Alert options for electronic-paper verification
AssigneeThe Invention Science Fund I, LLC
InventorsEdward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr.
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Abstract
A system and method to control the writing on electronic paper (e-paper). An e-paper device may incorporate authentication indicia as part of informational data written on e-paper material. The informational data is protected by a security methodology that is accessible to authorized entities. A reader device may be used to help make a verification determination of whether encrypted or encoded data has been altered. In some instances an output alert operably coupled to the reader device serves as a verification status indicator.
Claims37
A system for providing verification status for an e-paper document having an electronically written image associated with an item, comprising:
- at least one non-transitory signal bearing medium configured by one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, perform a method including at least:
- scanning the image and encrypted or encoded data indicia included in the image on the e-paper document;
- making a validation determination using the encrypted or encoded data indicia to determine whether the image has been altered;
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- providing a status output based on a result obtained by the validation determination, including at least:
- if the validation determination indicates at least one of the encrypted or encoded data indicia has been altered, providing a detectable warning status alert on at least one of the e-paper document, an associated item, an associated product, an associated container, or an associated package;
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- if the security validation determination indicates no alteration, providing a detectable “ok” status alert on at least one of the e-paper document, an associated item, an associated product, an associated container, or an associated package.
A first system for indicating a verification status of an e-paper document having an electronically written image related to an associated item, comprising:
- a communication device configured to perform at least one of a reception of or a transmission of one or more signals in relation to a second system that includes at least:
- a sensor device for scanning the image and encrypted or encoded information included in the image on the e-paper document;
- a processing component for performing a security validation on the encrypted or encoded information to determine whether the image has been altered;
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- an alert indicator disposed on the e-paper document for providing a first output responsive to the security validation performed by said processing component, including at least:
- if the security validation determination indicates at least one of the encrypted or encoded information has been altered, providing a detectable warning status alert on at least one of the e-paper document or the associated item;
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- if the security validation determination indicates no alteration, providing a detectable “ok” status alert on at least one of the e-paper document or the associated item.
A system for providing verification status for an e-paper document associated with an item, comprising:
- a monitoring device for periodically monitoring encrypted or encoded data indicia displayed on the e-paper document;
- a detecting device for detecting an unauthorized alteration to the encrypted or encoded data indicia;
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- an alert device for generating an automatic status output alert based on a result obtained by said detecting, including at least:
- if the detecting device for detecting an unauthorized alteration indicates at least one of the encrypted or encoded data indicia has been altered, providing a detectable warning status alert on at least one of the e-paper document or the associated item;
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- if the detecting device for detecting an unauthorized alteration indicates no alteration, providing a detectable “ok” status alert on at least one of the e-paper document or the associated item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.