User accessibility to electronic paper
First Claim
1. A method for limiting access to a portion of electronic paper material, said method comprising:
- providing an electronic paper document associated with an item or product or service, wherein the electronic paper document includes a restricted portion having usage information related to the item or product or service;
enabling one or more authorized persons to have an access privilege to the restricted portion in accordance with a predetermined security methodology;
enabling one or more authorized persons to have an access privilege for usage of the item or product or service associated with the electronic paper document, wherein the item or product or service associated with the electronic paper document is inaccessible without the access privilege for usage; and
making a record of access activity regarding the restricted portion.
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Abstract
A system and method helps to control “read” and/or “write” access to electronic paper (e-paper). Informational data may be on a restricted portion of e-paper material that is protected by a security methodology accessible to authorized entities. Some embodiments maintain a record of access activity regarding the restricted portion, and a record of access activity regarding use of an item or product or service related to the e-paper informational data. Some implementations include an authorization listing of a person or entity having a particular access privilege or a supervisory privilege to make authorization and data changes. Authorization records may involve an access privilege to receive a status output regarding prior access activity and/or current status.
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Citations
47 Claims
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1. A method for limiting access to a portion of electronic paper material, said method comprising:
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providing an electronic paper document associated with an item or product or service, wherein the electronic paper document includes a restricted portion having usage information related to the item or product or service; enabling one or more authorized persons to have an access privilege to the restricted portion in accordance with a predetermined security methodology; enabling one or more authorized persons to have an access privilege for usage of the item or product or service associated with the electronic paper document, wherein the item or product or service associated with the electronic paper document is inaccessible without the access privilege for usage; and making a record of access activity regarding the restricted portion. - 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 controlling access to electronic paper material, the system comprising:
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electronic paper material with usage information that is protected by a predetermined security methodology, wherein the usage information relates to an item or product or service; an authorization record that identifies a person or entity authorized to have access to the usage information on the electronic paper material; an authorization record that identifies a person or entity authorized for restricted use of the item or product or service associated with the electronic paper document, wherein the item or product or service associated with the electronic paper document is inaccessible without the access privilege for usage; and an activity record of one or more of the following;
“
write”
access activity regarding the usage information;
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read”
access activity regarding the usage information;
“
use”
access activity regarding the related item or product or service;
change activity adding the person or entity authorized to have access to the usage information;
change activity deleting the person or entity authorized to have access to the usage information;
change activity adding a designated person or entity approved for restrictive use of the item or product or service; and
change activity deleting the designated person or entity approved for restrictive use of the item or product or service. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An electronic paper device comprising:
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electronic paper material capable of storing informational usage data regarding a related item or product, wherein said electronic paper material is associatable with or attachable to the item or product or a package or container for the item or product; a communication channel on said electronic paper material that allows an authorized party to have “
write”
access and/or “
read”
access to a restricted portion of said electronic paper material from a location separated from said electronic paper material, in accordance with a predetermined security methodology that limits “
write” and
/or “
read”
access to an authorized party; andan external communication link to the item or product or to the package or container for the item or product, to facilitate an approved party to have restricted “
use”
access to the item or product in accordance with a given security methodology, wherein the item or product is inaccessible without the restricted “
use”
access. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A computerized system for electronic paper data access and related usages, comprising:
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an electronic paper document that includes informational usage data for a related item or product or service, wherein the informational usage data is protected by a predetermined security methodology; a server system having a communication link with said electronic paper document; a database operationally coupled with said server system, said database including first access authorization records regarding “
read”
access and/or “
write”
access to the informational usage data, said database further including second access authorization records regarding actual use of the related item or product or service, wherein the item or product or service is inaccessible without an access authorization record for actual use; andan interface means capable of operable connection with said server system to help facilitate operational benefits of the first access and second access authorization records in accordance with the predetermined security methodology. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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44. 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 maintaining an authorization database record that identifies a person or entity that has a “
read”
access privilege with respect to a restricted portion of an electronic paper document, wherein the restricted portion includes informational usage data regarding a related item or product or service;maintaining another authorization database record that identifies a person or entity that has a “
write”
access privilege with respect to the restricted portion of the electronic paper document; andmaintaining a further authorization database record that identifies a person or entity that has a “
use”
access privilege with respect to the related item or product or service, wherein the related item or product or service is inaccessible without the “
use”
access privilege; and(b) a computer-readable storage media bearing the program instructions. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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Specification