JP7303452B2 - Terminal device and its control method and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a terminal device, a control method thereof, and a program for displaying a result of authenticity determination of an article.

In recent years, counterfeit products may appear on the market, and each manufacturer is strengthening measures to prevent counterfeit products from being distributed.

Buyers, on the other hand, want to make sure that the products they buy are not counterfeit. Therefore, there is a system that reads a unique two-dimensional code printed on a packaging material and determines the authenticity of the product, that is, a system that determines the authenticity of the product (Patent Document 1).

There is also a system in which a genuine product identification sticker with an IC chip is attached to a box and read. This genuine product identification sticker is attached to the opening position of the product box, and is a sticker that cannot be used once the product is opened, making it difficult for unauthorized stickers to circulate in the market.

JP 2008-293284 A

However, if the seal is illegally copied or used illegally, it is difficult to distinguish between genuine products and non-genuine products.

Specifically, since a fraudulent sticker that is determined to be genuine is read, it is difficult for the conventional technology to distinguish whether the purchaser is a genuine product or a non-genuine product. In addition, if an unauthorized seal is manufactured, it will lead to multiple unauthorized seals that are determined to be genuine having the same identification information for cost reduction, leading to a large number of non-genuine products on the market. There was a problem that the possibility of non-genuine goods being passed on to the purchaser increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to reduce the burden of collecting information on the place of purchase when an article is determined to be unauthorized.

The terminal device of the present invention is
a first acquisition means for acquiring identification information about an article for confirming that the article is a legitimate article;
a second acquiring means for acquiring, from the judging agency, a determination result as to whether or not the article is a legitimate article after transmitting the identification information acquired by the first acquiring means to the judging agency;
When the judgment result acquired by the second acquisition means is a first judgment result corresponding to the fact that the article is not a regular article, the user is informed of the purchase place along with the fact that the article is the first judgment result. and display control means for controlling to display a display item for accepting input of information related to the above .

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the burden of collecting information on the place of purchase when it is determined that an article is not legitimate.

1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration of an information processing system that performs genuine product determination; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of mobile terminal 100; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of a client terminal 101 and a genuine product determination server 200; FIG. It is a schematic diagram showing the form of use in the present embodiment. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of the information processing system; FIG. 4 is a flowchart of setting processing performed by a system administrator; 4 is a flowchart of reading processing executed by the mobile terminal 100; 10 is a flowchart of determination processing when reading is performed by a dedicated reading application executed by the genuine product determination server 200; 4 is a flowchart of display processing executed by the mobile terminal 100; 10 is a flow chart of determination processing and display processing when reading with a general-purpose reading application. 4 is a data diagram showing an example of various data used in the present embodiment; FIG. An image diagram showing an example of a genuine product determination condition setting screen displayed on the client terminal 101. FIG. 2 is an image diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the mobile terminal 100. FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart of basic processing of the genuine product determination server 200 in this embodiment; FIG.

An example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of an information processing system for determining genuine products according to the present invention. The information processing system of the present invention includes a mobile terminal 100(A), a mobile terminal 100(B), a client terminal 101, and a genuine product determination server 200. FIG. These devices are connected via a network 102 (WAN or LAN) so as to be able to communicate with each other. In the following description, the mobile terminal 100(A) and the mobile terminal 100(B) are described as the mobile terminal 100 when it is not necessary to distinguish between them.
The mobile terminal 100 can communicate with an access point 103 capable of wireless communication. The access point 103 may be a base station for cellular telephone lines.
The configuration of various terminals or servers connected to the network in FIG. 1 is an example, and it goes without saying that there are various configuration examples depending on the application and purpose.

The mobile terminal 100 is a terminal that reads, for example, a tear seal 401 including an RFID chip attached to the outside 400 (eg, FIG. 4) of the mobile terminal 100 via the RFID antenna 27A (eg, FIG. 2). Also, the mobile terminal 100 is a terminal that reads a two-dimensional code opening sticker 402 (eg, FIG. 4) with a mobile terminal camera. The mobile terminal 100 transmits the read information to the genuine product determination server 200 .

A box is an exterior covering an article, and the tamper seals 401 and 402 are an example of read objects attached to the exterior of the exterior. In addition, it is possible to paraphrase the unsealing seal 401 as the first object to be read, and the unsealing seal 402 as the second object to be read.

The genuine product determination server 200 is a server that receives information from the mobile terminal 100 , performs genuine product determination, and transmits a genuine product determination result notification to the mobile terminal 100 . Note that the authenticity determination server 200 in this embodiment may be a general-purpose computer similar to the client terminal. The genuine product determination server 200 stores various data (eg, FIG. 11). Various data may be managed on a database. Furthermore, the configuration may be managed on an external server.
Alternatively, the RFID table 1110 may be stored in an external server, and the external server may determine whether or not the RFID information is legitimate information.
The client terminal 101 is an administrator device, and is a terminal that communicates with the genuine product determination server 200 and inputs setting information used for genuine product determination.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the invention.

The mobile terminal 100 corresponds to, for example, a wireless terminal such as a mobile phone or a smart phone, and includes a wireless unit 21, an audio input/output unit 22, a camera 23, a display unit 24, a touch panel 25, an RFID chip 26, and an RFID control unit. It has a unit 27 , a storage unit 28 , a processor 29 and a GPS control unit 40 . The radio unit 21 is a communication interface that is connected to the radio antenna 21A and controls radio communication with a radio communication network. The audio input/output unit 22 is an interface that connects to the speaker 22A and the microphone 22B and inputs and outputs audio.
It is assumed that mobile terminal 100 and each device communicate with each other via antenna 21A and access point 103 .

The camera 23 has a function of capturing images such as moving images and still images, and is a capturing unit that captures the two-dimensional code of the present embodiment. The display unit 24 is an output interface that displays various information on the screen. The touch panel 25 is an input interface that detects touch operations in cooperation with the display screen of the display unit 24 . The RFID chip 26 is, for example, a recording medium in which electronic money or the like is recorded. The RFID control unit 27 is connected to the RFID antenna 27A and acquires the ID of the RFID chip according to the carrier wave from the RFID chip (including the antenna) of the tear seal 401 .

The storage unit 28 has a ROM (Read Only Memory) 28A, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 28B, and an internal storage 28C. The ROM 28A stores various programs such as an operating system and dedicated reading applications (RFID and two-dimensional code reading applications). Also, the individual identification number of the mobile terminal 100 is stored in the ROM 28A. The RAM 28B temporarily stores various information. The internal storage 28C is a storage component such as a hard disk, and stores data such as application files, documents and image files. Note that the internal storage 28C may be replaced with an SD card.

The processor 29 controls the entire mobile terminal 100, and specifically represents, for example, a CPU. The processor 29 reads the display control program stored in the ROM 28A and implements various processes based on the read display control program.

The processor 29 functions as a two-dimensional code recognition section 31 , an RFID information acquisition section 32 and a result acquisition section 33 . The two-dimensional code recognition unit 31 uses the zoom function and autofocus function of the camera 23 to read the two-dimensional code and recognize the image. Then, the two-dimensional code recognition unit 31 acquires two-dimensional code information obtained as a result of image recognition. This acquired two-dimensional code information is transmitted to the genuine product determination server 200 .

The RFID information acquisition unit 32 acquires RFID information read from the RFID chip of the tear seal 401 via the RFID control unit 27 . This acquired RFID information is transmitted to the genuine product determination server 200 .

The RFID control unit 27 is connected to the RFID antenna 27A, the RFID antenna 27A outputs a carrier wave for reading detection, communicates with the RFID chip of the tear seal 401 using the carrier wave, and reads RFID information from the RFID chip. A carrier wave is a signal for read detection using a frequency band of HF (High Frequency). The RFID antenna 27A transmits carrier waves within an RFID communication range of a predetermined transmission distance from the reading area. Further, the RFID control unit 27 uses the carrier wave to communicate with the RFID chip inside the tear seal 401 that exists within the RFID communication range and the RFID reading range, and reads information from the RFID chip. Note that the RFID reading range shall be approximately 2 cm or less.

The mobile terminal 100 receives the result of the RFID information and the result of the two-dimensional code information from the genuine product determination server 200 via the wireless unit 21 . The received result is acquired by the result acquisition unit 33 and displayed on the display unit 24 .
The GPS control unit 40 is a control unit that acquires position information obtained from a GPS antenna (not shown).

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the client terminal 101 and genuine product determination server 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Note that the genuine product determination server 200 can be rephrased as an information processing device.
The CPU 301 comprehensively controls each device and controller connected to the system bus 304 .

In addition, the ROM 302 or the external memory 311 (storage unit) stores BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), which is a control program for the CPU 301, an operating system program (OS), and functions executed by each server or each PC. Various programs and the like necessary for this purpose are stored, which will be described later. A RAM 303 functions as a main memory, a work area, and the like for the CPU 301 .
The CPU 301 implements various operations by loading programs and the like required for execution of processing into the RAM 303 and executing the programs.
An input controller (input control unit) 305 controls inputs from a keyboard (KB) 309 and a pointing device such as a mouse (not shown).

A video controller (VC) 306 controls display on a display such as a CRT display (CRT) 310 . The display may be a liquid crystal display as well as a CRT. These are for use by administrators as needed.

A memory controller (MC) 307 stores a boot program, browser software, various applications, font data, user files, edit files, various data, and the like. It controls access to an external memory 311 such as a card-type memory connected via an adapter.

A communication I/F controller (communication I/F control unit) 308 connects and communicates with an external device via a network, and executes communication control processing in the network. For example, Internet communication using TCP/IP is possible.

Note that the CPU 301 enables display on the CRT 310 by, for example, rasterizing outline fonts to a display information area in the RAM 303 . The CPU 301 also allows the user to issue instructions with a mouse cursor (not shown) on the CRT 310 .

Various programs and the like used by the genuine product determination server 200 of the present embodiment to execute various processes described later are recorded in the external memory 311, and are loaded into the RAM 303 as necessary and executed by the CPU 301. It is. Furthermore, the definition files and various information tables used by the program according to the present invention are stored in the external memory 311 .

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a form of utilization of authentic product determination in the embodiment of the present invention.
First, the state of 410 will be explained. 410 shows the box 400 in an unopened state.

Box 400 indicates a box containing merchandise (not shown). An opening seal 401 or an opening seal 402 is attached to a portion where the box 400 is to be opened. In this state, the mobile terminal 100 reads an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chip. Alternatively, the mobile terminal 100 reads the two-dimensional code.

When the lid of the box is opened, the opening seal 401 is broken, the RFID chip (including the antenna) is destroyed, and the RFID chip on the opening seal 401 cannot be read. That is, once the package is unsealed and the unsealed seal is destroyed, the authenticity cannot be determined by RFID. The tamper seal of the two-dimensional code is also destroyed, making it difficult to read.
The tamper seal preferably has a configuration in which a plurality of cuts are formed in the outer circumference of the tamper seal in order to facilitate breakage at the time of unsealing, but the present invention is not limited to this.

Since the tear seal 401 is not manufactured with the same RFID information, the same RFID information cannot be read after opening. However, if a malicious person produces an unauthorized tamper seal (copied tamper seal), the tamper seal with the same RFID information on the market may be read. Therefore, it is particularly useful in authentic product determination to determine the possibility of a non-genuine product based on the fact that the product has been read multiple times and the locations where it has been read, and to notify the user of the possibility.

The structure of tamper seal 401 is shown at 411 . It consists of release material, adhesive material, base material, antenna, chip, adhesive material, and surface layer material. This release material is peeled off and attached to the box 400 .

A chip and an antenna are connected, and the structure is such that information (RFID information) in the chip can be read through the antenna. The RFID information is, for example, EPC (Electronic Product Code) system information or ucode system information. The release material is peeled off, and the box 400 is attached with an adhesive material. The opening seal 401 has a structure in which when the opening seal 401 is to be peeled off from the box, the opening seal 401 is torn from a slit attached to the opening seal, so that it is difficult to peel off and reuse.
The chip may be a chip using PUF (Physical Unclonable Function) technology.
420 state will be described. 420 indicates the opened state of the box.
Box 400 is shown with its lid opened and tamper seal 401 or 402 broken.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of the information processing system according to the embodiment of the invention.

In addition, the information processing system uses identification information (for example, RFID information and two-dimensional code information) of the reading object (for example, 401 and 402) used for determining the authenticity of the article. Identification information (for example, , 1110 and 1120 in FIG. 11) and the reading history of the object to be read (for example, 1130 in FIG. 11), and an information processing device (for example, a genuine product determination server 200) capable of communicating with a portable terminal (For example, mobile terminal 100).

The information processing device as the genuine product determination server 200 includes an identification information reception unit 501, a read count determination unit 502, a read result information transmission unit 503, a location determination unit 504, a terminal determination unit 505, a purchase location information reception unit 506, and a registration unit. 507 is provided. These functional units are executed by the CPU 301 . Note that these functional units can also be realized by hardware (for example, Single Chip Micyoco, etc.).

The mobile terminal 100 includes a reading section 510 , an identification information transmitting section 511 and a reading result information receiving section 512 . These functional units are executed by processor 29 . Note that these functional units can also be realized by hardware (for example, Single Chip Micyoco, etc.). Each functional unit will be described below.
The reading unit 510 is a functional unit that reads an object to be read, which is used to determine the authenticity of an article.
The identification information transmission unit 511 is a functional unit that transmits the identification information of the object to be read read by the reading unit 510 to the genuine product determination server 200 .

The reading result information receiving unit 512 is a functional unit that receives reading result information indicating the possibility of an irregular article or reading result information indicating an authorized article according to the identification information transmitted by the identification information transmission unit 511. be.
The identification information receiving unit 501 is a functional unit that receives identification information of an object to be read read by the mobile terminal.

When the identification information received by the identification information receiving unit 501 is registered in the storage unit, the read count determination unit 502 determines whether or not the number of times the identification information is read exceeds a set number based on the reading history. It is a functional part that

When the number-of-reading determination unit 502 determines that the set number of times has been exceeded, the reading-result-information transmitting unit 503 transmits reading-result information indicating that there is a possibility of an irregular article, and determines that the set number of times has not been exceeded. It is a functional unit that transmits read result information indicating a legitimate article when the article is read.
The location determination unit 504 is a functional unit that determines whether or not the object to be read has been read at a different location based on the reading history.
The terminal determination unit 505 is a functional unit that determines whether or not the identification information received by the identification information reception unit 501 has been read by the same mobile terminal based on the reading history.
The purchase location information receiving unit 506 is a functional unit that receives purchase location information, which is information on the purchase location of the article, from the portable terminal according to the reading result information.
The registration unit 507 is a functional unit that registers the purchase location information received by the purchase location information reception unit 506 .
Note that FIG. 5 does not show all signal flows for convenience of explanation (to avoid complexity).

Next, the basic processing of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S<b>1401 , the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 receives read information (for example, identification information such as RFID information or two-dimensional code information) from the mobile terminal 100 .

In step S1402, CPU 301 of genuine product determination server 200 determines whether or not the received read information is registered in a table (RFID table 1110 or two-dimensional code table 1120). If registered, the process moves to step S1403. If not registered, the process ends. Since the processing when it is not registered is not an essential configuration, it will be described with reference to FIG.
In step S1403, CPU 301 of genuine product determination server 200 compares the history (history information 1130) with the read information.

In step S1404, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 determines whether or not the number of times of reading exceeds the set number of times. Specifically, when the number of readings exceeds the set number of times, there is a possibility that the product is a non-genuine product, and the process proceeds to step S1406. On the other hand, if the set number of times has not been exceeded, the product is a genuine product, and the process proceeds to step S1405.
In step S<b>1405 , CPU 301 of genuine product determination server 200 transmits information indicating that the product is genuine to portable terminal 100 .
In step S1406, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 transmits to the portable terminal 100 information indicating the possibility of non-genuine products.

Next, a detailed description of this embodiment will be given with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. 6 to 10. FIG.

First, description will be made with reference to the flow chart of FIG. FIG. 6 shows setting processing performed by the system administrator, which is performed by the client terminal 101 and the genuine product determination server 200 . FIG. 10 is a flow chart for setting the above-described setting number of times and the like by an administrator; FIG.

In step S601-1, the CPU 301 of the client terminal 101 accesses the genuine product determination server 200. FIG. Then, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 executes user authentication and login processing. In step S601-2, CPU 301 of genuine product determination server 200 transmits a genuine product determination condition setting screen to client terminal 101 as a result of the login process.

In step S602, the CPU 301 of the client terminal 101 displays the genuine product determination condition setting screen of FIG. The client terminal 101 receives this genuine product determination condition setting screen from the genuine product determination server 200 and displays it.

Here, the genuine product determination condition setting screen of FIG. 12 will be described.

The genuine product determination condition setting screen includes multiple judgment times (regular notification) 1200, more than the set number of times (non-genuine possibility notification) 1210, read information mismatch (non-genuine product notification) 1220, recent history display 1230, terminal identification 1240, It is a screen containing the item of the mail notification 1250. FIG.

A multiple-time determination (regular notification) 1200 is an item for setting the number of times of reading when notifying as a genuine product. For example, a case will be described in which the multiple determination time (regular notification) 1200 is set to less than five times. If the identification information of the same unsealed seal is read less than five times, the mobile terminal read by the genuine product determination server 200 is notified of the result as a genuine product.
In addition, for more than the set number of times (probability of irregularity notification) 1210, the display color and display wording displayed on the judgment result screen can be arbitrarily set.

More than the set number of times (non-genuine possibility notification) 1210 is an item to be set when notifying that there is a possibility of a non-genuine product. More than the set number of times (probability of non-regular notification) 1210 is a condition for non-regular notification that is equal to or more than the number of times set in the case of multiple determination (regular notification) 1200 . For example, if the multiple times judgment (regular notification) 1200 is set to less than 5 times, when the product is read 5 times or more, the genuine product judgment server 200 notifies the result as non-regular to the mobile terminal that read it. be.
More than the set number of times (probability of irregularity notification) 1210 allows the user to arbitrarily set the display color and the display wording displayed on the judgment result screen.

The read information mismatch (non-genuine product notification) 1220 indicates a non-genuine product when the read information (RFID information or two-dimensional code information) does not match the table (1110 or 1120). This is an item to be set.
In the read information mismatch (non-genuine product notification) 1220, the display color and display wording displayed on the determination result screen can be arbitrarily set.
The display color shall be exclusively controlled so as not to overlap with other items.

The latest history display 1230 is an item for setting whether or not to display the previous determination information on the determination result screen. ON/OFF can be set, and ON is a setting for displaying the previous determination information (for example, determination time). OFF is a setting not to display the previous determination information. If it is ON, the previous determination information is displayed when reading is performed from the same terminal.

The terminal identification 1240 is an item for setting whether to make a determination that the terminal is identified. If it is ON, the genuine product determination server 200 receives the read information from the same terminal, and if it matches the table, regardless of the set number of times, the genuine product determination server 200 sends the result to the mobile terminal 100 as legitimate. Send to If it is OFF, even if the server 200 receives read information from the same terminal, if the number of readings is equal to or greater than the set number of times and matches the table, the result is determined as possibly non-genuine. It is transmitted from the genuine product determination server 200 to the mobile terminal 100 .

The email notification 1250 is a setting for notifying the administrator when the genuine product determination server 200 determines that the read information is non-genuine or possibly non-genuine. If it is ON, enter your email address. The notification to the administrator may be made in real time when it is determined that the read information is unauthorized or may be unauthorized, or may be notified collectively for one day.

In step S<b>603 , the CPU 301 of the client terminal 101 transmits the setting information set on the genuine product determination condition setting screen in FIG. 12 to the genuine product determination server 200 .
In step S604, CPU 301 of genuine product determination server 200 receives the setting information.

In step S<b>605 , CPU 301 of genuine product determination server 200 registers the received setting information in external memory 311 . An example of registered setting information is setting information 1100 in FIG.

The setting information 1100 will now be described. The setting information 1100 is setting information referred to by the genuine product determination application executed by the genuine product determination server 200 . As the genuine product judgment conditions, the conditions set in the genuine product judgment conditions screen, when judged multiple times (regular notification) 1200, set number of times or more (non-genuine possibility notification) 1210, read information mismatch (non-genuine product notification) 1220 , the value is registered.

Also, the history display is set to ON/OFF as set in the latest history display 1230 . As for the terminal identification, ON/OFF set in the terminal identification 1240 is registered. For the mail notification, ON/OFF set in the mail notification 1250 and the mail address of the notification destination are registered.

Next, description will be made with reference to the flow chart of FIG. FIG. 7 shows reading processing executed by the mobile terminal 100 . Note that there is a general-purpose reading application for reading two-dimensional codes pre-installed in the mobile terminal 100 . In addition, there is a dedicated reading application (two-dimensional code reading or RFID reading) for authenticity determination that is arbitrarily installed and used by the user of the mobile terminal 100 . Therefore, the flow chart is such that the processing is changed depending on the general-purpose reading application and the dedicated reading application.
First, processing of the general-purpose reading application will be described.
In step S701, the processor 29 activates the general-purpose reading application according to the user's operation.
In step S702, the processor 29 reads the two-dimensional code of the tear seal 402 via the camera 23. FIG.

In step S703, the processor 29 accesses the genuine product determination server 200 according to the URL obtained from the read two-dimensional code. For example, the mobile terminal 100 launches a browser and communicates with the genuine product determination server 200 through HTTP communication. The acquired URL contains identification information that can uniquely identify the tamper seal. If the seal is not an unauthorized tamper seal, identification information (two-dimensional code information) registered in the two-dimensional code table 920 is added to the end of the URL. Therefore, by accessing the genuine product determination server 200 using the URL, the genuine product determination server 200 acquires the two-dimensional code information.

In the present embodiment, a two-dimensional code-attached opening seal that can be read by a general-purpose reading application is used. It goes without saying that there are cases where
Next, processing of the dedicated read application will be described.

In step S704, the processor 29 activates the dedicated reading application according to the user's operation. The dedicated reading application displays main menu 1300 of FIG. The main menu 1300 has buttons for RFID sticker reading determination 1301 and two-dimensional code sticker reading determination 1302 . When the user presses these buttons, reading of the RFID tamper seal 401 or the two-dimensional code tamper seal 402 is switched. When the RFID sticker reading determination 1301 is pressed, the processor 29 executes the RFID control unit 27 . The RFID control unit 27 reads the RFID chip on the tear seal 401 via the RFID antenna 27A. Also, when the two-dimensional code sticker reading determination 1302 is pressed, the processor 29 activates the camera 23 and reads the two-dimensional code of the opening sticker 402 recognized by the camera 23 .

In step S705, the processor 29 determines whether it is RFID reading or two-dimensional code reading. In the case of RFID reading, the process moves to step S706. In the case of two-dimensional code reading, the process moves to step S710.

In step S706, processor 29 reads the RFID chip on tear seal 401 via RFID antenna 27A. The processor 29 stores the read RFID information in the RAM 28B.

In step S707, the processor 29 reads and acquires the terminal ID (individual identification number) from the ROM 28A. The terminal ID (individual identification number) may be obtained when the dedicated reading application is installed, and the terminal ID (individual identification number) held by the dedicated reading application may be obtained.

In step S<b>708 , the processor 29 acquires position information via the GPS control unit 40 . The location information is longitude and latitude information that is the current location of the mobile terminal. Note that the location information may be an area (predetermined area) because there are cases where the location is specified based on the base station with which the mobile terminal 100 communicates without using GPS.
In step S<b>709 , processor 29 transmits read information including RFID information, terminal ID, and position information to genuine product determination server 200 .

In the dedicated reading application, it is assumed that the permission to acquire position information is set to ON. Also, in the dedicated reading application, it is assumed that the permission to acquire position information is set to ON.

At step S710, the processor 29 reads the two-dimensional code. A two-dimensional code recognition unit 31 acquires two-dimensional code information from the read two-dimensional code. Specifically, the identification information included in the two-dimensional code information (for example, URL) is acquired. Processor 29 stores the acquired identification information in RAM 28B.

In step S711, the processor 29 reads and acquires the terminal ID (individual identification number) from the ROM 28A. The terminal ID (individual identification number) may be obtained when the dedicated reading application is installed, and the terminal ID (individual identification number) held by the dedicated reading application may be obtained.

In step S<b>712 , the processor 29 acquires position information via the GPS control unit 40 . The location information is longitude and latitude information that is the current location of the mobile terminal. Note that the location information may be an area (predetermined area) because there are cases where the location is specified based on the base station with which the mobile terminal 100 communicates without using GPS. Also, in the dedicated reading application, it is assumed that the permission to acquire position information is set to ON.

In step S<b>713 , the processor 29 transmits the read information including the identification information of the two-dimensional code information or the RFID information, the terminal ID, and the position information to the genuine product determination server 200 .

Next, description will be made with reference to the flow chart of FIG. FIG. 8 shows determination processing when reading is performed by a dedicated reading application executed by the genuine product determination server 200 . FIG. 8 is a flowchart following the processing of FIG. Further, this processing is performed when the genuine product determination server 200 receives read information from the mobile terminal 100 .
Although the first determination information, the second determination information, the third determination information, and the fourth determination information will be described later, the overview is as follows.

The information generated in the genuine product determination (first time) is the first determination information, and the information generated in the genuine product determination (second and subsequent times) is the second determination information, the third determination information, and the fourth determination information. . If the product is read more than the set number of times, there is a possibility that it is a non-genuine product, so the third determination information is generated as a non-genuine product possibility determination. Further, if the read information (for example, RFID information) is different from the table, it is a non-genuine product, so the fourth determination information is generated as non-genuine product determination. Since the second determination information includes the previous determination date and time in the first determination information, the first determination information and the second determination information may be the same determination information. That is, the second determination information is not essential determination information.

In step S<b>801 , the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 receives read information including the identification information of the two-dimensional code information, the terminal ID, and the position information from the mobile terminal 100 . Note that reception of identification information by access from a general-purpose reading application is also reception of reading information in this step.

In step S802, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 determines whether or not the read information is transmitted (requested) from the dedicated reading application. If it is determined that the request is from the dedicated reading application, the process moves to step S803. If it is determined that the request is from the general-purpose reading application, the process proceeds to the flow chart of FIG.

In the case of communication specifying a URL by HTTP communication, it is determined that the request is from a general-purpose reading application, and in the case of communication specified by a dedicated reading application, it is determined that the request is from a dedicated reading application.

The following processing will be described by taking as an example a case where read information including RFID information is received. It should be noted that when reading information including identification information of two-dimensional code information is received, CPU 301 of genuine product determination server 200 refers to two-dimensional code table 1120 to determine authenticity.

In step S803, CPU 301 of genuine product determination server 200 acquires RFID information. Then, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 refers to the RFID table 1110 and determines whether matching RFID information is registered. If it is determined that it is registered, the process moves to step S806. If it is determined that it is not registered, the process moves to step S804.

In step S<b>804 , since the RFID information is not registered in the RFID table 1110 , the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 registers the RFID information in the non-genuine product information 1150 . RFID information is registered in the item of non-genuine product ID. Needless to say, the identification information of the two-dimensional code information is registered as described above. When the product is registered as a non-genuine product, an e-mail indicating that the product has been registered as a non-genuine product is sent to the e-mail address set in the mail notification item of the setting information 1100 .

In step S805, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 acquires non-genuine product determination information. The non-genuine product determination information is a message displayed when the genuine product conditions of the setting information 1100 do not match. The CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 generates a determination result including this non-genuine product determination information. A determination result including this non-genuine product determination information will be described below as fourth determination information.

In step S806, since the RFID information has been registered in the RFID table 1110, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 refers to the history information 1130 and checks the received RFID information. The CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 executes the processing from step S807 according to the comparison result.

In step S<b>807 , CPU 301 of genuine product determination server 200 determines whether or not the RFID information is not recorded in history information 1130 . That is, the unsealing seal 401 is read for the first time, and it is determined whether it is the first collation. If it is the first collation, the process moves to step S808. If it is the second collation or later, the process proceeds to step S809.

In step S808, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 acquires genuine product determination information. The genuine product determination information is a display wording when the genuine product condition of the setting information 1100 is less than five times. The CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 generates a determination result including this genuine product determination information. A determination result including this genuine product determination information will be described below as first determination information.

In step S<b>809 , the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 determines whether or not the same mobile terminal 100 is used for reading. Specifically, the terminal ID included in the received determination information is compared with the terminal ID 1135 of the history information 1130 to determine whether or not the reading is from the same mobile terminal. If it is determined that the reading is performed by the same mobile terminal 100, the process proceeds to step S813. If it is determined that the reading is not performed by the same mobile terminal 100, the process proceeds to step S810.

The processing of step S809 is a determination step that is executed when the terminal identification is ON in the setting information 1100 . In the case of terminal identification OFF, the determination of the same mobile terminal 100 is not performed, and the process proceeds to step S810.

In step S<b>810 , the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 determines whether or not the number of readings is less than 5, which is the genuine product condition of the setting information 1100 . In this embodiment, the number of times is less than 5, but any value may be used as long as it is a predetermined number of times. For example, it may be twice. Furthermore, the condition may be "less than or equal to" instead of "less than".

Step S810 shows an example of the step of determining whether there is a possibility of non-authorization. By this step S810, the possibility of non-genuine goods can be notified to the user when the repeated reading is performed, so that the purchaser can be informed of whether the goods may be genuine or non-genuine. It becomes possible to tighten.

Further, when the number of times of the genuine product condition is set to 1 time, the processing may be shifted from step S809 to step S811 without performing the determination of step S810 for the second and subsequent readings. .

If it is less than 5 times, the process moves to step S808. If it is not less than 5 times, the process moves to step S811. The case where the processing is moved to step S811 is the case where the tamper seal 401 or 402 has been read more than the predetermined number of times.

In step S811, CPU 301 of genuine product determination server 200 compares location information 1133 included in history information 1130 with location information included in the received determination information. As a result of the comparison, if the current reading position matches the past reading position, the process proceeds to step S808. The positional information may be determined as a match if it is within a predetermined range instead of being a perfect match.

If the position at which the mobile terminal 100 read the seal 401 this time does not match the position read in the past, the process proceeds to step S812. If the positions match, the process moves to step S808.

Since step S811 makes it possible to determine in more detail the possibility of non-genuine goods, it is possible to more appropriately notify the purchaser of whether the goods are genuine or not. .

A case where the processing is moved from step S811 to step S808 is a case where the tamper seal 401 is read multiple times from different portable terminals at the same place. Specifically, this is the case where a product is placed on a shelf in a store, and a purchaser (including a prospective purchaser) reads the tamper seal 401 of the product with the portable terminal 100 owned by the purchaser. .

In this embodiment, the process of step S811 is performed after step S810. You may transmit 1st determination information.

That is, if the reading is from the same position, the number of times of reading may not be counted up, and if the reading is made in the same shop, the purchaser may be notified that the product is legitimate. In other words, if the same tamper seal is read many times from the same location, it is possible not to notify the product as a potentially unauthorized product.

In step S812, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 acquires determination information indicating the possibility of a non-genuine product. The determination information indicating that there is a possibility of non-genuine products is a display wording when the set number of times of the genuine product conditions in the setting information 1100 is exceeded. The CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 generates the determination result including the determination information indicating the possibility of the non-genuine product. The determination result including the determination information indicating the possibility of non-genuine product will be described below as the third determination information. It is desirable to include information about the reason for the determination in the determination information that the product may be non-genuine.

When it is determined that there is a possibility of a non-genuine product, an e-mail indicating that the non-genuine product has been registered is sent to the e-mail address set in the mail notification item of the setting information 1100 .

In step S813, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 acquires the registration time 1134 (the time at which the previous determination was made) of the most recent history among the histories matching the RFID information in the history information 1130 as the previous determination date and time.

In step S814, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 generates a determination result including the previous determination date and time and genuine product determination information. This determination result includes the previous determination date and time in the first determination information described above. Therefore, although the determination result including the previous determination date and time and the genuine product determination information can be rephrased as the first determination information, it will be described as the second determination information for the sake of explanation.

Note that the second determination information is not essential, and the configuration may be such that when read from the same mobile terminal, the process proceeds to step S808. In this case, it goes without saying that the date and time of the previous determination may be obtained in step S808 to generate the first determination information.

In step S<b>815 , CPU 301 of genuine product determination server 200 adds a record to history information 1130 and registers data to read information 1131 , read count 1132 , position information 1133 , registration time 1134 , and terminal ID 1135 .

Read information 1131 registers RFID information. The read count 1132 registers the number of times the same RFID information has been read. More specifically, the number of counted up times is registered. Since it is possible to determine how many times the RFID information has been read by counting up the RFID information without providing the reading count 1132, the information read in the past is counted up in the process of step S810, and the set number of times ( condition) may be determined.
Furthermore, the number of readings may be registered in the RFID table 1110 .

Position information 1133 is registered based on the position information transmitted from mobile terminal 100 . Information to be registered may be latitude and longitude instead of address. Moreover, the information which shows an area may be used. That is, position information can be rephrased as location information.

The registered time 1134 registers the current time to be registered in the read information 1131 . It should be noted that the judgment time of step S803 or the like may be stored and registered.
The terminal ID 1135 registers the terminal ID transmitted from the mobile terminal 100 .

In step S<b>816 , the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 transmits the determination result to the mobile terminal 100 . Note that the determination result may be a control command to the dedicated reading application of the mobile terminal 100 . Further, the determination result may be display screen data displayed on the mobile terminal 100 .

Although it is desirable to include the processing from step S811, the processing of steps S811, S813, and S814 is not essential for realizing this embodiment.

Next, description will be made with reference to the flow chart of FIG. FIG. 9 shows display processing executed by the mobile terminal 100 . FIG. 9 is a flowchart following the processing of FIG. Moreover, it is a flowchart when the mobile terminal 100 receives the determination result from the genuine product determination server 200 .
In step S901, the processor 29 receives the determination result.

In step S902, the processor 29 determines the content of the determination result. In this embodiment, the determination of the content of the determination result is divided into steps S902 and S908, but the processing may be executed in one step for each case. Specifically, it is a conditional branch of a switch statement in a programming language.

If it is determined that the determination result is the fourth determination information, the process proceeds to step S903. If it is determined that the information is not the fourth determination information, the process proceeds to step S908.

In step S903, the processor 29 acquires non-genuine product determination information and displays a determination result screen 1330 that notifies non-genuine products. Note that the processor 29 changes the color of the determination result screen for each determination result. The color is changed using the color information included in the received determination result. Also, the processor 29 inputs the display wording included in the determination result and displays the determination result screen.

In this embodiment, the determination result includes color information, but the mobile terminal 100 may store the determination result screen for each color set by the administrator. In this case, the judgment result and the judgment result screen are managed in association with each other in order to display the judgment result screen corresponding to each judgment result. For example, the first determination result and the second determination result are displayed on the determination result screen 1310 . A determination result screen 1320 is used as the third determination result. A fourth determination result is a determination result screen 1330 .

In step S904, the processor 29 accepts the input of the purchase place information by the user's operation. For the input, enter the name of the place of purchase in 1330A. Note that a map may be displayed and the input of the location (latitude and longitude) may be accepted from the map. Moreover, you may receive and receive the input of an address.

In step S<b>905 , the processor 29 detects pressing of the OK button on the determination result screen 1330 . The processor 29 then transmits the purchase location information to the genuine product determination server 200 . At this time, the RFID information is also transmitted in order to specify which RFID information corresponds to the place of purchase information. Note that the portable terminal 100 and the genuine product determination server 200 may be managed in a session. In this case, since the session and the RFID information are associated in the genuine product determination server 200, the RFID information may not be transmitted in step S905.
At step S906, processor 29 receives purchase location information.

In step S907, the processor 29 registers the received place of purchase information in the place of purchase of the non-genuine product information 1150 in association with the RIFD information determined to be legitimate this time.

In step S908, the processor 29 determines the content of the determination result. If it is determined that the determination result is the third determination information, the process proceeds to step S910. If the information is determined not to be the third determination information, that is, if it is determined to be the first determination information or the second determination information, the process proceeds to step S909. It should be noted that step S908 is a step for determining whether or not the determination information indicates the possibility of a non-genuine product.

In step S909, the processor 29 acquires genuine product determination information and displays a determination result screen 1310 for notifying of the genuine product. When the determination time of the previous history is included in the determination result, the processor 29 displays the date and time on the determination result screen 1310 as the previous history.

In step S910, the processor 29 acquires determination information indicating that there is a possibility of a non-genuine product, and displays a determination result screen 1320 for notifying of a genuine product that requires attention. An area for inputting the place of purchase may be provided on the determination result screen 1320, and the process may proceed to step S904 after the process of step S910.

Next, description will be made with reference to the flow chart of FIG. FIG. 10 shows determination processing when reading by a general-purpose reading application executed by the genuine product determination server 200 and display processing executed by the portable terminal 100 . FIG. 10 is a flowchart following the processing of step S802 in FIG. FIG. 10 is a flow chart when the genuine product determination server 200 receives read information from the portable terminal 100 by specifying a URL.

In step S1001, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 acquires two-dimensional code information. Then, CPU 301 of genuine product determination server 200 refers to two-dimensional code table 1120 to determine whether matching two-dimensional code information is registered. If determined to be registered, the process moves to step S1002. If it is determined that it is not registered, the process moves to step S1003.

In step S1002, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 acquires determination information indicating that the product may be genuine. As the determination information to be acquired, determination information stored in the genuine product determination server 200 in advance is acquired. Note that in this embodiment, since the dedicated reading application displays the detailed authenticity determination result, in the case of the general-purpose reading application, as a simple determination, it is notified that the product may be genuine. .

In step S<b>1003 , since the two-dimensional code information is not registered in the two-dimensional code table 1120 , the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 registers the received two-dimensional code information in the non-genuine product information 1150 .

In step S1004, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 acquires determination information indicating the possibility of non-genuine products. As the determination information to be acquired, determination information stored in the genuine product determination server 200 in advance is acquired. In the present embodiment, since the dedicated reading application displays the detailed determination result of the genuineness, in the case of the general-purpose reading application, as a simple judgment, it is notified that the product may be non-genuine. there is

In step S1005, in order to guide the use of the dedicated reading application, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 acquires guidance information for downloading the dedicated reading application (for example, the URL of the download destination). It is assumed that determination information pre-stored in the genuine product determination server 200 is obtained as the guidance information.

In step S1006, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 transmits determination information and determination results including guidance information. Specifically, genuine product determination server 200 generates a display screen to be displayed on the browser of mobile terminal 100 , and genuine product determination server 200 transmits the display screen to mobile terminal 100 .
In step S1007, the processor 29 receives the display screen as the determination result.
In step S1008, the processor 29 displays the received display screen using the browser.

In step S1009, the processor 29 determines whether or not the user has instructed to operate the guidance information (for example, the URL of the download destination) displayed on the display screen. If it is determined that an operation instruction for guiding information has been given, the process proceeds to step S1010. When it is determined that the operation instruction for the guidance information has not been given, a standby state is entered. A predetermined operation on the mobile terminal 100 causes the processor 29 to end the process.

In the case of the general-purpose reading application, the genuine product determination server 200 does not register the read information in the history information 1130, but it may be registered. If it is the first reading, the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 sets the number of times of reading to "0". It should be noted that the CPU 301 of the genuine product determination server 200 does not count up the number of readings when the general-purpose reading application repeatedly reads.

In the present embodiment, as a suitable example, the configuration is such that the unsealing sticker attached to the unsealing position outside the box is read, but the present invention is not limited to this. Specifically, an embodiment in which an RFID type seal or a two-dimensional code type seal is attached to the warranty and the portable terminal 100 reads the warranty may be used. In addition, it may be configured to read a guarantee card embedded with an RFID chip or a guarantee card printed with a two-dimensional code. That is, it is possible to paraphrase a medium having RFID information or a two-dimensional code as an object to be read.

Since the warranty is usually held by the purchaser, it can only be read a predetermined number of times at the same portable terminal or at the same place. Therefore, if it is read many times at different locations, there is a possibility that the seal has been tampered with somewhere. In such a case, the determination process, which is the new technology described in this embodiment, displays on the mobile terminal that there is a possibility of non-authorization (possibility of fraud), so that the user can easily decide whether to purchase the product. be able to go to
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the purchaser can easily determine whether or not the article is legitimate.

In addition, even in situations where it is difficult to determine whether an item is genuine, such as when fraudulent stickers are circulated, or when second-hand items are sold as new in boxes, the purchaser will be able to determine whether the item is genuine. This makes it easier to carry out purchases and prevents the purchase of non-genuine or fraudulent products.

In particular, when the same tamper seal is repeatedly read, the possibility of non-genuine products can be notified, thereby preventing the purchase of non-genuine products or fraudulent products. In addition, if the product is read repeatedly, it is possible to determine whether or not the product may be non-genuine according to the past reading position and the current reading position, so it is possible to obtain more detailed judgment results. . Therefore, even if the situation cannot be resolved by the conventional technology, it is possible to prevent the purchase of non-genuine products or fraudulent products.

Furthermore, by downloading a dedicated application, it is possible to notify the purchaser of details as to whether the article is genuine or not, which is more convenient for the user.

The present invention can also be embodied as, for example, a system, device, method, program, storage medium, etc. Specifically, it may be applied to a system composed of a plurality of devices, or It may be applied to an apparatus consisting of one device.

It should be noted that the present invention includes those that directly or remotely supply a software program that implements the functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or apparatus. The present invention also includes a case where the computer of the system or apparatus reads and executes the supplied program code.

Therefore, the program code itself installed in the computer to implement the functional processing of the present invention also implements the present invention. That is, the present invention also includes the computer program itself for realizing the functional processing of the present invention.

In that case, as long as it has the function of a program, it may be in the form of object code, a program executed by an interpreter, script data supplied to the OS, or the like.

Recording media for supplying programs include, for example, flexible disks, hard disks, optical disks, magneto-optical disks, MOs, CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs. There are also magnetic tapes, non-volatile memory cards, ROMs, and DVDs (DVD-ROM, DVD-R).

Another method of supplying the program is to connect to a home page on the Internet using a browser on the client computer. It can also be supplied by downloading the computer program itself of the present invention or a compressed file including an automatic installation function from the home page to a recording medium such as a hard disk.

It is also possible to divide the program code constituting the program of the present invention into a plurality of files and download each file from a different home page. In other words, the present invention also includes a WWW server that allows a plurality of users to download program files for implementing the functional processing of the present invention on a computer.

In addition, the program of the present invention is encrypted, stored in a storage medium such as a CD-ROM, distributed to users, and key information for decryption is downloaded from a homepage via the Internet to users who have cleared predetermined conditions. Let Then, by using the downloaded key information, the encrypted program can be executed and installed in the computer.

Also, the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the computer executing the read program. In addition, based on the instructions of the program, the OS or the like running on the computer performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments can also be realized by the processing.

Further, the program read from the recording medium is written into a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer. After that, based on the instruction of the program, the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the processing also realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments.

It should be noted that the above-described embodiments merely show specific examples for carrying out the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed to be limited by these. That is, the present invention can be embodied in various forms without departing from its technical concept or main features.

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Claims (15)

a first acquisition means for acquiring identification information about an article for confirming that the article is a legitimate article;
a second acquiring means for acquiring, from the judging agency, a determination result as to whether or not the article is a legitimate article after transmitting the identification information acquired by the first acquiring means to the judging agency;
When the judgment result acquired by the second acquisition means is a first judgment result corresponding to the fact that the article is not a regular article, the user is informed of the purchase place along with the fact that the article is the first judgment result. and display control means for controlling to display a display item for accepting input of information relating to the above . 2. The apparatus further comprises transmission control means for receiving an input of information relating to a place of purchase from a user based on an operation on said display item, and controlling to transmit the information relating to the place of purchase that has been input. The terminal device described in . 3. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein said transmission control means controls transmission of said input information relating to a place of purchase to said judging agency. 4. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the determination agency is a server. 5. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first determination result is a determination result when the identification information is not registered in the determination agency. The display control means does not display the display item when the determination result acquired by the second acquisition means is a second determination result corresponding to the fact that the article is a legitimate article. 6. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the terminal device is controlled to display that it is the second determination result. 3. The second determination result is a determination result obtained when the identification information is registered in the determination organization and the determination by the identification information in the determination organization is less than a predetermined number of times. 7. The terminal device according to 6. The display control means displays the display item when the determination result acquired by the second acquisition means is a third determination result corresponding to the possibility that the article is not a regular article. 8. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the terminal device is controlled to display that it is the third determination result without performing any determination. 3. The third judgment result is a judgment result obtained when the identification information is registered in the judging organization and the judgment with the identification information in the judging organization is a predetermined number of times or more. 9. The terminal device according to 8. 10. The display item according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the display item is a display item for accepting input of at least one of a name, a latitude/longitude, and an address regarding a place of purchase of the article. terminal equipment. 3. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein said transmission control means performs control so as to transmit said information relating to said input place of purchase so as to be registered in association with said identification information. 12. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein said identification information is information recorded on a sticker attached to said article. 13. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein said first obtaining means obtains said identification information from a photographed image. a first acquiring step of acquiring identification information about the item to confirm that the item is a legitimate item;
a second acquiring step of acquiring, from the judging agency, a determination result as to whether or not the article is a legitimate article after transmitting the identification information acquired in the first acquiring step to the judging agency;
When the determination result obtained in the second obtaining step is a first determination result corresponding to the fact that the item is not a legitimate item, the purchase place is sent from the user along with the fact that the item is the first determination result. and a display control step of controlling to display a display item for accepting input of information relating to the above . A program for causing a computer to function as each means of the terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

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