Method and apparatus for determining whether information authorizes access to a compartment of a compartment system

A method, for example carried out by a second device, the method comprising:

• obtaining first information from a first device, the first information being associated with the first device;
• obtaining a hash value from the first device, wherein the hash value is based at least on the first information and on second information, the hash value and the second information being associated with a compartment of a compartment system, and the second information authorizing access to the compartment of the compartment system;
• and
• outputting the hash value and the first information to the compartment system so that the compartment system can establish, based at least on the first information and the hash value, whether second information provided to the compartment system authorizes access to one or more compartments of the compartment system.

A method, for example carried out by a compartment system, the method comprising:

• obtaining a hash value and first information from a second device, the hash value being associated with a compartment of the compartment system, and the first information being associated with a first device;
• obtaining or acquiring second information, wherein the second device does not have access to the second information;
• and
• establishing, based at least on the first information and the hash value, whether the second information authorizes access to one or more compartments of the compartment system.

A method, for example carried out by a third device, wherein the third device is a mobile device, the method comprising:

• obtaining or acquiring second information from a first device, the second information being associated with a compartment of a compartment system, the second information authorizing access to the compartment of the compartment system, and wherein the first device is not the compartment system;
• and
• transferring the second information to the compartment system or providing the second information for the compartment system so that the compartment system can establish, based at least on first information and a hash value, whether the second information authorizes access to one or more compartments of the compartment system, the first information being associated with the first device;
• wherein the hash value is based at least on the first information and on the second information and is determined by the first device;
• wherein the first information and the hash value are obtained by the compartment system from a second device, which does not have access to the second information.

An apparatus that is a first device or a part thereof, comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including program code, the at least one memory and the program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform and/or control at least:

• determining a hash value, wherein the hash value is based at least on first information and on second information, the hash value and the second information being associated with a compartment of a compartment system, the second information authorizing access to the compartment of the compartment system, and the first information being associated with the first device;
• outputting the first information to a second device, wherein the second device is not the ompartment system;
• outputting the hash value to the second device;
• and
• outputting the second information to a third device so that the second information can be output to the compartment system or made available to the compartment system using the third device or by the third device, wherein the third device is not the compartment system.

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including program code, the at least one memory and the program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform and/or control at least:

• obtaining first information from a first device, the first information being associated with the first device;
• obtaining a hash value from the first device, wherein the hash value is based at least on the first information and on second information, the hash value and the second information being associated with a compartment of a compartment system, and the second information authorizing access to the compartment of the compartment system;
• and
• outputting the hash value and the first information to the compartment system so that the compartment system can establish, based at least on the first information and the hash value, whether second information provided to the compartment system authorizes access to one or more compartments of the compartment system.

An apparatus that is a compartment system or a part thereof, comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including program code, the at least one memory and the program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform and/or control at least:

• obtaining a hash value and first information from a second device, the hash value being associated with a compartment of the compartment system, and the first information being associated with a first device;
• obtaining or acquiring second information, wherein the second device does not have access to the second information;
• and
• establishing, based at least on the first information and the hash value, whether the second information authorizes access to one or more compartments of the compartment system.

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including program code, the at least one memory and the program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform and/or control at least:

• obtaining or acquiring second information from a first device, the second information being associated with a compartment of a compartment system, the second information authorizing access to the compartment of the compartment system, and wherein the first device is not the compartment system;
• and
• transferring the second information to the compartment system or providing the second information for the compartment system so that the compartment system can establish, based at least on first information and a hash value, whether the second information authorizes access to one or more compartments of the compartment system, the first information being associated with the first device;
• wherein the hash value is based at least on the first information and on the second information and is determined by the first device;
• wherein the first information and the hash value are obtained by the compartment system from a second device, which does not have access to the second information.