System and Method of Detecting Product Code Duplication and Product Diversion
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating a plurality of product codes, each product code being unique for each separate item of a set of items;
recording a quantity of authentication requests for a product code of the plurality of product codes; and
in response to the quantity of authentication requests for the product code matching or exceeding a predetermined threshold, identifying the product code as a suspected duplicate.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting product code duplication and product diversion are disclosed herein. One embodiment includes generating a plurality of product codes, each product code being unique for each separate item of a set of items, recording a quantity of authentication requests for a product code of the plurality of product codes, and in response to the quantity of authentication requests for the product code matching or exceeding a predetermined threshold, identifying the product code as a suspected duplicated. One embodiment includes recording locations of items of the set of items based on geographical data associated with authentication requests of the plurality of product codes associated with the set of items, in response to identifying a pre-identified quantity or percentage of the items record locations different from pre-identified destination of the respective items, identifying one or more of the product codes to determine if one or more of the corresponding items have been diverted.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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generating a plurality of product codes, each product code being unique for each separate item of a set of items;
recording a quantity of authentication requests for a product code of the plurality of product codes; and
in response to the quantity of authentication requests for the product code matching or exceeding a predetermined threshold, identifying the product code as a suspected duplicate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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generating a plurality of product codes, each product code being unique for each separate item of a set of items;
identifying an expected destination for the set of items based on planned product shipments;
recording authentication locations of items of the set of items based on geographical data associated with authentication requests of the plurality of product codes associated with the set of items; and
in response to identifying a pre-identified quantity or percentage of the authentication locations being different from the expected destination of the set of items, identifying the set of items as possibly having been diverted. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A machine readable media having stored thereon a set of instructions, which when executed cause a machine to perform a method comprising:
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generating a plurality of product codes, each product code being a unit level code that is unique for each item of a set of items;
recording a quantity of authentication requests for a product code of the plurality of product codes; and
in response to the quantity of authentication requests for the product code matching or exceeding a predetermined threshold, identifying the product code as a suspected duplicated.
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16. A machine readable media having stored thereon a set of instructions, which when executed cause a machine to perform a method comprising:
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generating a plurality of product codes, each product code being unique for each separate item of a set of items;
identifying an expected destination for the set of items based on planned product shipments;
recording authentication locations of items of the set of items based on geographical data associated with authentication requests of the plurality of product codes associated with the set of items; and
in response to identifying a pre-identified quantity or percentage of the authentication locations being different from the expected destination of the set of items, identifying the set of items as possibly having been diverted.
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17. A system comprising:
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a unit to generate a plurality of product codes, each product code being a unit level code that is unique for each item of a set of items;
a unit to record a quantity of authentication requests for a product code of the plurality of product codes; and
a unit to identify the product code as a suspected duplicated, in response to the quantity of authentication requests for the product code matching or exceeding a predetermined threshold.
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18. A system comprising:
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a unit to generate a plurality of product codes, each product code being unique for each separate item of a set of items;
a unit to identify an expected destination for the set of items based on planned product shipments;
a unit to record authentication locations of items of the set of items based on geographical data associated with authentication requests of the plurality of product codes associated with the set of items; and
a unit to identify the set of items as possibly having been diverted, in response to identifying a pre-identified quantity or percentage of the authentication locations being different from the expected destination of the set of items.
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