EP0984400A2
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Electronic monitoring apparatus
Assignee: Hi G Tek Inc
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Filing: 1999-08-31
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-08-31
Abstract
Abstract Electronic monitoring apparatus (10) including an object (14) to be protected, an electronic seal body (12) integrally formed with the object (14) to be protected, and an electronic seal wire (16) attachable to the seal body (12), characterized by the seal wire (16) having an electrical signature which is not readable without disengagement of the seal wire (16) from the seal body (12), and electronic seal circuitry (18) in electrical communication with the seal wire (16) which senses a change in the electrical signature.
Inventors
- 👤 Yosef Haimovich
- 👤 Yehuda Armoni
- 👤 Michael Auerbach
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:11
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F3/00; G09F3/02; G09F3/03; G09F3/0305; G09F3/0347; G09F3/0352; G07; G07C; G07C5/00; G07C5/08; G07C5/0841; G07C5/085; G09F3/0329
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
Electronic monitoring apparatus (10, 20) comprising: an object (14) to be protected; and an electronic seal body (12) integrally formed with said object (14) to be
protected; characterized by an electronic seal wire (16) attachable to said seal body (12),
said seal wire (16) having an electrical signature which is not readable without disengagement
of the seal wire (16) from the seal body (12); and electronic seal circuitry (18) in electrical communication with said seal wire (16)
which senses a change in said electrical signature.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
Electronic monitoring apparatus (20) comprising: an object (14) to be protected; an electronic seal body (12) comprising two halves (22, 24), each half (22, 24)
attached to said object (14) to be protected; an electronic seal wire (16) having two ends each of which is attachable to one
of said halves (22, 24) of said seal body (12), said seal wire (16) having an electrical signature
which is not readable without disengagement of the seal wire (16) from the seal body (12); and electronic seal circuitry (18) in electrical communication with said seal wire (16)
which senses a change in said electrical signature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
77 words
Electronic monitoring apparatus (20) according to claim 2 wherein said object
(14) comprises a door (28) and an enclosure (30), wherein one of said halves (22, 24) is
attached to said door (28) and the other half (22, 24) is attached to a portion of said enclosure
(30), wherein said door (28) is openable only under two conditions: a) tampering with said seal
wire (16), b) disengagement of said seal wire (16) from said seal body (12).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
Electronic monitoring apparatus (20) according to claim 2 wherein said halves
(22, 24) are in electrical communication with each other.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
Electronic monitoring apparatus (20) according to claim 4 wherein said halves
(22, 24) are in electrical communication with each other via said seal wire (16).
Claim 6
Independent Claim
77 words
A method for protecting an object (14) comprising: integrally forming an electronic seal body (12) with an object (14) to be
protected; providing an electronic seal wire (16) separately from said seal body (12); attaching said electronic seal wire (16) to said seal body (12), said seal wire
(16) having an electrical signature which is not readable without disengagement of the seal
wire (16) from the seal body (12); and sensing a change in said electrical signature.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method according to claim 6 wherein said electronic seal body (12) is
formed with the object (14) by a manufacturer of the object (14) and said electronic seal wire
(16) is provided to a user of the object (14).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 6 and further comprising communicating with at
least one of said electronic seal body (12) and said electronic seal wire (16) by means of
encrypted communication.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 7 wherein said encrypted communication
comprises a mutual zero-knowledge interaction authentication session.
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