Patent ID: 7865734
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: B41J,G06F

Abstract:
1. An electronic paper device, comprising: electronic paper material capable of storing informational data regarding one or more related items associatable with the electronic paper material, the electronic paper material composed of one or more thin sheets of material with one or more electrophoretic particles disposed in one or more regions between one or more opposing electrodes; and informational data written onto one or more data portions of the electronic paper material, the informational data including encrypted and/or encoded informational data written by and/or on behalf of one or more authorized entities, the encrypted and/or encoded informational data intended to be non-alterable and readable only by one or more approved persons or one or more approved entities with access to one or more appropriate security methodologies, wherein the electronic paper material includes authentication indicia to identify the electronic paper material, the informational data, and/or one or more related items as having originated from one or more providers of one or more related items and/or from one or more authorized entities, and wherein the electronic paper material includes one or more coupling links to couple with one or more related items and/or one or more containers or packages of one or more related items and to provide confirmation of substantially sustained coupling with one or more related items and/or one or more containers or packages of one or more related items.