Summary of the invention
The object of the invention is to provide a kind of to client to provide about the improving one's methods of product unit information, system and/or equipment.
Alternatively, the object of invention is, at least some problem solving foregoing problems or the selection at least provided to the public.
According to a first aspect of the invention, provide a kind of method, the method provides the information about product unit to client terminal device, and the method comprises:
Apply multiple product unit recognition device to multiple product unit, it is unique product unit identifier that each product unit recognition device comprises corresponding product unit;
Collect product unit quality information, described product unit quality information is specific to product unit each in multiple product unit;
The product unit quality information of product unit each in multiple product unit and the identifier of corresponding product unit are stored explicitly;
Receive the request identifying a product unit identifier selected in multiple product unit identifier; And
The product unit quality information corresponding with described selected product unit identifier is sent to described client terminal device.
Preferably, this product unit identifier means comprises visual code, and this product unit identifier is coded in this visual code.Such as, this product unit identifier can adopt the form of numeral or alphanumeric character string.
In certain embodiments, this visual code comprises square matrix code or bar code.Preferably, this visual code is quick response (QR) code.
In certain embodiments, this product unit recognition device comprises product unit identifier, and described product unit identifier is with visual code form and digital or alphanumeric indicia form two kinds of forms.
In certain embodiments, after application product cell identification means, the method also comprises: collect corresponding product unit product unit quality information time or at this moment between before, identify the product unit identifier from product unit recognition device, and thus make the step that product unit quality information is associated with the product unit identifier of corresponding product unit.
Preferably, this product unit quality information comprises the image of the quality representing corresponding product unit.More preferably, this image shows a part for this product unit or this product unit.More preferably, this image is the x-ray image of the content of this product unit of display.
Preferably, the method comprises the step of the more than image generating each product unit, and a more than image is the x-ray image of this product unit.Another kind of image can be the photo of this product unit.Further image can comprise the image of particular section of this product unit of display, during the image display of this particular section is following any one or multiple: product unit recognition device, lot number, Expiration Date etc.
Preferably, the method comprises the request using mobile device (such as, mobile phone or flat computer) to generate the selected product unit identifier of identification.More preferably, the method comprise use mobile device read this visual code.
Preferably, the method also comprises collects and stores other product unit information, this information comprise following in any one or multiple: manufacturing location, Business Name, point photos and sending messages, product content information, lot number, Expiration Date.
According to a second aspect of the invention, provide a kind of system, this system is for providing the information about product unit to client terminal device, this system comprises:
For applying the device of multiple product unit recognition device to multiple product unit, it is unique product unit identifier that each product unit recognition device comprises corresponding product unit;
For collecting the device of product unit quality information, described product unit quality information is specific to product unit each in multiple product unit;
For the device that the product unit quality information of product unit each in multiple product unit and the identifier of corresponding product unit are stored explicitly;
For receiving the device of the request identifying a product unit identifier selected in multiple product unit identifier; And
For sending the device of the product unit quality information corresponding with described selected product unit identifier to described client terminal device.
Preferably, this product unit identifier means comprises visual code, and this product unit identifier is coded in this visual code.Such as, this product unit identifier can adopt the form of numeral or alphanumeric character string.
In certain embodiments, this visual code comprises square matrix code or bar code.
In certain embodiments, this product unit recognition device comprises product unit identifier, and described product unit identifier is with visual code form and digital or alphanumeric indicia two kinds of forms.
In certain embodiments, this system also comprises: collect corresponding product unit product unit quality information time or at this moment between before, for identifying the product unit identifier from product unit recognition device, and thus make the device that product unit quality information is associated with the product unit identifier of corresponding product unit.
Preferably, this product unit quality information comprises the image of the quality representing corresponding product unit.More preferably, this image shows a part for this product unit or this product unit.More preferably, this image is the x-ray image of this product unit content of display.
Preferably, this system comprises the device of the more than image for generating each product unit, and this more than image is the x-ray image of this product unit.Another kind of image can be the photo of this product unit.Further image can comprise the image of particular section of this product unit of display, during the display of this image is following any one or multiple: product unit recognition device, lot number, Expiration Date etc.
Preferably, this request is sent by mobile device (such as, mobile phone or flat computer).More preferably, this request sends from the mobile device of the product unit identifier of this product unit recognition device by having to extract.
Preferably, this system also comprises the device of the product unit information for collecting and store other, this information comprise following in any one or multiple: manufacturing location, Business Name, point photos and sending messages, product content information, lot number, Expiration Date.
According to a third aspect of the invention we, provide a kind of method, the method is for providing the information about product unit to client terminal device, the method comprises:
Generate multiple product unit identifier;
Receive product unit quality information, described product unit quality information is specific to product unit each in multiple product unit, and each product unit has been assigned with a product unit identifier in multiple product unit identifier;
The product unit quality information of product unit each in multiple product unit and the product unit identifier being assigned to each corresponding product unit are stored explicitly;
Receive the request identifying a product unit identifier selected in multiple product unit identifier;
The product unit quality information corresponding with described selected product unit identifier is sent to described client terminal device.
In certain embodiments, before the step receiving product unit quality information, the method comprises the product unit of the identification identifier receiving multiple product unit.
Preferably, the received and storage together with product unit quality information of product unit identifier has been identified, to make each product unit identifier be associated with corresponding product element quality information.
According to a forth aspect of the invention, provide a kind of equipment, this equipment is for providing the information about product unit to client terminal device, this equipment comprises:
For generating the device of multiple product unit identifier;
For receiving the device of product unit quality information, described product unit quality information is specific to product unit each in multiple product unit, and each product unit has been assigned with a product unit identifier in multiple product unit identifier;
For the device that the product unit quality information of product unit each in multiple product unit is stored explicitly with the product unit identifier being assigned to each corresponding product unit;
For receiving the device of the request identifying a product unit identifier selected in multiple product unit identifier;
For sending the device of the product unit quality information corresponding with described selected product unit identifier to described client terminal device.
Further aspect of the present invention (should be considered to all novel aspect), be apparent for the those skilled in the art reading following description, wherein, following description provides at least one example of practical application of the present invention.
Embodiment
The preferred embodiments of the present invention comprise improves one's methods and system, the method and system are pre-sales or after sale, to client provide about specific products unit quality information (such as, for private sale to the single container of consumer or user or other unit), especially, when with compared with the other products unit of same batch manufacture time, the customizing messages of special product unit is provided.
Fig. 1 is the process flow diagram that method 10 is shown, method 10 provides the information about product unit to client terminal device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.First method step, step 1 comprises application product cell identification means.More specifically, step 1 comprises multiple product unit recognition device is applied to multiple product unit.
Each product unit recognition device comprises the product unit identifier of unique corresponding product unit, and this identifier is convenient to identify specific products unit, and this specific products unit can be the single product unit for private sale.This product unit recognition device can be identify that this product unit is different from all other products unit, or any device of at least all other products unit that this method is applied.The example (such as, bar code, square matrix code, title, numeral, alphanumeric character string etc.) of product unit recognition device is well known in the art, and but, the present invention does not limit by the type of any specific products cell identification means.
The identification of the other products unit being different from identical type to provide single product unit, this product unit recognition device comprises product unit identifier, and this product unit identifier is unique for the product unit of this product unit recognition device of application.This product unit identifier is made up of in some way this product unit recognition device, such as, be coded in the numeral in bar code or square matrix code, alphanumeric or binary number or character string, if or this product unit recognition device is the mark with title or numeral, so, this product unit identifier can be title representated by this mark or numeral.In certain embodiments, to specific product unit, only have a part for product unit identifier unique, such as, the different piece of product unit identifier can relate to the different qualities of this product, such as, the Part I of product unit identifier can relate to batch, and be therefore consistent for all product units in this batch, and Part II can refer to product unit, and is therefore unique to each product unit of this batch.
Fig. 2 is the system illustrated according to another preferred embodiment of the invention for providing the information about product unit to client terminal device.In this illustration, product unit 20 is single dairy products unit, such as, intend private sale to the container of consumer, box, sack or bottle.Particularly, the parts illustrated in Fig. 2, it forms a part for system according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, can be QR code printer 21, QR code reader 22, camera 23, server 24, data storage device 241 and X-ray machine 25.
The product unit recognition device comprising product unit identifier is applied to the packaging of product unit 20, and this corresponds to the step 1 of method 10.In this embodiment, product unit recognition device is quick response (QR) code, and this product unit identifier is the hyperlink being encoded as alphameric code with QR code.QR code printer 21 applies QR code to product unit 20.The specific products element identifier (element ID) code of encoding with QR code is unique to product unit 20, and this QR code is applied to product unit 20.Each QR code, and therefore each product unit identifier, should not be applied in another product unit produced in identical systems in this embodiment of the present invention.
Time after according to the step 1 application product cell identification means of method 10, product unit quality information is collected according to the step 2 of method 10.It is specific information that product unit quality information comprises special product unit, mean about each product unit product unit quality information collected separately, if or common obtain this information, the quality area of the quality of a product unit and all other products unit separates by this product unit quality information.
Product unit quality information can be represent the quality of product unit or any information of speciality.The character of quality can change along with product type difference, and quality character can comprise cleanliness, purity, security, structural intergrity or other quality type any.Can represent that the example of product unit quality information type in different embodiments of the invention comprises, visual information (such as photo or radioscopic image), measurement data, such as its mass spectrophotometry by product, tensile test, synthesis or performance evaluation, or any other of any characteristic or quality is tested or checks acquisition.
In the embodiment of fig. 2, the step of collecting product unit quality information comprises and uses QR code reader 22 to read QR code on product unit, to determine this product unit identifier, and then transmits this identifier to camera 23 and X-ray machine 25.If the QR code of QR code reader 22 not on testing product unit, so, this product unit is rejected, or alert trigger, further to analyze before the flow process continuing this product unit.
Camera 23 takes the photo of product unit 20.This photo can represent the quality of product unit, such as the external physical character of this photo display product unit.This photo is transferred to server 24, and makes the filename that this photo is associated with the product unit identifier of this product unit, by this photo storage in data storage device 241.
In one embodiment, the product unit identifier of product unit adopts the form of < product type code >< product unit sequence number >.Such as, " ogni10000002 ", wherein, " ogni " represents the type of product, and " 10000002 " represent the sequence number of this product unit.This identifier is unique to product unit, and forms a part for QR code or product unit recognition device.
The photo of product unit is stored in data storage device 241 with the filename of < product type code >< product unit sequence number >< photo array code >< file extension > form.Such as, " ogni10000002c1.jpg ", wherein " c1 " represents the first photo taken by camera.Therefore, by naming the filename of photo, the mode be associated with specific products unit with this photo by photo storage in a database.If the follow-up photo of shooting like products unit, then filename can comprise code " c2 " etc.
Should be appreciated that the method for the named file that can use other, this named file makes product quality information relevant with this file with information and the mode that corresponding product unit is associated, and but, above-mentioned example does not limit the present invention.
Equally, X-ray machine 25 takes the X ray of product unit 20, and therefore the internal state of this X ray display product unit also represents its quality.Radioscopic image can be stored in data storage device 241 in a similar fashion, namely to have the filename of < product type code >< product unit sequence number ><x ray identification code >< file extension > form.Such as, " ogni10000002x1.jpg ", wherein " x1 " represents the first radioscopic image of product.
With reference to the method 10 of figure 1, after the product unit quality information for product unit has been collected and has stored, according to the step 4 of method 10, the request of some or all product unit quality information of the selected product unit in multiple product unit, by the identifier identification product unit according to this product unit, can receive from client terminal device.Preferably, client terminal device uses product unit recognition device identification product unit identifier, and transmits the product quality information request of corresponding product unit to server, and this trust server can from the website 26 of client terminal device access.Identification request about product unit identifier can send automatically, or this user can select option on client terminal device, will be sent out to point out this request.
Such as, product unit can have with the product unit recognition device of QR code form, this QR code is with form (such as, the http://example.com/ogni10000002.htm) hyperlink of encoding of < domain name >< product unit identifier >< file extension >.This QR code result is read in the product quality information request relevant to product unit identifier " ogni10000002 " for product unit.
With reference to figure 2,26 pairs, website consumer is available, and is configured from consumer's reception product unit quality information request relevant to product unit 20.Each request identifies this specific products unit by the product unit identifier of specific products unit, in this embodiment, this product unit identifier is alphanumeric character string (or its unique part), and this alphanumeric character string is applied to the QR code of each product unit to encode.
If consumer buys product unit 20 in consideration, if or consumer has product unit 20 and considers to consume or use the content of this product, then this consumer can read in QR code on product unit 20 by operative installations, and uses encoded product unit identifier to ask.Usually, consumer will use mobile device, such as have phone or the panel computer (such as mobile phone 27) of the ability reading QR code.Preferably, QR code will be encoded with the traceable hyperlink of consumer's access websites 26.This hyperlink will preferentially comprise product unit identifier, or its unique part.
With reference to the method 10 of figure 1, step 5 comprises: as the response to request, and send the product unit quality information corresponding to product unit identifier to client terminal device, this identifier identified by this client terminal device.In above-mentioned example, this step comprises the server searching for information (in this illustration, the form with photo or radioscopic image) from data storage device 241, and the filename of this information comprises product identifiers " ogni10000002 ".
With reference to the embodiment of Fig. 2, after reception is to the product unit quality information request of product unit 20, website 26 receives corresponding product element quality information from server 24, and this information comprises photo corresponding to the product unit identifier of product unit 20 and radioscopic image.Then, website 26 preferably presents to client the product unit quality information comprising this photo and radioscopic image in the form of a web page.In above-mentioned example, this website such as returns image with filename " ogni10000002c1.jpg " and " ogni10000002x1.jpg ".
Consumer can check this photo and radioscopic image, and makes the decision whether buying or use product unit 20.Based on the quality of product unit 20 and the instruction of this product unit content that provided by this photo and radioscopic image, the decision of consumer can determine whether buy or use product unit 20.Such as, if radioscopic image shows the consistance of whole product unit 20 content, so, this is to the object of consumer's instruction zero accident in product unit 20.
Consumer uses website 26 repeatedly to ask, and receives the product unit quality information corresponding to multiple product, until find the product unit meeting quality.
Except checking photo and radioscopic image and except the confidence increasing product quality, whether consumer also eliminates specific products unit is legal doubt.Therefore, the present invention contributes to reducing forgery.Utilize this product unit quality information, website can confirm that specific products unit is known and in the present system, and is not therefore imitation products.
The invention provides the various ways identifying imitation products.Such as, manufacturer or retail trader can provide product unit recognition device on their all products, and therefore, when lacking product unit recognition device, consumer can identify imitation products unit.
In addition, if product unit comprises product unit recognition device, by website without response or the alert/notification (this product unit is unknown or incredible concerning manufacturer/retail trader) from website, consumer can identify that this product unit is imitation products unit, and therefore may be Counterfeit Item.
In addition, even if imitation products unit comprises the product unit recognition device representing copyrighted product, about copyrighted product unit and any difference of the information of the imitation products unit that has a question, what consumer can be provided by website by identification identifies that this product unit is Counterfeit Item.Such as, if customer requests is linked to counterfeiting person when adding the product unit quality information of the product unit identifier in imitation products to, so this website can warn the copyrighted product unit of this product unit identifier indication of consumer to be sold (or expection is in other local sale), and any other products unit with like products element identifier (element ID) is likely Counterfeit Item.
In a preferred embodiment, the website receiving the request of product unit quality information will identify that the product unit that shows to have a question may be the request of Counterfeit Item automatically, and to manufacturer/retail trader's notice, so that they take suitable action.
The present invention also allows manufacturer/retail trader to provide warning to consumer.Such as, if it is defectiveness or unsafe that manufacturer identifies the product unit batch being distributed or being even sold to consumer, so, except suitable action, manufacturer also can the product unit quality information of what customer requests's faulty goods unit in office time, give a warning to them.Manufacturer can provide explanation in the packaging of product unit, and consumer is in consumption or should ask product unit quality information immediately, so that they will receive issued any warning before using this product.
Therefore, with good grounds embodiments of the invention provide the method about product unit information to client terminal device, and it advantageously provides the specific information of special product unit to (such as) potential customer.
Therefore, according to embodiments of the invention, at least comprise the system of the device performing each step of the method in addition, such as, for applying the device of multiple product unit recognition device to multiple product unit, each in multiple product unit recognition device comprises unique product unit identifier (such as, QR code on product unit), collect the device of product unit quality information (such as, camera and X-ray machine), the device of the product unit quality information collected by storage (such as, image server), the device of the request of the selected product unit identified product unit is received (such as from client terminal device, website), and send the device of corresponding product element quality information (such as to client terminal device, website).System can also comprise other assembly according to an embodiment of the invention, such as, identifies the device (QR reader) of the product unit identifier of this product unit before product unit quality information is collected.
Also with good grounds embodiments of the invention, the method such as performed by central computer, this central computer makes to provide the method about the information of product unit to be performed to client terminal device.These class methods can comprise: generate multiple product unit identifier, receive product unit quality information, this quality information is specific for each product unit, for each product unit stores the product unit quality information together with corresponding product indications, receive the request of the product unit identifier identified in multiple product unit identifier, and send the product unit quality information corresponding to this product unit to client terminal device.
When all methods described above are performed by intrasystem one or more equipment according to the present invention, obviously, this equipment will be equipment according to an embodiment of the invention.The example of this kind equipment can be multi-purpose computer, and it is configured the method step performed according to the above embodiments.
Alternate embodiment
In other embodiments, the present invention can comprise alternative, the product quality information that this alternative identification is relevant to the product unit identifier of corresponding product unit, and stores quality information associated with each other and identifier.
In one embodiment of the invention, product unit is processed successively, and quality information and identifier with they be collected/order of identifier is relevant.Although the order as fruit product is interrupted due to any reason, then data may be obscured is a shortcoming, may be effective method in induction system.
In another embodiment of the invention, the time of the time identifying product unit identifier and collection product unit quality information is employed.This embodiment describes with reference to the system of Fig. 2.
Product unit quality information will be collected, and this product unit can be identified before this information of collection.This can be realized by this product unit of product unit identifier identification of this product unit.According to the embodiment of Fig. 2, be applied to the product unit 20 later time at QR code, this QR code is read by QR code reader 22, to identify specific product unit.In this embodiment, the time of product unit identifier detected, timestamp is recorded.This timestamp can be associated with product unit identifier and be stored in the data storage device 241 be associated with server 24.Then, product unit quality information can be collected.
Camera 23 takes the photo of product unit 20, and this also provides timestamp, that is, the photo of this product unit is stored in the data storage device 241 be associated with this timestamp.X-ray machine 25 takes the radioscopic image of product unit 20, the content of this image display product unit 20.This radioscopic image also provides timestamp.Therefore, in this embodiment, two types of product unit quality information are collected.
Take the photo of product 20 at camera 23 while, the QR code on product 20 can be read again by camera 23 self or another QR code reader.When being read when QR code is at the picture be taken, other timestamp can be recorded simultaneously.The contrast of these two kinds of timestamps contributes to guaranteeing that in correct photo stored data memory storage 241, this data memory device is associated with correct product unit identifier.Equally, when X-ray machine 25 generates the radioscopic image of product unit 20, QR code can be read again, and records other timestamp.When product unit by during the identification of QR code and when this product unit be photographed or X-ray examination time, by identify institute's record matching or close to coupling timestamp, more easily can identify this product unit in given photo and X-ray examination.
Although have above-mentioned advantage, in certain embodiments, QR code was not long ago read once by independent QR code reader (the QR code reader 21 in such as Fig. 2) to be collected at product unit quality information only.In this type of embodiment, between the timestamp recorded, little difference can be had, such as product unit QR code reader, move between camera and X-ray machine time.
After collecting product unit quality information according to the step 3 of method 10, the product unit quality information collected for each product unit is stored, this product unit quality information be stored in corresponding product element identifier (element ID) in data storage device 241 and be associated.This is produced as the record of the product unit quality information that each product unit is collected.
With reference to the embodiment of figure 2, be stored in data storage device 241 for the product unit identifier of each product unit, photo, radioscopic image and timestamp, data storage device 241 controls by server 24 and/or can be accessed by it.
In one embodiment, wherein product unit identifier was only identified once (such as by the QR code reader 21 of Fig. 2) before all product unit quality informations of collection, predetermined time amount between being stabbed by recognition time is in predetermined tolerance, and product unit identifier and each product unit quality information (photo of such as product unit 20 and radioscopic image) mate each other in data storage device 241.
In one embodiment, product unit identifier is identified while the product unit quality information collecting every type, by the timestamp identifying coupling or mate in predetermined tolerance, product unit identifier and each product unit quality information collected match.
Some embodiment can comprise the combination of above-mentioned two embodiments, the product unit identifier of product unit is identified before any product unit quality information is collected, and product unit identifier is also identified when each collection product unit quality information.This type of embodiment may be used for avoiding error.
As multiple product unit identifier, photo and radioscopic image are all stored in the server 24 with specific products units match, the outside of each product unit and internal state are kept (preferably, together with other useful information any), this useful information can be or can not be specific to this product unit, such as manufacturing location, Business Name, point photos and sending messages, product content information, lot number, Expiration Date.
This embodiment of the present invention is not limited to application product cell identification means and subsequent step distance over time and space.In order to the private sale a position, this product unit can be packed easily, and receives product unit recognition device and product unit identifier, and distributes elsewhere along with putting in some of this product unit route the product unit quality information that is collected.
The present invention is not limited to the application of the product unit to any particular type.In other words, the product unit that information is collected is not limited to dairy products, and is not limited to food or the consumer goods.Such as, consumer may find, can check that picture also verifies that the quality of the particular tool be comprised in tool box is favourable, wherein this tool box can not be opened, until after buying.
Before purchase, other examples of product that may be useful to quality of evaluation comprise safety equipment, athletic equipment, electronics, etc.
Equally, product unit quality information is not limited to photo and radioscopic image.And, when photo and radioscopic image can be used by consumer, they not necessarily shown after product.Such as, consumer can find, they see manufacture specific products unit time photo or video, be favourable or interested.
Other form of product unit quality information can comprise the data of the sample of the content deriving from test specific products unit.Such as, consumer may find, favourable or interested, and they see the result of the nutritional labeling of the special container of test food, especially when product is purchased because of its nutritive value (such as nutritious supplementary pharmaceutical).
When purchase is not the product of dairy products/food, product quality information assessment is very useful, other examples of this product quality information type comprise in internal image, structural strength/integrity data, surface status information, assembling/mode of production, internal state, etc.
Method and system according to an embodiment of the invention, its be not limited to consumer have products in kind unit still with the situation of this products in kind unit in same place.In certain embodiments, product unit can online sales, and product unit recognition device can be code, numeral, mark or preferably hyperlink, and consumer can use this hyperlink to check the product unit quality information that can be used for specific products unit from web site requests.In the case, if consumer buys product unit, this product unit has them asks product unit quality information or is distinctive out of Memory to product unit, so, their order is by this specific products element identifier (element ID) of reflection, so that they receive the specific products unit that they check product unit quality information.
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It may be noted that the various change of current preferred embodiment as herein described and to improve will be apparent for a person skilled in the art.When not departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and do not reduce it with advantage, this type of change can be carried out and improve.Therefore, this type of change and improvement are intended to be comprised in the present invention.