TW202304296A - Pigeon ring with anti-counterfeiting design wherein the appearance of the pigeon ring has dotted lines with randomly distributed particles for providing an anti-counterfeiting effect - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pigeon ring with an anti-counterfeiting design. The appearance of the pigeon ring has dotted lines with randomly distributed particles, and the random distribution of the particles is different for different pigeon rings. With the appearance feature formed by the randomly distributed particles, the pigeon ring is provided with an anti-counterfeiting effect. Moreover, the surface of the pigeon ring is provided with a specific mark, and the distance between the specific mark and the random distribution of the particles around the specific mark is used as the recognition feature for the pigeon ring.

Description

Pigeon ring with anti-counterfeiting design

The present invention is related to identification items worn on pigeons, in particular, refers to a pigeon ring worn on racing pigeons, and has unique appearance characteristics.

Each pigeon will wear a pigeon ring on its foot to identify the pigeon's identity. For pigeon racing, the pigeon rings carried by racing pigeons are particularly important. In addition to being used for identification, its anti-counterfeiting is even more important to prevent counterfeiting of pigeon rings and avoid fraud in pigeon racing.

The commonly used identification method today is to set a chip in the ring of the pigeon, and to verify the authenticity of the racing pigeon by sensing the information in the chip. However, only using chips as anti-counterfeiting measures for racing pigeons is still insufficient.

The present invention is used to add a new anti-cheating element to the pigeon ring. The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a pigeon ring, which makes the appearance of the pigeon ring present randomly distributed particles, which is difficult to be imitated or counterfeited. To judge the authenticity of pigeon rings.

In order to achieve the above-disclosed purpose, the pigeon ring with an anti-counterfeit design provided by the present invention has granular dot-like lines on its appearance to form identification features, and the dot-like lines are formed by random distribution of particles; different pigeons The random distribution of particles on the appearance of the rings are all different. In this way, since the particles are randomly distributed, the number of particles on the appearance of each pigeon ring is random, and the distribution and distribution positions of the particles are different, making the appearance of the pigeon ring unforgeable and irreplaceable It is difficult to reproduce or counterfeit the same pigeon ring. Using the particles as the identification feature of the pigeon ring has an excellent anti-counterfeiting effect to verify the authenticity of the racing pigeon.

An identification method of the pigeon ring of the present invention is to set a specific mark on the surface of the pigeon ring, and use the random distribution of the particles around the specific mark or the distance between the specific mark as the identification feature of the pigeon ring .

In terms of verification, the identification features formed by the particles and the specific mark include: the distribution of the particles around the specific mark, or the length, angle or distance of the line between the particles and the specific mark, or a plurality of The length and inclination angle of the connection line between the pattern formed by the particles and the specific mark.

An identification method of the pigeon ring of the present invention is that one of the particles is selected, and the relationship between the selected particle and several particles around it becomes the identification feature.

The connection lines between the selected particle and the plurality of particles around it form a radial pattern, which is used as a verification method for identifying features.

A connection line is formed between the selected particle and the plurality of particles around it, and the angle and/or length of each connection line are different, which is used as a verification method for identifying features.

An identification method of the pigeon ring of the present invention is to use the relative relationship between the plurality of particles in the particles as the identification feature of the pigeon ring.

In the above identification method, the identification feature is selected from at least one or more of the following factors: the number of the particles, the distribution position of the particles, the relative position between the particles, the particle the distance between.

The present invention further forms an identification data on the appearance of the pigeon ring, and the particles are bound with the identification data to form an undecipherable anti-fraud data, which becomes the identity information of the pigeon ring that cannot be tampered with.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the particles are of one color or multiple colors.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the particles have one or more contrasting colors.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the color of the particles is different from the color of the pigeon ring itself.

There are characters on the surface of the pigeon ring or the pigeon ring is provided with at least one identification chip, and the identification data is the information presented by the characters or the information stored in the identification chip.

Please refer to Fig. 1, it is a kind of dove ring 10 provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the surface of this dove ring 10 presents the dot pattern 20 of random distribution, becomes the dove ring with described dot pattern 20 Appearance features, that is, become identification features on the appearance of pigeon rings, which can identify the authenticity of the pigeon rings and produce anti-counterfeiting effects, especially to prevent fraud in pigeon racing.

The dot pattern 20 is shown in FIG. 1 , and is formed by randomly distributed particles (or called random particles) 22 , so that the dove ring 10 has the appearance characteristics formed by the random particles 22 . On the appearance of the pigeon ring 10, the particles 22 can be identified or visually observed. The particle 22 in the present invention refers to any small-sized object, which may be thick or flake-like, but looks like a particle.

The pigeon ring 10 is for wearing on the pigeon's pin 40, as shown in Figure 8, to identify the identity of the pigeon. There is a hole 12 in the center of the ring body of the pigeon ring 10 for the pigeon feet 40 to penetrate. Pigeon rings of various shapes or styles can be applied to the present invention, and Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 show three different styles of pigeon rings 10, which are indicated by reference numerals 10a, 10b and 10c respectively. The style of the pigeon ring is not limited to the schema of the present invention.

The pigeon ring 10 of the present invention is made of plastic injection, and the randomly distributed particles 22 are randomly formed during the injection and molding manufacturing process and are exposed on the appearance of the finished product of the pigeon ring 10, so that people can see it visually and be recognized by the lens. Since the particles 22 are randomly distributed, the dot pattern 20 of each pigeon ring is unique, and the distribution of the particles 22 on the appearance of different pigeon rings is not the same.

The pigeon ring 10 is injection molded by plastic, and particles are mixed with plastic in the material tube of the injection molding machine to form a composite plastic, and the mixture is fully mixed by stirring, so that the particles are randomly distributed in the composite plastic. The composite plastic mixed with particles is injected into the mold to make the pigeon ring. The number of particles 22 formed in each pigeon ring 10 is random, and the number and position of the particles 22 of different pigeon rings 10 are not consistent. And the particles 22 are randomly formed and appear on the appearance of the finished product of the pigeon ring 10 , and the random distribution of the particles 22 becomes the dotted lines 20 . The proportion of the particles 22 in the plastic can be adjusted as required.

The particles 22 can be granular objects, powder objects, or foil objects or film objects, and the size or width of the particles 22 ranges from 0.01 mm to 1 mm, preferably from 0.01 mm to 0.3 mm, and can be seen visually , but the size of the particles is not limited to the aforementioned size; the selected particles 22 can be polymer materials or non-polymer materials, such as metal, plastic, rubber, ceramics or glass. In addition, the present invention can use particles 22 of different colors to make pigeon rings. The particles 22 and the plastic used to make pigeon rings 10 can be of the same color or different colors. When the material of the particle 22 is different from that of the plastic, even if the particle and the plastic are the same color, the particle 22 can still be seen on the surface of the finished pigeon ring 10 . In this embodiment, powders with metallic luster, or foil-like or film-like objects made of plastic or metal are used. FIG. 4 shows that gold or silver metallic powder or foil-like objects are selected as the particles 22 of the present invention, which are reflective, and the particles and plastics are of different colors to form a contrast and be easy to see. Particles 22 of different colors may have one or more contrasting colors.

Since the particles 22 are randomly distributed in the plastic, and the injection conditions of the plastic are slightly different at each injection, the particles 22 are randomly distributed on the appearance of the pigeon ring 10, and the particles 22 on the surface of each pigeon ring 10 are randomly distributed. The location of the distribution is not the same. In addition, the particles 22 may not protrude or protrude from the surface of the dove ring 10 . Particles 22 are more easily visible when pigeon ring 10 is made of clear plastic.

The random distribution of particles 22 on the appearance of different pigeon rings 10 is different, including the number of particles 22 is different, the position of particles is different, and the density of particle distribution is also different, so that the particle 22 on the surface of each pigeon ring 10 Random distributions are unique. Different dove rings 10 have different distributions of particles 22 , for example, the random distribution of particles 22 on the surface of dove rings 10 in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 is different. Therefore, the randomly distributed particles 22 on the appearance of each pigeon ring 10 become the unique dot pattern 20 exclusive to the pigeon ring 10 and become the identification feature of the pigeon ring.

In one embodiment, at least two particles of different colors can be mixed into the plastic, so that the outer surface of the made dove ring presents particles of multiple colors, and the random distribution of particles 22 of different colors at different positions can also be strengthened. The effect of identifying features.

In addition to the above-mentioned point features 20, the pigeon ring is also provided with identification data. The identification data 14 can be shown in FIGS. Or the information stored in the identification chip 16 installed in the pigeon ring 10 . The information can be a serial number or various data or information, such as numbers, characters (various recognizable characters, such as English letters), symbols, or a combination of numbers and words, or a combination of numbers and symbols. The identification chip 16 can be a radio frequency chip or a contact chip, and the identification chip is built with specific data or information, and stores relevant information of the pigeon, which can be read by a reading device.

The present invention takes the particles 22 on a certain surface (such as a side P) of the pigeon ring as an identification feature, including: the number of particles 22, the position between particles, the distance, and even the size of each particle 22 or the size between particles Factors such as relationships form a unique identifying feature. And an image capture device 30, such as a video camera or camera, selects or captures the verification information of a pigeon ring 10, and converts it into electronic information, such as a digital photo, records and stores the identification characteristics of each pigeon ring 10.

FIG. 5 shows a side view of a pigeon ring 10 . The appearance of the pigeon ring 10 has a plurality of randomly distributed particles 22 . These particles are used to identify the authenticity of the pigeon ring 10 . The present invention can select a particle 22a from the particles 22 according to the appearance of one side P of the dove ring arbitrarily or specifically through artificial or computer software, and take the selected particle 22a as a benchmark, and the surrounding area of the selected particle 22a The relationship between one or a plurality of particles 22b is used as an identification feature for verification, and the verification information can be in the following types, but not limited thereto: the distance between the selected particle 22a and other particles 22b, That is, the length of the connecting line L, the angle of each connecting line L, or the relative position between the selected particle 22a and other particles 22b. The angle of the connecting line L can be based on a specific reference position, such as the angle formed with the horizontal plane or the vertical plane, or the angle formed with the bottom edge 101 or the side edge 102 of the dove ring 10 .

Fig. 5 discloses a verification type of identification feature, centering on the selected particle 22a, and connecting the particle 22a with five surrounding particles 22b to form a radial pattern, the radial pattern is based on the selected particle 22a is the center, and each of the five connecting lines L has its own length and angle. Due to the random distribution of the particles, the length and/or angle of the connecting line L between the particles 22a and 22b of each pigeon ring will be different, which becomes unique identification information.

After the identification feature formed by the particles 22a and 22b in FIG. 5 is captured by the image capture device 30, the identification feature will be stored in the database and become the verification feature T of the pigeon ring, as shown in FIG. 6 . The radial pattern formed by the verification feature T, the position of the particle 22 , the length and position of the connecting line L between the particles, etc., are all unique verification information.

When the pigeon racing competition is held, when the pigeons register, an image capture device 30 is used to record and store the identification features of the pigeon ring worn by each racing pigeon for verification, that is, the verification feature T shown in FIG. 6 . When the pigeons are waiting to be collected, verify whether the identification feature of the pigeon ring of the racing pigeon is consistent with the verification feature T recorded at the time of registration. If it matches, the racing pigeon is true and can be allowed to participate. If the verification information does not match, the pigeon is fake and not allowed to participate.

Fig. 4 shows the verification type of another identification feature of pigeon ring 10, for example, the number of randomly distributed particles 22, the location of particles 22, the relative position between particles 22, the distance between particles 22, the distance between at least two particles 22 Various factors such as the connection line L, the inclination angle and length of the connection line L, or the graph G formed between the plurality of random particles 22 form unique identification features belonging to the appearance of the pigeon ring 10, and are recorded and stored. In the future, the authenticity of the pigeon ring can be judged and the identity of the pigeon can be verified based on the identification features.

Taking the figure G formed by the plurality of particles 22 as an example, the identification feature formed by the figure G is captured by the image capture device and stored in the database, and then becomes a verification feature T' for comparing the authenticity of the pigeon ring. fake.

Please refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 4, in another embodiment of the present invention, the surface of pigeon ring 10 is further provided with a specific mark (referred to as mark) 18, and this mark 18 can be a convex formed on this pigeon ring 10. protruding or concave parts, or other marks that can be used as reference points. The mark 18 can be used as another identification feature for identifying the pigeon ring 10 . In addition, the specific mark 18 can also be matched with the particles 22 to become another type of verification of the identification feature of the pigeon ring. For example, the mark 18 is used as a reference point or reference position to determine the distribution of the particles 22 around the mark 18, Or various factors such as the length of the line between the particle 22 and the mark 18, the angle of the line can be used as the identification feature of the pigeon ring 10; or the distance between the single or multiple particles 22 at a specific position and the mark 18 D, can be another identifying feature of pigeon rings. For example, the distance between the plurality of random particles 22 constituting the graph G and the mark 18 , and the length and inclination angle of the line connecting the random particles 22 and the mark 18 , that is, the length and angle of the line D. The connection between the mark 18 and single or multiple particles 22 also forms an identification feature, like the pattern shown in FIG. 6 .

How to select the identification feature of the random distribution of the particles 22 of the point pattern 20 can be set in the selection mode in the software. The identifying features listed in this specification are only examples, not limitations.

Each dove ring made by the present invention has the identification feature of its dot pattern 20 being randomly formed, the quantity and position of particles 22 are randomly formed and randomly distributed, and the dot pattern formed by the particles 22 is formed on each dove ring. The formed appearance is also different, so it is difficult to reproduce the same pigeon ring, which provides an excellent anti-cheating effect.

The identification data 14 (typeface 141 or identification chip 16) of each dove ring has exclusive, unique information, such as serial number, and this identification data 14 and this dot pattern 20 are bound into anti-cheating data that cannot be deciphered, as each The anti-cheating mechanism of the pigeon ring. The anti-cheating data bound by the identification data 14 and the dot pattern 20 becomes the identity data of the pigeon ring and cannot be deciphered.

When the identification features and identification data 14 of the dotted lines 20 of each pigeon ring 10 are established and worn on a racing pigeon, the identification features and identification data of the dotted lines 20 of the pigeon ring 10 will be checked next time 14, it can be verified whether the pigeon ring and the racing pigeon are true to prevent falsification and fraud.

The random particle 22 of the present invention is a structure that can be implemented, determined and judged, and can produce an anti-counterfeiting effect, which meets the requirements of the patent.

The above disclosed embodiments are only to illustrate the characteristics of the present invention and not to limit them. Any equivalent modification of the present invention should be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

10 (10a, 10b, 10c): pigeon ring 101: bottom edge 102: side 12: hole 14: Identification information 141: typeface 16: Identification chip 18: specific mark 20: dot pattern 22, 22b: particles 22a: Selected Particles 30: camera 40: pigeon feet D: distance G: graphics L: Connect P: side T, T': verification features

The purpose, characteristics and achieved effects of the present invention can be understood from the description and drawings of the following preferred embodiments, wherein: Figures 1 to 3 show perspective views of pigeon rings applicable to the present invention. Fig. 4 is a side view photo of a pigeon ring according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and shows a schematic diagram of capturing the identification features of the pigeon ring with an image capture device. Figure 5 is a side view of a pigeon ring according to the present invention and shows the particles of the pigeon ring as an embodiment of the identification feature. FIG. 6 shows a verification feature extracted from the pigeon ring in FIG. 5 . FIG. 7 shows a verification feature extracted from the pigeon ring in FIG. 4 . Figure 8 shows a pigeon's foot carrying the pigeon ring of the present invention.

10: pigeon ring

101: bottom edge

102: side

20: dot pattern

22, 22a, 22b: particles

L: Connect

P: side

Claims (12)

A pigeon ring with an anti-counterfeiting design, the pigeon ring is used for stowage of pigeons, wherein: The appearance of the pigeon ring has a plurality of randomly distributed particles, and the random distribution of the particles of different pigeon rings is not the same; a specific mark placed on the surface of the ring; The random distribution of the particles around the specific mark or the distance from the specific mark is used as the identification feature of the pigeon ring. A pigeon ring with an anti-counterfeiting design, the pigeon ring is worn by pigeons, wherein: The appearance of the pigeon ring has a plurality of randomly distributed particles, and the random distribution of the particles of different pigeon rings is not the same; One of the particles is a selected particle, and the relationship between the selected particle and one or more surrounding particles is the identification feature of the pigeon ring. A pigeon ring with an anti-counterfeiting design, the pigeon ring is worn by pigeons, wherein: The appearance of the pigeon ring has a plurality of randomly distributed particles, and the random distribution of the particles of different pigeon rings is not the same; The relative relationship between the plurality of particles in the particles is the identification feature of the pigeon ring. The pigeon ring as described in claim 2 or 3, wherein: the surface of the pigeon ring is further provided with a specific mark. The pigeon ring as described in Claim 1, wherein: the identification features formed by the particles and the specific mark include: the distribution of the particles around the specific mark, or the length of the line between the particles and the specific mark, The angle or distance of the line, or the length and inclination angle of the line between the figure formed by the plurality of particles and the specific mark. The pigeon ring according to claim 2, wherein: the connection lines between the selected particle and the plurality of particles around it form a radial pattern. The pigeon ring as claimed in item 2, wherein: a connection line is formed between the selected particle and the plurality of particles around it, and the angle and/or length of each connection line are not the same. The pigeon ring according to claim 3, wherein: the identification features between the particles are selected from at least one or more of the following factors: the number of particles, the distribution position of particles, the size relationship of particles, and the relative position between particles , the distance between particles, the connection line between particles, and the graphics formed between multiple particle points. The pigeon ring according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the particles are one color or multiple colors or colors with contrast between the particles. The pigeon ring according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the color of the particles is different from the color of the pigeon ring itself. The pigeon ring as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the pigeon ring is provided with an identification material, and the identification material cooperates with the particles to become the identification feature of the pigeon ring. The pigeon ring as described in claim 11, wherein: the surface of the pigeon ring has characters or the pigeon ring is provided with at least one identification chip; the identification data is the information presented by the characters or the identification chip Stored information.

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