International Business Machines Corporation

Frequentz LLC

Steven P Beier

Ralf Rantzau

Gary J Robinson

Tyrone W A Grandison

Valer-Alin Crisan

Umair Akeel

Karin Kailing

Anthony C Asher

Christian C Clauss

Gautham B Pai

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for protecting data residing in a repository of an electronic product code information service against undesired data disclosure. One or more disclosure policies are defined for an item tagged with an electronic product code. The item has associated data stored in the repository. The disclosure policies describe one or more of: who is permitted to query the repository for information, what type of information is permitted to be obtained from the repository in response to a query, and under what condition the repository can be queried. The disclosure policies are enforced in response to a received query from a party by only disclosing a subset of the data from the repository, the subset being determined in accordance with the defined one or more disclosure policies. A web-based tool for defining disclosure policies is also described.

Providing security for queries to electronic product code information services

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for managing security and privacy associations between an electronic product code value and an address of a repository containing information about an item represented by the electronic product code. A security certificate is issued to each of one or more parties that are authorized to use the repository. In response to a party among the one or more parties sensing the electronic product code, a record is created in the repository. The record represents the sensing of the electronic product code and includes a security certificate belonging to the party that sensed the electronic product code.

Security and privacy enforcement for discovery services in a network of electronic product code information repositories

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Steven P Beier