Providing a package identifier
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1. A method of providing a package identifier for a package having at least one sub-package, the method comprising:
- generating a package identifier by performing a package identifier generating function on at least one sub-package identifier of the at least one sub-package, wherein the package identifier is derived from the at least one sub-package identifier using the package identifier generating function; and
storing the generated package identifier for use in authentication.
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A package identifier for a package having at least one sub-package is generated. A package identifier generating function is performed on at least one sub-package identifier of the at least one sub-package to generate the package identifier. In addition, the generated package identifier is stored for use in authentication.
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1. A method of providing a package identifier for a package having at least one sub-package, the method comprising:
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generating a package identifier by performing a package identifier generating function on at least one sub-package identifier of the at least one sub-package, wherein the package identifier is derived from the at least one sub-package identifier using the package identifier generating function; and storing the generated package identifier for use in authentication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for identifying a package having at least one sub-package, said at least one sub-package having at least one sub-package identifier, the system comprising:
an identifier generating module configured to perform a package identifier generating function on the at least one sub-package identifier of the at least one sub-package to generate a package identifier, wherein the package identifier is derived from the at least one sub-package identifier using the package identifier generating function. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A system for providing a package identifier for a package having at least one sub-package, the system comprising:
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means for generating a package identifier by performing a package identifier generating function on at least one sub-package identifier of the at least one sub-package, wherein the package identifier is derived from the at least one sub-package identifier using the package identifier generating function; and means for affixing the generated package identifier on the package. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium and comprising code that, when executed, causes a computer to perform the following:
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generate a package identifier by performing a package identifier generating function on a sub-package identifier of at least one sub-package, wherein the package identifier is derived from the at least one sub-package identifier using the package identifier generating function; and store the generated package identifier for use in authentication. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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