Write accessibility for electronic paper
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1. An electronic paper device, comprising:
- electronic paper material capable of storing informational data regarding a related item associated with the electronic paper material;
some informational data written onto a data portion of said electronic paper material, including encrypted or encoded informational data written by or on behalf of an authorized entity, wherein the encrypted or encoded informational data is intended to be non-alterable and to be readable only by an approved person or an approved entity that has access to an appropriate security methodology; and
wherein said electronic paper material includes authentication indicia to identify the related item as having originated from a provider of the item or from another authorized entity.
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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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69 Claims
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1. An electronic paper device, comprising:
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electronic paper material capable of storing informational data regarding a related item associated with the electronic paper material;
some informational data written onto a data portion of said electronic paper material, including encrypted or encoded informational data written by or on behalf of an authorized entity, wherein the encrypted or encoded informational data is intended to be non-alterable and to be readable only by an approved person or an approved entity that has access to an appropriate security methodology; and
wherein said electronic paper material includes authentication indicia to identify the related item as having originated from a provider of the item or from another authorized entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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30. (canceled)
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36. A method of providing data security for an electronic paper material attachable to or associated with a particular item or product, the method comprising:
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creating informational data from an authorized entity, which informational data regarding the particular item or product is intended to be non-alterable;
writing the informational data in encrypted or encoded format on the electronic paper material, which informational data is intended to be readable only in accordance with an appropriate security methodology; and
incorporating authentication indicia as part of the informational data, wherein the authentication indicia identifies the particular item or product as having originated from a provider or from an authorized third party. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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43. (canceled)
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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 creating informational data regarding an item or product, writing the informational data in encrypted or encoded format on electronic paper material attachable to or associated with the item or product, incorporating authentication indicia as part of the informational data, wherein the authentication indicia identifies the item or product as having originated from a provider or from another authorized entity, and providing a security methodology to enable verification confirmation with respect to the item and/or the product and/or 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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67. A system for protecting information incorporated on an electronic paper device, comprising:
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electronic paper material with informational data regarding an associated item or product or container or package, wherein the informational data includes encoded or encrypted data intended to be non-alterable;
a security methodology to enable verification confirmation with respect to the electronic paper material and/or the informational data; and
authentication indicia to identify the associated item or product or container or package as having originated from a provider or from another authorized entity. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 68, 69)
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