Distribution management method and system
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1. A product distribution management system, comprising:
- a product management center including;
a management device to receive product security data on a product from a distribution site, the data including product identification information and security information used to authenticate the product, and a product management database to store the data received from the distribution site for use in a product authentication process.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a product distribution management system includes a product management center. The product management center includes a management device to receive product security data on a product from a distribution site and a product management database to store the data received from the distribution site for use in a product authentication process. The data includes product identification information and security information used to authenticate the product.
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23 Claims
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1. A product distribution management system, comprising:
a product management center including;
a management device to receive product security data on a product from a distribution site, the data including product identification information and security information used to authenticate the product, and a product management database to store the data received from the distribution site for use in a product authentication process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A product distribution management center, comprising:
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a management device to receive product security data from a distribution site, the data including tag identification information that is associated with the product and security information generated by the distribution site for use in a product authentication process; and
a product distribution management database to store the product security data for use by another distribution site to authenticate the product. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A product distribution management method, comprising:
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reading identification information identifying a product at a first distribution site;
associating the identification information with first security information relating to the product to generate a first distribution record; and
storing the first distribution record in a product management center located at a remote location from the distribution site. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A product authentication method, comprising:
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retrieving tag identification information identifying a product at a first distribution site by reading an electronic tag attached to the product;
associating the tag identification information with first security information relating to the product to generate a first distribution record, the first security information including product-distribution-related information;
transmitting the first distribution record to a product management center that is provided at a remote location from the first distribution site;
storing the first distribution record in the product management center;
retrieving the tag identification information at a second distribution site by reading the electronic tag attached to the product, wherein the product has been received from the first distribution site;
generating product data including the tag identification information at the second distribution site;
transmitting the product data to the product management center from the second distribution site;
retrieving at least a portion of the first distribution record from the product management center using the product data;
evaluating the authenticity of the product using the retrieved portions of the first distribution record; and
storing a result of the evaluation to the product management center. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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