Canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork and trackable authentication system thereof

Abstract

The present invention is related to a trackable authentication system of canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork, the canvas comprising: a canvas made by thread; and a plurality of wireless communication chips, that is NFC (Near Field Communication) or RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chip, each chip being disposed at an appropriate position wherein a plurality of threads are knitted into canvas material for the canvas, and wherein the NFC or RFID chips are for transferring verifiable codes and the codes are provided with tracking and authentification information.

Claims

1. A canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork, comprising: a canvas manufactured from threads; and a plurality of radio communication chips, Near Field Communication (NFC) or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips, each chip being embedded and disposed at an appropriate position of the thread, wherein a plurality of threads are knitted into canvas material for the canvas, and wherein the NFC or RFID chips are for transferring verifiable codes and the codes are provided with tracking and authentication information.

2. The canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thread is synthetic fiber, cotton, blended fiber, imitation linen or pure linen.

3. The canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of NFC or RFID chips are embedded into and installed at predetermined positions in a whole or a partial part of the threads of the canvas, and wherein the canvas is knitted continuously with the NFC or RFID thread reels.

4. The canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork as claimed in claim 1, wherein the verifiable codes are linked to a blockchain.

5. The canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork as claimed in claim 1, which is used to paint an oil paint creation or a creation employed with mixed media.

6. The canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork as claimed in claim 5, wherein the oil paint is used to trace and verify authenticity, capital investment, tracking, storage or management via operation of an application system (app) and/or blockchain technology.

7. The canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork as claimed in claim 6, wherein the plurality of NFC or RFID chips are provided with the same system account so as to synchronize with the application system.

8. A system for tracing and authenticating a canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork, comprising: a canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork, including a canvas knitted from a plurality of threads, and a plurality of Near Field Communication (NFC) chips or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips, each NFC or RFID chip being disposed at an appropriate position of the plurality of the threads, wherein the plurality of NFC or RFID chips are for transferring verifiable coded information; a device capable of reading RFID for receiving and reading the verifiable coded information from the NFC or RFID chips; a server, being connected to the device capable of reading RFID, for processing and storing the verifiable coded information from the NFC or RFID chips after processing; and a blockchain processor, being connected to the server, for receiving the verifiable coded information from the NFC or RFID chips after processing and integrating the processed coded information within a blockchain so as to trace and authenticating the canvas.

9. The system for tracing and authenticating a canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork as claimed in claim 8, further comprising an application (app) system for operation as follows: encoding in sequential order the NFC or RFID chips so as to establish an operation process for an automatic system, in which the NFC or RFID chips are of write-once for protection and passive chips; allowing a user or purchaser of the canvas to obtain a set of information numbers; downloading the app for activating a remote host and an NFC or RFID system provided in the embossed cloth of the canvas, via a network after registering personal information and inputting the set of information numbers; and linking a database disposed at a rear side and programming code to a blockchain, wherein the data once written is not alterable.

10. The system for tracing and authenticating a canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork as claimed in claim 9, wherein the plurality of the NFC or RFID chips are activated via an encryption key with the following format: RFID and the set of information number: inputting the set of information numbers into the application platform, to activate the NFC or RFID system and to register a database record; RFID and QR code: scanning a QR code with a mobile phone, wherein the QR code encodes for the set of information numbers, activating the NFC or RFID system after scanning, and registering it into the database record; and RFID and a mobile phone message: applying an electronic message system, in which a digital number message is sent to a telecommunication platform for activating the NFC or RFID system for registering into the database.

11. The system for tracking and authenticating a canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork as claimed in claim 9, wherein the verifiable coded information is further used for proceeding with identity certification verification of an owner, buying and selling price, transaction hour, transaction place, creator's human identification fingerprint, work repair record, change of rights or capital flows and is accessed via the operation of the application system and the processing of the blockchain processor.

12. The system for tracking and authenticating a canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork as claimed in claim 11, wherein the system is further used for a collection edit management system, a work catalog database management, copy and re-sale of works, GPS tracing theft, disaster prevention alert notification, artwork crowdfunding or rental flow management, AR or VR technological development, virtual gallery sketch or virtual exhibition, or teaching reminder.

13. The system for tracking and authenticating a canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork as claimed in claim 8, wherein the plurality of threads are electronic threads to be embedded into the plurality of NFC or RFID chips.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b respectively show a schematic diagram of the NFC or RFID chip disposed on the thread and schematic diagram of the distribution of textile canvas fabric of the canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork of the present invention.

(2) FIG. 2 shown a block diagram of the system for tracing and authentifying a canvas for tracking and authentifying artwork of the present invention.

(3) FIG. 3 shown the flow chart of starting NFC or RFID application system of the present invention.

EXAMPLES

(4) The canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork of the present invention is mix textiled with two to three types of electronic threads and linen or cotton through traditional oil painting canvas textile technology. Combine the electronic threads that can use as signal transduction and data circuit and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) threads by using the conductive loop textile technology, to produce the canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork.

(5) According to the system for tracing and authentifying a canvas for tracking and authentifying artwork of the present invention,

(6) APP can be used to integrate the canvas for tracking and authenticating artwork with blockchain technology by application programming interface

(7) Attached diagram for reference to describe the embodiments in detail.

(8) As shown in FIGS. 1a and 1b, in accordance with the present invention, a canvas 20 for tracking and authenticating artwork, comprising: a canvas 20 manufactured by a plurality of threads 25, includes electronic threads 251 and normal threads 252, and a plurality of radio communication chips 30, e.g. NFC (Near Field Communication) or RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chips, each chip being disposed at an appropriate position of electronic thread 251. The normal thread 252 is not disposed of NFC or RFID chip, wherein a plurality of threads 251, 252 are knitted into canvas material for the canvas, and wherein the NFC or RFID chips 30 are for transferring verifiable codes and the codes are provided with tracking and authentication information.

(9) The canvas 20 for tracking and authentifying artwork of the present invention, the thread is synthetic fiber, cotton, blended fiber, imitation linen or pure linen. Also, the canvas can be used for oil painting or mixed media creation.

(10) Additionally, the canvas 20 for tracking and authentifying artwork of the present invention, the plurality of NFC or RFID chips 30 are embeded into and installed at predetermined positions in a whole or a partial part of the threads of the canvas, and wherein the canvas is knitted continuously from the NFC or RFID thread 251 reels.

(11) Please also refer to FIG. 2, the verifiable codes of the present invention are linked to a blockchain processor 60.

(12) In addition, the canvas 20 for tracking and authentifying artwork of the present invention further comprises a server 50 being connected to an APP system 70, via operation of the APP system and the technical processing of the blockchain processor 60 to trace and verify authenticity, capital investment, tracking, storage or management.

(13) In addition, in the canvas 20 for tracking and authentifying artwork of the present invention, the plurality of NFC or RFID chips 30 are provided with the same system account so as to synchronize with the APP system 70.

(14) In addition, in the present invention, the embodiment as shown in FIG. 1a, this invention places an NFC or RFID thread reel every 15 or 20 cm in the warp position of the yarn, and are knitted continuously with the NFC or RFID thread reels; the reel thread NFC or RFID chips placed every 13-17 cm depends on the different sizes of canvas fabric. The distribution of chips is shown in FIG. 1a.

(15) In addition, as shown in FIG. 1b, the post-textile processing: the canvas fabric weaving from the textile machine will be cut according to fixed number (size). Each piece of canvas fabric will contain different numbers of NFC or RFID chips, and digital information engineer will bind all chips on the same canvas into the same account. The data can be synchronized when login to the phone APP, thus reducing the possibility of depletion of single NFC of RFID, increasing the protection toward NFC or RFID chip on the artworks.

(16) As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the system 10 for tracing and authentifying a canvas for tracking and authentifying artwork of the present invention, comprising: a canvas 20 for tracking and authentifying artwork, comprising a canvas 21 knitted from a plurality of threads 25 (include a plurality of electronic thread 251 and a plurality of normal thread 252), and a plurality of Near Field Communication (NFC) chips or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips 30, each NFC or RFID chip 30 being disposed at an appropriate position of the plurality of the electronic thread 251, wherein the plurality of NFC or RFID chips 30 are for transferring verifiable coded information; a device 40 capable of reading RFID setting on a certain distance with the canvas 20 for tracking and authenticating artwork, which is capable of receiving and reading the verifiable coded information from the NFC or RFID chips 30; a server 50, being connected to the device 40 capable of reading RFID, for processing and storing the verifiable coded information from the NFC or RFID chips 30 after processing; and a blockchain processor 60, being connected to the server 50, for receiving the verifiable coded information from the NFC or RFID chips 30 after processing and integrating the processed coded information within a blockchain so as to trace and authenticate the canvas.

(17) For the system, further comprising an application (app) system 70 for operation as follows: encoding in sequential order the NFC or RFID chips so as to establish an operation process for an automatic system, in which the NFC or RFID chips are of write-once for protection and passive chips; allowing a user or purchaser of the canvas to obtain a set of information numbers; downloading the app for activating a remote host, and an NFC or RFID system provided in the embossed cloth of the canvas, via network after registering personal information and inputting the set of information numbers; and linking a database disposed at a rear side and programming code to the blockchain, wherein the data once written is not alterable.

(18) In the present invention, the plurality of the NFC or RFID chips are activated via an encryption key with the following format: RFID and the set of information number: inputting the set of information numbers into the application platform to activate the NFC or RFID system and to register a database record; RFID and QR code: scanning a QR code with a mobile phone, wherein the QR code encodes for the set of information numbers and the NFC or RFID system is activated after scanning to register it into the database record; and RFID and a mobile phone message: applying an electronic message system, in which a digital number message is sent to a telecommunication platform for activating the NFC or RFID system and registering into the database.

(19) In addition, the verifiable coded information is further used for proceeding with identity certification verification of a owner (i.e. name, passport, contact number), buying and selling price, transaction hour, transaction place, creator's human identification fingerprint, work repair record, change of rights or capital flows and is accessed via the operation of the application system 70 and the processing of the blockchain processor.

(20) Furthermore, the present system can be further used as collection editing management system, works catalog database management, copy and re-sale of works, GPS theft tracking, disaster prevention alarm sensing notification, crowdfunding artworks or rental flow management, AR or VR technology development, virtual gallery sketch, virtual exhibitions or teaching reminder.

(21) In addition, the APP system of the present invention can be built in a mobile phone or downloaded from the server 50 by a mobile phone, and the operation flow is as follows: since the product chip is write-once for protection NFC or RFID chips and passive chips, the chip will encode in sequential order so as to establish an operation process for an automatic system, in which allowing a user or purchaser of the canvas to obtain a set of information numbers; downloading the app for activating a remote host, and an NFC or RFID system provided in the embossed cloth of the canvas, via a network after registering personal information and inputting the set of information numbers; and linking a database disposed at a rear side and programming code to a blockchain, wherein the data once written is not alterable.

(22) The technology to activate NFC or RFID can currently be connected in a variety of ways, basically through the encryption key with the following format:

(23) A. RFID and a set of digital numbers: Using APP as the platform, input the number, which is to activate NFC or RFID and log in to the database record.

(24) B. RFID and QR CODE: Scan a QR CODE with a mobile phone. wherein the OR code encodes for the set of information numbers and the NFC or RFID system is activated after scanning to register it into the database record.

(25) C. RFID and mobile phone message: applying an electronic message system, in which a digital number message is sent to a telecommunication platform for activating the NFC or RFID system for registering into the database.

(26) Additionally, the operation flow of the APP system for present invention after NFC or RFID chip is activated is shown in FIG. 3.