Notarizable electronic paper

• US 9,734,354 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2007
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jung, Edward K. Y., Rinaldo, Jr., John D., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Arani, Taghi
• Assistant Examiner(s): LANE, GREGORY A
• Application Number:
  US11/981,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20080134324A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,577 Days
• Field of Search: 713182, 726 21, 428174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/64 Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/84 output devices, e.g. displays or monitors
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/84 Vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/321 involving a third party or a trusted authority
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3226 using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using passwords in a packet data network H04L63/083

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 party having a particular access privilege or authorization to make modifications to various restricted portions including an authentication region and a protected region. One possible aspect includes performing a verification analysis of data indicia in a restricted portion of the e-paper media. Additional possible system and process components may determine an authenticity status of the data indicia, and provide an output result.

Claims

1. An electronic paper device comprising:

one or more processors configured for executing one or more program instructions;

one or more decryption modules operable with the one or more processors;

at least one recordable medium operable with the one or more processors and configured for including at least;

informational data in at least one protected region that is accessible by an authorized third party pursuant to at least one security scheme, the informational data being provided by a first party, the first party being at least one of a manufacturer or a vendor of a product associated with the informational data, the informational data being viewable by a second party, the second party being at least one of a consumer or a purchaser of the product associated with the informational data, the authorized third party being at least one of an inspector of the product associated with the informational data or a device associated with inspection of the product associated with the informational data; and

verification data that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme, and

wherein the one or more decryption modules are operable to provide access to the informational data and to provide a verification output to the authorized third party.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the informational data in at least one protected region that is accessible by an authorized third party pursuant to at least one security scheme comprises:

informational data in at least one protected region that is alterable pursuant to at least one security scheme.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the verification data that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme comprises:

at least one of;

verification data in at least one authentication region that is accessible pursuant to at least one other security scheme and that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme;

or

verification data having unlimited read access that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the verification data that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme comprises:

one or more verification markings that are rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the one or more verification markings that are rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible pursuant to the at least one security scheme comprises:

one or more encoded verification markings that are rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible pursuant to the at least one security scheme.

6. The device of claim 4, wherein the one or more verification markings that are rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme comprises:

at least one of;

one or more verification markings provided by at least one notary-type entity that are rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme;

one or more visible verification markings that are rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme;

or

one or more visible verification patterns that are rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme.

7. The device of claim 4, wherein the one or more verification markings that are rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible pursuant to the at least one security scheme comprises:

one or more hidden verification markings that are rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible pursuant to the at least one security scheme.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the one or more hidden verification markings that are rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible pursuant to the at least one security scheme comprises:

one or more hidden verification markings that are viewable pursuant to at least one enhancement technique and that are rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible pursuant to the at least one security scheme.

9. The device of claim 4, wherein the one or more verification markings that are rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible pursuant to the at least one security scheme comprises:

one or more verification markings at least partially overlapping at least some of the at least one protected region and that are rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible pursuant to the at least one security scheme.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the one or more verification markings at least partially overlapping at least some of the at least one protected region and that are rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible pursuant to the at least one security scheme comprises:

one or more verification markings at least partially combined with the informational data in the at least one protected region and that are rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible pursuant to the at least one security scheme.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the informational data in at least one protected region that is accessible by an authorized third party pursuant to at least one security scheme comprises:

informational data in at least one protected region having unlimited read access and that is writable pursuant to at least one security scheme and wherein the informational data includes one or more of usage data and limitations, amounts, authorizations, expiration, or storage constraints.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the informational data in at least one protected region that is accessible by an authorized third party pursuant to at least one security scheme comprises:

informational data in at least one protected region that is writable pursuant to at least one security scheme.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the informational data in at least one protected region that is accessible by an authorized third party pursuant to at least one security scheme comprises:

one or more informational markings in at least one protected region that is accessible pursuant to at least one security scheme.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one recordable medium comprises:

at least one recordable medium with two or more protected regions each accessible pursuant to one or more different security schemes.

15. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

at least one coupling link configured for providing evidence of detachment of the electronic paper device from at least one product or container.

16. The device of claim 1, wherein the verification data that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme comprises:

verification data including at least one notary insignia from the third party that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme.

17. The device of claim 1, wherein the verification data that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme comprises:

verification data including at least one notarial date and at least one notary insignia from the third party that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme.

18. The device of claim 1, wherein the verification data that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme comprises:

verification data in at least one authentication region that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one authentication region or the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme.

19. The device of claim 1, wherein the verification data that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme comprises:

verification data that is written pursuant to at least one other security scheme and that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme.

20. The device of claim 1, wherein the verification data that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme comprises:

verification data that is readable pursuant to at least one other security scheme and that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme.

21. The device of claim 1, wherein the verification data that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme comprises:

verification data that is alterable pursuant to at least one other security scheme and that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme.

22. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

warning data configured to be at least one of activated or modified by the authorized third party upon the verification data being rendered void.

23. The device of claim 22, wherein warning data configured to be at least one of activated or modified by the authorized third party upon the verification data being rendered void comprises:

warning data configured to be at least one of activated or modified by the authorized third party upon the verification data being rendered void, wherein the at least one of activated or modified by the authorized third party includes at least a change of color.

24. The device of claim 1 wherein the informational data includes descriptive information for one or more of an associated item, a product or a service.

25. The device of claim 1, wherein the informational data in at least one protected region that is accessible by an authorized third party pursuant to at least one security scheme comprises:

informational data that is encrypted pursuant to the at least one security scheme.

26. The device of claim 25 wherein the at least one security scheme includes one or more of:

a code, a cipher, key, a checksum, a hash, an algorithm, or a digital signature.

27. The device of claim 1 wherein the at least one recordable medium includes at least one recordable medium configured to be affixed to a pharmaceutical product container, wherein the product includes at least a pharmaceutical product intended to be contained within the pharmaceutical product container.

28. The device of claim 27, wherein the informational data includes at least one of a potency, a dosage, a consumption schedule, an expiration, or a contraindication associated with the pharmaceutical product intended to be contained within the pharmaceutical product container.

29. The device of claim 27 wherein the informational data includes at least one of a patient identity or an authorizing physician identity associated with the pharmaceutical product intended to be contained within the pharmaceutical product container.

30. The device of claim 1 wherein at least one of the verification data or the informational data accessible by the authorized third party includes at least bar code data readable by a reader associated with the authorized third party.

31. An electronic paper device comprising:

one or more processors configured for executing one or more program instructions;

one or more decryption modules operable with the one or more processors;

at least one recordable medium operable with the one or more processors, the at least one recordable medium configured to be affixed to a pharmaceutical product container and configured for including at least;

informational data in at least one protected region that is accessible by an authorized third party pursuant to at least one security scheme, the informational data being provided by at least one of a manufacturer or a vendor of a pharmaceutical product associated with the informational data, the informational data being viewable by at least one of a consumer or a purchaser of the pharmaceutical product associated with the informational data, the authorized third party including at least one of an inspector of the pharmaceutical product associated with the informational data or a device associated with inspection of the pharmaceutical product associated with the informational data, wherein the informational data includes at least one of a potency, a dosage, a consumption schedule, an expiration, a contraindication, a patient identity, or an authorizing physician identity associated with the pharmaceutical product intended to be contained within the pharmaceutical product container; and

verification data that is rendered void upon detection of unauthorized access with respect to the at least one protected region that is accessible by the authorized third party pursuant to the at least one security scheme, and

wherein the one or more decryption modules are operable to provide access to the informational data and to provide a verification output to the authorized third party.