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RU-2023118192-A - PRODUCT AUTHENTICITY CHECKING SYSTEM

RU2023118192ARU 2023118192 ARU2023118192 ARU 2023118192ARU-2023118192-A

Inventors

  • ЗОННЛЯЙТНЕР, Херманн
  • НАХБАГАУЭР, Йозеф
  • КОНЦИН, Роланд
  • МАЙРХУБЕР, Харальд

Assignees

  • РЭД БУЛЛ ГМБХ

Dates

Publication Date
20260507
Application Date
20211223
Priority Date
20201223

Claims (20)

  1. 1. A system for checking the authenticity of a product (2), according to which the product (2) is provided with a marking (3), the information of which is read by a detector (6, 16, 20, 24) and, via a control and communication unit (7) which controls the detector (6, 16, 20, 24) and an alarm element (10), and, via an information transmission network (8) associated with the control and communication unit (7), is transmitted to a database (9) and compared with the information stored therein, wherein, as a result of the comparison, a decision is generated regarding the authenticity or inauthenticity of the product (2), and the result of this decision is signalled at the location of the product (2) by means of an alarm element (10), characterised in that the product (2) is a packaged food product and that the detector (6) is placed in a refrigerator (1) in which the product (2) is located.
  2. 2. The system according to paragraph 1, characterized in that the database (9) indicates from which control and communication unit (7), and when, which information from the markings (3) was sent.
  3. 3. The system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the refrigerator (1) has a transparent shelf (11, 22), and that the detector (6, 24) is an optical detector and records images of products (2) located on the shelf (11, 22) from the bottom through the shelf.
  4. 4. The system according to one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the detector (6) comprises a chamber panel (12), which is located under the shelf (11, 22) and, with the help of a transport mechanism (13), has the ability to move substantially parallel to the plane of the shelf (11, 22).
  5. 5. The system according to paragraph 1 or 2, characterized in that the refrigerator has a shelf (18) in which a detector (20) is built flush with the surface, designed as an optical detector.
  6. 6. The system according to claim 5, characterized in that an optical unit (19) is built into the shelf (18) flush with the surface, which directs light from the upper side of the shelf (18) to the detector (20).
  7. 7. The system according to claim 6, characterized in that the transmission of light between the optical unit (19) and the detector (20) is carried out through a light-conducting solid body.
  8. 8. The system according to claim 3, characterized in that parallel to the plane of the shelf (11, 22) there extends a plate (25) consisting of a transparent material, of which at least one of the two surfaces lying parallel to the plane of the plate is provided with a raster of surface sections (26) that diffusely reflect the incident light, wherein the areas of the plate surfaces that are not provided with the said surface sections (26) are made even, smooth and light-transmitting, and wherein one or more light sources (27) emit light into the material of the plate (25).
  9. 9. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that the plate (25) is located under the shelf (11, 22).
  10. 10. The system according to claim 8, characterized in that the plate (25) itself is a shelf.
  11. 11. The system according to one of paragraphs 8-10, characterized in that the diffusely reflective sections (26) of the surface are located on the lower surface of the plate (25), and the power supply unit (28) for the detector (24) is located under the plate (25), and the plate (25) in those places where the detector (24) is located is made with gaps.
  12. 12. The system according to one of claims 1-11, characterized in that the detector (6, 16, 20, 24), the control and communication unit (7) and the information transmission network (8) are also used to inform authorized users of the refrigerator (1) about the contents of the refrigerator (1).
  13. 13. The system according to one of paragraphs 1-12, characterized in that the information transmission network (8) is the Internet.
  14. 14. The system according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the refrigerator (1) is combined with a device (14) for returning deposit packages, wherein the deposit packages are part of the product packaging (2) provided with a marking (3), wherein the device (14) contains a detector (16) that reads the marking and, by means of a control and communication unit (7), which controls the detector (6, 16) and the alarm element (10), transmits it by means of a control and communication unit (7) and by means of an information transmission network (8) to a database (9), and by means of a comparison with the data that is stored in the database (9), a decision is generated as to whether the deposit package is authentic and whether the deposit for it has already been paid earlier.
  15. 15. The system according to one of paragraphs 1-14, characterized in that data blocks are generated in the database (9) that contain data regarding the manufacturer’s parameters for products (2) marked with individual markings (3).
  16. 16. The system according to one of paragraphs 1-15, characterized in that data blocks are generated in the database (9) that contain data regarding individual stages of production for products (2) marked with individual markings (3).
  17. 17. The system according to one of paragraphs 1-16, characterized in that data blocks are generated in the database (9) that contain data regarding the distribution channel for products (2) marked with individual markings (3).
  18. 18. The system according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that after identifying the product (2) in the refrigerator (1) based on the marking (3) and fulfilling the filtering conditions stored in the database (9), a warning before using the product (2) and/or product recall information related to the product (2) can be generated by means of the database (9) and sent to the control and communication unit (7) in the refrigerator (1).
  19. 19. The system according to one of paragraphs 1-18, characterized in that the refrigerator (1) is part of a vending machine.
  20. 20. The system according to claim 19, characterized in that in the refrigerator area (1) there is a detector for recognizing registered customers, that purchases of products and, if necessary, refunds of deposits are associated with the corresponding settlement accounts of the corresponding recognized customers, and that the exchange of information between the database, which contains the settlement accounts of customers, and the detector for recognizing registered customers is carried out by means of a control and communication unit (7) and an information transmission network (8) associated with it.