RU2181503C1 - Procedure of identification of product - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: identification of products. SUBSTANCE: index of nature of goods and individual index of product which are formed with the aid of generator of random numbers, telephone number or Internet address of control service are applied to product or label. Applied indices are covered by opaque erasable film. Index of nature of goods and individual index of product are entered into data base of control service. After purchase is made customer erases opaque layer and sends index of nature of goods and individual index of product to control service, to one of specified telephones or Internet address. Indices are compared in data base of control service and if they match decision is made on authenticity of product. EFFECT: provision for access to identification of product, increased protection of goods against forgeries.

Description

 The invention relates to methods for identifying the authenticity of controlled objects and may find application for the identification of goods for various purposes.

 A known method of identifying the authenticity of a controlled object by ed. St. USSR 1832318 dated 03.05.90, class. G 06 K 9/00, based on the introduction into the volume of the carrier of identification labels of radioactive substances and fixing it to a controlled object. In the described method, a mixture of elements with atomic numbers greater than or equal to 12 is used as the material of the identification label carrier, it is brought to a solid state, and the identification code of the label is fixed by measuring the total amplitude spectrum of x-ray radiation of radioactive substances and radiofluorescence of radioactive substances.

 The disadvantage of the above method is the lack of reliability of the result, since in the analysis of the authenticity of the object using probabilistic assessment methods. In addition, the use of radioactive isotopes significantly limits the scope of the described identification method, because has a negative effect on the consumer properties of the controlled object.

 Technical solutions are also known that use various marking agents (WO 97/19821 A1, 06/05/97, US 5318326 A, 06/07/94, FR 2564782 A1, 11.29.85, EP 0773505 A2 05/14/97). However, their disadvantage is the low reliability of identification associated with the possibility of falsification of markings.

 Closest to the claimed invention is a method for identifying the authenticity of a controlled object, which consists in applying marks to it containing information about the object, followed by reading this information and comparing the information obtained as a result of reading with a database of information about genuine objects. In this case, information about the object is generated in digital form, including information about the type of object, manufacturer, production date, unique number of the object, accompanying documents to the object, sign it with the digital signature of the marker, convert the received information from a digital form into a bar code and apply it on the object or on a label attached to the object, and when reading the information, the bar code is converted into a digital form, an electronic digital signature and information about the object are extracted from it, and then produced verification of the authenticity of the electronic digital signature, and if the signature is genuine, then the object is authenticated by comparing the read information about the object with the database of information about genuine objects, and if the information matches, then the object is identified as genuine if the electronic digital signature is identified as not authentic or if an electronic digital signature is identified as genuine, and information about the object is not authentic, then the object is identified as not authentic (RU 2132569, G 07 D 7/00, 06/27/99). The disadvantage of this method is the need for the buyer to have a device that reads a bar code, a device for comparing electronic signatures, which makes the method available only to organizations (the description of this technical solution includes the State Inspectorate for monitoring the production and turnover of alcohol products as an example), as well as insufficient security associated with the visual openness of the barcode. To exclude the possibility of falsification of protective markings, it is necessary to apply it using holography, which makes the known invention more expensive.

 The technical result of the claimed invention is to simplify the marking process, to ensure the availability of authentication to any customer, as well as to increase security against fakes. To this end, the inventive method for identifying the authenticity of a product according to the invention comprises the following operations: a marking security code is applied to an object (product) or its label, including a product type code and an individual product code, as well as telephone numbers or the Internet address of the control service, An individual product code generated using a random number generator is a set of numbers. The product type code and the individual product code are transmitted via telecommunication means and recorded in the control service database, while the security code marking on the product or on its label is covered with an opaque erasable layer. After purchasing the product, the buyer verifies the authenticity of the product by erasing the opaque layer and dialing the phone number or address of the Internet control service and using telecommunications to enter numbers characterizing the individual code and product type code (also in the form of numbers). The control service compares the product type code and the identification code received from the buyer with the codes recorded in the database and if they match the recorded codes, the product is identified as genuine, and if it does not match, it is not genuine.

 Let us explain the operation of the method in more detail.

 After purchasing the product (and only at that moment the seller’s responsibility for the goods sold comes), the buyer erases the opaque erasable layer and sees a number of Arabic numbers, the number of which can vary depending on the number of goods marked according to the claimed method.

 The telephone number or Internet address of the control service is located on the product or label and, if the control service is a control service of this form, is present in the advertisement for the goods of this company. If the control service is centralized (regional), this phone (number) is brought to customers by the media. For example, consider the case when the buyer has a mobile phone. Immediately after removing the opaque erasable layer, the buyer dials the phone number (or Internet address, if the phone has such an opportunity) of the control service, and, after receiving a signal about the connection that has taken place, it dials a number of numbers under the erased layer. After that, the buyer waits for a response from the control service, which indicates the results of the product check with a phrase that includes the type of product and information about authenticity ("SONY genuine TV" or the type of product and company are unknown - fake). The product type code allows you to speed up the comparison in the control service. Using a random number generator to generate an individual product code makes it almost impossible to fake.

 The presence on the product or label of an opaque erasable layer makes it impossible to directly copy the product identification code to reproduce it on goods of a similar type - fakes, because the buyer first of all checks the integrity of this layer. The control service has the ability to document the results of the audit so that the buyer can go to court to the seller.

 The widespread introduction of this method will eliminate the purchase of fake goods.

Claims (1)

 A method for identifying the authenticity of a product, which consists in applying a marking security code on it or on its label, including the product type code and the individual product code, and telephone numbers or the Internet address of the control service, and the individual product code generated using a random number generator is a set of numbers, the individual product code and the product type code are transmitted via telecommunication means of communication and recorded in the control service database, and the security code marking they cover it with an opaque erasable layer, and after purchasing the product, the product is authenticated by erasing the opaque erasable layer from the marking security code, dialing one of the phone numbers or the Internet address of the monitoring service and transmitting the individual product code and product type code using telecommunication means, the control service compares the accepted individual product code and the product type code with the codes recorded in the database and if the accepted product type code and the individual product code match The product and the codes recorded in the database are identified as genuine, and if they do not match, as genuine.