RFID-enabled Anti-counterfeit System for Healthcare Products

To determine the authenticity of a product accurately by checking the unique data stored in the product’s RFID through the authentication machine with an authentication card

A feasibility study on the use of “RFID-enabled Anti-counterfeit System for Healthcare Products” has been conducted in collaboration with a Hong Kong-based healthcare product supplier – Harmonic Health Pharmaceutical Company Limited. Results of the study indicate that this system provides an effective real-time front-end anti-counterfeit checking solution for the company’s customers.

Through the verification of authentication machine with an authentication card, an anti-counterfeit algorithm developed by Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University can accurately determine the authenticity of a product by checking the unique data stored in the product’s RFID.

Workflow of RFID-enabled Anti-counterfeit System for Healthcare Products

Real-time Authentication of Product

Special Features and Advantages

It is an anti-counterfeit system based on RFID technology that is designed as a Web Service or API (Application Program Interface) for different industries and organizations (e.g. retailers) to perform anti counterfeit and tracking operations. It provides an effective means to detect counterfeit products, expired goods and products with abnormal flow

Applications

A cost effective package is developed for both manufacturers and retailers, for use in high-value-added products (e.g. pharmaceutical goods). With the verification feature of the authentication machine, this system can extend its usage beyond the official retail channels, so that it can be used also in small stores and outlets

Principal Investigator

Dr Carman K. M. LEE

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

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