METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURELY DETERMINING ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF A GOOD

摘要

A method of securely recording and storing information in an integrated monitor attached to an object about at least one of physical, chemical and environmental effects on said object, over time, comprising the steps of: sensing data regarding a change or lack of change of state of said object or an environment of said object, with at least one of a plurality of sensors, said change or lack of change of state indicating tampering or lack of tampering with said object and/or change or lack of change in said environment of said object; securely sending a signal of said sensed data from said sensor to a storage device embedded within the monitor; and irreversibly recording using encryption of said signal in said storage device for later retrieval.