Anti-counterfeit method for a self-serving retail website
OwnerHong Liinventor
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Abstract
Anti-counterfeit method for a self-serving retail website is by using software to check each new submission of seller's advertisement against a list of blocked brands and a list of approved sellers on the website, before it gets posted on the website.
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An anti-counterfeit method for a self-serving retail website is by using an anti-counterfeit software to examine each new submission of sell's advertise before it gets posted on the website. When a submission of a new or revised advertisement does not contain information of a brand which is on the list of blocked brands on the website, the software will approve the submission. When a new submission of advertisement contains information of a brand which is on the list of blocked brands on the website, but also the seller who made the submission is on the list of sellers approved to sell the blocked brand, the submission will also be approved. On the other hand, when a new submission of advertisement contains information of a brand which is on the list of blocked brands on the website, but the seller who made the submission is not on the list of sellers approved to sell the blocked brand, the submission will be rejected.
An anti-counterfeit method for a self-serving retail website is by using an anti-counterfeit software to examine each new submission of sell's advertise before it gets posted on the website. Sellers who are not on the list of approved sellers will not be allowed to log into the website to submit advertisement. When an advertisement submitted does not contain information of a brand which is on the list of blocked brands on the website, the software will reject the submission. When an advertisement submitted contains information of a brand which is on the list of blocked brands on the website, but also the seller who made the submission is on the list of sellers approved to sell the blocked brand, the submission will be approved. On the other hand, when an advertisement submitted contains information of a brand which is on the list of blocked brands on the website, but the seller who made the submission is not on the list of sellers approved to sell the blocked brand, the submission will be rejected.
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