KR100716676B1 - Method for providing attestation service using commodity attestation code and Apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing an authentication service for a product, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing an authentication service using an authentication code of a product. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing an authentication service using an authentication code of a product, the method comprising: (a) receiving an authentication code of the product, which is sealed in the product and is read from a user terminal and transmitted; And determining the authenticity of the product using an authentication code of the product, and (c) transmitting the determination result of the authenticity of the product to the user terminal. The authentication service providing method and apparatus using the authentication code of the product according to the present invention has the effect of determining the authenticity of the product using the authentication code sealed in the product.

Authentication code, barcode, authentication server, authentication history information.

Description

Method for providing authentication service using authentication code of product and its device {Method for providing attestation service using commodity attestation code and Apparatus

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an authentication service providing system using an authentication code of a product according to the prior art.

2 is a schematic configuration diagram of an authentication service providing system using an authentication code of a product according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view showing an authentication code of a product according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram of an authentication service providing apparatus using an authentication code of a product according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5A is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an authentication service using an authentication code of a product according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5b is a view receiving and outputting the authentication result for the product according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

6A is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an authentication service using an authentication code of a product according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6B is a view of receiving and outputting an authentication result for a product according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

210: user terminal

220: base station

230: exchange network

240: PDSN

250: data network

260: authentication server

270: SMS server

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing an authentication service for a product, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing an authentication service using an authentication code of a product.

To determine the authenticity of the product that the consumer is currently trying to purchase, the security of the physical product for each product is identified by each retailer (department store, specialty store, shopping mall, etc.), expert insight, and identification of software. There are methods using keys (Serial Number, etc.), logo spelling, and the like. In addition, when a consumer inquires about authenticity of a product to be purchased, the merchandise salesman explains the authenticity of the product using a description, a confirmation letter, etc. on the corresponding product. However, with the development of product manufacturing technology, products similar to genuine products are sold because labels and products printed on the outside of goods are forged so that genuine and counterfeit goods cannot be distinguished with the naked eye or simply. Therefore, consumers' demands on how to verify authenticity are increasing.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an authentication service providing system using an authentication code of a product according to the prior art. 1 is a representative view attached to the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2003-0089045, Referring to Figure 1, the product authenticity distinguishing system through the RFID tag and the mobile message is to read the RFID tag 100 attached to the product and The data reader 101, a wireless server 103 which receives the read data and transmits it to the product release management server 110 which authenticates the corresponding product via the Internet, and the result of the authenticity of the product. It is configured to include a product information management server 113 to transmit to.

However, the system for distinguishing the authenticity of the product through the RFID tag and the mobile message according to the prior art has a problem in that the RFID can be modulated by using the RFID tag, and at least 5 cents to 50 cents is required for each RFID tag. There are issues that are difficult to use in an actual retail store unit. In addition, there is a risk that personal information is infringed when using an RFID tag. That is, when a consumer purchases and wears clothing having an RFID tag attached thereto, a third party may easily recognize the consumer's information using a reader for the corresponding RFID tag.

In addition, there is a problem that there is no way to reinforce the authentication service for the product when the RFID tag information attached to the product is tampered with.

Accordingly, in order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing an authentication service using the authentication code of the product for determining the authenticity of the product using the authentication code sealed in the product.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing an authentication service using an authentication code of a product that provides authentication history information when authentication is again performed after authentication of the product is performed using the authentication code sealed in the product. It is.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for providing an authentication service using an authentication code of a product for determining the authenticity of a product using an authentication code sealed in a product and a planned position of sale of the product.

Other objects of the present invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described below.

In order to achieve the above objects, according to an aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a method for providing an authentication service using the authentication code of the product.

According to a preferred embodiment, a method of providing an authentication service using an authentication code of a product includes (a) receiving an authentication code of the product sealed in the product, read from a user terminal, and transmitted; And determining the authenticity of the product using an authentication code of one product, and (c) transmitting the determination result of the authenticity of the product to the user terminal.

Here, the authentication code may be any one of a preset number, a letter, a one-dimensional barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, and a combination thereof.

In addition, in the step (a), the user terminal may recognize the authentication code of the product with a camera.

Preferably, the step (b) comprises the steps of (d) comparing the pre-stored position information of the product and the position information of the user terminal, and (e) the pre-stored position information of the product and the position of the user terminal. The method may further include determining that the goods are genuine when the information matches each other, and the location information of the user terminal may be received from the user terminal or extracted from the home location register where the user terminal is registered.

In addition, the authentication service providing method using the authentication code of the product according to the present invention (f) storing the authentication history information for the product after determining the authenticity of the product, (g) of the product from the user terminal The method may further include transmitting the authentication history information to the user terminal when receiving the authentication code again.

In order to achieve the above objects, according to another aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an authentication service providing apparatus using the authentication code of the product.

According to a preferred embodiment, the authentication service providing apparatus using the authentication code of the product is sealed in the inside of the product, receiving unit for receiving the authentication code transmitted from the user terminal, using the authentication code of the received product An authenticity determination unit for determining the authenticity of the product, and a transmission unit for transmitting a determination result for the authenticity of the product to the user terminal.

Here, the authentication code may be any one of a preset number, a letter, a one-dimensional barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, and a combination thereof, and the user terminal may recognize the authentication code of the product as a camera.

The authenticity determining unit may compare the shipment location information of the goods stored in advance with the location information of the user terminal, and determine that the goods are genuine when the shipment location information of the goods and the location information of the user terminal coincide with each other. However, the location information of the user terminal may be transmitted from the user terminal or extracted from a home location register in which the user terminal is registered.

In addition, the authentication service providing apparatus using the authentication code of the product according to the present invention, the storage unit for storing the authentication history information for the product after determining the authenticity of the product, receiving the authentication code of the product from the user terminal again If so, further comprising an authentication history information search unit for searching the authentication history information, the authentication history information may be transmitted to the user terminal via the transmission unit.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of an authentication service providing method and a device using an authentication code of a product according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Or corresponding elements will be given the same reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

2 is a schematic configuration diagram of an authentication service providing system using an authentication code of a product according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, an authentication service providing system using an authentication code of a product according to the present invention includes a base station 220 wirelessly connected to a user terminal 210, a PDSN connected to a base station 220 and a switching network 230. (Packet Data Switching Node, hereinafter referred to as 'PDSN') 240, the authentication server 260 connected to the PDSN 240 and the data network 250 and the SMS server 270 connected to the switching network 230 It is configured to include.

A user who wants to purchase a product inputs an authentication code of the corresponding product using the user terminal 210. The authorization code of the product here may be a one or two dimensional barcode, a preset number (e.g., 123456, etc.), a character (e.g., ** ABCDEF, etc.), and a combination thereof (e.g., ** ABC123, or a barcode). + * A123, etc.). The authentication code of the product is sealed inside the product, and is attached to recognize the authentication code only when the product is opened. For example, if the product is liquor, it can be attached to the bottle cap or the inner surface of the package.If the product is porcelain, only a separate reader with a structure that can recognize it is recognized inside the ceramic. do. In addition, the authentication code of the product may be directly input by the user to the user terminal 210, or when using a barcode may be input using a camera provided in the user terminal 210. Since the input method is the same as a method of inputting a short code such as hot code, hot number, Nate code, page +, and WINC (mobile address), which are currently used for wireless service, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Among the short codes, a hot number is a short code that performs a service that can directly access a desired page or service of the wireless Internet. First, when the user presses the '** service access number' and presses the call button, the message "Request was received" appears and hangs up. After a while, an SMS to access the service is received, and when the SMS button is received, pressing the call button moves to the corresponding service page. Alternatively, if you press the '** service access number' and press the wireless Internet access key, you may go directly to the service page. WINC refers to a mobile address and is a public service that allows users to access wireless Internet content through numbers instead of entering complex URLs. If you press the keypad number of the mobile terminal corresponding to the English domain and press "# (delimiter) + unique number", you will be connected to the service. For example, the domain of the Korea Internet Information Center is www.nic.co.kr, where the letters without the www and top-level domains are nic, and the numeric number of the keypad of the mobile terminal corresponding to each letter is 642. . In addition, since the unique number is 4500, the mobile address of the Korean Internet Information Center is 642 # 4500. Thus, the user can use the service by using a short code consisting of such a number or letter system.

The authentication code of the product input from the user terminal 210 is transmitted to the authentication server 260 via the base station 220, the switching network 230, the PDSN 240 and the data network 250. That is, the user may access the wireless Internet and transmit the authentication code of the corresponding product to the authentication server 260. Here, the authentication server 260 may determine the authenticity of the corresponding product by comparing the authentication code stored in advance and the information of the product using the received authentication code. According to another exemplary embodiment, the authentication server 260 receives not only the authentication code of the product but also the location information of the user terminal 210 to use the authentication code of the product as well as store the location information of the user terminal 210 in advance. It is possible to determine the authenticity of the product by comparing with the information on the location of the planned sale of the product. Here, if the location information of the user terminal 210 matches the expected location information of the sale of the pre-stored product, the product is likely to be a genuine product, and the authentication server 260 sends the determination result to the user terminal 210. I can deliver it.

In addition, when a product is distributed worldwide, information about the country in which the product is produced and the country to be sold may be checked in connection with the distribution history information of the product, thereby confirming whether the product has been subjected to normal import procedures. Therefore, it is possible to solve customer inconvenience such as A / S not supported by authenticating the imported goods through formal import process.

Here, the method of transmitting the authenticity determination result of the corresponding product to the user terminal 210 may be delivered using the wireless Internet, the user terminal 210 has delivered the authentication code of the product, or is connected to the switching network 230 It may also be delivered using a short message via the SMS server 270. Although the SMS server 270 is illustrated here for convenience of description, it is possible to transmit the result of the authenticity of the product to the user terminal 210 using another LMS (Long Message Service) or MMS (Multimedia Message Service). It is obvious to those skilled in the art.

3 is a diagram illustrating an authentication code of a product according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, an authentication code of a product according to the present invention may be a two-dimensional barcode 310, a one-dimensional barcode 320, and a combination 330 of preset letters and numbers.

The two-dimensional bar code 310 can be recognized using a camera provided in the user terminal 210, the one-dimensional bar code 320 takes the same form as the bar code attached to the general merchandise, and is currently one million pixels or more Can be recognized by the camera phone. In addition, the preset combination of letters and numbers 330 may be applied to the present invention regardless of its form when it includes an identifier for identifying a product authentication code.

Accordingly, the product purchaser may recognize the two-dimensional or one-dimensional barcodes 310 and 320 by using a camera provided in the user terminal 210 and transmit the authentication code of the product to the authentication server 260 connected to the wireless Internet. In addition, when the authentication code of the product is made of a combination of letters and numbers 330 preset, the user is a combination of letters and numbers 330 preset in the user terminal 210 (for example, ** + numbers, etc.) In the case of pressing the call button or the wireless internet access button, the user terminal 210 may transmit the authentication code of the corresponding product to the authentication server 260 connected to the wireless Internet.

4 is a block diagram of an authentication service providing apparatus using an authentication code of a product according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the authentication service providing apparatus 260 using the authentication code of the product according to the present invention includes a transceiver 241, an authenticity determination unit 243, a storage unit 245, and authentication history information retrieval. It is comprised including the part 247.

The transceiver 241 is sealed in the product, receives the authentication code of the product read out from the user terminal 210 and transmitted from the data network 250, the product determined by the authenticity determination unit 243 The determination result of the authenticity of the is transmitted to the user terminal 210. Here, the transceiver 241 may be configured as a separate device, or may be configured as the same device.

The authenticity determination unit 243 of the product determines the authenticity of the product using the received authentication code. Here, the method of determining the authenticity of the product is a method of determining the authenticity of the product by comparing the authentication code of the product previously stored in the storage unit 245 and the authentication code of the product received from the user terminal 210 with each other. May be used, or the authenticity of the product may be determined by extracting a predetermined identification code from the authentication code of the received product.

The storage unit 245 is a database for storing data necessary for authentication of a product. The storage unit 245 may already store the authentication code of the product, and may store authentication history information when authentication of the product is performed. Here, the authentication history information about the product may include identification information of the terminal requesting authentication, authentication requester information, authentication date, authentication place, and the like.

The authentication history information searcher 247 may search for authentication history information stored in the storage 245 after authentication of the product. In this case, when the authentication history information search unit 247 is used, when the transceiver 241 receives a re-authentication request for a product that has already been authenticated, it may notify the re-authentication requester that authentication for the corresponding product has already been performed. Therefore, the re-authentication requester may perform additional authentication on the corresponding product, and may additionally receive information on a buyer, a sale date, a sale place, and the like of the corresponding product.

In the above description, a system configuration diagram or a flowchart showing an authentication service providing method and a device using the authentication code of a product in general has been described. Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, an authentication service using the authentication code of a product according to the present invention will be provided. The method and apparatus thereof will be described with reference to specific embodiments. Embodiments according to the present invention are largely divided into two types, first, a method of determining the authenticity of the product using only the authentication code of the product, and second, the product of the product using the authentication code of the product and the planned position of sale of the product It is divided into the method of determining authenticity. It demonstrates in order below.

5A is a flowchart illustrating an authentication service providing method using an authentication code of a product according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The steps performed here are described with reference to the authentication server 260.

In step S510, the authentication server 260 receives the authentication code of the product, where the authentication code of the product is sealed and attached to the inside of the product and then read from the user terminal and transmitted using the data network 250.

In operation S520, the authentication server 260 determines whether the product is authentic by using the received authentication code of the product. If the authentication code of the received product is an authentication code attached to a genuine product stored in advance, it may be determined that the product is genuine, otherwise it may be determined as a counterfeit product.

In operation S530, the authentication server 260 transmits the determination result of the authenticity of the product to the user terminal 210 using the wireless Internet or the SMS server 270.

In operation S540, the authentication server 260 stores the authentication history information in the storage unit 245 when authentication of the product is performed. In operation S550, authentication is performed by a requestor or a re-authentication requester different from an existing requestor. If requested, the authentication history information search unit 247 extracts authentication history information from the storage unit 245 and transmits the authentication history information to the user terminal 210 using the transceiver unit 241.

Here, the authentication history information may be, for example, the phrase "consumer A has purchased a genuine 000 in sales area B on 00 00 0000", the phrase is sent to the user terminal 210 requesting recertification. It can be sent using SMS, LMS, MMS and the like.

5B is a view of receiving and outputting an authentication result for a product according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5B, a case where an authentication result of a product is transmitted using a short message is illustrated. The verification result for the product here is "Hello? The verification code for this item is 00000. This item is certified as genuine." Can be transmitted by the phrase.

The authentication result is an authentication result for the first time the purchaser attempts to authenticate, and the authentication history information transmitted when re-authentication is requested is as described above.

6A is a flowchart illustrating an authentication service providing method using an authentication code of a product according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

In step S610, the authentication server 260 receives the authentication code and the location information of the user terminal 210 sealed in the product. The location information of the user terminal 210 may be transmitted directly from the user terminal 210 or extracted from a home location register (HLR, not shown) connected to the switching network 230.

In operation S620, the authentication server 260 determines whether the product is authentic using the authentication code of the product and the location information of the user terminal 210. The location information of the user terminal 210 is compared with the sale location information of the pre-stored goods, and if they match with each other, the corresponding goods are authenticated as genuine products. That is, since the product requested for certification is sold to the buyer at the intended sales place, the product is more likely to be genuine. Thus, this method can further increase the authenticity of the authenticity. The authenticated result is then transmitted to the user terminal 210.

FIG. 6B is a view of receiving and outputting an authentication result for a product according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6B, a case where an authentication result of a product is transmitted using a short message is illustrated. The verification result for the product here is "Hello? The verification code for the product is 00000 and the sales region is 0000. This item is certified as genuine." Can be transmitted by the phrase.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many variations are possible by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the present invention.

As described above, the authentication service providing method and apparatus using the authentication code of the product according to the present invention has the effect of determining the authenticity of the product using the authentication code sealed in the product.                     

In addition, the authentication service providing method and apparatus using the authentication code of the product according to the present invention can provide authentication history information when there is a request for authentication again after the authentication of the product using the authentication code sealed in the product. It has an effect.

In addition, the authentication service providing method and apparatus using the authentication code of the product according to the present invention has an effect that can determine the authenticity of the product using the authentication code sealed in the product and the planned sale position information of the product.

Claims (10)

A method for providing an authentication service for a product by using an authentication code provided to a product by an authentication service providing apparatus, the method comprising: (a) receiving the authentication code from a mobile communication terminal which is a user terminal; (b) determining whether the identification code is included in the received authentication code, and comparing whether the location information of the mobile communication terminal is the same as the planned sale location information of the product pre-stored in the storage unit; Location information of the mobile communication terminal is received from the mobile communication terminal or extracted from a home location register in which the mobile communication terminal is registered; (c) determining the product as an authenticated product when the received authentication code includes a preset identification code and is the same information as a result of the comparison of the same; And (d) a method of providing an authentication service using an authentication code of a product, comprising transmitting the result of the product certification determination to the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, The authentication code is an authentication service providing method using the authentication code of the product, characterized in that any one of a number, letters, one-dimensional barcode, two-dimensional barcode and a combination thereof. The method of claim 1, In the step (a), The user terminal is a method of providing an authentication service using the authentication code of the product, characterized in that for recognizing the authentication code of the product with a camera. delete The method of claim 1, (f) storing the authentication history information of the product in the storage unit after determining the product authentication for the product, wherein the authentication history information includes identification information of the user terminal requesting authentication, authentication requester information, and authentication date. , At least one of a certification site; And and (g) transmitting the authentication history information to the user terminal when receiving the authentication code of the product from the user terminal again. An apparatus for providing an authentication service for a product by using an authentication code assigned to a product, A receiving unit for receiving the authentication code from a mobile communication terminal which is a user terminal; It is determined whether a predetermined identification code is included in the received authentication code, and whether the location information of the mobile communication terminal is the same as the planned sale location information of a product previously stored in a storage unit. An authenticity determination unit including a preset identification code and determining the product as an authenticated product when the same comparison result is the same information, wherein the location information of the mobile communication terminal is received from the mobile communication terminal or the Extracting from the home location register to which the mobile communication terminal is registered; And Authentication service providing apparatus using the authentication code of the product comprising a transmission unit for transmitting the product authentication determination result to the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 6, The authentication code is an authentication service providing apparatus using the authentication code of the product, characterized in that any one of a predetermined number, letters, one-dimensional barcode, two-dimensional barcode and combinations thereof. The method of claim 6, The user terminal is an authentication service providing apparatus using the authentication code of the product, characterized in that for recognizing the authentication code of the product with a camera. delete The method of claim 6, A storage unit for storing authentication history information about the product after determining the product certification for the product; And When receiving the authentication code of the product from the user terminal further comprises an authentication history information search for searching the authentication history information, And the authentication history information is transmitted to the user terminal via the transmitting unit.

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