Secure shipment receive apparatus with delegation-chain

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to coordinate and manage secure shipment of a package. An example shipment coordination apparatus includes an address generator and a verification engine. The example apparatus includes a shipping group coordinator to generate a group including a sender and a receiver based on a) a first digital address associated with the sender, b) a second digital address associated with the receiver, and c) at least one encryption key associated with the first digital address and/or the second digital address, the shipping group coordinator to initiate delivery instruction and manage receipt confirmation of a package at a second physical address corresponding to the second digital address based on verification of a token identifying the receiver and to provide messaging between the sender and the receiver in the group using a group encryption key to keep messages private in the group.

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         2 . A shipment coordination apparatus comprising:
 at least one memory;   instructions in the apparatus; and   processor circuitry to execute the instructions to at least:
 electronically generate a communication group including a sender and a first receiver based on a) a first digital address associated with the sender, b) a second digital address associated with the first receiver, and c) at least one encryption key associated with at least one of the first digital address or the second digital address; 
 generate a token identifying the first receiver, the first receiver associated with a delivery instruction for a package to a delivery address corresponding to the second digital address, confirmation of delivery to be based on verification of the token; 
 facilitate messaging between the sender and the first receiver in the communication group using a group encryption key to keep messages private in the communication group; 
 adjust, using at least in a part a notification from the first receiver, the delivery address from corresponding to the second digital address to corresponding to a third digital address, the third digital address associated with a second receiver; and 
 update the token to form an updated token to identify the second receiver and to invite the second receiver to join the communication group to message and receive the package at the delivery address using the updated token and a chain of authorization including the first receiver and the second receiver. 
   
     
     
         3 . The shipment coordination apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the second digital address is generated from a physical address using the at least one encryption key. 
     
     
         4 . The shipment coordination apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the second digital address is registered with the communication group. 
     
     
         5 . The shipment coordination apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the processor circuitry is to verify the second receiver using the at least one encryption key. 
     
     
         6 . The shipment coordination apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the processor circuitry is to store the chain of authorization using a ledger as a delegation-chain. 
     
     
         7 . The shipment coordination apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one encryption key includes a private encryption key, a private signing key, a public encryption key, and a public signing key. 
     
     
         8 . The shipment coordination apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the processor circuitry is to interact with a sending application and a receiving application to register the first digital address and the second digital address. 
     
     
         9 . The shipment coordination apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the processor circuitry is to facilitate communication of messages in the communication group to be verified using a nonce word and a digital signature. 
     
     
         10 . The shipment coordination apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the processor circuitry is to communicate with a low power tag associated with the package. 
     
     
         11 . A tangible computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause processor circuitry to at least:
 electronically generate a communication group including a sender and a first receiver based on a) a first digital address associated with the sender, b) a second digital address associated with the first receiver, and c) at least one encryption key associated with at least one of the first digital address or the second digital address;   generate a token identifying the first receiver, the first receiver associated with a delivery instruction for a package to a delivery address corresponding to the second digital address, confirmation of delivery to be based on verification of the token;   facilitate messaging between the sender and the first receiver in the communication group using a group encryption key to keep messages private in the communication group;   adjust, using at least in a part a notification from the first receiver, the delivery address from corresponding to the second digital address to corresponding to a third digital address, the third digital address associated with a second receiver; and   update the token to form an updated token to identify the second receiver and to invite the second receiver to join the communication group to message and receive the package at the delivery address using the updated token and a chain of authorization including the first receiver and the second receiver.   
     
     
         12 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed generate the second digital address from a physical address using the at least one encryption key. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one encryption key includes a private encryption key, a private signing key, a public encryption key, and a public signing key, and wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor circuitry to verify the second receiver using the at least one encryption key. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor circuitry to store the chain of authorization using a ledger as a delegation-chain. 
     
     
         15 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor circuitry to interact with a sending application and a receiving application to register the first digital address and the second digital address. 
     
     
         16 . The computer-readable storage medium of  claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor circuitry to facilitate communication of messages in the communication group to be verified using a nonce word and a digital signature. 
     
     
         17 . A method comprising:
 electronically generating a communication group including a sender and a first receiver based on a) a first digital address associated with the sender, b) a second digital address associated with the first receiver, and c) at least one encryption key associated with at least one of the first digital address or the second digital address;   generating a token identifying the first receiver, the first receiver associated with a delivery instruction for a package to a delivery address corresponding to the second digital address, confirmation of delivery to be based on verification of the token;   facilitating messaging between the sender and the first receiver in the communication group using a group encryption key to keep messages private in the communication group;   adjusting, using at least in a part a notification from the first receiver, the delivery address from corresponding to the second digital address to corresponding to a third digital address, the third digital address associated with a second receiver; and   updating the token to form an updated token to identify the second receiver and to invite the second receiver to join the communication group to message and receive the package at the delivery address using the updated token and a chain of authorization including the first receiver and the second receiver.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further including generating the second digital address from a physical address using the at least one encryption key. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the at least one encryption key includes a private encryption key, a private signing key, a public encryption key, and a public signing key, and further including verifying the second receiver using the at least one encryption key. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , further including facilitating communication of messages in the communication group to be verified using a nonce word and a digital signature. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 17 , further including manage confirmation of receipt of the package based on verification of the updated token.