Write accessibility for electronic paper
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1. A reader device for use with electronic paper material having label-type information thereon, the reader device comprising:
- a sensor capable of being operably coupled to the electronic paper material in order to scan encrypted and/or encoded informational data incorporated on the electronic paper material in the form of protected visible and protected hidden encrypted and/or encoded informational data and being written by at least one authorized entity via a write access interface using an encoder/encryption module, wherein said sensor detects authentication indicia on the electronic paper material, which authentication indicia are provided for establishing whether the electronic paper material and/or the informational data and/or an associated item has been altered from 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; and
wherein said sensor outputs at least one of an “
ok”
status output or a warning status based on a determination of whether the electronic paper material and/or the informational data and/or an associated item has been altered;
a coupling link that includes an encrypted or encoded symbolic representation on the electronic paper material that correlates with another symbolic representation on the related said item or said product or said container or said package; and
a status indicator operatively coupled to the coupling link with at least one of an original related said item or said product or said container or said package, to provide confirmation that the electronic paper material has not been detached from its original related said item or said product or said container or said package.
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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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1. 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 and/or encoded informational data incorporated on the electronic paper material in the form of protected visible and protected hidden encrypted and/or encoded informational data and being written by at least one authorized entity via a write access interface using an encoder/encryption module, wherein said sensor detects authentication indicia on the electronic paper material, which authentication indicia are provided for establishing whether the electronic paper material and/or the informational data and/or an associated item has been altered from 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; and
wherein said sensor outputs at least one of an “
ok”
status output or a warning status based on a determination of whether the electronic paper material and/or the informational data and/or an associated item has been altered;a coupling link that includes an encrypted or encoded symbolic representation on the electronic paper material that correlates with another symbolic representation on the related said item or said product or said container or said package; and a status indicator operatively coupled to the coupling link with at least one of an original related said item or said product or said container or said package, to provide confirmation that the electronic paper material has not been detached from its original related said item or said product or said container or said package. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. 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 in the form of protected visible and protected hidden encrypted and/or encoded informational data and being written by at least one authorized entity via a write access interface using an encoder/encryption module; a sensing device capable of reading the encoded or encrypted data from the electronic paper material; a processor unit operably coupled to said sensing device to determine a verification status of any alteration or deletion of the encoded or encrypted data; a status indicator that receives at least one of an “
ok”
status or a warning status input from the processor unit regarding a verification status for the encoded and/or encrypted data;a coupling link that includes an encrypted or encoded symbolic representation on the electronic paper material that correlates with another symbolic representation on the related said item or said product or said container or said package; and a status indicator operatively coupled to the coupling link with at least one of an original related said item or said product or said container or said package, to provide confirmation that the electronic paper material has not been detached from its original related said item or said product or said container or said package. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. 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 and/or encoded format on the electronic paper material in the form of protected visible and protected hidden encrypted and/or encoded informational data and being written by at least one authorized entity via a write access interface using an encoder/encryption module; 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 and is used to determine whether the electronic paper material and/or the informational data has been altered; enabling verification confirmation with respect to the electronic paper material and/or the informational data;
p1 providing a coupling link including an encrypted or encoded symbolic representation on the electronic paper material that correlates with another symbolic representation on a related item selected from at least one of a product or container or package; andproviding a status indication using the coupling link to provide confirmation that the electronic paper material has not been detached from its original related said item, wherein the status indication provides at least one of an “
ok”
status or a warning status input from the processor unit regarding a verification status for the encoded and/or encrypted informational data. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage media bearing program instructions, the program instructions configured to perform a process that associates information in a computer system, the process including:
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processing an e-paper document having informational data regarding an item or product, wherein the informational data is written in encrypted and/or encoded format on electronic paper material attachable to or associated with the item or product, wherein said informational data is written on a specific portion of the electronic paper by at least one authorized entity via a write access interface using an encoder/encryption module, the informational data written on the specific portion of the electronic paper are in the form of protected visible and protected hidden encrypted and/or encoded informational data; 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 and is used to determine whether the electronic paper material and/or the informational data has been altered; and scanning the authentication indicia material in accordance with a security methodology to enable verification confirmation with respect to the electronic paper material and/or the informational data; and providing a status indication using a coupling link to provide confirmation that the electronic paper material has not been detached from its original related said item, wherein the status indication provides at least one of an “
ok”
status or a warning status input from the processor unit regarding a verification status for the encoded and/or encrypted informational data, wherein the coupling link includes an encrypted or encoded symbolic representation on the electronic paper material that correlates with another symbolic representation on a related item selected from at least one of a product or container or package. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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