KR20110034625A - System and method for validationg product authenticity by using marker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for validating a product authenticity by using a marker is provided to transmit the authenticity of a product to a mobile terminal by checking a parker and authentication number. CONSTITUTION: A marker image receiver(310) receives a marker image with an authentication number from a mobile terminal. An article information database(360) stores product information corresponding to the combination of the authentication number and a marker. A genuine product certification part(340) offers a product information corresponding to the marker and authentication number to the mobile terminal based on the marker image.

Description

Activation system and method using markers {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATIONG PRODUCT AUTHENTICITY BY USING MARKER}

The present invention relates to an authenticating system and method using a marker, and more particularly, to an authenticating system and method for determining and providing a genuine product based on a combination of a marker and an authentication number.

Recently, as consumers' awareness of intellectual property rights has increased and the preference for genuine products has spread, the desire to check whether a store's products are genuine at the time of purchasing the products has increased. In particular, consumers who prefer luxury goods have a higher desire for authenticity, and consumers do not want the same cheap counterfeit or counterfeit goods as their genuinely purchased counterparts, and technical measures are provided to prevent them. If so, there is a consumer group that will spare no additional cost or effort.

However, conventionally, it remains to use manual means that depend on human erroneousness, such as using a breakable seal, a logo, or a hologram as a genuine mark on a product, and to confirm that a product is genuine in a store. Or there was no special means of verifying with the distributor. Even if a manufacturer or distribution company maintains a database that tracks the distribution status of individual products, access to these distribution tracking databases is only possible through the use of a store's dedicated device or with the help of a sales manager. Because I could confirm the product related information, there was a limit.

Furthermore, even when the server informs the mobile terminal of the consumer by using information included in a tag or a marker attached to a product, there is a problem that it is difficult to prevent the tag itself from being used for counterfeit or theft.

Therefore, there is a strong demand for a genuine authentication technology that enables a consumer to safely check whether an article is genuine through his mobile terminal from a marker displayed on the article, and effectively prevents counterfeiting and theft of the marker.

Some embodiments of the present invention provide a genuine authentication system and method using a marker, which can determine and provide the authenticity of a marker displayed on an article based on a combination of a marker and an authentication number.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention provides a genuine authentication system and method using the marker, which can further enhance the security for the marker for authenticating the article.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, a first aspect of the present invention, a marker image receiving unit for receiving a marker image photographed with a marker and an authentication number displayed on the article from the mobile terminal; An article information DB for storing information about the article corresponding to the combination of the marker and the authentication number; And an authenticator configured to provide the mobile terminal with information about an article corresponding to the combination of the marker and the authentication number and information about the authenticity of the marker based on the received marker image. Is coated with an opaque pigment and is exposed to the outside after the applied opaque pigment is removed and photographed by the mobile terminal together with the marker, and the marker image receiving unit is a marker image for the photographed marker and authentication number. To receive from the mobile terminal, it is possible to provide a genuine authentication system using a marker.

In addition, a second aspect of the present invention includes the steps of receiving information regarding a marker and an authentication number displayed on an article from a mobile terminal; Determining the authenticity of the marker based on a combination of the received marker and authentication number; And providing the authenticity of the determined marker to the mobile terminal, wherein an opaque pigment is applied to the authentication number displayed on the article, and receiving the article and the authentication number information comprises: When the pigment is removed and the authentication number is exposed to the outside, receiving the information about the exposed authentication number from the mobile terminal, it is possible to provide a genuine authentication method using a marker.

According to the problem solving means of the present invention described above, it is possible to provide the mobile terminal with information on the authenticity of the marker displayed on the article based on the combination of the marker and the authentication number.

In addition, according to the problem solving means of the present invention described above, it is possible to cover the authentication number with an opaque pigment, and determine the authenticity of the marker displayed on the article based on the terminal information or the password value of the mobile terminal.

In addition, according to one of the other problem solving means of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the theft of the marker by limiting the number of times of use of the marker.

1 is a general overview of a genuine product authentication system using a marker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a detailed configuration diagram of a product activation server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a process in which an authentication number coated with an opaque pigment according to an embodiment of the present invention is photographed by a mobile terminal.
4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an article information table stored in a article information DB according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a detailed flowchart of a method for authenticating authenticity using a marker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, this includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another element in between. . In addition, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, which means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated.

In addition, in the present specification, the marker is a marker encoding specific information, and may include, for example, a one-dimensional barcode, a two-dimensional barcode, a three-dimensional barcode, a color barcode, or a predetermined pattern.

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

1 is a general overview of a genuine product authentication system using a marker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the genuine product certification system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an article 100 on which a marker is displayed, a mobile terminal 200, and a genuine product certification server 300.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 200 provides the activation server 300 with a marker displayed on the article, information on the mobile terminal 200, a password for activation, and the like, and the authenticity of the marker displayed on the article. Whether or not can be received from the activation server 300, through which the user of the mobile terminal 200 can determine whether the article 100 or the marker is forged.

The mobile terminal 200 photographs the marker and the authentication number displayed on the article 100, and provides the photographed marker image to the genuine authentication server 300. The marker image is an image including information on the marker, and may be an image photographed together with a marker and an authentication number, but is not limited thereto. In addition, only the marker may be photographed and included in the marker image, and the authentication number may be input to the mobile terminal 200 based on a key input signal by the user and provided to the genuine authentication server 300.

In addition, the authentication number is displayed around the marker and may be applied with an opaque pigment, and when the user removes the opaque pigment and the authentication number is exposed to the outside, the marker and the exposed authentication number are displayed on the mobile terminal 200. Can be taken.

In addition, the mobile terminal 200 provides the terminal information and the password for the activation to the activation server 300, the information about the article 100 and the authenticity of the marker from the activation server 300 Can be received.

The mobile terminal 200 refers to a communication terminal having mobility, such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA) phone, a laptop, and the like, and is connected to the activation server 300 through a network (not shown). It may include a mobile terminal.

The activation server 300 may provide the mobile terminal 200 with information about the article 100 and the authenticity of the marker image based on the marker image, the terminal information, and the password received from the mobile terminal 200. Can be. In addition, the activation server 300 may determine the authenticity of the marker image based on the terminal information and the password, and may limit the number of times the marker image may be used to determine the authenticity.

Therefore, in one embodiment of the present invention, the activation is provided through a combination of a marker and an authentication number, and since the terminal information and password may be utilized in the activation, the security of the activation may be further strengthened. Since the number can be applied with an opaque pigment, the theft of the authentication number can be effectively prevented.

Hereinafter, a detailed configuration of a product activation server 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a detailed configuration diagram of the activation server 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the activation server 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a marker image receiver 310, a terminal information receiver 320, a password receiver 330, an authenticator 340, The marker information management unit 350, the article information DB 360, the control unit 370, and the transceiver unit 380 are included.

The marker image receiver 310 receives a marker image from the mobile terminal 200. The marker image receiver 310 may receive a marker image including a marker and an authentication number from the mobile terminal 200, but is not limited thereto. The marker image receiver 310 may receive a marker image in which only a marker is photographed, and separately receive data regarding an authentication number from the mobile terminal 200. In this case, the data regarding the authentication number may be generated by a key input signal from the user of the mobile terminal 200 and provided to the marker image receiver 310.

The terminal information receiver 320 receives terminal information from the mobile terminal 200. The terminal information is information about the mobile terminal 200 and includes, for example, a terminal name, a model name, a terminal telephone number, and the like of the mobile terminal.

The password receiving unit 330 receives a password for authenticity verification from the mobile terminal 200. The password for confirming activation can be generated in the mobile terminal 200 by a key input signal from the user of the mobile terminal 200 and provided to the password receiving unit 330.

In addition, the terminal information and password received from the terminal information receiver 320 and the password receiver 330 may be matched with the marker and the authentication number and stored in the article information DB 360 to be described later.

The authenticator 340 provides the mobile terminal 200 with information regarding the authenticity of the marker and article information. The authenticator 340 may provide the mobile terminal 200 with information on the article corresponding to the combination of the marker and the authentication number, and may provide the mobile terminal with information regarding the authenticity of the marker.

Specifically, the activation unit 340 may interpret the combination of the received marker and the authentication number to determine whether the marker and the authentication number are valid values, and if the value is valid, the activation part 340 may correspond to the combination of the marker and the authentication number. Information about the article may be provided to the mobile terminal.

In addition, the authenticator 340 may determine the authenticity of the marker based on the terminal information received from the mobile terminal 200. In this case, the authenticator 340 extracts terminal information matching the marker and the authentication number from the article information DB 360 to be described later, and matches the extracted terminal information with the terminal information received from the mobile terminal 200. In this case it can be determined that the marker is genuine.

In addition, the authenticator 340 may determine the authenticity of the marker based on the password received from the mobile terminal 200. In this case, the authenticator 340 extracts the password matching the marker and the authentication number from the article information DB 360 to be described later, and the marker when the extracted password matches the password received from the mobile terminal 200. Can be determined to be genuine. In addition, the authenticator 340 may determine that the marker is forged when the number of times the wrong password is input exceeds the preset number based on the number of times the wrong password is input.

The authenticator 340 checks the authenticity of the item information and the marker based on the combination of the marker and the authentication information, and provides the authenticity information to the mobile terminal 200. In addition, the terminal information or the password of the mobile terminal 200 In case of coincidence, it can be determined that the marker is genuine, thereby preventing the forgery of the marker and effectively preventing the forged marker from being displayed on the counterfeit.

Meanwhile, the authenticator 340 may limit the number of times of checking the authenticity of the marker. When the number of times of authenticating the marker exceeds the preset number, the authenticator 340 may determine that the marker is forged. For example, when the authenticator 340 limits the number of authenticity checks to a specific marker three times, when the user checks the authenticity of the markers four times using the mobile terminal 200, The user may be informed that the marker has been forged. In this case, when the authenticity of the marker is confirmed a limited number of times, the activation unit 340 may request the mobile terminal to change the password. When the password is changed, the activation unit 340 may update the authenticity of the marker to limit the number of times. have.

The marker information management unit 350 manages the authenticity of the marker and the number of times of checking the authenticity of the marker. The marker information management unit 350 may update and record the authenticity of the marker and the number of times of verifying the authenticity of the marker in the article information DB 360 which will be described later.

The marker information management unit 350 may change the article information DB 360 to determine that the marker is forged based on the number of times of receiving the wrong password when the password received from the mobile terminal is wrong.

In addition, when the number of authenticity checks for each marker is limited, the marker information management unit 350 may determine that the marker is forged when the number of authenticity checks of the marker exceeds a preset limited number. Can be changed.

The article information DB 360 stores information about the article corresponding to the combination of the marker and the authentication number. The article information DB 360 may store the name, model name, etc. of the article corresponding to the combination of the marker and the authentication number, and mark the terminal information received by the terminal information receiver 320 and the password received by the password receiver 330. And it can be stored and matched with the authentication number. In addition, the article information DB 360 may store information on the authenticity of the marker and the number of times of checking the authenticity of the marker.

An example in which the article information DB 360 stores various information corresponding to the combination of the marker and the authentication number will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4.

The controller 370 determines whether the marker is authentic based on the combination of the marker and the authentication number, the terminal information or the password of the mobile terminal 200, and updates the information on the mobile terminal 200. ), The marker image receiver 310, the terminal information receiver 320, the password receiver 330, the authenticator 340, the marker information manager 350, the article information DB 360, and the following description. The transceiver unit 380 is controlled.

The transmitter / receiver 380 transmits / receives various types of information necessary for authenticating using a marker with the mobile terminal 200.

Hereinafter, a process in which an authentication number coated with an opaque pigment according to an embodiment of the present invention is photographed by the mobile terminal 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a diagram illustrating a process in which an authentication number coated with an opaque pigment according to an embodiment of the present invention is photographed by the mobile terminal 200.

As shown in the identification number 30 of FIG. 3, the authentication number may be coated and displayed by the opaque pigment around the marker, and when the user removes the opaque pigment, the authentication number may be exposed to the outside, such as the identification number 40. have. In this case, the user may photograph both the marker and the authentication number using the mobile terminal 200 and provide the photographed image to the genuine authentication server 300.

On the other hand, the user can take a marker using the mobile terminal 200 and provide the image captured only the marker to the activation server 300, the authentication number is separately entered into the mobile terminal 200 to activate the activation server ( 300).

Hereinafter, an example of an article information table stored in the article information DB 360 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of an article information table stored in the article information DB 360 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the article information table according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a marker field 40, an authentication number field 42, an article name field 44, a model name field 46, and a terminal information field 48. ), A password field 50, an authentication number field 52, and an authenticity field 54.

In the marker field 40, binary data values included in the marker may be recorded, and in the authentication number field 42, an authentication number value displayed together with the marker may be recorded. In addition, the article name field 44 and the model name field 46 may record the article name and model name of the article corresponding to the combination of the marker and the authentication number.

In addition, the terminal information field 48 may record the telephone number of the mobile terminal 200 providing the marker and the authentication number. For example, when the information on the marker and the authentication number displayed on the article is first provided from the mobile terminal 200 to the activation server 300, the telephone number of the mobile terminal 200 that provided the marker and the authentication number is the terminal information. It may be recorded in the field 48, and then information about the genuine product authentication may be provided only when the marker and the authentication number are received from the mobile terminal 200 recorded in the terminal information field 48. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and conditions under which the telephone number of the mobile terminal 200 is recorded in the terminal information field 48 may be variously set.

In addition, a password value necessary to confirm the authenticity of the marker may be recorded in the password field 50. When information about the marker and the authentication number displayed on the article is first provided from the mobile terminal 200 to the activation server 300, a password may be initially set and recorded, but is not limited thereto. Can be updated by various conditions.

In addition, the number of times for checking the authenticity of the marker and the number of times for checking the authenticity of the marker may be recorded in the authentication number field 52. For example, if the authenticity of the marker is verified three times in total when the number of checks is limited to confirm the authenticity of the marker ten times, 3/10 may be recorded in the authentication number field 52.

In addition, information about the authenticity of the marker is recorded in the authenticity field 54. The marker and authentication number received from the mobile terminal 200 are valid, and the terminal information of the mobile terminal 200 matches the terminal information recorded in the terminal information field 48, or the password received from the mobile terminal 200 In the case where the password matches the password recorded in the password field 50, the authenticity field 54 may record that the marker is genuine.

In addition, the authenticity field 54 may record that the marker is forged when the authenticity of the marker exceeds the limited number of confirmations.

Hereinafter, a method for authenticating authenticity using a marker according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a detailed flowchart of a method for authenticating authenticity using a marker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Step S500 is a step of receiving information on the marker and the authentication number from the mobile terminal 200. In operation S500, a marker image including a marker and an authentication number may be received from the mobile terminal 200, but is not limited thereto. In operation S500, only the marker may receive the photographed marker image, and separately, data about the authentication number may be received from the mobile terminal 200. In this case, the data regarding the authentication number may be generated and provided by a key input signal from the user of the mobile terminal 200.

Step S502 is a step of receiving terminal information from the mobile terminal 200. The terminal information is information about the mobile terminal 200 and includes, for example, a terminal name, a model name, a terminal telephone number, and the like of the mobile terminal.

Step S504 is a step of receiving a password from the mobile terminal 200. The password for confirming activation can be generated in the mobile terminal 200 by a key input signal from the user of the mobile terminal 200 and provided to the password receiving unit 330.

Step S506 is a step of determining whether the received marker image is first received. In operation S506, it may be determined whether a marker displayed on the article is photographed by the mobile terminal 200 of the user and first received from the mobile terminal 200.

As a result of the determination in step S506, when the marker image is first received, step S508 is performed.

Step S508 is a step of storing the received terminal information and password by matching the marker and the authentication number. In operation S508, when the marker image is first received, the terminal information and the password received from the mobile terminal 200 providing the marker image may be stored in match with the marker and the authentication number. Therefore, in the case where the authenticity of the marker is confirmed later using the marker image, the terminal information or password corresponding to the marker and the authentication number can be confirmed, thereby effectively preventing the marker image from being stolen and used by a third party. .

Step S510 is a step of providing the mobile terminal 200 with the item information and information about the authenticity of the marker. In step S510, the combination of the received marker and the authentication number may be interpreted to determine whether the marker and the authentication number are valid values, and if the value is valid, information about the article corresponding to the combination of the marker and the authentication number may be transferred. It may be provided to the terminal 200.

In addition, the article information includes information on the type, model name, etc. of the article, the user of the mobile terminal 200 can check whether the article marked with the marker is genuine by referring to the received article information. In addition, the user of the mobile terminal 200 receives the information on the authenticity of the marker, so that the authenticity of the article marked with the marker can be confirmed through the authenticity of the marker. In addition, the item information may include information about the difference between the genuine and false.

On the other hand, if the marker image is not initially received as a result of the determination in step S506, step S512 is performed.

In step S512, it is determined whether the terminal information, the password, and the number of times of authentication satisfy genuine conditions. In operation S512, the authenticity of the marker may be determined based on the terminal information received from the mobile terminal 200. In this case, the terminal information matched with the marker and the authentication number is extracted from the article information DB 360, and if the extracted terminal information matches the terminal information received from the mobile terminal 200, it may be determined that the marker is genuine. have.

In operation S512, the authenticity of the marker may be determined based on the password received from the mobile terminal 200. In this case, a password matching the marker and the authentication number is extracted from the article information DB 360, and it may be determined that the marker is genuine when the extracted password matches the password received from the mobile terminal 200.

In addition, in step S512, the number of times of checking the authenticity of the marker may be limited. When the number of times of checking the authenticity of the marker exceeds a preset number, it may be determined that the marker is forged. For example, when the number of authenticity checks for a particular marker is limited to three times, if the user checks the authenticity of the marker for the fourth time using the mobile terminal 200, in step S512, it is determined that the marker is forged. Can be. In addition, when the authenticity of the marker is confirmed a limited number of times, the mobile terminal may request a password change, and when the password is changed, the authenticity of the marker may be updated and set.

If it is determined in step S512 that the marker is genuine, step S514 is performed to count the number of times the marker image is authenticated. In operation S514, the number of times that the authenticity of the marker is checked may be accumulated and counted.

In addition, after step S512 to perform a step S510 to provide information on the authenticity of the article information and the marker to the mobile terminal 200.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S512 that the marker is a counterfeit, step S516 is performed to inform the mobile terminal 200 of the forgery of the marker.

One embodiment of the present invention can also be implemented in the form of a recording medium containing instructions executable by a computer, such as a program module executed by the computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, computer readable media may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transmission mechanism, and includes any information delivery media.

The foregoing description of the present invention is intended for illustration, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the above description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

Claims (11)

In the activation system using a marker,
A marker image receiving unit which receives a marker image photographed on the article and a marker image from the mobile terminal;
An article information DB for storing information about the article corresponding to the combination of the marker and the authentication number; And
A genuine authenticator configured to provide the mobile terminal with information about an article corresponding to the combination of the marker and the authentication number and information about the authenticity of the marker based on the received marker image;
Including;
The authentication number is applied with an opaque pigment and exposed to the outside after the applied opaque pigment is removed and taken by the mobile terminal with the marker,
The marker image receiving unit, a genuine image authentication system for receiving a marker image for the photographed marker and the authentication number from the mobile terminal.
The method of claim 1,
A password receiving unit which receives a password for authenticating from the mobile terminal;
More,
The genuine product authenticator, to determine the authenticity of the marker on the basis of the received password, genuine product authentication system.
The method of claim 2,
A terminal information receiver configured to receive terminal information of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal;
More,
The genuine certification unit, based on the received terminal information, to determine whether the authenticity of the marker, the genuine certification system.
The method of claim 3, wherein
The genuine authenticator further requests the mobile terminal for the terminal information and the password when receiving the marker image from the mobile terminal.
The article information DB stores the received terminal information and the received password by matching the marker image and storing.
The method of claim 4, wherein
Marker information management unit for recording the authenticity of the marker and the number of times of checking the authenticity of the marker in the article information DB
More,
And the marker information management unit records the marker as forged when the received password is a wrong password.
The method of claim 5, wherein
The number of authenticity checks is limited for each marker.
And the marker information manager records the marker as forged when the authenticity of the marker exceeds the limited number of times.
In the activation method using a marker,
Receiving information regarding the marker and the authentication number displayed on the article from the mobile terminal;
Determining the authenticity of the marker based on a combination of the received marker and authentication number; And
Providing the mobile terminal with the authenticity of the determined marker;
Including;
An opaque pigment is applied to the certification number indicated on the article,
Receiving the article and the authentication number information, when the opaque pigment is removed, when the authentication number is exposed to the outside, information about the exposed authentication number from the mobile terminal, the activation method .
The method of claim 7, wherein
Receiving terminal information and password of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal;
More,
The determining of the authenticity of the marker is to determine the authenticity of the marker based on at least one or more of the terminal information and the password.
The method of claim 8,
In the authenticity of the marker, if the received password is an incorrect password, it is determined that the marker is forged based on the number of times the wrong password is input.
The method of claim 7, wherein
Counting the number of times the authenticity of the marker is provided;
More,
The determining of the authenticity of the marker may include determining that the marker is forged when the counted number exceeds a preset number.
The method of claim 7, wherein
Counting the number of times the authenticity of the marker is provided;
More,
The determining of authenticity of the marker may include changing the password and determining the authenticity of the marker based on the changed password when the counted number reaches a preset number. .

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