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US 11,113,428 B1Granted
Shippable data transfer device with anti-tamper casing
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJohn Totah, Shan Cheng, Frank Charles Paterra
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Abstract
A shippable data transfer device includes a data storage medium encased in a chamber surrounded by an anti-tamper casing. The anti-tamper casing includes an anti-tamper layer with identifying elements arranged in a unique or otherwise identifiable pattern. The anti-tamper layer is configured to actively re-arrange, alter, or obscure the identifying elements in response to a breach of the anti-tamper casing.
Claims20
A data transfer device comprising:
- a persistent solid-state electronics medium;
- and
- an anti-tamper case enclosing the persistent solid-state electronics medium, wherein the anti-tamper case comprises:
- a durable outer layer;
- a shock absorbent inner layer;
- and
- an anti-tamper layer positioned between the durable outer layer and the shock absorbent inner layer, wherein the anti-tamper layer comprises:
- a plurality of identifying elements arranged in a unique pattern in a polymer matrix of the anti-tamper layer, wherein the unique pattern is arranged such that the unique pattern can be captured in an image and compared to a subsequently captured image to determine if the unique pattern has been altered;
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- one or more substances encapsulated in pockets of the polymer matrix of the anti-tamper layer, wherein the one or more substances are configured to actively re-arrange or obscure the plurality of identifying elements such that the unique pattern is altered in response to a breach of the anti-tamper case penetrating beyond the durable outer layer.
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An anti-tamper casing for electronic devices comprising:
- an outer layer;
- an inner layer;
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- an anti-tamper layer positioned between the outer layer and the inner layer, wherein the anti-tamper layer comprises:
- a plurality of identifying elements arranged in a pattern in a matrix of the anti-tamper layer, wherein the pattern is arranged such that the pattern can be captured in an image and compared to a subsequently captured image to determine if the pattern has been altered, and
- one or more substances encapsulated in the matrix of the anti-tamper layer, wherein the one or more substances are is configured to actively re-arrange or obscure the plurality of identifying elements such that the pattern is altered in response to a breach of the anti-tamper casing.
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An anti-tamper layer for an anti-tamper casing comprising:
- a plurality of identifying elements arranged in a pattern in a polymer matrix of the anti-tamper layer, wherein the pattern is arranged such that the pattern can be captured in an image and compared to a subsequently captured image to determine if the pattern has been altered;
- and one or more substances encapsulated in pockets of the polymer matrix of the anti-tamper layer, wherein the one or more substances are configured to actively re-arrange or obscure the plurality of identifying elements such that the pattern is altered in response to a breach of the anti-tamper layer, and wherein an outer portion of the anti-tamper layer is made of a transparent material such that the plurality of identifying elements arranged in the pattern in the polymer matrix of the anti-tamper layer are visible when viewed through the outer portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.