Process for the integrity check of lots of individual package units

• US 20060206714A1
• Filed: 03/07/2006
• Published: 09/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adalbert Gubo
• Original Assignee: Adalbert Gubo
• Inventors: Gubo, Adalbert
• Granted Patent: US 7,479,880 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/176
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/00 Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations

Abstract

A process for integrity check of lots of individual package units which comprises combining at least one RFID tag and a container which contains a large number of individual package units wherein each of the individual package units is marked with a marking code, the information of these codes of all individual package units is combined, and a hash code is generated based on the combined information of all marking codes of all individual package units, which combined hash code is stored in an RFID tag which is affixed to the container, this combined hash code together with the individual hash codes for the individual package units being stored in the data base of the SENDER site where the container is packed and sealed, the individual hash codes then being transmitted to the RECIPIENT of the said container, the information collected from the RFID tag being compared to the combined hash code which is calculated at the RECIPIENT site from the information received by the SENDER of the said container including all individual hash codes of all package units in the said container, and to the combined hash code calculated from the markings on the individual package units or boxes scanned at the RECIPIENT site, and the application of the said process in the verification of the integrity of pharmaceutical goods, video information such as movies on DVD, audio information such as music on CD, computer files, or paper documents

Claims

1. A process for integrity check of lots of individual package units which comprises combining at least one RFID tag and a container which contains a large number of individual package units wherein each of the individual package units is marked with a marking code, the information of these codes of all individual package units is combined, and a hash code is generated based on the combined information of all marking codes of all individual package units, which combined hash code is stored in an RFID tag which is affixed to the container, this combined hash code together with the individual hash codes for the individual package units being stored in the data base of the SENDER site where the container is packed and sealed, the individual hash codes then being transmitted to the RECIPIENT of the said container, the information collected from the RFID tag being compared to the combined hash code which is calculated at the RECIPIENT site from the information received by the SENDER of the said container including all individual hash codes of all package units in the said container, and to the combined hash code calculated from the markings on the individual package units or boxes scanned at the RECIPIENT site.

2. The process of claim 1 wherein the marking of the individual package units comprises a printed label or a printed box cover and a hash code calculated from the pixel information on the label or box cover, and printer specific data generated during the printing process using a real time hash engine, which hash code is printed on the label or box cover in the form of a bar or dot code.

3. The process of claim 1 wherein the both the combined hash code and the individual hash codes are transmitted from the SENDER to the RECIPIENT.

4. The process of claim 3 wherein the combined hash code read from the RFID tag is compared to the combined hash code transmitted from the SENDER to the RECIPIENT.

5. The process of claim 1 wherein all individual hash codes from all package units in the container are compared to all individual hash codes transmitted from the SENDER to the RECIPIENT.

6. The process of claim 1 wherein the RFID tag carries information comprising the combined hash code both in electronic form and in print form.

7. The process of claim 1 wherein the package units comprise digitally stored information selected from the group consisting of digital files, digital audio information, and digital video information.

8. The process of claim 7 wherein during the generation of the package unit, or the labels affixed to it, or the printed box comprising the package unit, additional information is included in the generation of the individual hash code which additional information comprises a licence key individual to the RECIPIENT.

9. The process of claim 1 wherein the RFID tag comprises printed electric circuitry printed with electrically conductive toner or ink.

10. The process of claim 1 wherein the RFID tag comprises printed electronic components selected from the group consisting of active and passive components printed with electrically conductive toner or ink.

11. The process of claim 10 wherein the electrically conductive toner or ink comprises electrically conductive polymers doped to exhibit p or n conduction.