KR100874240B1 - System and the method for certification honest goods - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for authenticating a genuine product and a method thereof are presented to enable a consumer to discriminate a genuine product using a genuine product authentication code displayed on a product. According to a system for authenticating a genuine product, a referral server(200) provides information for point or prize money when a consumer performs genuine product referral or reports forged products. A coding server(300) analyzes encryption of information inputted from the referral server. A database server(600) stores consumer information, cooperation company information, authentication code information, authentication product information, forged product report information, point(prize money) information and advertisement information. A product information processing server(400) provides the cooperation company with the forged product report information inputted through the referral server, and provides the referral server with the point or prize money information according to the forged product report. An advertisement server(500) provides the cooperation company advertisement to the consumer through the referral server, by reading the cooperation company advertisement information corresponding to the genuine product authentication code from the data base server.

Description

Activation system and its method {SYSTEM AND THE METHOD FOR CERTIFICATION HONEST GOODS}

The present invention enables consumers to quickly and easily check the authenticity, manufacturers can increase the reliability from the consumer, can promote the spontaneous forgery reporting of consumers to maximize the anti-counterfeiting effect and its method It is about.

In the modern society, various measures are taken to protect the brand because the brand of the product can obtain high reliability from the consumer. These brands take a long time and a tremendous amount of marketing time to overcome risks and develop strong market dominance and consumer confidence through development and propagation periods. It is easy to take advantage of the brand's celebrity, so it is easy to get unfair advantage.

If a brand is stolen and illegal counterfeit products are distributed, the credibility of the product is inferior and the damage to the manufacturer is severe. Therefore, anti-counterfeiting systems to prevent the counterfeiting of brands are being strengthened.

Currently, when a consumer enters an authentication number displayed on a purchased product through a web page to determine whether the product purchased is genuine, a system for informing the consumer whether or not the government is being implemented.

However, such a prior art activation system can only confirm whether the consumer is genuine, and if the product purchased by the consumer is a counterfeit product, there is no system for reporting the consumer, so that the consumer does not receive proper compensation, and the manufacturer does not provide a counterfeit product. There is a problem that it is difficult to proactively deal with counterfeit products.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a genuine certification system and method for enabling a consumer to determine whether a product is genuine using a genuine certification code displayed on a product.

Another object of the present invention, if the product is a counterfeit product, if the consumer reports a counterfeit, and earn points or rewards to the consumer to improve the consumer's satisfaction and manufacturers can quickly respond to the counterfeit product activation system and its To provide a way.

Another object of the present invention is to activate the activation code and the method that can be activated in a secured state in the product to check the activation code only when the consumer releases the security to prevent the forgery of the activation code To provide.

Another object of the present invention is to activate the product of the manufacturer during the product activation by the consumer using the web server, IVR server, mobile server to enhance the brand image of the manufacturer and improve product reliability and To provide a way.

The activation system according to the present invention, the consumer enters the activation code to check the authenticity and report the counterfeit product, the inquiry server for providing information on the point or reward according to the authenticity check and the counterfeit product report, and inquiry An encryption server that interprets the password of the information provided from the server, a database server that stores and manages various information including activation information, consumer information, affiliate information and counterfeit product information, and an activation code entered through the inquiry server. The product information processing server that compares the activation information stored in the database server to determine the authenticity and provide it to the consumer, and provides the counterfeit product information entered by the consumer to the affiliate, and through the inquiry server during the consumer activation It includes an ad server for performing affiliate advertising.

Activation code is a plurality of numbers displayed on the activation sticker attached to the product, the activation sticker is formed of a destructible sticker to secure the activation code, the activation code is the version number of the first one digit, The second two to four digits of the enterprise code for identifying the product, the third two digits for the product code for identifying the product, and the fourth six to eight digits for the authentication code.

Inquiry server is a genuine inquiry module that the consumer enters the activation code to verify the authenticity, the counterfeit report module that the consumer reports counterfeit goods, and the consumer earns points (rewards) when the consumer inquires or reports a counterfeit product Characterized in that comprises a point earning module.

The encryption server may be configured to include an authentication information encryption module for encrypting the information input by the consumer, an authentication information decryption module for decrypting the encrypted authentication information, and an encryption access module.

The product information processing server compares the genuine information management module that updates and updates the genuine information data transmitted from the affiliate, and the genuine product that checks the authenticity by comparing the activation code stored in the database server with the activation code entered through the inquiry server. The information confirmation module, and check the counterfeit product notification information entered by the consumer to provide to affiliates, stored in a database server, characterized in that it comprises a product management and verification server for providing rewards and points to consumers.

When the consumer enters the activation code through the query server, the advertisement server is an advertisement management module that broadcasts the corresponding advertisement among the advertisement DB stored in the database server through the inquiry server, and media according to the type of the inquiry server. And a media selection module for selecting and an advertisement statistics module for outputting advertisement statistics broadcast through the inquiry server.

The database server is characterized in that it comprises a consumer information DB, affiliate information DB, authentication code information DB, certified product information DB, declared product information DB, point (reward) information DB, advertising DB, inquiry statistics DB .

The activation method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of inputting the activation code displayed on the product, interpreting and decrypting the password of the activation code, and advertising the affiliate through the inquiry server during activation. And a step of determining whether the inputted activation code is genuine, and if it is determined that the activation code is genuine, notifying it through the inquiry server, and providing the point earning information to the consumer; If it is determined that the verification code is not genuine, the step of notifying through the inquiry server and asking whether the counterfeit report is provided, and when the consumer makes a counterfeit report, provides the counterfeit report information to the affiliated company and provides the consumer with points or reward payment information for the counterfeit report. Providing a step.

According to the above configuration, the activation system and method according to the present invention can enter the activation code displayed on the product into the inquiry server (web server, IVR server, mobile server) can determine whether the consumer genuine product There is an advantage.

In addition, if the activation code entered by the consumer is different, or if the authentication code has already been authenticated, or if the counterfeit report for a separate counterfeit product can be paid points or rewards to the consumer to improve consumer satisfaction Manufacturers have the advantage of being able to respond quickly to counterfeit products.

Since the activation code is securely formed on the sticker attached to the product, the activation code can be checked only when the consumer releases the security, thereby preventing counterfeiting of the activation code.

Another object of the present invention is to activate the product of the manufacturer during the product activation by the consumer using the web server, IVR server, mobile server to activate the brand image of the manufacturer and improve product reliability and To provide a way.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a flowchart of a product activation system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a product activation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Activation service according to an embodiment of the present invention is a consumer (100) who purchased the product, the affiliate 120 that handles the product, and the consumer to confirm whether the product purchased by the consumer to the consumer and the consumer purchase information to the manufacturer It is composed of a genuine product certification system 150 that provides a counterfeit product notification system 130 to notify the affiliate 120 and pay the consumer points (rewards) when the consumer reports the product forgery.

The activation system 150 attaches an activation sticker to a product manufactured by a manufacturer in partnership with an affiliate 120. In this case, the affiliate 120 may be a company that manufactures a product that requires activation, a distributor that distributes the product, a public agency, or any agency that handles a product that requires activation, such as a government agency. Can be.

The activation sticker is attached to a product or a product case in which the product is stored, and an activation code is displayed. The activation code is secured and can be confirmed by releasing security after the consumer purchases the product.

The activation sticker may be used in various forms and may be applied to any type of sticker that enables the activation code to be secured and the consumer releases the security to verify the activation code.

The activation code is represented by multiple numbers, and is represented by 11 to 16 digits to ensure safety and forgery. That is, the first one digit is the version number that identifies the password and the calculation method, the second two to four digits are the company code that identifies the company, and the third two digits is the product code that identifies the company's product, and the fourth six The 8-digit number is a certification code indicating the identification of a single product.

The activation system 150 interprets the password of the authentication code entered through the inquiry server 200 and the inquiry server 200 which inquires whether the consumer is genuine by inputting the authentication code displayed on the product after the consumer purchases the product. To the consumer via the encryption server 300, the product information processing server 400 for processing the information analyzed by the encryption server 300, and the inquiry server 200 while the encryption server 300 interprets the password. Ad server 500 for advertising the company's products, database server 600 for storing information input from the ad server 500 and product information processing server 400, and stores information about affiliates 120 And an affiliated management server 700 for managing.

The inquiry server 200 is a consumer enters the activation code, and performs the affiliate advertising to the consumer through the video and voice during the activation process, the web server 210, IVR (Interactive Voice Response) server 220 ), Mobile server 230 and the like can be used.

The inquiry server 200 is a genuine inquiry module 240 for confirming the genuineness of the product purchased by the consumer by entering the activation code, and the consumer forgery report module 260 for reporting the counterfeit product forgery And, if the consumer to activate or forgery report comprises a point earning module that provides points (rewards).

Here, the counterfeit report module 260, when the consumer enters the activation code, if the authentication code is different, if the authentication code is already completed authentication, or if you want to report for a separate counterfeit product consumers lookup server Forgery can be reported through (200).

When the consumer 100 inputs the activation code through the inquiry server 200, the consumer 100 may respond to distribution channel information such as seller information, product purchase information, consumer information and a survey for purchasing a product, and the like. At this time, points may be accumulated to the consumer. In other words, when a consumer who purchases a product enters an authentication code, the customer confirms the authenticity and rewards the consumer by earning points or paying a reward (reward goods), etc. If the consumer enters (the age, occupation, region of purchase, etc.) of the consumer, points can be earned or rewards (winners) can be paid.

The encryption server 300 analyzes the password of the information input by the consumer and provides it to the product information processing server 400. The authentication information encryption module 310 encrypts the information input by the consumer, and encrypts the encrypted authentication information. It may be configured to include an authentication information decryption module 320 for decrypting and an encryption access module 330 for preventing hacking.

The product information processing server 400 includes a genuine information management module 410, a genuine information confirmation module 420, a declared product management module 430, a declared product confirmation module 440, and the product from the affiliate 120 Receives and receives the information data and updates to the database server 600, and compares the information entered by the consumer 100 and the information stored in the database server 600 to process the authenticity, forgery through the inquiry server 200 When a product report is received, the counterfeit report is checked.

The genuine information management module 410 updates and manages genuine information data transmitted from affiliates. That is, when information on the genuine product is input from the affiliate, the genuine product certification information is generated for the genuine product and stored in the database server 600.

The genuine information verification module 420 compares the activation code entered by the consumer through the inquiry server 200 and the activation information stored in the database server 600 to check the authenticity and to provide the consumer with genuineness. do.

Report product management module 430 and report product confirmation module 440, if the activation code entered by the consumer is different from the activation information stored in the database server 600 or the activation code number once the activation is completed repeatedly If the customer enters the counterfeit product information directly, it processes and provides it to the consumer, and serves to provide counterfeit product information to affiliates.

In addition, the report product management module 430 and the report product confirmation module 440, when the consumer reports a counterfeit product, and stores it in the database server 600, provides a counterfeit product report to the affiliates, rewards to consumers, Offer prizes or points.

Here, looking at the process of the counterfeit report process in detail, as shown in Figure 3, when the consumer 100 reports the counterfeit product through the inquiry server 200 provided by the consumer in the report product notification system 130 When the information on the counterfeit product is confirmed to be a counterfeit product, it is stored in the database server 600 and the counterfeit product information is provided to the government agencies and organizations 160. Then, the government agency and the organization 160 informs the counterfeit product victim 170 to the counterfeit product information, and the counterfeit product victim 170 provides it to the counterfeiter agency 1480 such as the police to provide the counterfeit product maker and distributor. In addition to crackdown, counterfeit product information is notified to product distributors 190, such as wholesale, retail, and entertainment establishments, to reduce damage. In addition, the government agency and the organization 160 or the counterfeit product damage company 170 compensates for the counterfeit product report, such as payment of rewards or points to the consumer 100 so that the counterfeit product notification can be further activated.

The advertisement server 500 includes an advertisement management module 510, a media selection module 520, and an advertisement statistics module 530, and the consumer 100 activates or counterfeit products through the inquiry server 200. During the report, the corporate advertisement is performed through the inquiry server 200. When the inquiry server 200 is the web server 210, the advertisement is displayed as an image, and the inquiry server 200 displays the IVR server 220. B or mobile server 230 to perform a corporate advertising by sound.

The advertisement management module 510 serves to broadcast the corresponding advertisement among the advertisement DB 670 stored in the database server 600 through the inquiry server 200 when the consumer inputs the activation code through the inquiry server. In addition, the media selection module 520 serves to select media according to the inquiry server (web server, mobile server or IVR server) 200, and the advertisement statistics module 530 counts the advertisement statistics of the corresponding company and affiliates it. Serves to provide.

The database server 600, consumer information DB 610, affiliate information DB 620, authentication code information DB 630, certified product information DB 640, declared product information DB 650, points (reward) information It is configured to include a DB 660, advertising DB 670, inquiry statistics DB (680).

The consumer information DB 610 stores and manages information such as personal details (date of birth, address, job, etc.), information connected to the inquiry server, and the number of times of access of the consumer input through the inquiry server 200. .

The affiliate information DB 620 serves to store and manage information such as the company name of the affiliate company provided from the affiliate company, product information manufactured or distributed, and the like.

The authentication code information DB 630 stores and manages authentication code information that can be compared with the authentication code number displayed on the product by authenticating the genuine information provided from the affiliated company.

The certified product information DB 640 stores and manages genuine product information requiring authentication provided by an affiliate.

Reported product information DB (650) stores and manages counterfeit product information reported by consumers and counterfeit product information obtained in the activation process.

The point (reward) information DB 660 stores and manages information on points (reward) provided to the consumer when the consumer activates or forgery reports.

The advertisement DB 670 stores and manages all information about advertisements of affiliates provided when the consumer activates.

The affiliate manager server 700 includes an enterprise product management module 710, an activation code management module 720, a product report management module 730, and an advertisement management module 740.

The activation method of the activation system according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described below.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a genuine authentication method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

After the consumer 100 purchases the product, the customer inputs the personal information and the activation code displayed on the product through the inquiry server 200. (S10)

In this case, in addition to the personal information entered by the customer may further include a place of purchase and a purchase method, such information is provided to the affiliates. The activation code is displayed on the sticker attached to the product to maintain security. For example, once the sticker is removed from the product and the activation code is confirmed, the sticker may be applied to a destructible sticker form that cannot be reused.

Then, the encryption server 300 interprets the password of the activation code entered by the consumer and decrypts it using the authentication information decryption module (S20).

Then, the consumer performs the advertisement of the affiliate through the inquiry server 300 during the activation (S30), that is, if the consumer enters the activation code, the advertisement management module 510 affiliated with the product. Search for an advertisement in the database server 600 and advertise through the query server 200, select a media to advertise according to the type of the query server 200 through the media selection module 520, and then use the advertisement statistics module 530. Provide statistics to the affiliates through the number of ads.

Then, it is determined whether the inputted activation code is genuine (S30). That is, the genuine information check module 420 compares the activation code entered by the consumer and the activation information stored in the database to determine whether it is genuine. .

In the above process, if the genuine information is found to be genuine, display the genuine check on the inquiry server 200 to confirm that the consumer is genuine, and earn the point according to the activation through the inquiry server 200 to the consumer. (S50, S60)

In addition, if it is determined that the counterfeit is a genuine product, the inquiry server 200 confirms that the product is not genuine and asks the consumer whether to make a counterfeit report. (S70) When the consumer makes a counterfeit report The counterfeit product management module identifies the counterfeit report received and confirms the counterfeit report product, and then reports the counterfeit product report to the affiliates who handle the product.

In addition, the customer earns points according to the counterfeit report, or provides information related to the reward payment through the inquiry server.

In the above, it has been described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, but those skilled in the art or those skilled in the art from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims to be described later Various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the scope thereof.

1 is a flowchart of a product activation service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a product activation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of a forgery notification according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart of a product activation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (12)

Inquiry on the genuineness of the product by receiving the activation code from the consumer, reporting the counterfeit product by receiving the counterfeit product report information from the consumer, and reporting the point or reward when the consumer inquires the genuine product or reports a counterfeit product. Providing inquiry server; An encryption server for analyzing a password of information input from the inquiry server; A database server for storing consumer information, affiliate information, authentication code information, certified product information, counterfeit product declaration information, point (reward) information, and advertisement information; After comparing the activation code input through the inquiry server and the authentication code information stored in the database server to determine the authenticity and provide the result to the consumer through the inquiry server, the forgery input through the inquiry server A product information processing server providing product declaration information to an affiliated company and providing point or reward information according to the counterfeit product report to the inquiry server; And An advertisement server that reads affiliate advertisement information corresponding to the activation code from the database server when the activation code is input through the inquiry server and provides the affiliate advertisement to a consumer through the inquiry server; Activation system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The activation code is a plurality of numbers displayed on the activation sticker attached to the product, the activation sticker is formed of a destructible sticker activation system, characterized in that to secure the activation code. The method of claim 1, The activation code is the first 1 digit of the version number, the second 2 to 4 digits of the company code to identify the company, the third 2 digits of the product code to identify the product, the fourth 6 to 8 authentication code An activation system, characterized in that consisting of digits. The method of claim 1, The inquiry server is an activation system, characterized in that any one of a web server, IVR server and mobile server. The method of claim 1, wherein the product information processing server, And additional information including distribution channel information including product seller information and product purchase information from the consumer is provided to the inquiry server. The method of claim 1, The encryption server is an activation system, characterized in that it comprises an authentication information encryption module for encrypting information entered by the consumer, an authentication information decryption module for decrypting the encrypted authentication information and an encryption access module. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the ad server is: A media selection module for selecting media according to the type of the inquiry server; And An advertisement statistics module for calculating advertisement statistics broadcast through the inquiry server; Activation system comprising a. delete Receiving an activation code displayed on the product; Interpreting and decrypting a password of the received activation code; Performing affiliate advertising corresponding to the received activation code; Determining whether the product is genuine through the received activation code; Providing a genuine confirmation message to the consumer if the product is genuine as a result of the determination; Providing counterfeit product report information to a partner when the counterfeit product report information is input in response to the counterfeit report confirmation message, and providing a consumer with points or reward payment information for the counterfeit report; Activation method comprising a. The method of claim 10, wherein performing the affiliate advertisement comprises: Finding and reading product advertisement information of affiliates corresponding to the received activation code from a database server; Selecting a media to advertise the product advertisement information of the affiliated company; And Providing statistics to the affiliates by counting the number of product advertisements of the affiliates; Activation method comprising a. The method of claim 10 wherein the activation method is: Receiving additional information including distribution channel information including product seller information and product purchase information from a consumer; And Providing point or reward payment information according to the input of additional information to a consumer; Activation method characterized in that it further comprises.

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