Apparatus and method for managing data records for associated seals from products
First Claim
1. An apparatus configured to manage N data records for N associated security seals of products, the apparatus comprising:
- a receiver which receives a challenge message, sent by a capture appliance, having a code associated with one of the N associated security seals;
a checker which checks the received code for validity and for a first breakage of the security seal associated with the received code based on the data record associated with the associated security seal; and
a transmitter which sends a response message to the capture appliance, which is generated based on the check, along with a piece of status information pertaining to the first breakage of the security seal associated with the received code;
wherein the associated security seal comprises a code which is associated with the security seal, said security seal being captured by the capture appliance after the security seal is broken.
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Abstract
An apparatus is configured to manage N data records for N associated seals from products. The apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a challenge message, sent by a capture appliance, with a code associated with one of the N seals. There is a checking unit configured to check the received code for validity and for a first breakage of the seal associated with the received code on the basis of the data record associated with the associated seal. A transmission unit is configured to send a response message, generated on the basis of the check, with a piece of status information pertaining to the first breakage of the seal associated with the received code to the capture appliance.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus configured to manage N data records for N associated security seals of products, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver which receives a challenge message, sent by a capture appliance, having a code associated with one of the N associated security seals; a checker which checks the received code for validity and for a first breakage of the security seal associated with the received code based on the data record associated with the associated security seal; and a transmitter which sends a response message to the capture appliance, which is generated based on the check, along with a piece of status information pertaining to the first breakage of the security seal associated with the received code; wherein the associated security seal comprises a code which is associated with the security seal, said security seal being captured by the capture appliance after the security seal is broken. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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an apparatus configured to manage N data records for N associated security seals of products, the apparatus comprising; a receiver which receives a challenge message, sent by a capture appliance, having a code associated with one of the N associated security seals; a checker which checks the received code for validity and for a first breakage of the security seal associated with the received code based on the data record associated with the associated security seal; and a transmitter which sends a response message to the capture appliance, which is generated based on the check, along with a piece of status information pertaining to the first breakage of the security seal associated with the received code, a respective security seal comprising a code which is associated with the security seal, said security seal being captured by a capture appliance after the security seal is broken; and a plurality of capture appliances, each of said capture appliances being operably coupleable to the apparatus to capture codes from the N associated security seals.
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14. A method for managing N data records for N associated security seals of products, each respective seal comprising a code which is associated with the security seal and captured by a capture appliance after the security seal is broken, the method comprising:
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receiving a challenge message, sent by the capture appliance, along with a code associated with one of the N associated security seals at an apparatus; checking the received code at the apparatus for validity and a first breakage of the security seal associated with the received code based on the data record associated with the associated security seal; and sending a response message from the apparatus to the capture appliance, which is generated based on the check, with a piece of status information pertaining to the first breakage of the security seal associated with the received code to provide an indication at the capture appliance of whether the security seal has been broken for the first time.
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of program instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an electronic device to manage N data records for N associated security seals of products, each respective seal comprising a code which is associated with the security seal and captured by a capture appliance after the security seal is broken, the program instructions comprising:
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program code for receiving a challenge message, sent by the capture appliance, along with a code associated with one of the N associated security seals at an apparatus; program code for checking the received code at the apparatus for validity and a first breakage of the security seal associated with the received code based on the data record associated with the associated security seal; and program code for sending a response message from the at the apparatus to the capture appliance, which is generated based on the check, with a piece of status information pertaining to the first breakage of the security seal associated with the received code to provide an indication of whether the security seal has been broken for the first time.
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