Authenticity control system

• US 10,204,347 B2
• Filed: 02/23/2016
• Issued: 02/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mehmet Ertugrul
• Original Assignee: Mehmet Ertugrul
• Inventors: Ertugrul, Mehmet
• Primary Examiner(s): Rubin, Blake J
• Application Number:
  US15/051,651
• Publication Number:
  US 20170046722A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,085 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0185 Product, service or business identity fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation

Abstract

The invention relates to a system integrated to product labels in order to allow checking authenticity of products. The system of the present application comprises a near field communication (NFC) chip and a near field communication (NFC) chip antenna. The system is basically an integrated solution allowing checking whether a product with a label or barcode is original or not, by means of assigning parameters formed by novel encryption algorithms running on servers to NFC or RFID chips and then providing their online inquiry for preventing imitation of labels and barcodes.

Claims

1. A near field communication (NFC) chip system for determination of authenticity of products, the system comprising:

a NFC chip, pre-programmed by a NFC-compatible device, for containing product information and product-specific codes which can be read by a user via another NFC-compatible device wherein the NFC-compatible device of the user is a mobile phone, a tablet, or a personal digital assistant (PDA);

a NFC chip antenna, connected to the NFC chip, for preventing the user from being able to read the pre-programmed product-specific codes as a result of the system determining that the product has previously been tampered with by being physically separated from the NFC chip by a physical intervention; and

a central server, the central server comprising a software, a database, and a module for providing verification of the product-specific codes and transmitting product authenticity information to the NFC-compatible device of the user;

wherein the software provides communication between the NFC chip and the central server such that the central server receives media access control (MAC) address, Internet protocol (IP) address, and NFC reader address information of the NFC-compatible device of the user;

wherein the central server creates new product-specific codes, transmits the new codes to the NFC chip via the NFC-compatible device of the user, re-writes the codes into the NFC chip, and records authenticity information in the database; and

wherein the module stores relevant information, the relevant information comprises location, type, and amount of products determined as imitation by the central server, into the database, and transmits the relevant information to law enforcement and product manufacturers.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the authenticity control system runs through an NFC or RFID-compatible web, online, and system network.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the software providing communication between the near field communication (NFC) chip system and the central server where the verification is made has an SSL (secure socket layer) 2048 seal.

4. A method of operation of a near field communication (NFC) chip system suitable for determination of authenticity of products, the method comprising:

activating a label of the NFC chip system by a sender of a product via a NFC-compatible system access point and installing a variable code generated by an encryption algorithm to a NFC chip located within the label;

reading the label by a recipient via another NFC-compatible device, wherein the NFC-compatible device of the recipient is a mobile phone, a tablet or a personal digital assistant (PDA);

determining, by a central server, whether the product has previously been tampered with as a result of the label losing its readability characteristic due to a NFC chip antenna breaking away from the NFC chip;

transmitting media access control (MAC) address, internet protocol (IP) address, and near field communication (NFC) reader address information of the recipient NFC-compatible device performing the label reading to the central server,

generating, by the central server, at least one new security variable and transmitting the at least one new security variable to the label via the NFC-compatible device of the recipient,

informing the recipient about authenticity, production date, and other information of the product by means of matching the information received from the label with information stored in the central server; and

transmitting location, type, and amount of products determined as imitation by the central server to law enforcement and product manufacturers.