Patent ID: 8621224

Claim:
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; and 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; and if the security validation determination indicates no alteration, providing a detectable â€œokâ€ status alert on at least one of the e-paper document, an associated item, an associated product, an associated container, or an associated package.