The disclosed embodiments include computerized systems and methods that generate secured distributed storage ledger structures, such as block-chain-based ledger structures, that facilitate event-based control of tracked assets. In one embodiment, an apparatus associated with a centralized authority of the secured distributed storage ledger may detect an occurrence of a triggering event, and may access and decrypt a set of rules hashed into the secured distributed storage ledger using a confidentially-held master cryptographic key. The apparatus may identify a rule associated with the detected event, and perform one or more operations consistent with the rule and involving at least one of assets tracked within the secured distributed storage ledger or an owner of a portion of the tracked assets.

Examples of a method to use in an electronic device, an electronic device, and a machine-readable non-transitory storage medium are disclosed herein. An example of the machine-readable non-transitory storage medium includes instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device to generate a molecular signature tag based on molecular signature data representative of a determined molecular structure of an object scanned by a molecular detector of the electronic device and to embed the molecular signature tag in metadata of an image file based on a captured image of the object by a camera of the electronic device.

The disclosed embodiments include computerized systems and methods that generate secured distributed storage ledger structures, such as block-chain-based ledger structures, that facilitate event-based control of tracked assets. In one embodiment, an apparatus associated with a centralized authority of the secured distributed storage ledger may detect an occurrence of a triggering event, and may access and decrypt a set of rules hashed into the secured distributed storage ledger using a confidentially-held master cryptographic key. The apparatus may identify a rule associated with the detected event, and perform one or more operations consistent with the rule and involving at least one of assets tracked within the secured distributed storage ledger or an owner of a portion of the tracked assets.

An apparatus for use in electronic document control includes a storage device a processor coupled to the storage device. The storage device storing software instructions for controlling the processor that when executed by the processor configure the processor to: receive a signal representing data including an original document, append a unique identifier to the original document to generate a modified document, generate a hash value of the modified document, and transmit the hash value corresponding to the modified document to an electronic distributed ledger.

Systems and methods for authenticating a digital file are provided. The systems and methods may operate independently or supplement existing copy protection systems, such as CSS, and help make them more robust. The digital file may be stored on a computer readable medium such as a physical disc, digital content downloaded from the Internet, or any other suitable digital content. In some aspects, the systems and methods described herein include identifying media content stored in a digital file that needs to be authenticated, and subsequently reading suitably chosen media blocks in encrypted (and unencrypted) form from the digital file for comparison with corresponding blocks (e.g., stored in a database) obtained from a genuine copy. The digital file will be authenticated only in the case of a successful match.

An apparatus for use in electronic document control includes a storage device a processor coupled to the storage device. The storage device storing software instructions for controlling the processor that when executed by the processor configure the processor to: receive a signal representing data including an original document, append a unique identifier to the original document to generate a modified document, generate a hash value of the modified document, and transmit the hash value corresponding to the modified document to an electronic distributed ledger.

A signature to be used to verify whether or not an original version video captured by a camera has been altered is assigned in the camera to improve the evidential quality of the original version video captured by the camera. The camera (2) includes: an image pickup unit that captures a video of an area to be monitored; a CPU that generates, using a portion or the entirety of video data of the area to be monitored captured by the image pickup unit, a signature for verifying whether or not the video data have been altered; and a network communication unit that sequentially transmits, to a client terminal (4), signed video data obtained by assigning the signature generated by the CPU to the video data. The client terminal (4) includes: a network communication unit that receives the signed video data that are sequentially transmitted from the network communication unit; a CPU that verifies whether or not the video data included in the signed video data received by the network communication unit have been altered; and a display (43) that outputs the result of the verification performed by the CPU.

Various systems and methods may benefit from determination of environmental signatures in recordings. For example, such signatures may aid forensic analysis and alignment of media recordings, such as alignment of audio or video recordings. A method can include extracting electric network frequency signals from an image sequence of a video recording or an audio recording. The method can also include synchronizing the video recording or the audio recording with at least one other datum based on the electric network frequency signals.

A device may passively record or transmit data characterizing the environment of a user and/or the physiological condition of the user. The device may encrypts and/or cryptographically sign data for storage and/or transmission. Cryptographically secured data may be transmitted from the device to at least a second computing device, either in real-time or after being stored. Encrypted data may be decrypted only if the private key associated with the user is provided. Cryptographic signature(s) may validate the data. A device may optionally operate in conjunction with a mobile communication device. Batteries to power the operation of the device may be used as part of a strap that may retains the device to the user.

A process includes receiving a signal representing data including event information detailing an event involving a product. A computer processor determines that the event matches a triggering event in an event trigger list stored in an entry of a distributed ledger for the product. The event trigger list includes a change in status of manufacturing and/or shipment of the product. At least a portion of the distributed ledger is stored at a storage device. A rule associated with the triggering event is determined by the processor. The rule was previously stored in a rules section of the entry of the distributed ledger. The rule is executed by the processor by updating the distributed ledger and performing an action associated with the determined rule specified in the rules section.