JP2018055149A - Shipping product authentication system and server apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shipping product authentication system capable of authenticating that a product resold on a market place is a regular product.SOLUTION: Product related information and encryption information obtained by encrypting an identification code of a product and a serial code uniquely identifying each product are written to a shipment proof seal 7 attached to a product 6. When authentication of the shipment proof seal 7 is requested from a portable information terminal 41, a server apparatus 21 determines whether the encryption information is appropriate using the identification code and the serial code obtained by decrypting the encryption information and informs the portable information terminal 41 of a determination result. And When the encryption information is determined to be appropriate, the serial code and identification information of the portable information terminal 41 are carried in association with each other in a list stored in a database.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for preventing the circulation of a copy product by attaching a seal for proving shipment to a product that has been shipped normally, and authenticating the seal upon request, and a server device used therefor.

  The act of impersonating an authorized manufacturer to distribute copies and gaining illegal profits is rampant, and the trust of authorized products will be lost, so a system to prevent such actions has been proposed (See Patent Document 1).

  In the copy product distribution prevention system described in Patent Document 1, a sticker (forgery prevention label) on which a product serial number and access information to an authentication site are printed is attached to the product, and a user who purchased the product carries a mobile phone such as a smartphone. The serial number is transmitted to the server device using the information terminal, and verified with the serial number of the authorized product stored in the server device in advance.

  According to the copy product distribution prevention system described in Patent Document 1, authentication of a seal can be performed by a simple method using a user's smartphone or the like.

JP 2014-56299 A

  The copy product distribution prevention system described in Patent Document 1 is an excellent system for authenticating whether or not a seal attached to a product shipped from a manufacturer is genuine. There is a problem when the re-authentication is performed according to the user's request for the sealed seal.

  The following two cases can be considered as cases where re-authentication is required for a seal that has been determined to be appropriate.

  The first case is a case where, for a product that has been authenticated as an authorized product by the attached seal, the user at the resale destination requests the seal authentication again after giving the product to another person together with the seal. In the second case, after a user who has purchased a genuine product forges a sticker attached to the product and sells it by attaching it to a copy product, the purchaser of the copy product authenticates the attached seal. It is a case where it asks for.

  In order to authenticate whether the product with the seal is genuine, the serial code (number) printed on the seal must be covered with a blindfold, but it has already been certified. Since the blindfold is removed from the seal, and the seal can be easily counterfeited, it cannot be determined whether the seal is attached to a genuine product or a copy product.

  Thus, after the product is resold, the copy product distribution prevention system described in Patent Document 1 cannot exhibit the original function of authenticating that the product with the seal attached is a legitimate product. .

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to provide a system that can authenticate that a product resold in the market is a legitimate product.

In order to achieve the above object, a shipped product authentication system according to the present invention includes:
A server device that authenticates the shipping certificate seal attached to the product;
A database for storing information related to the product;
A seal creation device for creating the shipping proof seal based on information provided from the server device;
A mobile information terminal used when a user who has purchased the product requests authentication of the shipping certification seal from the server device;
A communication network used for data transmission / reception between the server device and the portable information terminal,
The shipping certification seal is written with the product-related information, and encryption information obtained by encrypting the identification code of the product and a serial code that uniquely identifies each product,
When the server device is requested to authenticate the shipping certification seal from the portable information terminal,
While determining whether or not the encrypted information is appropriate using an identification code and a serial code obtained by decrypting the encrypted information, notify the portable information terminal of the determination result,
And when it determines with the said encryption information being appropriate, the said serial code and the identification information of the said portable information terminal are linked | related and posted on the list | wrist stored in the said database.

  Here, the server device confirms that the identification code of the product matches the identification code of the product stored in the database in advance, and that the serial code is created based on an arbitrary logic. Then, it is preferable to determine that the encryption information is appropriate.

  The server device is resold to a portable information terminal whose identification information is listed in the list when the serial code included in the encryption information determined to be appropriate is already listed in the list It is preferable to ask for confirmation of the fact.

  Further, it is preferable that the server device encrypts the identification code and the serial code using a secret key prepared for each type of the product.

  It is preferable that the information included in the shipping certification seal is printed on the shipping certification seal in a state converted into a two-dimensional code.

  In addition, application software is installed in the portable information terminal, the application software captures the two-dimensional code posted on the shipping certification seal, reads information included in the code, and encrypts the read information. It is preferable to have a function of transmitting information to the server device.

  An IC card may be used in place of the shipping certificate seal. In that case, the product-related information and encryption information are stored in the memory of the IC card.

  In addition, it is preferable that a manufacturer who wants to attach the shipping certification seal to a product transmits the product related information to the server device via the network using a computer used by the manufacturer.

Furthermore, the server device according to the present invention is a server device that performs authentication of a shipping certification seal attached to a product,
The shipping certification seal is written with information related to the product, encrypted information obtained by encrypting the identification code of the product and a serial code uniquely identifying each product,
When the mobile certificate terminal used by the user who purchased the product is requested to authenticate the shipping certificate seal via a communication network,
While determining whether or not the encrypted information is appropriate using a product identification code and serial code obtained by decrypting the encrypted information, and notifies the portable information terminal of the determination result,
And when it determines with the said encryption information being appropriate, the said serial code and the identification information of the said portable information terminal are linked | related and posted on the list | wrist stored in the database.

  If the shipped product authentication system according to the present invention is used, the fact that the product has been resold can be reflected in the authentication of the seal, so that the reliability of the system can be further enhanced in terms of preventing the distribution of copy products.

  Furthermore, according to the system of the present invention, the operation cost can be significantly reduced by suppressing the amount of data stored in the database as compared with the conventional system.

It is a figure which shows the whole shipment product authentication system structure which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the flow of a process in authentication of a shipping certification seal. It is a figure which shows an example (c) of shipping proof sticker (a), data (b) written in it, and written data. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process performed between a personal computer of a maker, and the server apparatus of a certification authority. It is the flowchart which showed the procedure at the time of the user who purchased the product calculates | requires authentication of a shipping certification seal with respect to a server apparatus using a smart phone. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the smart phone in the process shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process in the procedure of a normality confirmation. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the smart phone in the process shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the smart phone at the time of confirming the content of the list | wrist stored in DB. It is a figure which shows the state which accumulated the smart phone and the IC card in the shipment product authentication system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention.

  Hereinafter, a shipped product authentication system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
<Configuration of shipped product authentication system and functions of each part>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a shipped product authentication system according to the present embodiment. The shipped product authentication system 1 includes a server device 21 installed in a certificate authority 2, a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as "PC") 31 used by a manufacturer (manufacturer) 3 that manufactures and sells regular products, and purchases products. The smartphone 4 used for the user 4 to access the server device 21 of the certificate authority 2 and the communication network, which includes the Internet 5 used for data transmission / reception between the server device 21, the PC 31 and the smartphone 41. Has been.

  Among these, the certification authority 2 indirectly proves that the product is genuine according to the role of issuing the shipping certification seal according to the request of the manufacturer 3 and the request of the user 4 who purchased the product. Therefore, it plays a role of authenticating the normality of the shipping certification seal attached to the product.

  The server device 21 has two functions of a web server and a database server, and is usually installed in the premises of the certificate authority 2. The web server functions as a WWW (World Wide Web) server, and the database server performs data writing to the database (hereinafter referred to as “DB”) 22 and data reading from the DB 22.

  The server device 21 includes a processing unit 211, a storage device 212, an input unit 213, and a display unit 214. The processing unit 211 performs various processes based on the OS, various programs, and data stored in the storage device 212.

  The storage device 212 is usually composed of a hard disk drive capable of storing a large amount of data. The input unit 213 is used by the person in charge of the certificate authority 2 to input necessary data. The display unit 214 is configured by a liquid crystal display or the like, and is used for displaying various information.

  The storage device 212 stores various software (programs) such as web server software, user management software, serial code generation software, encryption software, and DBMS (Data Base Management System) software. The processing unit 211 realizes various functions of the server device based on the software read from the storage device 212.

  Of these, the web server software realizes a function of transmitting hypertext data when requested by the PC 31 of the manufacturer 3 or the smartphone 41 of the user 4. The user management software realizes a function for managing manufacturers and users who desire an authentication service based on data sent from the PC 31 or the smartphone 41.

  The serial code generation software generates a serial code to be given to the shipping certification seal 7 (see FIG. 3A) based on an arbitrary logic. The encryption software encrypts the generated serial code using a secret key, and further decrypts the encrypted data to reproduce the serial code. The DBMS software controls data writing to the DB 22 and data reading from the DB 22.

  The DB 22 normally uses a hard disk drive, and stores a user management DB, a page DB, and an authentication DB. The user management DB records and manages various information related to manufacturers and users who seek authentication services. The user management DB includes general information such as name / name, telephone number, and mail address, as well as a user ID and password necessary for user authentication as necessary. These pieces of information are acquired from data transmitted from the PC 31 or the smartphone 41.

  The page information DB stores information necessary for creating various pages described in HTML or XML that can be processed by a web browser. The authentication DB stores a list of information necessary for creating the shipping certification sticker, authenticated serial data, and identification information of the smartphone that has requested authentication.

  Next, the configuration and function of the PC 31 of manufacturer 3 will be described. The PC 31 is used by a manufacturer 3 who desires to issue a shipping certification sticker to transmit information necessary for issuing the sticker to the server device 21.

  Although not shown, the PC 31 includes a processing unit for executing various processes, an OS and various programs, a storage device for storing data, an input unit for inputting data by a person in charge of a manufacturer, and a display unit for displaying information. Yes. The PC 31 is installed with web browser software for using the Internet.

  The smartphone 41 is a portable information terminal having a telephone function, and in addition to the telephone function and the mail function, various functions can be realized by various programs stored in the storage device, like the PC 31. In the present embodiment, the QR code (registered trademark) printed on the shipping certification seal 7 is automatically installed by installing application software (hereinafter abbreviated as “application software”) downloaded from the server device 21 of the certificate authority 2. And the server device 21 of the certificate authority 2 can be accessed.

  The printing machine 23 connected to the server device 21 of the certificate authority 2 creates QR code data provided from the server device 21 on the mount to create the shipping certification seal 7, and is composed of a laser printer or the like. Yes.

<Processing flow in shipped product authentication system>
Before describing the function of each part of the shipped product authentication system 1, the procedure for authenticating the shipping certification seal will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description, a case where a regular product is shipped from the manufacturer 3 will be described, and a case where the product is resold will be described in detail later using a flowchart.

  In the shipped product authentication system according to the present invention, when the server apparatus 21 authenticates the posted information on the shipping proof sticker attached to the authorized product sold by the manufacturer 3, the product to which the seal is attached is authorized. It is assumed that it is a product.

  FIG. 2 shows a flow of processing in authentication of the shipping certification seal. FIG. 3 shows a shipping certification seal (a) attached to the product, data (b) written therein, and an example (c) of the written data. A manufacturer 3 who wants to attach and sell a shipping certification seal (hereinafter also simply referred to as a “seal”) 7 shown in FIG. 3A accesses the server device 21 of the certificate authority 2 using the PC 31 and the product. (Hereinafter referred to as “product related information”) is transmitted and registered in the DB 22 of the certificate authority 2 (step A).

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the shipping certification seal 7 is a QR code 72, which is a kind of two-dimensional code, printed on a mount 71. The QR code 72 includes encoded product related information and the like. Has been written.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, the product-related information includes three types of information, that is, information related to corporations, information related to product manufacturers, and information related to products. The type of information is described in the left column of FIG. 3B, and specific information contents are described in the right column.

  The server device 21 that has received the product related information from the PC 31 stores the information in the DB 22. Further, the server device 21 generates a serial code for uniquely identifying each product based on an arbitrary logic, reads out the identification data assigned to each product type stored in the DB 22 in advance, and uses a secret key. The product identification code and the serial code assigned to each product are encrypted.

  The serial code is a sequence of numbers and English letters based on certain rules and systems. The identification code may include the identification code of the manufacturer that manufactured the identification code.

  The server device 21 converts the information encrypted in this way into a QR code together with the product-related information described above, and then transmits it to the sticker creating device 23 and prints it on the mount 71 to correspond to the number of products. A number of shipping proof stickers 7 are issued (step B).

  FIG. 3C shows information written in the QR code 72. The QR code 72 includes product-related information I1 shown in FIG. 3B and information (hereinafter referred to as “encrypted information”) I2 obtained by encrypting the product identification code and the serial code assigned to each product. included.

  The person in charge of the certificate authority 2 issues a required number of shipping certification seals 7 according to the request of the manufacturer 3 and sends it to the manufacturer 3 (step C).

  The manufacturer 3 that has received the shipping certification seal 7 ships to the market with the seal 7 attached to each product 6 (step D). As a method of attaching the seal 7 to the product 6, the product 6 and the seal 7 are enclosed in a cardboard for packing or in a sealed bag, and the seal cannot be taken out unless the cardboard is opened or the bag is broken. Such a form is good.

  When the user 4 who purchased the product 6 in the market wants to confirm that the product is not a copy product but an authorized product sold by the user 3, the product 4 is printed on the shipping certification seal 7 using the smartphone 41. The information written in the QR code 72 is read. Further, the encrypted information of the read information is transmitted to the server device 21 of the certificate authority 2 to request authentication that the seal 7 is authentic (step E).

  The server device 21 that has received the seal authentication request and the encrypted information from the smartphone 41 of the user 4 decrypts the encrypted information using a secret key corresponding to the product. If the encrypted information cannot be decrypted, it is determined that it is not a regular seal at that stage.

  Subsequently, the server device 21 performs authentication based on the decrypted information (step F). Specifically, it is confirmed whether or not the product identification code matches the product identification code stored in the DB 22. If the identification codes match, it is further confirmed whether or not the serial code is created based on an arbitrary logic.

  If the product identification code matches and the serial code is created based on any logic, the server device 21 determines that the sticker information is appropriate and the sticker is attached to a regular product. To do. On the other hand, if the product identification code does not match, or if the serial code is not based on any logic, the information written on the sticker is not correct and the sticker attached to the legitimate product judge.

  The authentication result is notified from the server device 21 to the smartphone 41 of the user 4, and the user 4 confirms whether or not the purchased product is an authorized product based on the authentication result (step G).

  Finally, the server device 21 stores the reproduced serial code together with the identification information of the smartphone 41 of the user 4 in the DB 22 (Step H). The identification information of the smartphone 41 is used when confirming that the seal 7 is attached to a regular product after the product 6 is resold. The procedure at that time will be described in detail later.

<Specific processing flow for authentication>
Next, with reference to a flowchart, processing in the certificate authority 2, the maker 3, and the user 4 will be specifically described. First, steps A to C in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 4 shows a flow of processing performed between the manufacturer PC 31 and the certificate authority server device 21. In the figure, steps surrounded by broken lines and broken arrows indicate processing performed without using a server device or a PC.

  The manufacturer 3 who desires to issue the shipping certification seal 7 uses the PC 31 to access the website established by the certificate authority 2 in the server device 21 (step S11). In response to this, the server device 21 transmits page data for application for authentication service to the PC 31 (step S21).

  When the person in charge of manufacturer 3 inputs product related information (see FIG. 3A) on the application screen and clicks the send button using a mouse or the like, PC 31 transmits the input information to server device 21. (Step S12). After assigning an identification code to each company and each product, the server device 21 registers the received product related information in the DB 22 as basic data for authentication (step S22).

  Next, the server device 21 activates serial code generation software to generate a number of serial codes corresponding to the number of seals desired by the manufacturer (step S23). Subsequently, the server device encrypts the product identification code and the serial code for each product by using a secret key prepared for each product type, and creates encrypted information (step S24).

  Next, the server device 21 converts the encrypted information and product-related information into a QR code, and then transfers the data to the sticker creating device 23 (step S25), prints the QR code on the mount, and ships. A certification seal 7 is created (step S26). The produced shipping certification seal 7 is sent to the manufacturer 3 (step S27), and then attached to the product and shipped to the market (step S13).

  Next, the procedure of steps E to H in FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 shows a procedure when the user 4 who has purchased the product requests the server device 21 to authenticate the shipping certification seal 7, and FIG. 6 shows a display screen of the smartphone 41 at that time.

  Before starting the authentication procedure, the user 4 seeking authentication of the sticker information accesses the website of the certificate authority 2 using the smartphone 41 (step S31) and downloads application software used for authentication from the server device 21. (Step S41). The application software downloaded to the smartphone 41 is installed on the smartphone (step S32).

  The application software for authentication is for reducing the burden when the user 4 authenticates the shipping proof sticker using the smartphone 41. The procedure required for authentication, specifically, photographing and reading of a QR code, A series of procedures for transmitting the read information to the server device 21 is automatically performed. FIG. 6A shows a screen of the smartphone 41 when the application software is activated.

  The user 4 who wishes to authenticate the shipping certification seal activates the application software installed on the smartphone 41 and then performs user registration (step S33). Specifically, the “customer information setting” portion at the bottom of the screen of FIG. 7A is touched with a fingertip to download screen data for user registration from the server device 21 and necessary information such as name and address. Enter. In addition, since the content of user registration is generally known widely, description is abbreviate | omitted here.

  Next, when the user touches the “product registration and product authentication” portion of the screen, the application software captures the QR code 72 printed on the sticker 7, reads the data, and reads the read data to the server device 21. Is transmitted (step S34).

  FIG. 6B shows a captured QR code 72 image. The photographed QR code 72 is converted into data such as characters using code reading software, and then encrypted information (I 2 in FIG. 3C) is transmitted to the server device 21.

  Receiving the encrypted information, the server device 21 decrypts the encrypted information using the encrypted secret key, and reproduces the product identification code and the seal serial code (step S42).

  Further, the server device 21 confirms that the reproduced product identification code matches the product identification code stored in the DB 22 and that the serial code is created based on an arbitrary logic (same as above). Step).

  If the product identification code matches and the serial code is created based on arbitrary logic, the information is correct and the seal with the encryption information is attached to the authorized product It is determined to be a thing. Conversely, if the product identification code does not match or the serial code is not created based on any logic, it is determined that the seal is not appropriate and is likely to be a seal attached to the copy. Is done.

  When it is determined that the seal on which the encryption information is written is attached to the authorized product, the server device 21 reads the list stored in the DB 22 and reads the serial code of the seal that has been authenticated this time in the list. Is included (step S43).

  The list contains serial codes for seals that have been certified in the past. Specifically, a CSV file is created for each serial code, and the serial code is written to the file or read from the file in accordance with an instruction from the server device 21.

  If a serial code appears in this list, you can see that the sticker with the serial code was attached to a product that was officially sold, and that authentication procedures were performed in the past. . On the other hand, if the serial code of the seal certified this time is not listed, the serial code is entered in the list (step S43).

  Then, the server apparatus 21 notifies a user's smart phone 41 of an authentication result (step S44). The content of notification to the smartphone 41 varies depending on whether or not the serial code has already been posted on the list.

  Specifically, when it is determined that the encryption information is appropriate and the serial code is not listed, the screen of the user's smartphone 41 displays “determination ○” as shown in FIG. ”Is displayed, and the user can confirm that the seal for which authentication has been requested is attached to an authorized product.

  In the display screen of the smartphone shown in FIG. 7C, the area A1 is product related information, A2 is the determination result, A3 is the date when the product related information is registered in the DB 22, and A4 is used by the user. Each smartphone identification information is displayed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the encryption information is appropriate and the serial code is already included in the list, “determination Δ” is displayed on the screen of the user's smartphone 41 as shown in FIG. The comment C1 “Approved by another smartphone” is also displayed.

  When “determination Δ” is displayed, it means that an authentication procedure has been performed using another smartphone 41 in the past. In this case, since there is a possibility that the product has been resold after the previous authentication procedure, a procedure for confirming normality (step S45) is performed. The procedure for confirming normality will be described in detail later with reference to the drawings.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the encryption information written on the sticker is not appropriate and the authentication of the sticker is denied, “determination ×” is displayed on the screen of the user's smartphone 41 as shown in FIG. At the same time, a comment C2 “This product may be a copy product” is displayed. In this case, a comment C3 “determination impossible” is displayed in the area A1 of the screen, and the areas A3 and A4 are blank.

<Flow of processing in normality confirmation procedure>
When the server device 21 determines that the encrypted information written on the seal is appropriate and then confirms that the same serial code is listed in the list stored in the DB 22, the server device 21 checks the normality. (Step S45).

  There are two cases where the serial code of the seal that has been determined to have the proper encryption information is listed. The first case is when a legitimate product is resold and the user who purchased it asks for authentication of the seal.

  In the second case, the seal attached to the legitimate product is forged by a third party after obtaining it in some way, and it is sold by attaching it to a copy product. The purchaser of the copy product authenticates the seal. In this case, it is necessary to inform the purchaser of the possibility of a copy.

  In the present embodiment, in order to cope with such a case, the identification information of the smartphone 41 of the user who has requested authentication is listed along with the serial code in the above list. The identification information of the smartphone 41 includes access information to the smartphone 41 including a telephone number and a URL.

  Hereinafter, the normality confirmation procedure (step S45) in the server device 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in the normality confirmation procedure, and FIG. 8 shows a display screen of the smartphone at that time.

  When the data of the authenticated serial code is published in the list stored in the DB 22, the server device 21 reads the identification information of the previous user's smartphone 41b registered in the list, and uses the telephone number and the URL to While accessing the user's smartphone 41b, the normality of the product registered in the list is requested (step S51). At that time, a comment C4 of “additional approval request for registered product” is displayed on the screen of the smartphone 41b as shown in FIG.

  The previous user who has received the above notification opens the screen shown in FIG. 8B and answers about the normality of the product (step S61). Specifically, if the product for which the confirmation of normality is requested is a product that the previous user has properly handed over to another person, the “approve” button is touched, and if not, the “deny” button is touched.

  When the previous user touches the “Approve” button, comments C6 and C7 “Approved” and “Deleted from registration list” are displayed on the smartphone screen, as shown in FIG. 8C. . The meaning of the comment C7 is that the identification information of the smartphone that has performed the current authentication procedure is entered in the list by the current authentication instead of the identification information of the smartphone that has performed the previous authentication procedure. It is what you do.

  On the other hand, when the previous user touches the “denied” button, a comment C8 of “denied” is displayed on the screen of the smartphone, as shown in FIG.

  The server 21 of the certificate authority that has received the “approval” or “denial” response from the previous user's smartphone 41b notifies the current user's smartphone 41a of the result (step S52). If there is an “approved” response from the previous user's smartphone 41b, a “judgment 〇” will be displayed on the screen of the current user's smartphone, confirming that the product has been resold by the previous user through regular procedures. it can.

  On the other hand, if there is a denial answer, “determination ×” is displayed on the screen of the current user's smartphone 41a, and it is confirmed that the product is not a resale from the previous user and may be a copy product it can.

  Subsequently, the server device 21 rewrites the identification information of the smartphone posted in the list of the DB 22 with the identification information of the smartphone 41a of the current user (Step S53).

  Through this series of procedures, even if the current user hands over the product to another person and the reseller's user requests authentication of the attached sticker, the result of the normality confirmation to the reseller's user as with the current user Can be notified.

<Differences from conventional systems>
Table 1 lists differences between the conventional copy product distribution prevention system described in Patent Document 1 and the shipped product authentication system according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, the difference between the conventional system and the system of the present embodiment will be described for each item.

  With regard to authentication data, the conventional system stores the serial code (number) for each product in the DB and compares it with the serial code (number) read from the QR code on the seal (anti-counterfeit label). It was. On the other hand, in the system of the present embodiment, since the identification codes set for each manufacturer and each product type are compared, the amount of data stored in the DB and the time required for authentication are reduced compared to the conventional system. It can be greatly reduced.

  In addition to the product identification code, the authentication data according to the present embodiment includes a serial code assigned to each sticker. This serial code is the same as the code stored in the DB as in the conventional system. Since it is determined not based on collation but based on an arbitrary logic, even if the number of products to be authenticated increases, the amount of data stored in the DB hardly increases.

  In the system according to the present embodiment, the product related information is stored in the DB separately from the authentication data. By handling in this way, the amount of data for authentication can be reduced. On the other hand, since the product related information displayed in the area A1 of the screen of the smartphone is stored in the DB together with the product identification code, display is not hindered.

  Regarding encryption, in the conventional system, the serial code (number) to be authenticated has not been encrypted. Therefore, in order to hide the serial code (number) printed on the sticker with a blindfold, it is necessary to apply scratch processing or the like. However, in this embodiment, the authentication information is encrypted. There is no need to apply, and the manufacturing cost of the seal can be reduced.

  With regard to the listed items to be stored in the DB, the conventional system authenticates by checking the serial code written in the QR code of the sticker, so the serial codes printed on all stickers are listed. There was a need to do.

  On the other hand, in the system according to the present embodiment, the verification of the serial code is not performed, and only whether the serial code is created based on an arbitrary logic is confirmed. Only serial codes created based on arbitrary logic are listed as authenticated serial codes. Therefore, serial codes placed on a seal that the user does not require authentication are not listed.

  Regarding the list data, in the conventional system, in addition to the serial code for each product, product related information is listed. On the other hand, in the system according to the present embodiment, in addition to the serial code for each product, the identification information of the smartphone used by the user who has requested authentication is posted.

  In summary, in the conventional system, the serial code printed on all the stickers attached to the product and product related information are posted in the list, so as the number of products subject to certification increases, the DB The amount of data stored in is enormous.

  In contrast, in the system of this embodiment, only the serial code of the seal that the user requested to authenticate and the identification information of the smartphone are listed, so the amount of data can be greatly reduced compared to the conventional system. As a result, the cost required for DB maintenance can be greatly reduced.

  Furthermore, in the system according to the present embodiment, since only the serial code of the seal that the user has requested for authentication is posted in the list, the serial number included in the list is compared with the number of products sold. The number of codes is not as much as the left. As a result, the list search time can be significantly reduced compared to conventional systems.

<Check the contents of the list>
A user who wants to check the contents of the list stored in the DB 22 can check information posted on the list at any time by accessing the website of the certificate authority 2 using the smartphone 41. Hereinafter, the procedure will be described with reference to the screen of the smartphone shown in FIG.

  When the user who wants to check the contents of the list touches the “registered product list” displayed at the lower part of the screen of the smartphone shown in FIG. 9A with his / her finger, a request for reading the list data is issued by the application software described above. 21 is transmitted.

  The server device 21 that has received the request to read the data of the list reads out the data related to the serial code that matches the identification information of the smartphone from the list and transmits it to the user's smartphone 41.

  FIG. 9B shows a display screen of the smartphone that has received the list data. The figure shows that three pieces of authentication data are registered in the list. When the user touches one piece of data in the list with the fingertip, as shown in FIG. 9C, a screen similar to that when the user is authenticated is displayed.

  Of the data displayed on the screen, the data displayed in the areas A2 to A4 is the data read from the list of the DB 22, and the data displayed in the area A1 is read from the product related information stored in the DB 22. It is data.

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment, the shipping certification seal 7 is attached to the product 6, and the authenticity of the product is authenticated using the read data of the QR code printed on the seal. In contrast, in the present embodiment, an IC card storing product-related information and serial code data is attached to the product, and the data stored in the IC card is read by an NFC-compatible smartphone, thereby Performs normality authentication.

  NFC (Near Field Communication) is a kind of short-range wireless communication standard and has recently been adopted for smartphones. As illustrated in FIG. 10, the data stored in the memory of the IC card 42 can be easily read by the smartphone 41 by overlapping the smartphone 41 and the IC card 42. Among the read data, the encryption information is transmitted to the server device 21 by the same procedure as described in the first embodiment.

  Since the shipping certification seal 7 can be duplicated, “determination Δ” is displayed in the authentication procedure. However, in the case of an IC card, it is not possible to duplicate, so it is not necessary to display “determination Δ”. . If already registered on another smartphone, it is determined whether or not the encrypted information is appropriate by overwriting.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Shipment product authentication system 2 Certification authority 3 Manufacturer 4 User 5 Internet 6 Product 7 Shipment certificate sticker 21 Server device 22 DB
23 Seal making device 31 PC
41 Smartphone 42 IC Card 71 Mount 72 QR Code 211 Processing Unit 212 Storage Unit 213 Input Unit 214 Display Units A1 to A6 Areas C1 to C7 Comments

Claims (11)

A server device that authenticates the shipping certificate seal attached to the product;
A database for storing information related to the product;
A seal creation device for creating the shipping proof seal based on information provided from the server device;
A mobile information terminal used when a user who has purchased the product requests authentication of the shipping certification seal from the server device;
A communication network used for data transmission / reception between the server device and the portable information terminal,
The shipping certification seal is written with the product-related information, and encryption information obtained by encrypting the identification code of the product and a serial code that uniquely identifies each product,
When the server device is requested to authenticate the shipping certification seal from the portable information terminal,
While determining whether or not the encrypted information is appropriate using an identification code and a serial code obtained by decrypting the encrypted information, notify the portable information terminal of the determination result,
And when it determines with the said encryption information being appropriate, the said serial code and the identification information of the said portable information terminal are linked | related and posted on the list | wrist stored in the said database, The shipping product authentication system characterized by the above-mentioned.   When the server device confirms that the identification code of the product matches the identification code of the product stored in the database in advance, and that the serial code is created based on an arbitrary logic, The shipped product authentication system according to claim 1, wherein the encrypted information is determined to be appropriate.   The server device is resold to a portable information terminal whose identification information is listed in the list when the serial code included in the encryption information determined to be appropriate is already listed in the list The shipped product authentication system according to claim 1, wherein confirmation of the fact is requested.   4. The shipped product authentication system according to claim 1, wherein the server device encrypts the identification code and the serial code using a secret key prepared for each type of the product.   The shipping product authentication system according to claim 1, wherein the information included in the shipping certification seal is printed on the shipping certification seal in a state converted into a two-dimensional code. Application software is installed in the portable information terminal,
The application software has a function of photographing the two-dimensional code posted on the shipping certification seal, reading information included in the code, and transmitting encrypted information among the read information to the server device. Item 6. The shipped product authentication system according to Item 5.   6. The shipping product authentication system according to claim 1, wherein an IC card is used instead of the shipping certificate seal, and the product related information and encryption information are stored in a memory of the IC card. .   8. The manufacturer asking for attaching the shipping proof seal to a product transmits the product related information to the server device via the network using a computer used by the manufacturer. Shipping product authentication system. A server device for authenticating a shipping certification seal attached to a product,
The shipping certification seal is written with information related to the product, encrypted information obtained by encrypting the identification code of the product and a serial code uniquely identifying each product,
When the mobile certificate terminal used by the user who purchased the product is requested to authenticate the shipping certificate seal via a communication network,
While determining whether or not the encrypted information is appropriate using a product identification code and serial code obtained by decrypting the encrypted information, and notifies the portable information terminal of the determination result,
And when it determines with the said encryption information being appropriate, the said serial code and the identification information of the said portable information terminal are linked | related and posted on the list | wrist stored in the database.   When it is confirmed that the product identification code matches the product identification code stored in the database in advance and that the serial code is created based on an arbitrary logic, the encryption information The server device according to claim 9, wherein the server device is determined to be appropriate.   When the serial code included in the encrypted information determined to be appropriate is already listed, the mobile information terminal whose identification information is listed in the list is requested to confirm the resold fact. The server device according to claim 9 or 10.

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