JP4136437B2 - Quality assurance system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a quality assurance system for performing appraisal certification on an object that requires appraisal, such as jewelry, art, and art.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Traditionally, various certificates such as appraisals and pedigrees for certifying the objects themselves are attached to objects that require appraisal, including jewelry, art, art, antiques, animals and plants. . In such distribution of the object, the quality assurance is performed using these various certificates, so that the trust of the object can be obtained in each distribution channel. For this reason, brokers have the advantage that the quality of the object can be clearly indicated to wholesalers and end users. For end users, the quality of the object can be confirmed by checking these various certificates. It has a function that can be purchased with peace of mind because is clearly stated.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the various certificates that have been used in the past are created by recording the quality of the object on paper, there is a risk of forgery or tampering. In addition, since various certificates are often managed separately from the target object, it is necessary to search separately from the target object in order to show the certificate to the purchaser when buying and selling the target object. In addition, the management of the certificate may be managed at a place different from the object, and may not be presented at the place where trading is performed.
[0004]
In view of such problems, it is an object of the present invention to propose a quality assurance system that can prevent counterfeiting or falsification of an object and can be easily managed.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-described object, the quality assurance system according to claim 1 is a quality assurance system for confirming quality assurance of an object in a secondary market of the object, and is attached to each of the plurality of objects. In addition, an IC tag for storing an individually assigned authentication code, an interrogator that communicates with the IC tag, and controlling the interrogator so that the authentication code for the IC tag is transmitted through the interrogator. A receiving terminal device, receiving an authentication code of the IC tag transmitted from the terminal device, an authentication code given to each of the plurality of IC tags, an owner of the object , and the object and server for recording and warranty, consists, authentication code of the IC tag read by the interrogator which is controlled by the terminal device, the terminal device Sent to et the server, the server, when authenticating the IC tag by the authentication code of the IC tag is transmitted from the terminal device, the target in which the IC tag is verified from the authentication code is accompanied Recognizing the owner of the same object as the confirmed object by reading out the warranty details related to the object and confirming the object with the IC tag confirmed from the authentication code , Generating inventory information that is the inventory status of each store for the target object , transmitting the warranty details and the inventory information, and the terminal device receiving the warranty details and the inventory information transmitted from the server Display.
[0006]
According to such a quality assurance system, as described in claim 2, an ID that is non-rewritable data generated when the IC tag is created may be used as the authentication code. Further, an ID added to the ID tag itself and an authentication code for authenticating the ID tag may be stored in the IC tag. At this time, in the server, the guarantee content and the authentication code of the object are recorded for each ID. At this time, when the ID and the authentication code stored in the IC tag are read by the reader / writer serving as the interrogator, the ID and the authentication code are transmitted to the server. Then, in the server, authentication is performed by confirming whether the authentication code recorded in the server matches the received authentication code based on the received ID, and the IC tag is authenticated. Therefore, the object to which the IC tag is attached is proved.
[0007]
Further, only the authentication code is stored in the IC tag, and the ID may be input through the terminal device. At this time, the authentication code recorded in the server is recognized from the ID input to the terminal device, and the authentication operation is performed by confirming whether or not it matches the authentication code read from the ID tag.
[0008]
At this time, as described in claim 1 , the server records the IC tag with the guarantee contents of each of the objects to which the IC tag is attached, and the server transmits the guarantee from the terminal device. When the IC tag is authenticated by the authentication code of the IC tag, the guarantee content for the object attached with the IC tag confirmed from the authentication code is read and transmitted to the terminal device, and the terminal When the device receives and displays the guarantee content transmitted from the server, the purchaser of the object confirms the guarantee content of the object from the display of the terminal device. it can.
[0009]
In addition, as described in claim 1, the server records the owner of the object together with the authentication code and the guarantee content of the object, and the server records each of the objects. Location management may be performed. At this time, as described in claim 3 , when a new owner of the object is input by the terminal device, information about the new owner is transmitted to the server, and the server The owner of the object is updated and recorded.
[0010]
Furthermore, as described in claim 1 , when the server authenticates the IC tag, the server is confirmed by confirming the object with the IC tag confirmed by the authentication code. Recognizing the holder of the same object as the object, generating and transmitting inventory information for the object, the terminal device receiving and displaying the inventory information transmitted from the server , Inventory confirmation of the same object can be performed.
[0011]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, information on the object to which the IC tag is attached is printed on the surface of the IC tag, and the printed content on the surface of the IC tag is confirmed. Thus, the object to which the IC tag is attached may be confirmed. Furthermore, as described in claim 5 , forging and falsification of the IC tag can be made difficult by providing a brittle seal that is easily broken when peeled off on the surface of the IC tag. .
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the quality assurance system of the present embodiment.
[0013]
1 includes an object 1 to be distributed, an IC tag 2 attached to guarantee the quality of the object, a reader / writer 3 that communicates with the IC tag 2, and a reader / writer. 3, and a server 5 that communicates with the terminal device 4 through the network 6.
[0014]
In the quality assurance system of FIG. 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the IC tag 2 includes an antenna 21 that transmits / receives a signal to / from the reader / writer 3, a modulation / demodulation circuit 22 that performs signal modulation / demodulation, and an antenna 21. Are provided with a rectifier circuit 23 that rectifies a signal synchronized with each other to generate a power supply voltage, a control circuit 24 that processes the signal, and a memory 25 that stores an authentication code. Also, the reader / writer 3 communicates with the terminal device 4 for communication with the antenna 31 for transmitting / receiving signals to / from the IC tag 2, the modulation / demodulation circuit 32 for modulating / demodulating signals, the control circuit 33 for processing signals. And a communication interface (communication I / F) 34.
[0015]
In the quality assurance system having such a configuration, the server 5 is managed by an IC tag management company. In this IC tag management company, when the registration of the IC tag 2 for the object 1 is requested, the guarantee content for the object 1 is stored in a database (not shown) in the server 5 and manufactured by the IC tag production company. Various data for certifying the object 1 is registered in the IC tag 2. At this time, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3, first, the ID added to the IC tag 2 is confirmed by the IC tag manufacturing company (STEPa). The ID given by this IC tag production company is rewritable data and is not likely to be forged or tampered with, so it is effective for use in authentication described later.
[0016]
Then, the guarantee content for the object 1 stored in the database (not shown) in the server 5 is input (STEPb), and the guarantee content and ID are stored in the storage area of the address position in the database corresponding to the ID confirmed in STEPa. (STEPc). As described above, when the ID confirmed in STEPa and the guarantee contents input in STEPb are stored in the database, an authentication code for authenticating the IC tag 2 is created (STEPd), and the ID and the guarantee contents are stored. Is stored in the storage area of the designated address position (STEPe).
[0017]
In this way, the guarantee contents, ID, authentication code, and object name are stored in the database of the server 5 as shown in FIG. The IDs are created in the order in which they are input at the IC tag production company. The authentication code is created by a random number or the like at the IC tag management company. In addition, guarantee contents are certificate data for proof of the author of arts, arts and antiques, or appraisal result data for proof of their origin, and jewels are images for proof of their quality. And the animal and plant are certificate data for proving their pedigree.
[0018]
Thereafter, when the authentication code created in STEPd is read (STEPf), the authentication code is stored in the memory 25 in the IC tag 2 (STEPg). Then, after printing an image of the object 1 and information on the object 1 on the surface of the IC tag 2 in which the ID and the authentication code are stored in the memory 25, a brittle seal that is easy to tear is attached (STEPh). Such an IC tag 2 is attached to the object 1 (STEPi), and the registration of the IC tag 2 is completed.
[0019]
The information printed on the surface of the IC tag 2 is the author, creation date, etc. for arts, arts, and antiques, and the size and quality of jewelry, etc. Is its pedigree.
[0020]
The operation in each block when the object 1 with the IC tag 2 registered by the IC tag management company is bought and sold in the secondary market will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 shows a time chart when an end user purchases at a retail store. In addition to the guaranteed contents, ID, and authentication code of the object 1, the owner of the object 1 is also recorded in the database (not shown) of the server 5 as shown in FIG.
[0021]
First, when the terminal device 4 is operated and a browser is activated to authenticate the terminal device 4 (STEP 1), a connection to the server 5 is requested via the communication network 6 (STEP 2). When the server 5 recognizes the connection request from the terminal device 3 (STEP 3), a page for inputting the user ID and password of the user of the terminal device 4 is transmitted (STEP 4). The user ID and password are codes for authenticating the user of the terminal device 4 in order to give permission for connection to the server 5.
[0022]
When this input page is displayed by the browser in the terminal device 4 (STEP 5), the user ID and password are input and transmitted to the server 5 (STEP 6). The server 5 that has received the user ID and password authenticates the terminal device 4 (STEP 7). When the server 5 authenticates the terminal device 4, a page for reading the IC tag 2 is transmitted from the server 5 to the terminal device 4 (STEP 8).
[0023]
When the reading page is displayed on the terminal device 4 by the browser (STEP 9), the communication permission with the reader / writer 3 is confirmed and the terminal device 4 is communicated with the reader / writer 3 to communicate with the reader / writer 3. Communication connection with the reader / writer 3 is performed (STEP 10). When the communication connection with the terminal device 4 is confirmed by the communication I / F 34 in the reader / writer 3, the modulation / demodulation circuit converts an IC tag detection signal, which is a radio wave having a power weaker than that when communicating with the IC tag 2, It is in a standby state to be generated at 32 and transmitted from the antenna 31 (STEP 11).
[0024]
When this IC tag detection signal is received by the antenna 21 of the IC tag 2, a power supply voltage is obtained by the rectifier circuit 23, and each circuit in the IC tag 2 operates (STEP 12). Thereafter, the IC tag detection signal is demodulated by the modulation / demodulation circuit 22, and the control circuit 24 recognizes that it is in the communicable area of the reader / writer 3, and indicates that the IC tag 2 is in a communicable state. The signal is transmitted to the reader / writer 3 via the modulation / demodulation circuit 22 and the antenna 21 (STEP 13).
[0025]
When the reader / writer 3 receives the notification signal from the IC tag 2 through the antenna 31, the modulation / demodulation circuit 32 demodulates the signal and the control circuit 33 recognizes that the IC tag 2 can communicate (STEP 14). Thus, when the IC tag 2 and the reader / writer 3 become communicable with each other, non-contact wireless communication is performed, and the ID and authentication code stored in the memory 25 of the IC tag 2 are read out. (STEP 15). The read ID and authentication code are transmitted to the terminal device 4 through the communication I / F 34 (STEP 16).
[0026]
When reception of the read ID and authentication code is confirmed by the terminal device 4 (STEP 17), the received ID and authentication code are transmitted to the server 5 using a browser (STEP 18). Thereafter, when the server 5 receives the ID and the authentication code stored in the IC tag 2 through the communication network 6 (STEP 19), the authentication code stored in the database in the server 5 is searched from the received ID (STEP 20). .
[0027]
When the authentication code is searched from the storage area at the address position where the ID is confirmed, authentication is first performed by comparing the received authentication code with the searched authentication code (STEP 21). If the authentication codes match and authentication is performed, the guarantee contents and the object name stored in the same storage area are read out (STEP 22). Then, the owner of the same object is confirmed from the read object name, and the inventory information in each store is confirmed (STEP 23). This inventory information is transmitted to the terminal device 4 together with the guarantee content and object name read in STEP 22 (STEP 24). In addition, since each holder with respect to the same target object is confirmed by such inventory information, for example, it is possible to confirm whether or not the same target object can be acquired at any retail store. it can.
[0028]
When the terminal device 4 receives the guarantee contents, the object name and the inventory information read from the database of the server 5, the guarantee contents and the object name received by the browser are displayed (STEP 25). As described above, when the guarantee contents and the object name are displayed, the end user can confirm the guarantee contents of the object 1 by confirming the display contents of the terminal device 4. Moreover, since the stock information of each store is displayed, the stock status in each store of the same object can be confirmed. Furthermore, when the authentication is not successful in STEP 21, an error signal is transmitted from the server 5 to the terminal device 4, and an error display is displayed on the terminal device 4.
[0029]
Thereafter, when the object 1 is purchased, information such as the name and address of the end user who is the purchaser is input to the terminal device 4 (STEP 26). When the end user information is input, the terminal device 4 transmits the end user information to the server 5 through the communication network 6 (STEP 27), and disconnects from the server 5 (STEP 28). When the server 5 receives the end user information (STEP 29), the server 5 stores the end user information in the storage area of the address location where the above ID is confirmed in the database in the server 5 as shown in FIG. Then, the owner information is updated (STEP 30).
[0030]
In this manner, the server 5 updates information on the object 1 recorded in a database (not shown). In STEP 17, when the terminal device 4 confirms the ID and authentication code of the IC tag 2 and controls the reader / writer 3 to be in a standby state (STEP 31), the reader / writer set to be in the standby state is set. The writer 3 disconnects communication with the IC tag 2 (STEP 32) and enters a standby state (STEP 33). Further, the IC tag 2 stops the operation of each block when communication with the reader / writer 3 is disconnected (STEP 34).
[0031]
In this embodiment, the ID and authentication code in the IC tag are not temporarily stored in the reader / writer, but are transmitted to the terminal device. However, the reader / writer has a memory and is read from the IC tag. The ID and the authentication code may be given to the terminal device after being temporarily stored in the memory of the reader / writer. In addition, the inventory information of each store is supposed to be transmitted, but at the time of authentication of the terminal device, the store is recognized from the ID unique to the store that owns the terminal device, and the inventory information of only that store is confirmed by the server It may be transmitted to the terminal device.
[0032]
Furthermore, both the ID and the authentication code are stored in the IC tag and read by the reader / writer, and transmitted to the server. For example, the ID is printed on the surface of the IC tag and the IC tag The authentication code may be stored in the memory. At this time, the ID printed on the IC tag is input to the terminal device, the authentication code in the IC tag is read by the reader / writer, and the ID and the authentication code are transmitted to the server. Authentication is performed.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the IC tag is used as a substitute for various certificates such as a certificate, and the IC tag is authenticated by the server to assure the quality of the object. Therefore, it is possible to prevent forgery or tampering from being easily performed, rather than quality assurance by conventional documents. In addition, for the certified IC tag, the warranty details of the object with the IC tag attached are displayed on the terminal device, so when the object is bought and sold, it is managed uniformly by the server. You can check the warranty details.
[0034]
In addition, since the location management of the object is performed, the inventory management for each owner of the object can be uniformly performed by the server. Further, since the information on the attached object is printed on the surface of the IC tag, the content of the object can be confirmed by confirming the display of the IC tag. Furthermore, forging and falsification of the IC tag can be made difficult by providing a brittle seal that is easily broken when peeled off on the surface of the IC tag.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a quality assurance system of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an IC tag and a reader / writer.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation when creating an IC tag.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing data for IC tags stored in a server.
FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing the operation of each block in the quality assurance system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing data for IC tags stored in the server.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Object 2 IC Tag 3 Reader / Writer 4 Terminal Device 5 Server 6 Communication Network

Claims (5)

In the quality assurance system for confirming the quality assurance of the object in the distribution market of the object,
An IC tag attached to each of the plurality of objects and storing individually assigned authentication codes;
An interrogator communicating with the IC tag;
A terminal device for controlling the interrogator and receiving the authentication code of the IC tag through the interrogator;
The authentication code of the IC tag transmitted from the terminal device is received, and the authentication code given to each of the plurality of IC tags, the owner of the object, and the guarantee content of the object are recorded Server,
Consisting of
The authentication code of the IC tag read by the interrogator controlled by the terminal device is transmitted from the terminal device to the server,
When the server authenticates the IC tag by the authentication code of the IC tag transmitted from the terminal device, the guarantee content related to the object to which the IC tag confirmed by the authentication code is attached is read. In addition, by confirming the object to which the IC tag confirmed from the authentication code is attached, the owner of the same object as the confirmed object is recognized, and each store for the object Generating inventory information that is the inventory status of the product , sending the warranty details and the inventory information ,
The quality assurance system, wherein the terminal device receives and displays the guarantee content and the inventory information transmitted from the server.   The quality assurance system according to claim 1, wherein the authentication code is non-rewritable data generated when the IC tag is manufactured. When a new owner of the object is input by the terminal device, information about the new owner is transmitted to the server, and the owner of the object is updated and recorded in the server. The quality assurance system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The quality assurance system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein information on the object to which the IC tag is attached is printed on a surface of the IC tag. The quality assurance system according to claim 4, wherein a brittle seal is affixed to the surface of the IC tag.

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