Alert options for electronic-paper verification
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1. A method for providing verification status for an e-paper document associated with an item, comprising:
- scanning encrypted or encoded data indicia on the e-paper document;
making a validation determination of whether the encrypted or encoded data indicia has been altered; and
providing a status output based on a result obtained by the validation determination.
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Abstract
A system and method to control the writing on electronic paper (e-paper). An e-paper device may incorporate authentication indicia as part of informational data written on e-paper material. The informational data is protected by a security methodology that is accessible to authorized entities. A reader device may be used to help make a verification determination of whether encrypted or encoded data has been altered. In some instances an output alert operably coupled to the reader device serves as a verification status indicator.
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49 Claims
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1. A method for providing verification status for an e-paper document associated with an item, comprising:
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scanning encrypted or encoded data indicia on the e-paper document;
making a validation determination of whether the encrypted or encoded data indicia has been altered; and
providing a status output based on a result obtained by the validation determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for indicating a verification status of an e-paper document related to an associated item, comprising:
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a sensor device for scanning encrypted or encoded information incorporated in the e-paper document;
a processor unit for performing a security validation on the encrypted or encoded information; and
an alert indicator on the e-paper document that provides a first output responsive to the security validation performed by said processor unit. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer program product comprising:
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(a) program instructions configured to perform a process that associates information in a computer system, the process including scanning one or more types of encrypted or encoded data indicia on an e-paper document associated with an item or product or container or package, making a validation determination of whether the encrypted or encoded data indicia has been altered, and providing a status output based on a result obtained by the validation determination; and
(b) a computer-readable signal-bearing media bearing the program instructions. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method for providing verification status for an e-paper document associated with an item, comprising:
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periodically monitoring encrypted or encoded data indicia on the e-paper document;
detecting an unauthorized access and/or unauthorized alteration to the encrypted or encoded data indicia; and
generating an automatic status output alert based on a result obtained by said detecting. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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