattern such as a hologram or diffraction grating formed A material is often used, but in the present embodiment, a case where scratch ink is used as a masking material will be described. In FIG. 1, a part of the scratch ink (4) formed by a method such as printing is scraped off on the printing surface of the first random number (2) formed on the base material of the adhesive label to remove the first Part of the random number, the first three digits "135", is exposed.

On the upper part of the first random number (2), a unique number (1) "D101123456" is formed by stamping, stamping, ink jetting, laser printing or the like. This unique number (1) is
In some cases, it is a serial number, and there is no same number for products of the same brand and the same product number. In many cases, it is called the product number (hereinafter the unique number is called the product number). is there. In this embodiment, the product number (1) is directly formed on the display tag (11), but it may be formed on the adhesive paper (adhesive label) together with the random number. Alternatively, a random number may be directly formed on the display tag.

FIG. 2 shows a guarantee certificate, but as shown in FIG.
It may be formed of a single sheet, or may be a folded shape or a booklet shape. Warranty cards are often supplied on a paper basis, and the letters of the warranty card are printed on the surface of the warranty card (12). Design letters such as "ABC" as the BRAND name, "Distributor name", "Purchase date" A predetermined space is provided so that "" can be described or stamped. BRAND
A unique number (hereinafter referred to as a product number) "D1" is displayed below the name.
01123456 ”(1) and the second random number“ 24681 ”
0 ″ (3) is formed in a visible state in the visible light region. In this embodiment, the product number (1) and the second random number (3) are vertically arranged on the adhesive label (21). These product numbers (1) and the second random numbers (3) may be formed directly on the base paper of the guarantee by a method such as printing or stamping. The product number (1) printed on the display tag (11) and the product number (1) formed on the warranty are
It is the same number. At the bottom of the “Purchase Date” column in FIG.
(Uniform Resource Locato
r) and the telephone number are printed and displayed. At retailers using the counterfeit information provider, in order to prove that the counterfeit information provider printed on the warranty is an authorized organization, the URL and telephone number of this agency are visible in the store. Printed posters are posted.

A customer who purchases a product at a store first inputs the product number printed on the product and the warranty card and the second random number from the authentication inquiry terminal, and the inquiry destination terminal of the inquiry destination (hereinafter referred to as authentication information provision). It is called the authenticity inquiry server of the institution).
The authenticity inquiry terminal may be a retailer terminal connected to the retailer's net or a mobile terminal including the customer's mobile phone. However, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the retailer's terminal connected to the net is used as the authenticity inquiry The inquiry terminal is called a store terminal. The authenticity inquiry server inquires the authenticity information data about the product number received from the store terminal and confirms that the product is an unsold product,
It returns a response to the store terminal to move to the next step. The customer can purchase the product number (1) on the warranty from the retailer terminal.
And the character string that is the second random number (3) printed below it is input.

Although not shown in the figure, the product number (1),
A check digit is embedded in the second random number (3), and when the customer inputs these character strings on the input screen of the website of the information provider which is displayed on the dealer terminal, the dealer terminal displays A check digit is used to check whether the input was done correctly automatically. This check digit is, for example, the second random number correctly "246
Where you should type "810", you can overturn the number and type "264810", or misread the number and enter "2".
If you enter "46310", you will be prompted to re-enter it, and it will check whether you have entered a different character string or entered it incorrectly. There are 7 checks, 9
There are methods such as check, modulus 10 and modulus 11, and in most cases, the last digit is a check code.

[0015] W of the information provider by the retailer terminal
When you access the eb site, the product number inquiry screen is displayed. The product number and the second random number are input in accordance with the instructions on the screen, and further simple personal information of the customer, for example, the sex, age, occupation of the customer is input. When you finish entering the input items, you will be instructed to click the "Query" button. When the "inquiry" button is clicked, the shop code of the shop or the shop name is attached to the product number and personal information and sent to the authenticity inquiry server. The reason for inquiring the product number and the second random number is that the second random number can have the same number. If the two inquired numbers are the same as the inquired numbers in the past, follow the store code etc. sent and go to the store or send the exhibited product to the manufacturer to determine the authenticity. This is because it is necessary to ask them to do so, and in the case of fake products, it is necessary to find out the acquisition route. Also, the reason for inputting personal information is that it is useful for a store or a maker to make a sales strategy for a product.

FIG. 3 shows a cup awarded as a proof of winning, but the more expensive a cup is, the more likely it is to be a fake. The cup has a pedestal attached, and in the part of the pedestal where it can be seen from the side, what kind of genre was awarded, when it was held, what was awarded was The plate to be described is attached. The product number and the random number may be printed on the plate surface, or may be displayed on the laterally reverse surface of the plate or on the bottom of the pedestal with a label attached. In the case of this embodiment, the display tag is directly attached to the product unlike the example of FIG. Further, in the case of this embodiment, there are a case where the product number is directly printed on the plate attached to the pedestal and a case where the printed label is attached to the pedestal. When the display tag is directly fixed to the product as shown in FIG. 3, the product (1
The product number (1-2) is displayed on the plate of 3) as "A198.
76543 "is printed, and the first random number (2-2)" 13
7575 "is printed and attached to the label.
The example shown in is an example in which the concealing material has already been removed and the first random number is visible.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show an example in which an adhesive label is formed on a base material which has been subjected to a peeling treatment, and a product number and a random number are printed on this label. In the case of FIG. 4, the product number is stamped in advance on the product, and the first random number attached to the display tag, the product number attached to the warranty, and the second random number are the same surface of the base material. It is an example provided in.
First, as shown in FIG. 4A, the product number (1) and the second random number (3) are printed on one label (21), and the first random number (2) is printed on another independent label. Is printed. Figure 4
When the state shown in a in FIG. 4 is completed, in order to conceal the surface on which the first random number (2) is printed, by means such as printing, b
A hiding material (4) is formed as shown. In order to attach the above product number and random number to the product or warranty card, please refer to Fig. 4 first.
Prepare a label as shown in Figure b. Next, open the package that contains the product (commodity) and warranty card, check the product number on the display tag that is engraved on the product or is hung on the product, and then conceal the product. The attached label (22) is attached, and the label (21) on which the product number and the second random number are printed is attached to the enclosed warranty card at a predetermined position on the warranty card. By the above procedure, a correct random number can be attached to a predetermined product.

The label form shown in FIG. 5 is a case in which the first random number and the second random number are separated from each other so that both the first random number and the second random number cannot be known during the process of manufacturing the label. is there. As described with reference to FIG. 4A, two random numbers are visible in the state before the concealment of the random number 1.
Therefore, it becomes possible if a malicious third party tries to copy the relationship between the product number and the random number before the concealment.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, a combination of a product number, a first random number, and a second random number, that is, a structure like a label in FIGS. Are not manufactured by the same vendor, and as a result, the risk of forgery can be reduced.

After the first random number is printed by a method such as ink jet or laser, a release material made of a transparent resin for scratch ink is formed on the print data surface. As a method for forming the release material, offset printing, screen printing, gravure printing, roll coating or the like is used. As the transparent resin of the release material, a resin containing wax, nitrocellulose, acrylic or the like as a main component is used. The thickness of this transparent resin layer is 0.1 μm to 1 so that the concealing material formed thereon can be smoothly peeled off.
It is formed to a thickness of 5 μm. A metal powder kneading ink for scratching or carbon black or the like is kneaded, and a black ink is printed by screen printing. As the pigment such as carbon black or metal powder, those having a particle size of about 0.01 μm to 40 μm are used. The resin as a vehicle for these inks is a material containing wax as a main component, and the printing thickness is about 1 μm to 100 μm.

In addition to the above printing method, a wax-based metal powder kneading resin layer is coated on one side of a heat-resistant thin plastic film or paper, and transferred to the surface of a peelable transparent resin by a heated metal template. There is a method of doing so, a method of attaching a brittle diffraction grating, or a hologram to a printed surface to conceal it. In this way, the first random number (2) is made invisible under visible light, infrared light, and ultraviolet light.

With reference to FIG. 6, a description will be given of an apparatus configuration for constructing an authenticity determination system using the product information display medium of the present invention. Manufacturer terminal (50), authentication inquiry server (60), dealer terminal (7) on the Internet (8)
1, 72, 73) are connected. Manufacturer terminal (5
0) is connected to a product data storage (51), and the authentication inquiry server (60) is connected to an authentication information data storage (61) storing product numbers, random numbers, and customer data. A number of manufacturers jointly invested in order to prevent the spread of counterfeit goods, established a genuine information service provider of legal personality, and after each founding (affiliated) company shipped the product, the product number of the product and the random number associated with it. Is sent to the authenticity inquiry server of the authenticity information provider to register. Further, depending on the manufacturer, the store code for selling the product is attached to the product data and registered in the above-mentioned authenticity inquiry server. By doing so, counterfeit products will be eliminated, and the manufacturer will be responsible for the quality of the products it manufactures, but it will prevent image degradation caused by counterfeit products.

Referring to FIG. 7, the authenticity of the target product in the case of the winning cup as shown in FIG. 3 is judged. The area enclosed by the dotted line in FIG. 7 is the manufacturer of the product,
The business scope of each manufacturer is 5, the business scope of the counterfeit information provider is 6, and the business scope of the dealer is 7. First, the product maker (5) manufactures the winning cup. Set the number of winning cups to be sold, and set the winning cup product number (1). Further, a first random number (2) and a second random number (3) are generated for each product number, input to the maker terminal (50), and stored in the maker's data storage (51). The set product number is stamped and stored on the back panel of the winning cup to be manufactured. Also, stick the warranty (12), the product number (1) and the second random number label (120) attached to the winning cup (13), and the first random number label (22 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5). Create with label material. Decide the number of items to be sold and create a product storage package (51
The winning cup (13) with the first random number label (22) attached to 0), the product number and the second random number label (120).
Store the warranty card (12) with the attached. After shipping the product (winning cup), the product number corresponding to the shipped number and the first and second random number data associated with the product number are transmitted from the maker terminal (50) to the authenticity inquiry server via the net (8). In the authentication information providing organization (6), the authentication inquiry server (60) receives the data and stores it in the authentication information data storage (61) of the authentication information providing organization.

At the store (7), the winning cup is received and displayed at the store. The customer who bought the winning cup at the store must check the authenticity of the winning cup at the store terminal (70). Therefore, the URL of the authentication information providing organization displayed on the warranty attached to the winning cup was entered into the dealer terminal (70) to access the authentication information providing organization (6) via the Internet (means 711). Since the screen of the retailer terminal has become the product number input screen, the product number “A19877653” (1-2) printed on the warranty is input according to the instructions on the screen (means 7
12). When entering the product number and random number, I input simple customer personal information according to the instructions on the screen. From the store terminal (70) to the authenticity inquiry server (60), the product number and
Customer information and retailer code were sent. The authentication inquiry server (60) accesses the connected authentication information data storage (61) and confirms that the product number and the product number exist, and also the store code of the transmission source store and the customer's personal information. Is registered (means 611), and the store terminal (70)
The following input screen switching command was sent to. The customer inputs the second random number (not displayed) printed on the warranty (means 713) according to the screen instruction of the dealer terminal (70).

The authenticity inquiry server (60) receives the second random number, accesses the authenticity information data storage (61) by using the product number and the second random number as a search key, and associates with the associated first random number. The random number was extracted (means 612). The authentication inquiry server (60) transmits the first random number “137575” to the store terminal (70) (means 613).
The store terminal (70) receives the first random number, and the store side removes the concealing material of the label (22) printed with the first random number attached to the winning cup, which is a product, It was confirmed that the concealed first random number “137575” and the first random number “137575” received by the store terminal (70) were the same, and the authenticity was confirmed (means 715). When it is judged that the product is authentic, the authenticity inquiry server moves the product number to a verified file, or stores it with a verified code. . In response to the inquiry from the dealer, the authentication inquiry server extracts the random number to be verified by accessing the net terminal of the manufacturer of the product via the internet instead of accessing the authentication information data storage of the authentication information providing organization. You can also Further, in the above-described embodiment,
Although the terminal of the store is used for authenticity determination, a personal computer owned by the customer or a mobile terminal such as a portable telephone can be used. As a result, the information provider or the manufacturer of the product can directly obtain the customer information, and thus can collect the data such as the purchase trend while keeping the data.

[0025]

According to the product information display medium of the present invention and the authenticity judgment system using the same, it is possible to judge the authenticity by the store terminal or the mobile terminal when the customer purchases the product, Encryption like the conventional technology,
There is no need to use a special matching device, and by entering the product number and random number at the same time and inquiring the random number that is the reference number, it is possible to avoid mistakes due to incorrect input. Further, the number of inquiries is only required to input the product number and the inquiry number (random number). In addition, because we collect customer's personal information and dealer code when making inquiries,
You can control mischief and malicious inquiries, and
You can collect the purchase trends of customers while you are there,
Furthermore, it is possible to grasp the inventory of the products in the store.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a surface showing an example in which a product display tag is a hanging tag.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of a warranty card.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of a case where a product display tag is attached to a product body.

FIG. 4 is a diagram in which a product number and a pair of random numbers are formed on one sheet.

FIG. 5 is a diagram in which a pair of random numbers is formed on separate sheets.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a system configuration for constructing an authenticity determination system using the product information display medium of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining devices, means, and elements necessary for constructing an authenticity determination system using the product information display medium of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 1-2 Product number 2, 2-2 First random number 3 Second random number 4 Concealment material 5 Device, means, element 6 required by the manufacturer of the product to carry out the present invention 6 To carry out the present invention Device, means, element 7 required by the information provider for authentication, device, means, element 8 required by the dealer to carry out the present invention 8 Net 11 Display tag 12 Warranty card 13 Product (winning cup) 21 Adhesive label 22 Concealed adhesive label 50 Product maker terminal 51 Product maker's data store 60 Authenticity inquiry server 61 Authenticity information data store Authenticity information data store 70, 71, 72, 73 Distributor terminal 111 Hole 120, 130 Product number And a set of random number data 510 A package 611 for storing a product 612 A product number confirmation and customer's personal information registration means 612 A product number, a first random number of a second random number Detecting means 613 first random number transmission means inputting means 713 of the 711 access means 712 Product Number to authenticity query server second random number input unit 714 first random number of the receiving unit 715 first random number comparing unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An information display medium consisting of a product display tag and a guarantee certificate, wherein a first random number and a second random number which form a pair are generated by a random number generation means, and the display tag is provided with the first random number.
A product information display medium, characterized in that a second random number and a unique number different for each product are formed on the guarantee. 2. The information display medium for merchandise according to claim 1, wherein the unique number is formed on the display tag. 3. The product information display medium according to claim 1, wherein the first random number formed on the display tag is hidden by a peelable / non-restorable hiding material. 4. A system for determining the authenticity of a product,
An authenticity inquiry server including an authenticity number of the product authenticity inquiry target and an authenticity information storage unit for storing the first random number and the second random number generated by the random number generation unit for each of the unique numbers, and confirming the authenticity of the product. In order to do so, an authenticity inquiry terminal having a transmission means for transmitting the unique number and the second random number formed on the product warranty to the authentication inquiry server, and the unique number and the second random number transmitted from the authentication inquiry terminal The authenticity inquiry server, which includes receiving means for receiving, uses the received unique number and the second random number as a search key, and from the authenticity information data stored by the authenticity information storing means, the authenticity information searching means uses the unique number and the second random number. 2. A search means for searching a first random number corresponding to the second random number, and a means for transmitting the searched first random number to the authentication inquiry terminal. 1-3 authentication system that uses information medium product according to any one. 5. The authenticity determination system using the product information display medium according to claim 4, wherein the inquiry information received by the authenticity inquiry destination terminal includes personal information of the product purchaser.