Process for the authentication of products
First Claim
1. A process for the generation of manufactured product authentication certificates, comprising the following steps:
- generation of data identifying each manufactured product in a unique manner, and storage of these data in a product database of the computer system of a legitimate manufacturer of said manufactured product;
storage of data confidential to each purchaser of manufactured products in a customer database;
entry and transmission by means of a global computer network, such as the Internet, during a purchase, of data identifying a manufactured product and a purchaser, in a server system for the generation of authenticity certificates;
verification, in the server system for the generation of authenticity certificates, of the validity of the data identifying said manufactured product;
automatic selection, in the server system for the generation of authenticity certificates, of the information to be incorporated into the authenticity certificate print file, where this information includes confidential data associated with the said purchaser and the data identifying said manufactured product in a unique manner;
generation of a print file of an image of the authenticity certificate with a part that is protected against illicit modification of the authenticity certificate, incorporating at least the said data identifying the said product in a unique manner, and another part that is encoded with the confidential data of the purchaser; and
transmission of the print file to the point of sale of the product or a terminal of the purchaser.
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Abstract
A process for the generation of product authentication certificates with steps for: the generation of data identifying each product in a unique manner and storage of these data in a product database of the computer system of a legitimate manufacturer; the storage of data confidential to each purchaser of products in a customer database; the entry and transmission by means of a global computer network, such as the Internet, during a purchase, of data identifying a product and a purchaser, in a server system for the generation of authenticity certificates; the verification, in the server system for the generation of authenticity certificates, of the validity of the data identifying the said product; the automatic selection, in the server system for the generation of authenticity certificates, of the information to be incorporated into the authenticity certificate print file, where this information includes confidential data associated with the said purchaser and the data identifying the said product in a unique manner; the generation of a print file of an image of the authenticity certificate with one part that is protected against illicit modification of the authenticity certificate, incorporating at least the said data identifying the said product in a unique manner, and another part that is encoded with the confidential data of the purchaser; and transmission of the print file to the point of sale of the product or a terminal of the purchaser.
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1. A process for the generation of manufactured product authentication certificates, comprising the following steps:
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generation of data identifying each manufactured product in a unique manner, and storage of these data in a product database of the computer system of a legitimate manufacturer of said manufactured product;
storage of data confidential to each purchaser of manufactured products in a customer database;
entry and transmission by means of a global computer network, such as the Internet, during a purchase, of data identifying a manufactured product and a purchaser, in a server system for the generation of authenticity certificates;
verification, in the server system for the generation of authenticity certificates, of the validity of the data identifying said manufactured product;
automatic selection, in the server system for the generation of authenticity certificates, of the information to be incorporated into the authenticity certificate print file, where this information includes confidential data associated with the said purchaser and the data identifying said manufactured product in a unique manner;
generation of a print file of an image of the authenticity certificate with a part that is protected against illicit modification of the authenticity certificate, incorporating at least the said data identifying the said product in a unique manner, and another part that is encoded with the confidential data of the purchaser; and
transmission of the print file to the point of sale of the product or a terminal of the purchaser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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