Open registry for identity of things including social record feature
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1. An item profile, open registry and authentication system, the system comprising:
- one or more physical items;
one or more identity tags each coupled to one of the physical items, the identity tags each storing a private key and a unique identifier and configured to enable the unique identifier to be wirelessly read but prevent the private key from being read from the tag;
a mobile device storing an item application and configured to wirelessly read the unique identifier from one or more of the identity tags when proximate to the one or more of the tags, wherein the item application generates and stores an item profile including item information for each of the physical items and displays the item profile associated with one of the physical items when the identity tag coupled to the one of the physical items is scanned by the device, wherein the item application enables an owner of one of the physical items to identify one or more portions of the item profile as being private and the item application refrains from displaying the one or more portions the item profile when the item profile is displayed; and
a open registry storing the unique identifier and a public key of each of the physical items, wherein the public key is associated with the private key stored on the identity tag coupled to the physical item.
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Abstract
An identity system for the Internet of Things (IOT) that enables users and machines to identify, authenticate and interact with products and collectibles without relying on a third-party-controlled authentication service. The system includes wireless tamperproof tags coupled to products and an open registry database where a chain of ownership of the items is able to be stored. The open registry enables public access to the item identity and data combined with item registration anonymity.
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1. An item profile, open registry and authentication system, the system comprising:
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one or more physical items; one or more identity tags each coupled to one of the physical items, the identity tags each storing a private key and a unique identifier and configured to enable the unique identifier to be wirelessly read but prevent the private key from being read from the tag; a mobile device storing an item application and configured to wirelessly read the unique identifier from one or more of the identity tags when proximate to the one or more of the tags, wherein the item application generates and stores an item profile including item information for each of the physical items and displays the item profile associated with one of the physical items when the identity tag coupled to the one of the physical items is scanned by the device, wherein the item application enables an owner of one of the physical items to identify one or more portions of the item profile as being private and the item application refrains from displaying the one or more portions the item profile when the item profile is displayed; and a open registry storing the unique identifier and a public key of each of the physical items, wherein the public key is associated with the private key stored on the identity tag coupled to the physical item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile device for use in an item open registry and authentication system, the mobile device comprising:
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a wireless signal transceiver for communicating data wirelessly between the mobile device and one or more identity tags each coupled to one of one or more physical items, the identity tags each storing a private key and a unique identifier and configured to enable the unique identifier to be wirelessly read but prevent the private key from being read from the tag; a network interface for communicating with an open registry storing the unique identifier, item information and a public key of each of the physical items, wherein the public key is associated with the private key stored on the identity tag coupled to the physical item, wherein the item application enables an owner of one of the physical items to identify one or more portions of the item profile as being private and the item application refrains from displaying the one or more portions the item profile when the item profile is displayed; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing an item application that controls the communication between the mobile device and the tags and the registry, automatically wirelessly searches for the tags and prompts a user on the mobile device when one of the tags is discovered, and further wherein the item application generates and stores an item profile including physical item information for each of the physical items and displays the item profile associated with one of the physical items when the identity tag coupled to the one of the physical items is scanned by the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of using an item application of an authentication system including one or more physical items, one or more identity tags each coupled to one of the physical items, the identity tags each storing a private key and a unique identifier and configured to enable the unique identifier to be wirelessly read but prevent the private key from being read from the tag, a mobile device storing the item application and configured to wirelessly read the unique identifier from one or more of the identity tags when proximate to the one or more of the tags, and a open registry storing the unique identifier and a public key of each of the physical items, wherein the public key is associated with the private key stored on the identity tag coupled to the physical item, the method comprising:
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generating and storing an item profile including item information for each of the physical items with the item application; enabling, with the item application, an owner of one of the physical items to identify one or more portions of the item profile as being private; and displaying portions of the item profile associated with one of the physical items that are not identified as private with the item application when the identity tag coupled to the one of the physical items is scanned by the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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