Patent ID: 7983991

Claim:
A method for a secure delivery of physical goods, comprising: associating a good unique identifier (GUID) to a package comprising the physical goods requested by a client; obtaining proof of identity parameters from a client associated with the transaction involving the physical goods before the delivery of the physical goods, wherein the proof of identity parameters are provided to the client by a trusted authority; generating a certification key, by a trusted authority computing device comprising a processor; transmitting the certification key, by the trusted authority computing device, to a delivery device; storing the certification key by the delivery device; computing a function, by the delivery device comprising a processor, wherein the function is computed using the proof of identity parameters, the GUID, and the certification key; based on the computed function, displaying a positive result on the delivery device; delivering the physical goods to the client, based on the computed function, displaying the positive result on the delivery device; obtaining, by the trusted authority computing device, delivery data from the delivery device used to deliver the physical goods; certifying, after delivery of the physical goods and by the trusted authority computing device the delivery based on the delivery data obtained during the delivery of the physical goods match the proof of identity parameters, the GUID, and the certification key known to the trusted authority.