KR20160038451A - Manufacturing method of label comprising a code for certificating an item's authentication, a label obtained therefrom, an item comprising the label and managing method of the label - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a label including an authenticity code for a product, the label made by the method, a product including the label, and a method of managing the label which enable authentic and normal distribution and possession of a product through a network along a distribution path from a manufacturing phase to a final retail business phase, such that forgery and fabrication are fundamentally reduced, and normal transaction of normal products are guaranteed. The method of manufacturing a label including an authenticity code for a product is characterized in comprising: (1) a configuration step for configuring a code operation system by interconnecting a client for a subscriber for transmitting and receiving information for generating the code and transmitting and receiving the code with a code operation server, which includes an application program for generating an authenticity code for a product, a processor for executing the application program, a storage means for storing an operating system for activating the processor and the application program, and a database including the authenticity code generated by the application program and data related to the code, through a communication network; (2) an authentication step for authenticating the client by registering the client in the code operation server by using the code operation system which is configured in the configuration step; and (3) a label manufacturing step for manufacturing the label including the authenticity code by receiving the authenticity code from the code operation system through the client authenticated in the authentication step and enabling the authenticity code to be represented on the label through a label maker.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a label including a code for authentication of an article, a label manufactured therefrom, an article including the label, and a method of managing the label, an item comprising the label and the method of the label}

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a label including a code for authentication of authenticity of an article, a label manufactured from the label, an article including the label, and a method of managing the label, and more particularly, A code for authentication of authenticity of goods which makes it possible to demonstrate the truthful and normal distribution and possession of the goods through the communication network with respect to the distribution channel so as to secure the normal trade of the normal goods by fundamentally reducing the possibility of forgery and falsification A label made therefrom, an article including the label, and a method for managing the label.

A label is a collective form of collecting a piece of cloth or a piece of cloth which shows various items of a product name and a product. It is mainly used to identify an article attached to an article, and it is used for a product to be exchanged between a producer, a distributor, Not only does this serve as a basis for selection, it also helps to judge the authenticity of the goods themselves, thereby facilitating normal transactions of goods. Thus, counterfeiting and fabrication of labels can cause significant damage to product marketers and manufacturers at the import and customer level, and with the proliferation of associated technologies, especially computer technology, it has become easier to create labels that resemble genuine items . For example, a scanner can be used to scan a high-resolution image of an authentic label and then reproduce the label repeatedly at minimal cost. Also, coupons can be scanned, modified (e.g., to have a higher price), repetitively printed, and exchanged for goods.

In recent years various technologies have been used to stop massive counterfeiting and faking. One way that labels are protected is the insertion of barcodes. Bar codes are machine readable codes that are typically printed on labels. With a barcode scanner, labels with barcodes can be quickly read and verified. One problem with labels with current bar codes is that the same label can be used for various items.

Another solution is to have the scanned bar code checked against secure data stored in a database (e. G., POS (point of sale) system). However, this solution requires the insertion of up-to-date data from marketers (or manufacturers) and stores. This solution requires multiple entities to work closely together in a timely manner. Also, such a solution limits the flexibility of its implementation and may not always be feasible.

However, these techniques share common drawbacks. That is, the scanned labels are physically consistent for a given product. Thus, although the manufacturing process of creating a legitimate label can be quite sophisticated, it is generally not time-consuming to determine how counterfeiters produce circulated counterfeit goods. And, once the label has been successfully replicated at one time, this label can be reproduced repeatedly (for example, by creating a duplicate primary copy at low cost). Even though the label is listed in the blacklist of the database after a certain number of uses, there is no guarantee that the label initially scanned is actually the original label.

In particular, if the subject merchandise is an expensive luxury item, the risk of tampering with such labels will become even greater and the social costs of potentially burdening producers, distributors and owners will increase.

On the other hand, when a person is born, a unique code such as a resident registration number is assigned to each individual on a one-to-one basis. In addition, if the candidate passes the driver's license test such as an automobile after satisfying the predetermined requirements, the passed candidate is given a driving license number. However, a unique code such as a resident registration number or a driving license number is mainly used in the home country, and is not commonly used in any country in the world. Furthermore, it is not desirable to identify the resident registration number and name as belonging to oneself, for example, by marking it on a product (such as a car, watch, clothes, mobile phone, etc.). This is because, if someone uses or steals something unauthorized, the person who made the mark on the object may suffer unexpected damage or damage.

Therefore, in real life, it is necessary to provide code / registration and operation so as to provide the uniqueness and differentiation to the property while indicating the ownership of the property on the object, but not allowing others to easily disclose the personal information.

In addition, when a unique code is affixed to or displayed on a commodity, not only the sales promotion of the commodity and the brand image are enhanced, but also the recoverability of the commodity is lost due to the loss or theft of the commodity, Registration is required.

Therefore, compared with the current complicated and sophisticated means for authenticating an authenticity product for forgery and falsification (for example, a tamper-resistant forgery preventing device that can not be recovered by attaching a hologram print, attaching a label, or opening a product) , A label management system capable of systematically managing the authenticity of the goods efficiently throughout production, distribution, and ownership is required, making it difficult to forge and / or fabricate at low cost.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an article of manufacture which is relatively easy to produce and which is inexpensive yet difficult to forge and / or fabricate, and which can be systematically managed to authenticate the authenticity of the article efficiently throughout production, And to provide a method of manufacturing a label including an authenticity authentication code.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of producing a label according to the present invention as described above, which makes it relatively easy to produce, cheap and difficult to fake and / or fabricate, And to provide a label including a code for authentication of authenticity of the article which can be systematically managed so as to authenticate the authenticity of the article efficiently throughout the whole.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an article comprising the above-mentioned label.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a label management method for systematically managing the authenticity of an article efficiently throughout production, distribution and possession of the label.

(1) an application program for generating an authenticity authentication code for an article, a processor for executing the application program, an operating system for operating the processor, and an operating system for operating the processor Comprising: storing means for storing an application program; and a database containing the authenticity authentication code and data associated with the authenticity authentication code generated by the application program. The method includes transmitting and receiving information for generating the code to the operation server, A constituent step of constructing a code operating system by connecting a subscriber client for transmitting and receiving a code to each other through a communication network; (2) an authentication step of authenticating the client by registering the client with the code operating server using the code operating system implemented in the configuration step; And (3) issuing the authenticity authentication code from the code operating server through the client authenticated in the authentication step and implementing it on a label through a label maker, thereby producing a label including the authenticity authentication code And a label manufacturing step of manufacturing the label.

The method of claim 1, wherein, when the client is authenticated in the client authentication step, the code operating server transmits location information through location tracking of the client based on an IP, a web log, a GPS (Global Positioning System) Analyzing and storing any one piece of information selected from the group consisting of a random number information through a shared random number generating program and a combination thereof and assigning the code operating server to correspond to the client in a one to one correspondence The first code can be generated as a code.

The authenticity authentication code may include the first code unit and a second code unit that is allocated and requested by the client to the code operation server for each label manufacture.

The authenticity authentication code may further include a third code unit allocated to correspond to the additional information without overlapping with the first code unit and the second code unit.

The additional information allocated to the third code unit may be any information selected from the group consisting of information on a manufacturer, product information provided by a manufacturer, distribution path information of a product, and combinations thereof.

The client may be an automatic control label maker integrated with an automatically controlled label maker to implement the code provided on the code operating server on a label to be attached to the article.

The automatic control label maker may be a computer-controlled label maker or a computer-aided label maker.

Further, a method of managing a label including an authenticity authentication code of an article of the present invention includes: (1) an application program for generating an authenticity authentication code for an article; a processor for executing the application program; A storing unit for storing the application program, and a database including the authenticity authentication code generated by the application program and data associated with the authenticity authentication code. And constructing a code operating system by connecting a subscriber client for transmitting and receiving the code to each other through a communication network; (2) an authentication step of authenticating the client by registering the client with the code operating server using the code operating system implemented in the configuration step; (3) a label manufacturing step of manufacturing a label including the authenticity authentication code by issuing the authenticity authentication code from the code operating server through the client authenticated in the authentication step and implementing it on a label; And (4) adding the distribution information and the proprietary information from the code operating server to the authenticity authentication code through the client to which the distributor has authenticated the distribution information for the article including the label .

In the adding step, the code operating server generates an additional code corresponding to the additional information, and the additional code may be added to the label.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, it is possible to produce, distribute and own an article including a label including a code for authentication of authenticity of the article so that the producer, distributor and owner can authenticate the authentic article, It is possible to facilitate the distribution of the original product by making it possible to certify the product at a cost and to promote the sale of the product when the unique code unique to the individual is attached or displayed on the product, And brand image, but also provides an effect of enhancing the recoverability of lost or stolen property.

1 is an overall block diagram illustrating a communication network access system including a code registration and operational service system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a screen configuration diagram of a main web page provided by the code operating server in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing various examples of code generation given by the code operation server in FIG. 1; FIG.
4 and 5 are flowcharts of operation control regarding code registration and operation performed by the code operation server in FIG.
6 is a view illustrating a screen of a subscriber information table stored by the code operating server in FIG.
FIG. 7 is an exemplary view of a virtual image screen showing an example of a code attached to a product sold by the operation of the code operating server in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a personal code stored and displayed in a portable communication product sold by performing an operation of a code operation server in FIG. 1; FIG.

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

As shown in Fig. 1, a method of manufacturing a label including an authenticity authentication code of an article of the present invention includes (1) an application program for generating an authenticity authentication code for an article, a processor for executing the application program, A storage means for storing the application program and a database containing the authenticity authentication code and the data associated with the authenticity authentication code generated by the application program; And a subscriber client for transmitting and receiving the code are connected to each other through a communication network to constitute a code operating system; (2) an authentication step of authenticating the client by registering the client with the code operating server using the code operating system implemented in the configuration step; And (3) issuing the authenticity authentication code from the code operating server through the client authenticated in the authentication step and implementing it on a label through a label maker, thereby producing a label including the authenticity authentication code And a label manufacturing step of manufacturing the label.

The configuration step (1) includes an application program for generating an authenticity authentication code for an article, a processor for executing the application program, an operating system for operation of the processor, storage means for storing the application program, And a database containing the authenticity authentication code and data associated with the code, the label maker connecting the label maker to the label management server via a communication network to configure the code operating system Here, the code operation server may be a computer system such as a general purpose computer that processes information by pre-programming through input / output of information and processing and storage of input / output information, and may be assembled and / It is commercially viable by leading manufacturers Well known enough to be used to purchase supplies that will be.

The processor and the storage means refer to the minimum necessary constituent elements constituting the code operation server, and it is also possible to use a series of auxiliary devices such as the general purpose computer, for example various input devices, various output devices, An auxiliary storage device, and various communication devices.

The application program may be understood to generate a unique set of new codes, corresponding in a one-to-one correspondence, according to the information entered by the preprogramming.

The client configures a server / client system through a communication network with the code operating server to request code generation by providing code generation related information to the code operating server, and receives a generated code. , A personal computer, a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and the like, it is understood that any device capable of transmitting and receiving information by telecommunication in a broad sense can be used.

It should be understood that the communication network includes various existing communication means capable of transmitting and receiving data such as characters, sounds, images including electric signals and / or radio signals including an electric communication line for computer communication will be. In an extreme case, the luxury goods manufacturing company owns and operates a code operation server of its own, connects only one client to the code operation server to generate a single system authenticity authentication code, and manufactures and uses a label including the same In general, a separate operator owns and operates the code operation server, and a plurality of manufacturers own and operate each client to generate a multi-system authenticity authentication code through the Internet network, It is understood that it is also possible to manufacture and use labels.

In the authentication step (2), the client is authenticated by registering the client with the code operation server using the code operating system implemented in the configuration step, and the authentication step It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

In the labeling step (3), the authenticity authentication code is issued from the code operating server through the client authenticated in the authentication step, and the label is generated on the label through the label maker, ≪ / RTI >

The label maker used in the label maker is a means for attaching or otherwise joining to an actual article to provide information on the article and for producing a label having a function of source indication. The present invention can be applied to various existing printers, A loom, or any other means for implementing the code provided by the code operating server on a label to be attached to the article.

The label manufactured by the label maker is not limited in its shape or material, and any label can be used as long as it has a means by which the code can be implemented. For example, the label may be a fabric that is woven or sewn such that the cord constituting the fabric is represented by a cord, a leather on which the cord is stamped or printed, a metal plate whose cord is embossed or embossed, Or a variety of labels that are commercially available in the near future, such as a synthetic resin film on which a code is printed or a radio frequency identification tag (RFID tag).

According to the above configuration, a manufacturer having a client that has been normally authenticated through the code operation server can issue and use an authenticated authenticating code for use in an article manufactured by the manufacturer, It allows the operator to easily identify the authenticity of authentic items, especially goods known as luxury goods, under the normal management of the authenticity codes for the goods, thereby allowing the operator It becomes possible to produce, distribute and own approved genuine and / or genuine products.

Particularly, in the authentication at the label maker authentication step, the code operating server transmits the position information through the location tracking of the label maker based on IP, web log, GPS (Global Positioning System) based on the label maker, Analyzing and storing any information selected from the group consisting of random number information through a random number generating program shared between the operating server and the label maker, and combinations thereof, and wherein the code operating server is operable to: 1 as a verification code assigned to be associated with the first code. The implementation of these authentication steps may make it possible to build stronger authentication and authentication security for formal manufacturers and clients of official distributors.

In the above, code is also referred to as a code, and refers to a promise when expressing a sequence of a symbol with another symbol sequence, or a symbol sequence thereof. In the telegraph, the Hangul characters are converted into electric signals such as minus signs or intermittent signals, and the symbol sequence representing the correspondence between the Hangul characters and the electric signals or the minus sign of the electric signals at that time is referred to as a code. Morse codes representing all characters in two types of long and short electric signals have been used for a long time and many codes using two kinds of symbols represented by 0 and 1 have been devised and used since data communication is widely used. For computers, the system of symbols for expressing information is called a code. When creating a program, a command or a numerical value is represented by a code. Each letter is represented by a code in binary digits. The types of codes include a serial number code, a decimal code, a group code, a block code, a table character code, a cover code, an abbreviated code, and a mathematical character code. The code is to enable machine processing by a computer or the like. In the punch card system, there are many numerical codes due to mechanical constraints, but it can be understood that a combination of letters, numbers and figures can be used after the computer is used. In the present invention, at least one selected from the group consisting of letters, numbers, special characters, symbols, and graphics such as English letters and Greek letters can be used in the manufacture of a cord.

As shown in Fig. 3, the code for authenticating authenticity of commodity according to the present invention preferably includes: the first code part (CD1); and a second code (CD2). ≪ / RTI >

For example, the first code unit CD1 can authenticate that the manufacturer who has applied for the authenticity authentication code for the first time and allocated and authenticated has been authenticated by the operator who operates the code operation server, and accordingly the first code unit CD1 ) Is preferably assigned to the manufacturer so as to be able to identify the manufacturer. The first code unit CD1 may be configured by combining at least one selected from the group consisting of letters, numbers, special characters, symbols, and graphics into arbitrary lengths.

The second code unit CD2, for example, first requests the authenticity authentication code, and the manufacturer who uses the authenticity authentication code attaches the label including the code to provide information according to the characteristic of the article to be used, The second code unit CD2 can authenticate that the article to which the label attached thereto is assigned is authenticated by the operator who operates the code operation server, so that the second code unit CD2 can mainly authenticate the article based on the information provided by the manufacturer It is preferable to be constructed so as to be able to identify it. Like the first code unit CD1, the second code unit CD2 may be configured by combining at least one selected from the group consisting of letters, numbers, special characters, symbols, and graphics into arbitrary lengths , And unless otherwise expressly indicated, the code and code portions may be the same as, and / or similar to, the first code portion CD1, such as a group consisting of letters, numbers, special characters, May be combined to any length.

Therefore, the manufacturer authenticated by the manufacturer of the authenticity authentication code including the first code part CD1 and the second code part CD2 is given an authenticated code, and a label including the authenticated code is manufactured. So that authenticity authentication can be performed.

The authenticity authentication code may further include a third code unit CD3 allocated to correspond to the additional information without overlapping with the first code unit CD1 and the second code unit CD2. The additional information allocated to the third code unit CD3 may be any information selected from the group consisting of information on the manufacturer, product information provided by the manufacturer, distribution path information of the product, and combinations thereof .

For example, the information on the manufacturer may include information on the country of the manufacturer, information on the manufacturer, such as the address of the manufacturer, various licenses granted to the manufacturer, and other information on the manufacturer about the identity of the manufacturer Can be various kinds of information desired.

For example, the product information provided by the manufacturer includes information such as the name of the country in which the product is manufactured, the name of the area, the name of the production factory, various license information granted to the production factory, the name of the producer, the name of the designer, (Eg, size, weight, color, etc.), usage information of the product, safety information of the product, management information of the product, and various other information that the manufacturer wishes to provide to the consumer regarding the product have.

For example, the distribution channel information of the product may be information on the official distributor authenticated by the manufacturer or by an operator operating the code operation server.

In particular, the product information may further include information informing the specificity of a product such as a limited edition according to a manufacturer's selection, and the code operating server may include a code for the limited edition based on the manufacturer's product information And the like.

The operator operating the code operating server separately sets an exclusion code in advance with respect to issuance of the code, and upon issuance of the code applied according to the request of the client, generates an identical and / or similar code as the exclusion code Can be prohibited. For example, the exclusion code may include a code that is identical to and / or similar to a code that is associated with, or analogous to, a prominent manufacturer or trademark owner (i.e., a person other than the prominent manufacturer or trademark owner) It can be possible to block the originally.

The code may be used to verify the authenticity of the code before, after, and / or between code portions such as before the first code portion CD1, between the first code portion CD1 and the second code portion CD2, The parity code PCD may further include a parity code PCD for the first code unit CD1 and the parity code PCD may be identical to and / or similar to the first code unit CD1, And random numbers selected from the group consisting of figures and figures, and may be configured to include random numbers preferably issued by a random number issuing machine.

The client may preferably be an automatic control label maker integrated with an automatically controlled label maker to implement the code provided on the code operating server on a label to be attached to the article. With this configuration, there is an increased likelihood that the forgery and falsification of the label including the previously issued code can be fundamentally prevented, and the reliability of the label including the authenticity authentication code is increased.

The automatic control label maker may be a computer-controlled label maker or a computer-aided label maker. That is, it is possible to omit an artificial operation procedure that can be interposed between the code issuance and the label manufacturing, and to make the code provided by the code operation server to be directly manufactured by the label maker, And the reliability of the label can be increased.

In addition to the manufacturer client and the distributor client, the client may include clients directly or indirectly related to the distribution of goods. Such clients include clients operated by A / S centers operated by manufacturers, clients operated by electronic payment companies , Clients operated by various government offices and other related institutions, clients operated by consumers, and the like, and these clients are exemplarily listed and should not be construed as being limited to the above. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that such clients should be understood to mean clients to the above code operating servers, and various general purpose computers operated as servers. Accordingly, the operator operating the code operating server can classify and manage the clients into a manufacturing-related client group, a distribution-related client group, an ownership-related client group, and other groups. In the above configuration, The various information that is communicated or stored among the clients, in particular, various types of information stored in the database, may be stored in the database in accordance with a rating that an operator operating the code operating server can set for the client It will be understood by those skilled in the art that it is possible for a client to have different rights to view, modify and store the information.

Further, a method of managing a label including an authenticity authentication code of an article of the present invention includes: (1) an application program for generating an authenticity authentication code for an article; a processor for executing the application program; A storing unit for storing the application program, and a database including the authenticity authentication code generated by the application program and data associated with the authenticity authentication code. And constructing a code operating system by connecting a subscriber client for transmitting and receiving the code to each other through a communication network; (2) an authentication step of authenticating the client by registering the client with the code operating server using the code operating system implemented in the configuration step; (3) a label manufacturing step of manufacturing a label including the authenticity authentication code by issuing the authenticity authentication code from the code operating server through the client authenticated in the authentication step and implementing it on a label; And (4) adding the distribution information and the proprietary information from the code operating server to the authenticity authentication code through the client to which the distributor has authenticated the distribution information for the article including the label .

The labeling step of (1) to (3) may be understood to be the same or similar to those described above, so that repeated explanation is avoided.

The additional step of (4) is performed by adding the distribution information and the proprietary information from the code operating server to the authenticity authentication code through the client to which the distributor has authenticated the distribution information for the article including the label.

The distribution information may include various distribution information generated in the distribution process provided by the distributor. This makes it possible to authenticate authentic products distributed by authorized distributors.

The proprietary information may include information on an ultimately owned proprietor. The information on the owner may include personal information, date of purchase, holding period, etc., depending on the owner's choice. By including the information on the owner in the authentication of the article, the history of the article can be managed. Thereby making it possible to increase the value of the genuine article, in particular the name of the masterpiece, and to provide the effect of enabling authentication thereof.

This additional step makes it possible to additionally fill in the information about the distribution of the label-attached article including the code for authentication of authenticity of the article according to the present invention to the code operation server, particularly the database thereof, So that the authenticity of the article can be confirmed.

In the adding step, the code operating server generates an additional code corresponding to the additional information, and the additional code may be added to the label. The addition of the additional code to the label may be the same or similar to the label maker, or unlike the label maker, the label maker is not possible, and the label maker may be a label modifier capable of adding only the extra code to the pre- The label maker may be an automatic control label modifier that implements the code provided by the code operating server on a label to be attached to the article, similar to the automatically controlled label maker described above. With this configuration, there is an increased likelihood that the forgery and falsification of the label including the previously issued code can be fundamentally prevented, and the reliability of the label including the authenticity authentication code is increased.

The automatic control label modifier may be a computer control label modifier or a computer assisted label modifier. That is, it is possible to omit an artificial operation procedure that can be intervened between the code issuance and the label correction by the above-described configuration, and to modify the code provided by the code operation server directly with the label correcting unit, And the reliability of the label can be increased.

Hereinafter, an example of implementing the present invention will be described in detail based on the above-described configuration, but it should be understood that the present invention is not intended to be limited to the following examples.

1 is an overall block diagram illustrating a communication network connection system including a code registration and operational service system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to the drawings, a plurality of clients belonging to a manufacturing-related client group, a distribution-related client group, and an owning related client group and a code operation server are connected to each other through a communication network so as to communicate with each other.

In the service system of FIG. 1, when a client makes a connection to the code operation server via the communication network, the code operation server firstly determines whether a request for code registration from the client is generated And when the code registration request is generated, receives subscriber information and generates a code for authenticating goods authenticity, and only when the generated code corresponds to a new code, code registration and storage . In addition, the code operation server firstly checks whether a code is to be applied to a product when ordering of the product is requested from the client, and when the code is applied to the product, After the display information is received, a virtual image obtained by applying a code to the product according to the code attaching / displaying information is provided on the screen. Upon completion of the payment for the ordered product, code information, code attaching / displaying And information related to manufacturing. Accordingly, the manufacturer can allocate the code from the code operating server through the manufacturing-related client and produce the label to be attached to the product. Based on this, the product can be reflected in the manufacture of the product, Or displayed merchandise (e.g., the clothes shown in FIG. 7, or the cell phone shown in FIG. 8) can be distributed through the distributor and sold to consumers who ultimately become owners.

Here, the commodity authenticity authentication code may be a code unique to the world or the country, as shown in FIG. In addition, the registration of the code can be performed for a fee through membership registration after providing the main web page (home page) as shown in FIG. It is to be understood that the code is not limited to an individual but can be extended to a couple, a family, or an organization.

Accordingly, the subscriber can reduce or minimize the exposure of private information while appropriately using a unique identification code for applications such as prominent goods.

In FIG. 1, the server includes a program for performing code registration and operation services, and the client may be a computer connected to the server through the communication network by executing an application program such as a web browser. In such a case, the subscriber terminal may be a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a palmtop computer, or the like.

Although the above description has been made on the basis of manufacturing-related clients, the present invention can be similarly applied to clients belonging to distribution-related client groups operated by distributors and clients belonging to belonging client groups operated by owners. As a result, the clients may be workstations, desktop computers, notebook computers, and the like. Also, the operating system of the computer can be Windows XP or Linux.

The communication network shown in the embodiment of the present invention may be an Internet, a code division multiple access (CDMA), a time division multiple access (TDMA), or the like that connects the world using a Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol , A hand held phone, a cellular phone, or a mobile phone employing the IMT 2000 system or the like.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a screen configuration of a main web page provided by a code operating server in FIG. 1; FIG. Referring to the drawings, an example of a home page related to code registration and usage guidance is shown. When the subscriber wishes to access the code operating server through the client of FIG. 1, he / she sees a screen as shown in FIG. Here, if the user wants to join the membership, click the membership icon to input the information of the member, the ID and the password. After this, input the registered ID in the ID input window, enter the password registered in the password input window, and click the login icon to login. On the other hand, in the pre- or post-membership operation, the subscriber can read through the home page by clicking on the points and advantages of the use and registration of the code by clicking on the click points. For example, if you click on "What is Authenticity Code?", You will be asked to select the "Authenticity authentication code included in the label attached to the article is unique so that you can authenticate the article, especially the manufacture, Quot; is an epoch-making code system of a combination of letters and numbers to be assigned. "Can be displayed on the screen of the subscriber terminal. It is possible to exchange information for performing the inquiry, input, modification, storage and code issuance of various information including membership registration which may be required for issuance of a code and confirmation for authentication, .

In addition, for example, there is a merit that, even if limited to cases where the need arises, when a request for inquiry is made, such as the occurrence of a lost child, unconsciousness, death, etc., Message may appear on the screen of the subscriber terminal.

FIG. 3 shows an example of code generation given by the code operating server in FIG. 1, in which a first code part CD1, a second code part CD2, a third code part CD3 ) And a parity code (PCD) located between the second code unit and the third code unit are exemplarily shown. As described above, codes associated with various kinds of information corresponding to the above-described information are written in the first code unit CD1, the second code unit CD2, and the third code unit CD3, Displays what is generated by the production server.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary screen view of a subscriber information table stored by the code operating server in FIG. 1, and corresponds to, for example, a code sector, an address sector, a resident number sector, a name sector, Is stored in the order of the code system. Such information can be secured, for example, by installation of a firewall or the like so that it can not be accessed by the general public.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a virtual image screen showing an example of a code to be attached to a product sold by performing an operation of a code operating server in FIG. 1, wherein the lower edge of the selected luxury pants 1a selected as a product is called "029X4T" It can be known in advance that the registration code 1b will be displayed by performing printing, sewing work or the like.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a personal code to be stored and displayed in a portable communication product sold by performing an operation of a code operation server in FIG. 1, in which an expensive mobile phone 2a selected as a product is opened and a menu button 2b Quot; X4T24 "is displayed on the liquid crystal display window 2c. The display of the registration code can be achieved by the manufacturer pre-storing the registration code unique to the non-volatile memory, for example, the storage area of the flash memory.

4 and 5 are flowcharts of operation control regarding code registration and operation performed by the code operation server in FIG.

Hereinafter, referring to the drawings, an embodiment of the present invention will be described by following the operation steps of FIGS.

For example, when the client of Fig. 1 makes a connection to the code operating server via the communication network, steps 40 and 42 in Fig. 4 are performed first. The step (40) is a step of checking subscriber connection. The step (42) is a step of providing a main web page for registering and operating a code, such as a home page, on a screen of a client, as shown in FIG. Thus, if there is a registration request of the code in step 44, subscriber information is received through step 46. [ In step 48, it is determined whether automatic or manual assignment of the code is desired, and code generation and selection (step 50) is performed in the case of automatic assignment. Here, the selection means that the subscriber selects one of them after generating a plurality of codes.

On the other hand, in the case of the manual grant, after receiving the desired code (step 56), it is checked in step 58 whether or not the code is duplicated. If the code is not duplicated or the step (50) is performed, personal code registration and storage are performed in step (52). Here, the configuration of the code system has already been described with reference to FIG. 3, and the storage of the code has been described with reference to FIG.

If it is not the end at step 54, or if it is not the code registration request at step 44, a check is made at step 60 to check whether or not the product is ordered.

At this time, when the icon for ordering goods is clicked through a link with the merchandise distribution / sales server 300, the corresponding goods are displayed in step 62, so that the connected subscriber can view the goods on the screen, Information is received. Here, the order information includes personal information such as an address of the purchaser and information of the destination.

At step 64, it is selected whether or not to apply the code to the selected commodity. Steps 66, 68, 70 and 72 are performed in the case of code application. Step 66 is a step of receiving code registration confirmation and code attaching / displaying information when a code is applied to a product. In addition, step 68 is a step of providing a virtual image in which a code is applied to a product according to the received attachment / display information through a screen. Accordingly, a screen as shown in FIG. 7 or 8 can be provided on the screen. The above screen configuration is automatically provided by the web design of servers linked with the program set in the server 100, and the contents of the screen configuration can be changed at any time as needed.

Step 70 is a step of checking completion of settlement through a link with an electronic payment related server among, for example, distribution-related clients, and step 72 is a step of, upon completion of settlement of the ordered goods, Attaching / displaying, and manufacturing. The payment process may be a post-payment method using a credit card (Kookmin card, Visa card, Hyundai EM card, Samsung card, LG card, etc.) or a prepayment method of depositing cash through online.

As described above, when a registered code is displayed on a product, uniqueness and differentiability of the property are provided in a global environment, thereby enhancing sales promotion of a product and a brand image. In addition, the possibility of recovering lost or stolen property may increase. In addition, since the easiness of identification is displayed when a code is applied to a product, the probability of loss due to the theft can be remarkably reduced.

Step 82 of FIG. 5 is checked if identification of the identity of the code attached or marked on the goods is required from the subscriber terminal or the public office server 400 of FIG. If the retrieval of the code identity is requested, the information of the principal, the guardian, the specific person or the requester is received at step 84. This is to check if the requester is eligible at step 86.

If the requestor is eligible, code information for identity verification is received at step 88, and a search of subscriber information via the database is made at step 90. Here, the identification information includes at least one of an address, a resident registration number, a name, and photograph information.

If a search is made at step 92, step 96 is executed to provide some or all of the subscriber information searched for according to the security level of the requestor to the requester's screen. For example, when the security level is set to be low, only the picture of the code registrant can be provided on the screen of the inquiry requester.

Accordingly, identification can be performed quickly through the code operating server only when a special situation such as mis-occurrence, death, unidentified or unconscious occurs.

The present invention can also be embodied as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored.

Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and also in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed over network-connected computer systems so that computer readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken in conjunction with the present invention . For example, the configuration of the system for registering system and code operation, the order of service control flow, and the like may be changed into various forms without departing from the technical idea of the present invention when the matters are different.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to the manufacture of a label attached to an article and having a display function such as the source of the article, manufacturing and distributing the article using the same, and providing after sales service and the like.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

CD1: first code portion CD2: second code portion
PCD: parity code

Claims (9)

(1) an application program for generating an authenticity authentication code for an article, a processor for executing the application program, an operating system for operation of the processor, storage means for storing the application program, A code including an authentication code and a database including data related to the code; transmitting and receiving information for generating the code to the operation server; and connecting a subscriber client for transmitting and receiving the code to each other through a communication network, A configuration step of configuring the system;
(2) an authentication step of authenticating the client by registering the client with the code operating server using the code operating system implemented in the configuration step; And
(3) issuing the authenticity authentication code from the code operating server through the client authenticated in the authentication step, and implementing the authenticity authentication code on the label through the label maker to manufacture the label including the authenticity authentication code A label manufacturing step;
And a code for authentication of authenticity of the article. The method according to claim 1,
The method of claim 1, wherein, when the client is authenticated in the client authentication step, the code operating server transmits location information through location tracking of the client based on an IP, a web log, a GPS (Global Positioning System) Analyzing and storing any one piece of information selected from the group consisting of a random number information through a shared random number generating program and a combination thereof and assigning the code operating server to correspond to the client in a one to one correspondence And generating a first code as a code, wherein the first code is generated as a code. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the authenticity authentication code includes a first code portion and a second code portion that is allocated and requested by the client to the code operation server for each label manufacture. Way. The method of claim 3,
Further comprising a third code unit that is assigned to correspond to the additional information while the authenticity authentication code is not overlapped with the first code unit and the second code unit. Gt; 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the additional information allocated to the third code unit is any one of information selected from the group consisting of information on a manufacturer, product information provided by a manufacturer, distribution path information of a product, and combinations thereof. And a code for authentication of authenticity of the label. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the client is integrated with a label maker that is automatically controlled to implement a code provided on the code operation server on a label to be attached to the article. Way. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the automatic control label maker is a computer controlled label maker or a computer assisted label maker. (1) an application program for generating an authenticity authentication code for an article, a processor for executing the application program, an operating system for operation of the processor, storage means for storing the application program, A code including an authentication code and a database including data related to the code; transmitting and receiving information for generating the code to the operation server; and connecting a subscriber client for transmitting and receiving the code to each other through a communication network, A configuration step of configuring the system;
(2) an authentication step of authenticating the client by registering the client with the code operating server using the code operating system implemented in the configuration step;
(3) a label manufacturing step of manufacturing a label including the authenticity authentication code by issuing the authenticity authentication code from the code operating server through the client authenticated in the authentication step and implementing it on a label; And
(4) adding the distribution information and the proprietary information from the code operating server to the authenticity authentication code through the client to which the distributor has authenticated the distribution information for the article including the label;
And a code for authentication of authenticity of the article. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein in the adding step, the code operating server generates an additional code corresponding to the additional information, and the additional code is added to the label.

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