System and method for verifying authenticity
First Claim
1. A method for verifying a product registration comprising:
- receiving a registration form from a customer, the registration form including a first identifier and a second identifier and the second identifier comprising an encrypted value;
comparing a decrypted value of the second identifier to the first identifier; and
verifying the registration form if the decrypted value and the first identifier are substantially similar.
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Abstract
The disclosure provides systems and methods for helping authenticate products and registrations of such products. One method for providing a product comprises providing a product associated with a first identifier, such as a serial number, to a customer. The method further includes providing a registration form with a second identifier to the customer. This registration form is associated with the product and the second identifier comprises an encrypted form of the first identifier. One method for verifying a product registration comprises receiving a registration form from a customer, with the registration form including a first identifier and a second identifier. Normally, the second identifier comprises an encrypted value. A decrypted value of the second identifier is then compared to the first identifier. The registration form may then be verified if the decrypted value and the first identifier are substantially similar.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for verifying a product registration comprising:
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receiving a registration form from a customer, the registration form including a first identifier and a second identifier and the second identifier comprising an encrypted value;
comparing a decrypted value of the second identifier to the first identifier; and
verifying the registration form if the decrypted value and the first identifier are substantially similar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing a product comprising:
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providing a product associated with a first identifier to a customer, the first identifier uniquely identifying the product; and
providing a registration form with a second identifier to the customer, the registration form associated with the product and the second identifier comprising an encrypted form of the first identifier. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Software comprising computer readable instructions for verifying a product and operable to:
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receive a first identifier and a second identifier from a third party, the first identifier associated with a product and the second identifier comprising an encrypted value;
compare a decrypted value of the second identifier to the first identifier; and
verify the product if the decrypted value and the first identifier are substantially similar. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for automatically verifying a product registration comprising:
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memory storing at least one decryption key; and
one or more processors operable to;
identify a first identifier and a second identifier from a registration form received from a customer, the second identifier comprising an encrypted value;
decrypt the second identifier into a decrypted value using the decryption key;
compare the decrypted value to the first identifier; and
verify the registration form if the decrypted value and the first identifier are identical. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for verifying a product comprising:
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offering a service to third parties to verify the authenticity of a product;
receiving a first identifier and a second identifier via the service, the first identifier associated with a product and the second identifier comprising an encrypted value;
comparing a decrypted value of the second identifier to the first identifier; and
verifying the product if the decrypted value and the first identifier are substantially similar.
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