Anti-fake battery pack and identification system thereof

• US 8,710,961 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2010
• Issued: 04/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Li-Ho Yao
• Original Assignee: Li-Ho Yao
• Inventors: Yao, Chih-Ang
• Primary Examiner(s): GIRMA, FEKADESELASS
• Application Number:
  US12/946,837
• Publication Number:
  US 20110121951A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,261 Days
• Field of Search: 340/10.42, 340/636.15, 340/636.1, 340/7.32, 340/10.1, 340/12.1, 324/430, 324/426, 324/434, 324/658, 455/562, 455/272
• US Class Current: 340/10.42
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/107 having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic H01M50/103, H01M50/109, H01M50/11 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/576 in response to theft
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 6/5044 Cells or batteries structurally combined with cell condition indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/32 including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system or for message authentication, e.g. authorization, entity authentication, data integrity or data verification, non-repudiation, key authentication or verification of credentials
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

An anti-fake battery pack and an identification system thereof has a casing and multiple battery cells, each of which as a battery body, an inner identifier mounted outside the battery body, a protection layer mounted around outside of the battery body and the outer identifier formed on the protection layer. An external identifying device has to read a first and second identification codes from the inner and outer identifiers to determine whether the battery cell is authentic or not. In addition, the inner identifier is covered by the protection layer, so the inner identifier can not stolen without breaking the protection layer with the outer identifier. Therefore, the identifying system provides double identifying procedures to increase security of identification and decrease the possibility of copying the first and second identification codes.

Claims

1. An identification system, comprising:

an anti-fake battery having a casing and multiple battery cells securely mounted inside the casing, wherein each of the battery cells comprises;

a battery body;

an inner identifier securely mounted outside the battery body and storing a first identification code;

a protection layer securely mounted outside the battery body and covering the inner identifier; and

an outer identifier securely formed outside the protection layer and storing a second identification code, wherein the first and second identification codes satisfy a matching relationship; and

an identifying device comprising;

a first reader linking to the inner identifier of each of the battery cell to read the first identification code;

a second reader linking to the outer identifier of each of the battery cell to read the second identification code;

a main controller electronically connected to the first and second readers to obtains the first and second identification codes, and building in an identification procedure and the matching relationship; and

an alarm device electronically connected to the main controller and driven by the main controller to indicate whether the matching relationship is satisfied.

2. The identification system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the casing further comprises:

an inside identifier securely mounted inside the casing and storing the first identifier code; and

an outside identifier securely mounted outside the casing and storing the second identifier code.

3. The identification system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer identifier on the protection layer overlaps the inner identifier.

4. The identification system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the outer identifier on the protection layer overlaps the inner identifier.

5. The identification system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the inner identifier is a wireless identifier.

6. The identification system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the inner identifier is a wireless identifier.

7. The identification system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the inner identifier is a RFID and comprises:

a chip storing the first identification code; and

an antenna electronically connected to the chip.

8. The identification system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the inner identifier is a RFID and comprises:

a chip storing the first identification code; and

an antenna electronically connected to the chip.

9. The identification system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the wireless identifier builds in a communication procedure supported by a cryptographic communication protocol.

10. The identification system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the wireless identifier builds in a communication procedure supported by a cryptographic communication protocol.

11. The identification system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the cryptographic communication protocol is a cryptographic communication protocol for smart card.

12. The identification system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the cryptographic communication protocol is a cryptographic communication protocol for smart card.

13. The identification system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first identification code is an encrypted code.

14. The identification system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first identification code is an encrypted code.

15. The identification system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first identification code is encrypted by Secure Hash Standard (SHA1) of FIPS 108-1, DES, or AES.

16. The identification system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the first identification code is encrypted by Secure Hash Standard (SHA1) of FIPS 108-1, DES, or AES.

17. The identification system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the inside identifier of the casing comprises:

a smart card chip storing the first identification code; and

multiple signal terminals mounted outside the casing and electronically connected to the smart card chip.

18. The identification system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer identifier is a serial number pattern or a batch number pattern directly formed on the protection layer.

19. The identification system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the outer identifier is a serial number pattern or a batch number pattern directly formed on the protection layer.

20. The identification system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer identifier is an optical pattern directly formed on the protection layer.

21. The identification system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the outer identifier is an optical pattern directly formed on the protection layer.

22. The identification system as claimed in claim 20, wherein the optical pattern is a one-dimensional bar code or a two-dimensional bar code.

23. The identification system as claimed in claim 21, wherein the optical pattern is a one-dimensional bar code or a two-dimensional bar code.

24. The identification system as claimed in claim 20, wherein the optical pattern is printed on the protection layer by phosphor ink, ink sensitive to IR, photo ink, thermal ink, magnetic ink, or invisible ink.

25. The identification system as claimed in claim 21, wherein the optical pattern is printed on the protection layer by phosphor ink, ink sensitive to IR, photo ink, thermal ink, magnetic ink, or invisible ink.

26. The identification system as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first reader is an RFID reader.

27. The identification system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first reader is an RFID reader.

28. The identification system as claimed in claim 17, wherein the first reader is a smart card reader.

29. The identification system as claimed in claim 18, wherein the second reader is an input device.

30. The identification system as claimed in claim 19, wherein the second reader is an input device.

31. The identification system as claimed in claim 22, wherein the second reader is an IR reader.

32. The identification system as claimed in claim 23, wherein the second reader is an IR reader.

33. The identification system as claimed in claim 22, wherein the second reader is an OID photo-detector.

34. The identification system as claimed in claim 23, wherein the second reader is an OID photo-detector.

35. The identification system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the alarm device is a display or a light indicator or speaker.

36. The identification system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the alarm device is a display or a light indicator or speaker.

37. The identification system as claimed in claim 35, wherein the identification procedure comprises steps of:

(a) reading the first and second identification codes;

(b) reading the matching relationship;

(c) determining whether the first and second identification codes satisfy the match relation, wherein if a determining result is positive, the battery cell is authentic;

on the contrary, the battery cell is fake; and

(d) outputting a determining result, wherein the determining result is presented by different texts, different light signals or different audio signals.

38. The identification system as claimed in claim 36, wherein the identification procedure comprises steps of:

(a) reading the first and second identification codes;

(b) optionally reading the matching relationship;

(c) determining whether the first and second identification codes satisfy the match relation, wherein if the determining result is positive, the battery cell is authentic;

otherwise, the battery cell is fake; and

(d) outputting a determining result, wherein the determining result is presented by different texts, different light signals or different audio signals.

39. The identification system as claimed in claim 37, wherein the main controller further stores a math algorithm and puts the first and second identification codes in the math algorithm to determine if the first identification code and the second identification code satisfy a matching mathematical relationship.

40. The identification system as claimed in claim 38, wherein the main controller further stores a math algorithm and puts the first and second identification codes in the math algorithm to determine if the first identification code and the second identification code satisfy a matching mathematical relationship.

41. An identification system, comprising:

a battery cell having;

a battery body;

an inner identifier securely mounted outside the battery body and storing a first identification code;

a protection layer securely mounted outside the battery body and covering the inner identifier; and

an outer identifier securely formed outside the protection layer and storing a second identification code, wherein the first and second identification codes satisfy a matching relationship; and

an identifying device comprising;

a first reader linking to the inner identifier of each of the battery cell to read the first identification code;

a second reader linking to the outer identifier of each of the battery cell to read the second identification code;

a main controller electronically connected to the first and second readers to obtains the first and second identification codes, and building in an identification procedure and the matching relationship; and

an alarm device electronically connected to the main controller and driven by the main controller to indicate whether the matching relationship is satisfied.

42. The identification system as claimed in claim 41, wherein the outer identifier on the protection layer overlaps the inner identifier.

43. The identification system as claimed in claim 42, wherein the inner identifier is a wireless identifier.

44. The identification system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the inner identifier is a RFID and comprises:

a chip storing the first identification code; and

an antenna electronically connected to the chip.

45. The identification system as claimed in claim 43, wherein the wireless identifier builds in a communication procedure supported by a cryptographic communication protocol.

46. The identification system as claimed in claim 45, wherein the cryptographic communication protocol is a cryptographic communication protocol for smart card.

47. The identification system as claimed in claim 44, wherein the first identification code is an encrypted code.

48. The identification system as claimed in claim 47, wherein the first identification code is encrypted by Secure Hash Standard (SHA1) of FIPS 108-1, DES, or AES.

49. The identification system as claimed in claim 48, wherein the inside identifier of a casing comprises:

a smart card chip storing the first identification code; and

multiple signal terminals mounted outside the casing and electronically connected to the smart card chip.

50. The identification system as claimed in claim 41, wherein the outer identifier is an optical pattern directly formed on the protection layer.

51. The identification system as claimed in claim 50, wherein the optical pattern is a one-dimensional bar code or a two-dimensional bar code.

52. The identification system as claimed in claim 50, wherein the optical pattern is printed on the protection layer by phosphor ink, ink sensitive to IR, photo ink, thermal ink, magnetic ink, or invisible ink.

53. The identification system as claimed in claim 44, wherein the first reader is an RFID reader.

54. The identification system as claimed in claim 49, wherein the second reader is an input device.

55. The identification system as claimed in claim 51, wherein the second reader is an IR reader.

56. The identification system as claimed in claim 51, wherein the second reader is an OID photo-detector.

57. The identification system as claimed in claim 41, wherein the alarm device is a display or a light indicator or speaker.

58. The identification system as claimed in claim 57, wherein the identification procedure comprises steps of:

(a) reading the first and second identification codes;

(b) optionally reading the matching relationship;

(c) determining whether the first and second identification codes satisfy the match relation, wherein if a determining result is positive, the battery cell is authentic;

on the contrary, the battery cell is fake; and

(d) outputting a determining result, wherein the determining result is presented by different texts, different light signals or different audio signals.

59. The identification system as claimed in claim 58, wherein the main controller further stores a math algorithm and puts the first and second identification codes in the math algorithm to determine if the first identification code and the second identification code satisfy a matching mathematical relationship.