PACKAGE SOURCE VERIFICATION
First Claim
1. A method to facilitate verifying a source of a package, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by a data terminal certified by an authority, location data from a location detection component of the certified data terminal, the location data indicating a source location from which the package is to be shipped, the source location detected by the location detection component when at the source location; and
providing, with the package, secure package shipment information, the secure package shipment information comprising the location data indicating the detected source location of the package, wherein the secure package shipment information securely conveys the detected source location of the package to facilitate verifying the source of the package.
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Abstract
Verification of a source of a package is facilitated. A data terminal certified by an authority obtains location data from a location detection component. The location data indicates a source location from which the package is to be shipped, and is detected by the location detection component at the source location. Secure package shipment information, including the location data, is provided with the package to securely convey the detected source location to facilitate verifying the source of the package. The data terminal can be a portable data terminal certified by the authority and have a tamper-proof boundary behind which resides the location detection component and one or more keys for securing the package shipment information. Upon tampering with the tamper-resistant boundary, the certification of the portable data terminal can be nullified.
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23 Claims
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1. A method to facilitate verifying a source of a package, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by a data terminal certified by an authority, location data from a location detection component of the certified data terminal, the location data indicating a source location from which the package is to be shipped, the source location detected by the location detection component when at the source location; and providing, with the package, secure package shipment information, the secure package shipment information comprising the location data indicating the detected source location of the package, wherein the secure package shipment information securely conveys the detected source location of the package to facilitate verifying the source of the package. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for facilitating verification of a source of a package, the system comprising:
a data terminal comprising; a processor; a location detection component; and a memory in communication with the processor and storing instructions for execution to perform a method comprising; obtaining location data from the location detection component, the location data indicating a source location from which the package is to be shipped, the source location detected by the location detection component when at the source location; and providing, with the package, secure package shipment information, the secure package shipment information comprising the location data indicating the detected source location of the package, wherein the secure package shipment information securely conveys the detected source location of the package to facilitate verifying the source of the package, and wherein the data terminal is certified by an authority to provide the secure package shipment information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for facilitating verification of a source of a package, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium readable by a processor and storing instructions for execution by the processor to perform a method comprising; obtaining, by a data terminal certified by an authority, location data from a location detection component of the certified data terminal, the location data indicating a source location from which the package is to be shipped, the source location detected by the location detection component when at the source location; and providing, with the package, secure package shipment information, the secure package shipment information comprising the location data indicating the detected source location of the package, wherein the secure package shipment information securely conveys the detected source location of the package to facilitate verifying the source of the package. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A portable data terminal for facilitating verification of a source of a package, the portable data terminal being certified by an authority, and the portable data terminal comprising:
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a processor; a global positioning system device, the global positioning system device providing, to the processor, location data indicating a source location from which the package is to be shipped, the source location detected by the global positioning device when at the source location, wherein the global positioning system device is present behind a tamper-resistant boundary of the portable data terminal, wherein certification of the portable data terminal by the authority certifies that the location data provided by the global positioning system device is trustworthy, and wherein tampering with the tamper-resistant boundary nullifies the certification of the portable data terminal; and a memory in communication with the processor and storing instructions for execution to perform a method comprising; using a key verified by the authority and included behind the tamper-resistant boundary of the portable data terminal to perform at least one selected from the group consisting of (i) encrypting package shipment information to obtain secure package shipment information and (ii) signing package shipment information to obtain secure package shipment information, and wherein tampering with the tamper-resistant boundary erases the key; and providing, with the package, the secure package shipment information, wherein the secure package shipment information securely conveys the detected source location of the package to facilitate verifying the source of the package. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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