JP2020095647A - Product authentication system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an authenticity determination system for preventing a product from being forged easily and for preventing forgery in a product packaging stage.SOLUTION: An authenticity determination system imparts a serial code to a package while acquiring information on a position for housing a product in the package, and storing product information, the serial code of the package, and housing position information in a database as a dataset. The system reads a serial code of a package in a user's terminal, searches the database for the serial code, compares the product housing position included in the discovered dataset with a manufacturer's position information that is registered in the database in advance and to whom a manufacturing permission of the product is imparted, and displays fault in the user's terminal when they do not match. Further, the system adds the user's position information to the dataset and stores the dataset.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a product authenticity determination system for an end user to determine whether a product is a genuine product in a distribution channel of a product such as a pharmaceutical product.

As pharmaceuticals and other products spread worldwide, the market for counterfeit products, which are cheaper than genuine products, also tends to expand. Pharmaceutical products are generally manufactured in the form of tablets, etc. by pharmaceutical companies, enclosed in blister packs, etc., then put in a primary package for retail printing with the product name printed, and then enclosed in a secondary package for wholesale. It will be shipped to the vendor.

In the wholesaler, the secondary package remains as it is, or the secondary package is opened and the retail primary package is taken out before being sold to the retailer. Further, retailers usually sell the primary package as it is to the end user, but in emerging countries and the like, the retailer sometimes opens the primary package, takes out the blister pack, and sells it to the end user.

The imitation product is mixed by a wholesaler or a retailer in some cases in these series of distribution channels, and is sold to the end user instead of the genuine product. Imitation products are not reliable as medicines at low prices but may damage health, and effective control methods are required to damage the pharmaceutical industry. In the state of the blister pack, it is more difficult to crack down on counterfeiting.

As a product forgery prevention system, which is not a medicine, for example, a system shown in Patent Document 1 is known. This product counterfeit prevention system attaches an RFID tag recording a serial number to each product, the user reads an internal code from the RFID tag with an RFID reader, and collates the serial number with the product information recorded in the server, It is said that the reliability of the product and the legality of the supplier can be judged.

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However, in the system as described above, if an RFID tag having a fake serial number recorded is forged, it cannot be discriminated whether it is a forged product, and a sufficient forgery prevention effect cannot be exhibited.

In order to solve the above problems, the authenticity determination system for a product according to the present invention,
An accommodating position information acquisition device for acquiring accommodating position information corresponding to a position for accommodating a product in a package;
An information registration device that stores product information for identifying the product, a serial code for identifying the package, and the accommodation position information in a database as a data set;
An information adding device for adding the serial code to the package;
An information reading device provided in a user terminal for acquiring the serial code attached to the package;
A user location information acquisition device that is installed in the user terminal and acquires the user location information acquisition corresponding to the location of the user;
A search device that searches the database for the serial code read by the information reading device, adds the user position information to the found data set, and stores the data set in the database; and the product accommodation position and the database in advance. If the product accommodation position does not match the registered manufacturer's position information, and the registered manufacturer's position information is compared with the manufacturer's position information, an abnormal display is displayed on the user terminal. The authenticity determination device is provided.

The product authenticity determination system functions as follows when a manufacturer manufactures a package containing a product and a user purchases the package.
At the stage of accommodating the product in the package, the accommodating position information acquisition device acquires accommodating position information corresponding to the position at which the product is accommodated in the package from, for example, a GPS device. The information registration device stores product information, a serial code for identifying the package, and the accommodation position information in a database as a data set. The information adding device adds the serial code of the package to the package by, for example, a printer.

On the other hand, when the user purchases the package, the information reading device provided in the user terminal obtains the serial code attached to the package, while the user position information obtaining device provided in the user terminal Get the user location information corresponding to the location. A search device searches the database for the serial code read by the information reading device, adds the user position information to the found data set, and stores the data set in the database. The authenticity determination device compares the product accommodation position with position information of a manufacturer who is registered in the database in advance and is licensed to manufacture the product, and if the two do not match, the user Display an error on the terminal.

According to such an authenticity determination system, the accommodation position information for accommodating the product in the package is acquired and stored in the database, and the user terminal is given the product accommodation position and the product manufacturing permission. Since the authenticity is determined by comparing it with the position information of the manufacturer, the forgery is less likely to occur as compared with the method of confirming the serial code in the RFID tag, and the reliability of the authenticity determination can be increased.

A product authenticity determination system according to another aspect of the present invention is
An accommodating position information acquisition device for acquiring accommodating position information corresponding to a position for accommodating a product in a package;
An information registration device that stores product information for identifying the product, a serial code for identifying the package, and the accommodation position information in a database as a data set;
An information adding device that adds the serial code of the package to the package;
A packing position information acquisition device for acquiring the packing position information corresponding to the position where the package is packed by packing the package in a packing container;
A second information registration device that stores the serial code of the packaged package, the serial code for identifying the packaging container, and the packaging position information in the database as a data set;
A second information giving device for giving the serial code of the packing container to the packing container;
An information reading device which is provided at a wholesaler's terminal and obtains a serial code attached to the packaging container;
A wholesaler location information acquisition device which is provided in the wholesaler terminal and acquires the location information of the wholesaler;
A search device that searches the database for the serial code of the packaging container read by the information reading device, adds the wholesaler location information to the found data set, and stores the data set in the database.
A second information reading device provided in a user terminal for obtaining the serial code attached to the package;
A user position information acquisition device which is provided in a user terminal and acquires position information of the user;
A second search device that searches the database for the serial code read by the second information reading device, adds the user position information to the found data set, and stores the added data in the database; The position, the product packing position, and position information of a manufacturer who is registered in the database in advance and who is permitted to manufacture the product are compared, and at least one of the product housing position and the product packing position is When the product does not match the position information of the manufacturer who is permitted to manufacture the product, the authenticity determination device is provided to cause an abnormal display on the user terminal.

Such an authenticity determination system stores a product in a package in a manufacturing company or the like, packs the package in a packaging container, a wholesaler distributes the packaging container, and a user purchases the package as follows. Function.

In the step of accommodating the product in the package, the accommodating position information acquisition device acquires accommodating position information corresponding to the position where the product is accommodated in the package. An information registration device stores product information for identifying the product, a serial code for identifying the package, and the accommodation position information in a database as a data set. The information giving device gives the package a serial code of the package.

At the packing stage, the packing position information acquisition device acquires the packing position information corresponding to the position where the package is manufactured by packing the package in a packing container. The second information registration device stores the serial code of the packaged package, the serial code for identifying the packaging container, and the packaging position information in the database as a data set. The second information adding device adds the serial code of the packaging container to the packaging container.

At the wholesaler stage, the serial code assigned to the packaging container is acquired by the information reading device provided in the wholesaler terminal. A wholesaler location information acquisition device provided in the wholesaler terminal acquires the location information of the wholesaler. A search device searches the database for the serial code of the packaging container read by the information reading device, adds the wholesaler position information to the found data set, and stores the data set in the database.

In the user stage, the second information reading device provided in the user terminal acquires the serial code attached to the package. A user position information acquisition device provided in the user terminal acquires the position information of the user. A second searching device searches the database for the serial code read by the second information reading device, adds the user position information to the found data set, and stores it in the database. The authenticity determination device compares the product accommodation position, the product packaging position, and position information of a manufacturer who is permitted to manufacture the product, which is registered in the database in advance, and compares the product accommodation position and the product. When at least one of the product packaging positions does not match the position information of the manufacturer who is permitted to manufacture the product, the abnormal display is made on the user terminal.

According to such a product authenticity determination system, the accommodating position information for accommodating the product in the package and the packing position information for accommodating the package in the packaging container are acquired and stored in the database, while at the user terminal, the accommodating product is stored. Compared with the method of simply confirming the serial code, in order to determine the authenticity by comparing the position, the product packaging position, and the position information of the manufacturer who is permitted to manufacture the product registered in the database in advance. As a result, it is difficult to forge, and it is possible to prevent forgery at the product packaging stage, and it is possible to increase the certainty of authenticity judgment.
In addition, it is possible to reliably determine the authenticity in both the case where the product is forged at the time of being housed in the package and the case where the product is forged at the stage of packing the package as a package, and At the stage of, it is possible to determine whether it has been forged.

According to the product authenticity determination system of the present invention, the accommodation position for accommodating the product in the package and/or the packaging position information for accommodating the package in the packaging container, and the manufacturing permission for the product registered in the database in advance. Since the authenticity of the product is determined by comparing it with the manufacturer's location information, it is more difficult to counterfeit than the method of simply checking the product information based on the serial code given to the product, and the product packaging It is possible to prevent mixing of counterfeit products at the stage and improve the certainty of authenticity judgment.

It is a schematic diagram showing a part of one embodiment of a product authenticity judging system of the present invention. It is the schematic which shows the other part of the same embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a terminal. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a front surface (a) and a back surface (b) of a medicine enclosed in a blister pack as a product targeted by the embodiment. It is a schematic diagram showing changes in a manufacturing process and a sales process of a medicine in the embodiment. 6 is a flowchart in a manufacturing process in the same embodiment. It is a flowchart in the sales process in the same embodiment.

1 and 2 are schematic views showing an embodiment 1 of a product authenticity judging system of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a structure until a product is manufactured and packed, and FIG. 2 is a sales of the packed product. The structure for doing so is shown. In this embodiment, the product is a pharmaceutical product, but the product targeted by the present invention is not limited to a pharmaceutical product, and may be a food product, various parts, household products as long as the product is accommodated in a package and distributed. Anything can be a target. In addition, in this embodiment, one system L1 to L6 is shown, but the number of each system L1 to L6 is arbitrary. Any of the systems L1 to L6 may be omitted, or a multi-stage packaging or intermediate distribution stage may be provided.

[Production side configuration]
The configuration on the manufacturing side will be described with reference to FIG. The authenticity determination system 1 of this embodiment includes a blister pack manufacturing line L1 for manufacturing a blister pack P2 in which tablets P1 as a pharmaceutical product are enclosed, and a package manufacturing line L2 for manufacturing a package P3 in which a blister pack P2 is enclosed. It has a packaging line L3 for manufacturing a package P4 in which the package P3 is packaged, a server 58 connected to the Internet 56, and a database 60 connected to the server 58.

[Blister pack production line L1]
The blister pack manufacturing line L1 has a feeding mechanism 10 that intermittently feeds a strip-shaped plastic surface sheet 2 in which a large number of pockets 4 are formed in a plurality of rows in advance in a longitudinal direction, and tablets P1 in each pocket 4. The tablet dispensing device 3A for putting in one by one, the sheet joining device 8 for covering the backsheet 6 of the same width on the topsheet 2 having the tablets P1 in the pockets 4 and adhering it to the topsheet 2, and the backsheet 6 It has a printer 12 for printing the two-dimensional bar code 13 on the upper surface or a sticker on which the two-dimensional bar code 13 is printed, and a cutting device (not shown) for cutting the sheet to obtain the blister pack P2. The printer 12 is connected to a client (computer) 14, and the client 14 has a monitor 16 for displaying an image output, a serial code generator 20 for generating a serial code for the blister pack P2, and a position of the blister pack manufacturing line L1. A GPS device 18 for constantly obtaining information is connected.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the blister pack P2, FIG. 4(a) shows the front surface, and FIG. 4(b) shows the back surface. The blister pack P2 has a rectangular shape, and the topsheet 2 is made of an elastic transparent plastic and has one or more rows (two rows in this example) of recessed pockets 4. One tablet P1 is usually placed in each pocket 4, and a back sheet 6 made of aluminum foil or the like is adhered to the top sheet 2 to seal the pockets 4. In the blister pack P2, weakening lines 3 extending in the width direction are formed at regular intervals so that they can be separated. In developing countries, the blister pack P2 may be sold to end users, complicating the forgery problem of pharmaceuticals.

A rectangular two-dimensional barcode 13 (for example, QR code (registered trademark)) is directly printed on the back sheet 6, or a sticker on which the two-dimensional barcode 13 is printed is attached. The position where the two-dimensional bar code 13 is provided may be the central portion of the back sheet 6, one end portion, or both end portions. A configuration in which a large number of two-dimensional barcodes 13 are printed on the entire surface of the back sheet 6 is also possible. In the present invention, a one-dimensional bar code may be used instead of using a two-dimensional bar code, and as an information providing device, in addition to the printer as described above, an RFID having a wireless communication function and a data memory A device may be used in which a serial code is recorded on the tag through wireless communication and the RFID tag is physically fixed to each of the blister pack P2, the package P3, and the packaging body P4.

[Product information]
Product information regarding the tablet P1 is stored in the client 14 in advance. The product information is, for example, at least the name, brand name, efficacy, ingredient, precautions for use, expiration date, manufacturing date, manufacturer of the drug, manufacturing site of the drug, and lot number of the drug. It may include one or more pieces of information. All of them may be included, and other information may be included.

[Package production line L2]
The package manufacturing line L2 includes a conveyor 22 and rolls 24 that carry a box 26 that is an outer box as a product, and a package assembly apparatus that packs a plurality of blister packs P2 into the box 26 and closes the lid of the box 26 to manufacture a package P3. (Not shown) and a printer 28 that prints the two-dimensional barcode 29 on the upper surface of the package P3 or attaches a sticker on which the two-dimensional barcode 29 is printed. The printer 28 is connected to a client (computer) 30, and the client 30 is provided with a monitor 32 for displaying an image output, a serial code generator 36 for generating a serial code for the package P3, and position information of the package manufacturing line L2. A GPS device 34 for constant acquisition is connected.

[Packing line L3]
The packing line L3 includes a conveyor 40 and rolls 42 that carry a large box 44 as a packing container, and a packing device that packs a plurality of packages P3 into the large box 44 and closes the lid of the large box 44 to manufacture a package P4 (illustrated in the figure. And a printer 46 that prints a two-dimensional barcode 47 on the upper surface of the packaging body P4 or attaches a sticker on which the two-dimensional barcode 47 is printed. The printer 46 is connected to a client (computer) 48, and the client 48 is provided with a monitor 50 for displaying an image output, a serial code generator 52 for generating a serial code for the packaging body P4, and position information of the packaging line L3. A GPS device 54 for acquisition is connected.

[Structure of sales side]
As shown in FIG. 2, the wholesaler system L4, the retailer system L5, and the end user system L6 can be connected to the Internet 56 at all times or when necessary, and these L4 to L6 also communicate with the server 58 at all times or when needed. I do. In the illustrated example, the wholesaler system L4, the retailer system L5, and the end user system L6 are all constructed by executing a dedicated application in the smart phones 62, 66, and 70 having a camera function.

The smart phones 62, 66, 70 may have the same model and function, and may have the same application. The difference in functions of the wholesaler system L4, the retailer system L5, and the end user system L6 may be switched depending on the user ID input to each terminal. Further, the present invention is not limited to the use of a smart phone, but a laptop computer, a desktop computer, or a dedicated terminal may be used.

FIG. 3 shows the internal configuration of the smart phones 62, 66, 70. Each of the smart phones 62, 66, 70 has a CPU (central processing unit) 74, and an arithmetic unit 76 and a control unit 78 are built in the CPU 74. The computing device 76 is connected to the main storage device 80 via a bus, and the main storage device 80 has an input device 84 such as a keyboard and a microphone via the bus, GPS devices 64, 68, 72 as position information acquisition devices, and information. A camera 86 as a reading device, an external storage device 82, and an output device 88 such as a display and a speaker are connected. The GPS devices 64, 68, 72 may be built in the smart phone, or may be connected to the smart phone by wire or wirelessly as an external unit.

When the clients 14, 30, 48, the wholesaler terminal 62, the retailer terminal 66, and the user terminal 70 are connected to the server 58, from each terminal 14, 30, 48, 62, 66, 70, for example, The user ID and the password are sent to the server 58, the user ID and the password registered in the server 58 are compared with each other, and if they match, the connection is permitted as a client. The user ID and password may be input from each terminal 14, 30, 48, 62, 66, 70 each time connection is made, but if input at the time of the first connection, they are stored in the external storage device 82 of the smartphone or computer. It is preferable that the data is stored and automatically read from the external storage device 82 from the next connection and sent to the server 58 to be automatically permitted to connect.

In this embodiment, each client 14, 30, 48, 62, 66, 70 and a server 58 for processing the information stored in the database 60 in response to a request from each client are provided, but instead of this, A system using a blockchain database using the distributed ledger technology may be used. In this case, the database consists of a blockchain database with a P2P network, each block in the blockchain database including a time stamp and a link to the previous block. When the block chain database is used, the data in the block cannot be changed retroactively, and therefore, there is an advantage that it becomes more difficult to tamper with the data such as the serial code.

[Wholesaler system L4]
The wholesaler system L4 is used by the wholesaler to inspect and register the package P4 when the wholesaler purchases the package P4. Further, the wholesaler may ship the package P4 as it is to the retailer, or the wholesaler may open the package P4 and take out the package P3 and use these packages P3 for shipping to the retailer. If it is necessary to take out the package P3 and register it at the time of shipping, the function at that time is basically the same as the function of the retailer system L5 described later.

The wholesaler system L4 is configured by a wholesaler terminal 62, and the wholesaler terminal 62 is constructed by causing a smartphone to execute a dedicated application. The wholesaler terminal 62 has an information reading device 62A and a wholesaler position information acquisition device 62B.

The information reading device 62A reads the two-dimensional bar code 47 by the wholesaler pointing the camera device 86 to the two-dimensional bar code 47 on the package P4 and, for example, by releasing the shutter while displaying the image 47A on the display. Then, the information is analyzed to obtain the product information, the set of serial codes of the package P3 in the package P4, the serial code of the packing container P4, and the packing position information given by the packing line L3.

The wholesaler position information acquisition device 62B receives the radio wave from the satellite positioning system by the GPS device 64, and acquires the position information (for example, latitude and longitude) of the wholesaler. If necessary, the altitude can be added to the position information. When the altitude is added, the position identity can be confirmed more accurately.

[Retailer system L5]
The retailer system L5 is used by the retailer to inspect and register the package P3 when the retailer purchases the package P3. When there is no retailer, the wholesaler directly sells the package P3 to the end user, so that the end user system L6 is used. The retailer can ship the package P3 to the retailer as it is, or the retailer can open the package P3 and take out the blister pack P2 and use the blister pack P2 for shipping to the end user. If it is necessary to take out the blister pack P2 and register it at the time of shipping, the function at that time may be basically the same as the function of the end user system L6 described later.

The retailer system L5 is configured by a retailer terminal 66, and the retailer terminal 66 is constructed by causing a smartphone to execute a dedicated application. The retailer terminal 66 has an information reading device 66A and a position information acquisition device 66B.

The information reading device 66A reads the two-dimensional bar code 29 by the wholesaler pointing the camera device 86 toward the two-dimensional bar code 29 on the package P3 and, for example, by releasing the shutter while displaying the image 29A on the display, The information is analyzed to obtain the product information, the information for identifying the blister pack P2 in the package P3, the serial code of the package P3, and the accommodation position information given by the accommodation line L2.

The position information acquisition device 66B receives the radio waves from the satellite positioning system by the GPS device 68 and acquires the position information (for example, latitude and longitude) of the wholesaler. If necessary, the altitude can be added to the position information. When the altitude is added, the position identity can be confirmed more accurately.

[End user system L6]
The end user system L6 is used by the end user to confirm the authenticity of the blister pack P2 or the package P3 immediately before or immediately after the purchase of the blister pack P2 or the package P3. If you do an inspection just before you buy, you can stop the purchase if it turns out to be a fake. If the inspection is performed immediately after the purchase, if the product is found to be fake, the product can be returned and the purchase price can be returned, or the product can be exchanged for another product.

The end user system L6 is configured by a user terminal 70, and the user terminal 70 is constructed by causing a smartphone to execute a dedicated application. The user terminal 70 has an information reading device 70A and a position information acquisition device 70B.

The information reading device 70A reads the two-dimensional bar code 13 by pointing the camera device 86 to the two-dimensional bar code 13 on the blister pack P2 by the end user and, for example, releasing the shutter while displaying the image 13A on the display. Then, the information is analyzed to obtain the product information, the serial code of the blister pack P2, and the position information given on the blister pack manufacturing line L1.

The position information acquisition device 70B receives radio waves from the satellite positioning system by the GPS device 72 and acquires position information (eg, latitude and longitude) of the end user. If necessary, the altitude can be added to the position information. When the altitude is added, the position identity can be confirmed more accurately.

[Server 58]
The server 58 executes a dedicated computer program to search the database 60, a search device 58A, an authenticity determination device 58B that determines the authenticity of a product, and an information registration device 58C that registers information in the database 60. And are being built.

The search device 58A searches the database 60 for the serial code of the package P4, the package P3, or the blister pack P2 read by the information reading device built in the wholesaler terminal 62, the retailer terminal 66, and the user terminal 70. Then, position information newly measured by each of the terminals 62, 66, 70 is added to the discovered data set and stored in the database 60. The retrieval device 58A can retrieve the data set of the package P3 contained therein from the serial code of the packaging body P4, and also retrieve the data set of the blister pack P2 contained in the package P3 to obtain it.

When receiving a request from the wholesaler terminal 62, the retailer terminal 66, or the user terminal 70, the authenticity determination device 58B positions the manufacturing line L1 where the blister pack P2 is manufactured and the manufacturing line L2 where the package P3 is manufactured. Position (product housing position) and the position of the packing line L3 where the package P4 is manufactured (product packing position) are registered in the database 60 in advance, and the position information of the manufacturer who is permitted to manufacture the tablet P1. When at least one of the product accommodation position and the product packing position does not match the position information of the manufacturer who is permitted to manufacture the product, the user terminal is abnormally displayed.

Whether or not the positions match is determined by, for example, whether or not the distance between the two points to be compared is a fixed distance (for example, 1 km) or less. The distance may be set appropriately, and may be set for each manufacturing company, such as increasing the value for large-scale companies. Further, when there are a plurality of manufacturing bases of a manufacturing company, it may be determined that the position information matches if any of those manufacturing bases matches. The distance may be set for each manufacturing site.

FIG. 5 shows objects P2 to P4 at each stage of product manufacturing processes L1 to L3 and sales processes L4 to L6, time/position information Q1 to Q6 registered in the database 60 from each terminal, and database 60 from each terminal. It is explanatory drawing which showed the transition of the product information B1 memorize|stored in the user ID:A1-A6 and the database 60 which are input. As the product information B1, the information input on the blister pack manufacturing line L1 is maintained as it is.

Next, the operation of the above authenticity determination system 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 shows the flow on the manufacturing side, and FIG. 7 shows the flow on the selling side.

[Flow on the manufacturing side]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 1, in the flow blister pack manufacturing line L1 on the manufacturing side, while the top sheet 2 is intermittently fed in the longitudinal direction by the feeding mechanism 10, the tablet P1 is placed in each pocket 4 by the tablet distribution device 3A. Put one at a time. The sheet joining device 8 covers the back sheet 6 on the top sheet 2 and adheres it to the top sheet 2, and a cutting device (not shown) cuts the sheet to divide it into blister packs P2 (step S1).

Each time a new blister pack P2 is manufactured, the serial code generation device 20 generates a new serial code one by one (step S2), and the GPS device 18 acquires the position information of the blister pack manufacturing line L1 ( Step S3). The serial code generation device 20 may generate a new serial code for each sheet of the blister pack P2, or may generate a new serial code for each fixed number of sheets or for each manufacturing lot.

Product information relating to the tablets P1 is stored in advance in the client 14, and the client 14 collects the product information, the serial code of the blister pack P2, and the position information of the blister pack manufacturing line L1 into each blister pack P2. Generate a dataset and convert it to 2D barcode image data. When the data set has a large capacity, it is possible to convert only the serial code or only the serial code and a part of the information (for example, product name) into the two-dimensional barcode image data.

The client 14 sends the two-dimensional barcode image data to the printer 12, and the printer 12 prints or sticks the two-dimensional barcode 13 on the back surface of the blister pack P2 (step S4). The client 14 sends the data set for each blister pack P2 to the server 58 via the Internet 56, and the server 58 sequentially stores the data set (step S5).

Next, in the package manufacturing line L2, a fixed number of blister packs P2 are packed in the box 26, the lid is closed by a package assembling apparatus (not shown), and the package P3 is manufactured (step S6). Every time the package P3 is manufactured, the serial code generation device 36 generates a new serial code (step S7), and the GPS device 34 acquires the position information of the package manufacturing line L2 (step S8).

The client 30 puts together a serial code of the package P3, a set of serial codes of the blister pack P2 contained in the package P3, and position information of the package manufacturing line L2 to generate a data set, which is a two-dimensional bar code. Convert to image data. When the data set has a large capacity, it is possible to convert only the serial code or only the serial code and a part of the information (for example, product name) into the two-dimensional barcode image data.

The client 30 sends the two-dimensional barcode image data to the printer 28, and the printer 28 prints the two-dimensional barcode 29 on a part (for example, the upper surface) of the package P3 (step S9). The client 30 sends the data set for each package P3 to the server 58 via the Internet 56. The server 58 stores the data set of the package P3 in the database 60 (step S10).

Next, in the packing line L3, a fixed number of packages P3 are packed in the large box 44, the lid is closed by an assembling device (not shown), and the packing body P4 is manufactured (step S11). Each time the package P4 is manufactured, the serial code generation device 52 generates a new serial code of the package P4 (step S12), and the GPS device 54 acquires the position information of the packaging line L3 (step S13). ).

The client 48 collects the serial code of the package P4, the set of serial codes of the blister pack P2 contained in this package P3, and the positional information of the package manufacturing line L2 to generate a data set, which is used as a two-dimensional bar. Convert to code image data. When the data set has a large capacity, it is possible to convert only the serial code of the packaging body P4 or only the serial code of the packaging body P4 and a part of the information into two-dimensional barcode image data.

The client 48 sends the two-dimensional barcode image data to the printer 46, and the printer 46 prints the two-dimensional barcode 47 on a part (for example, the upper surface) of the package P4 (step S14). The client 48 sends the data set for each package P4 to the server 58 via the Internet 56. The server 58 stores the data set of the package P4 in the database 60 (step S15).

[Sales flow]
As shown in FIG. 7, in the wholesaler system L4, when the wholesaler purchases the package P4 (step S20), the wholesaler activates the application of the smartphone and constructs the wholesaler terminal 62. The wholesaler photographs the two-dimensional barcode 47 on the package P4 with the camera device 86 (step S21). The information reading device 62A analyzes the information of the two-dimensional bar code 47 to obtain the serial code of the packaging container P4 (step S22), and also other information included in the two-dimensional bar code 47 (product information, packaging). A set of serial codes of the package P3 in the body P4 and any or all of the packing position information given in the packing line L3 are acquired.

The position information acquisition device 62B of the wholesaler terminal 62 receives the radio wave from the satellite positioning system by the GPS device 64 and acquires the position information of the wholesaler (step S23). The wholesaler terminal 62 sends the serial code of the packaging container P4 to the server 58, and also sends other information to the server 58 when acquired. The search device 58A in the server 58 searches the database 60 for the serial code of the packaging container P4, and when the data set of the packaging container P4 is found, the location information of the wholesaler is added to the data set (step S24). ).

The authenticity determination device 58B of the server 58 permits the manufacture of the tablet P1 in which the position information of the blister pack manufacturing line L1, the position information of the package manufacturing line L2, and the position information of the packing line L3 are registered in the database 60 in advance. The position information of the manufacturer is compared (step S25). The authenticity determination device 58B cannot detect the serial code of the packaging container P4 in the database 60 if at least one of the position information of L1 to L3 does not match the position information of the manufacturer who is permitted to manufacture the tablet P1. In this case, the abnormality is displayed on the wholesaler terminal 62 (step S26). As the abnormality display, it may be displayed on the display that there is an abnormality, an alarm may be issued from a speaker, or both may be performed (the same applies hereinafter). This allows wholesalers to be aware of counterfeiting.

Next, in the retailer system L5, when the retailer purchases the package P3 (step S27), the retailer activates the smartphone application to construct the retailer terminal 66. The retailer photographs the two-dimensional barcode 29 on the package P3 with the camera device 86 (step S28). The information reading device 66A analyzes the information of the two-dimensional bar code 29 to obtain the serial code of the package P3 (step S29), and at the same time, other information (product information, package P3) included in the two-dimensional bar code 29. Any one or all of the serial code set of the blister pack P2 and the accommodation position information given in the package manufacturing line L2 are acquired.

The position information acquisition device 66B of the retailer terminal 66 receives the radio wave from the satellite positioning system by the GPS device 68 and acquires the position information of the retailer (step S30). The retailer terminal 66 sends the serial code of the package P3 to the server 58, and also sends other information to the server 58 when the serial code is obtained. The search device 58A in the server 58 searches the database 60 for the serial code of the package P3, and when the data set of the package P3 is found, the location information of the retailer is added to the data set (step S31).

The authenticity determination device 58B of the server 58 registers the position information of the blister pack manufacturing line L1, the position information of the package manufacturing line L2, and the position information of the packing line L3 linked to the package P3 in the database 60 in advance. Comparing the tablet P1 with the position information of the manufacturer permitted to manufacture, and at least one of the position information of L1 and L2 does not match the position information of the manufacturer permitted to manufacture the tablet P1, or If the serial code of the package P3 cannot be found in the database 60, the abnormality is displayed on the retailer terminal 66. This allows retailers to be aware of counterfeiting.

[Optional authenticity judgment 1]
The authenticity determination device 58B of the server 58 compares the location information of the wholesaler associated with the package P3 with the location information of one or more wholesalers registered in the database 60 in advance, and the registered wholesaler. It is also possible to confirm that the product is sold by a vendor. If it is not sold by a registered wholesaler, it may be displayed abnormally on the retailer terminal 66. The abnormal display at this time may be displayed differently from the abnormal display when the manufacturers do not match. Whether or not the position of the wholesaler tied to the package P3 matches the position of the registered wholesaler, as described above, a distance that is a constant threshold value is specified, and if it is within this distance, it is the same. You may decide that you are a wholesaler.

Next, in the end user system L6, when the end user tries to purchase the blister pack P2 (step S34), the end user activates the application of the smartphone and constructs the user terminal 70. The end user photographs the two-dimensional barcode 13 on the blister pack P2 with the camera device 86 (step S35). The information reading device 70A analyzes the information of the two-dimensional bar code 13 to acquire the serial code of the blister pack P2 (step S36), and at the same time, other information (product information, and (Any or all of the position information of the blister pack manufacturing line L1) is acquired. When the end user purchases the package P3, the same process as that of the retailer may be performed.

The position information acquisition device 70B of the end user terminal 70 receives the radio wave from the satellite positioning system by the GPS device 72 and acquires the position information of the end user (step S37). The end user terminal 70 sends the serial code of the blister pack P2 to the server 58 and, when it has acquired it, also sends other information to the server 58. The search device 58A in the server 58 searches the database 60 for the serial code of the blister pack P2, and when the data set of the blister pack P2 is found, the position information of the end user is added to the data set (step S38). ).

The authenticity determination device 58B of the server 58 pre-registers the position information of the blister pack manufacturing line L1 and the position information of the package manufacturing line L2 and the packing line L3 linked to the blister pack P2 in the database 60 in advance. , The tablet P1 is compared with the position information of the manufacturer permitted to manufacture (step S39), and if at least one of the position information of L1 to L3 does not match the position information of the manufacturer permitted to manufacture the tablet P1, Alternatively, if the serial code of the blister pack P2 cannot be found in the database 60, the end user terminal 70 displays an error (step S40). This allows the end user to notice the forgery. The authenticity determination device 58B stores the result in the database 60 in association with the serial code of the blister pack P2.

[Optional authenticity judgment 2]
The authenticity determination device 58B of the server 58 compares the location information of the wholesaler/retailer associated with the blister pack P2 with the location information of one or more wholesalers/retailers registered in the database 60 in advance. However, it is possible to confirm whether the product is sold by a registered wholesaler/retailer. If not sold by a registered wholesaler/retailer, an abnormal display may be displayed on the end user terminal 70. The abnormal display at this time may be displayed differently from the abnormal display when the manufacturers do not match. Abnormality display methods may be different depending on whether the wholesalers do not match or the retailers do not match. Whether or not the position of the wholesaler/retailer linked to the blister pack P2 matches the position of the registered wholesaler/retailer, as described above, a distance serving as a constant threshold is designated, If it is within this distance, it can be determined that they are the same wholesaler/retailer.

[Optional authenticity judgment 3]
Instead of the optional authenticity determination 2, the authenticity determination device 58B of the server 58 compares the positions of L1 to L3 linked to the blister pack P2 with the position information of the wholesaler and the retailer, and these are usually If they are far apart from each other, which is unthinkable in the commercial transaction, it may be judged as abnormal and the abnormality may be displayed on the end user terminal 70. The abnormal display at this time may be displayed differently from the abnormal display when the manufacturers do not match. As to whether or not they are too far apart from each other, as described above, a distance that is a constant threshold value is designated, and if the distance is exceeded, it may be determined that the distance is abnormal.

[Optional authenticity judgment 4]
Instead of the optional authenticity determination 2 described above, the authenticity determination device 58B of the server 58 uses the positions of L1 to L3 linked to the blister pack P2, the position information of the wholesaler and the retailer, and manufacturing from these times. The moving speed from the trader to the wholesaler and the moving speed from the wholesaler to the retailer are calculated respectively, and if the obtained moving speed is too large to be considered in normal commercial transactions, it is judged to be abnormal. The abnormal display may be displayed on the end user terminal 70. The abnormal display at this time may be displayed differently from the abnormal display when the manufacturers do not match. As described above, whether or not the moving speed is too high may be determined by designating a moving speed that is a constant threshold value, and if the moving speed is exceeded, it is determined that the moving speed is abnormal.

[Effect of Embodiment]
As described above, according to the product authenticity determination system of the present embodiment, at least one of the position information of the blister pack manufacturing line L1, the position information of the package manufacturing line L2, and the position information of the packing line L3 is set in advance. Since the authenticity of the tablet P1 included in the blister pack P2, the package P3, or the package P4 is determined by comparing with the position information of the manufacturer who has the manufacturing permission registered in the database 60, Compared with the conventional method of confirming the serial code, it is more difficult to forge, and it is possible to prevent forgery at the product packaging stage, and it is possible to improve the certainty of authenticity judgment.

Further, when the tablet P1 is forged at the stage of enclosing it in the blister pack P2, when it is forged at the stage of housing the blister pack P2 in the package P3, and at the stage of packing the package P3 into the package P4. In any case, the authenticity can be surely determined, and at what stage the forgery can be determined.

Further, when reading is performed by the wholesaler terminal 62, the retailer terminal 66, and the user terminal 70, the read position information is added to the database 60, so that the information about the wholesaler, the retailer, and the end user is sequentially added. Since it is stored, the pharmaceutical company can grasp the flow and delay of the distribution channel from the shipment of the package P4 to the end user, and when a counterfeit product is found, the counterfeit serial code and the information of the counterfeit product and Since the anomaly flag is stored, you can not only see a list of anomalous cases, but also counterfeit each individual anomaly such as how and how many counterfeit products were mixed in, whether it is the package state or the product state. It is also possible to understand the distribution status and route of goods in detail. This is valuable for manufacturing companies to prevent counterfeiting.

Further, the location information of the wholesaler/retailer stored in the database 60 in association with the serial code of the package P3 or the blister pack P2 is registered in the database 60 in advance. If it is confirmed that the product is sold by a registered wholesaler/retailer, it is possible to detect forgery at the wholesaler/retailer.

As an optional function in the above-described embodiment, the records of abnormalities stored in the database 60 are aggregated by the server 58 and notified to the computer of the manufacturing company by e-mail or the like on a regular or irregular basis, or a program for authenticity determination system. Alternatively, it may be displayed on the application. As a display method, it is possible to display a list of which counterfeit products were found for which drug. Such notification enables the manufacturing company, the wholesaler, the retailer, and the end user 30 to pay close attention to a particular drug that is likely to be counterfeit, from their respective positions.

[Other modifications]
The product authenticity determination system of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and any modification may be made within the scope of the claims. For example, although the serial code is displayed as a bar code in the above embodiment, it may be displayed as a character string instead, and the character string may be captured by a camera and the serial code may be read by an image recognition technique. The product information 48 composed of a character string may include a product name, a manufacturing company, an effect, a usage, an expiration date, and the like.

According to the product authenticity determination system of the present invention, the accommodation position for accommodating the product in the package and/or the packaging position information for accommodating the package in the packaging container, and the manufacturing permission for the product registered in the database in advance. Since the authenticity of the product is determined by comparing it with the manufacturer's location information, it is more difficult to counterfeit than the method of simply checking the product information based on the serial code given to the product, and the product packaging Since it is possible to prevent mixing of counterfeit products at the stage and increase the certainty of authenticity judgment, industrial use is possible.

1: Product authentication system, 2: Front sheet, 3A: Tablet dispenser, 4: Pocket, 6: Back sheet, 8: Roll, 10: Roll, 12: Printer, 13: Two-dimensional bar code, 14: Client , 16: monitor, 18: GPS device, 20: serial code generation device, 22: conveyor, 24: roll, 26: box, 28: printer, 29: two-dimensional bar code, 29A: image, 30: client, 32:. Monitor, 34: GPS device, 36: Serial code generation device, 40: Conveyor, 42: Roll, 44: Large box, 46: Printer, 47: Two-dimensional bar code, 47A: Image, 48: Client, 50: Monitor, 52: serial code generation device, 54: GPS device, 56: Internet, 58: server, 58A: search device, 58B: authenticity determination device, 58C: information registration device, 60: database, 62: wholesaler terminal, 62B: wholesale Supplier position information acquisition device, 62A: information reading device, 64: GPS device, 66: retailer terminal, 68: GPS device, 70: user terminal, 72: GPS device.

Claims (8)

A product authenticity determination system,
An accommodating position information acquisition device for acquiring accommodating position information corresponding to a position where a product is accommodated in a package;
An information registration device that stores product information for identifying the product, a serial code for identifying the package, and the accommodation position information in a database as a data set;
An information adding device for adding the serial code to the package;
An information reading device provided in a user terminal for acquiring the serial code attached to the package;
A user location information acquisition device that is installed in the user terminal and acquires the user location information acquisition corresponding to the location of the user;
A search device that searches the database for the serial code read by the information reading device, adds the user position information to the found data set, and stores the data set in the database; and the product accommodation position and the database in advance. If the product accommodation position does not match the registered manufacturer's position information, and the registered manufacturer's position information is compared with the manufacturer's position information, an abnormal display is displayed on the user terminal. An authenticity determination system for a product, comprising the authenticity determination device. The product is a drug, and the product information includes the name of the drug, efficacy of the drug, expiration date of the drug, manufacturing date of the drug, manufacturer of the drug, and lot number of the drug. The authenticity determination system for a product according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the information is included. The search device further stores at least one piece of time information corresponding to the time when the search is performed and ID information of the user who performed the read in the database in addition to the data set. The authenticity determination system for a product according to claim 1 or 2. The authenticity of the product according to claim 1, wherein the information giving device gives a serial code for identifying the package to the package by a two-dimensional barcode or an RFID tag. Judgment system. The product database is configured by a blockchain database having a P2P network, and each block in the blockchain database includes a time stamp and a link to a previous block. 4. A product authenticity determination system according to any one of 4 above. A product authenticity determination system,
An accommodating position information acquisition device for acquiring accommodating position information corresponding to a position for accommodating a product in a package;
An information registration device that stores product information for identifying the product, a serial code for identifying the package, and the accommodation position information in a database as a data set;
An information adding device that adds the serial code of the package to the package;
A packing position information acquisition device for acquiring the packing position information corresponding to the position where the package is packed by packing the package in a packing container;
A second information registration device that stores the serial code of the packaged package, the serial code for identifying the packaging container, and the packaging position information in the database as a data set;
A second information giving device for giving the serial code of the packing container to the packing container;
An information reading device which is provided at a wholesaler's terminal and obtains a serial code attached to the packaging container;
A wholesaler location information acquisition device which is provided in the wholesaler terminal and acquires the location information of the wholesaler;
A search device that searches the database for the serial code of the packaging container read by the information reading device, adds the wholesaler location information to the found data set, and stores the data set in the database.
A second information reading device provided in a user terminal for obtaining the serial code attached to the package;
A user position information acquisition device which is provided in a user terminal and acquires position information of the user;
A second search device for searching the database for the serial code read by the second information reading device, adding the user position information to the found data set, and storing the added data in the database; A position, the product packing position, and position information of a manufacturer who is permitted to manufacture the product, which is registered in advance in the database, are compared, and at least one of the product containing position and the product packing position is compared. An authenticity determination system for a product, comprising: the authenticity determination device for abnormally displaying on the user terminal when the product does not match the position information of the manufacturer who is permitted to manufacture the product. The authenticity determination device mutually compares the accommodation position information, the packing position information, the wholesaler position information, and the user position information, and one of them is more than a predetermined distance away from the others. The authenticity determination system for a product according to claim 6, wherein an abnormal display is displayed on the user terminal. The authenticity determining device compares the wholesaler location information with the location information of a wholesaler who is registered in the database in advance and is authorized to sell the product, and if they do not match, in the user terminal. The authenticity determination system for a product according to claim 6 or 7, wherein an abnormality is displayed.

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