Patent ID: 9047499
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method against counterfeiting in a supply chain having a plurality of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) entities, each of said OEM entities manufacturing a plurality of units of a respective product, said method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, each of said RFID tags having a unique identification string hardcoded therein and a user-accessible memory; having a process-controlling entity: having each of said plurality of OEM entities: reading at least one authentication code word and at least one respective unique identification string from at least one respective RFID tag attached to at least one respective unit, said reading occurring via an RFID reader at at least one of said distributer and said retail location; decrypting said read at least one authentication code word using a public decryption key to obtain a decrypted result; and comparing said decrypted result to said read at least one respective unique identification string, wherein said at least one respective unit is deemed genuine when said decrypted result matches said read at least one respective unique identification string and said at least one respective unit is deemed counterfeit when said decrypted result does not match said read at least one respective unique identification string.