Write accessibility for electronic paper
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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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71 Claims
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17. A reader device for use with electronic paper material having label-type information thereon, the reader device comprising:
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a sensor capable of being operably coupled to the electronic paper material in order to scan encrypted or encoded informational data incorporated on the electronic paper material; and
wherein said sensor detects authentication indicia on the electronic paper material, which authentication indicia establishes that the electronic paper material and/or the informational data and/or an associated item originated from a provider of the item or from another authorized entity. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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21. A system for protecting information incorporated on an electronic paper device, comprising:
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electronic paper material with encoded or encrypted data relating to an associated item or product or service or container or package;
a sensing device capable of reading the encoded or encrypted data;
a processor unit operably coupled to said sensing device to determine verification of any alteration or deletion of the encoded or encrypted data; and
a status indicator that receives an input from the processor unit regarding a verification status for the encoded or encrypted data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A data security method for an electronic paper material attachable to or associated with a particular item or product, the method comprising:
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processing scanned informational data regarding the particular item or product, which informational data is incorporated in encrypted or encoded format on the electronic paper material;
providing a security methodology for detection of authentication indicia included as part of the scanned informational data, wherein the authentication indicia identifies the electronic paper material and/or the informational data as having originated from a provider of the particular item or product, or from an authorized third party; and
enabling verification confirmation with respect to the electronic paper material and/or the informational data. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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45. 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 processing an e-paper document having informational data regarding an item or product, wherein the informational data is written in encrypted or encoded format on electronic paper material attachable to or associated with the item or product, providing a security methodology for detection of authentication indicia incorporated on the electronic paper material as part of the informational data, wherein the authentication indicia identifies the electronic paper material and/or the informational data as having originated from a provider or from another authorized entity, and scanning the authentication indicia in accordance with a security methodology to enable verification confirmation with respect to the electronic paper material and/or the informational data; and
(b) a computer-readable signal-bearing media bearing the program instructions. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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