Verifying the ownership of an owner's authority in terms of product and service
First Claim
1. ) An apparatus for verifying authority of at least one owner comprising:
- means for receiving an identifier of a product and first verification information, said apparatus for verifying the authority in terms of the identifier of a product, first verification information for verifying the authority held at a terminal for the owner with the authority involving said product, and second verification information for verifying the authority concerning the identifier of said product stored in a product database,means for acquiring said second verification information from said product database; and
means for determining whether or not there is the authority from said first verification information and said second verification information.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for verifying the authority of an owner, in terms of an identifier of a product, the first verification information for verifying the authority held at a terminal for an owner with the authority involving the product, and the second verification information for verifying the authority concerning the identifier of the product stored in a product database. The apparatus comprises means for receiving the identifier and the first verification information, means for acquiring the second verification information from the product DB, and means for determining whether or not there is the authority from the first verification information and the second verification information. A hash value acquired from a one-way hash function is employed as a verification key of the verification information.
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37 Claims
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1. ) An apparatus for verifying authority of at least one owner comprising:
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means for receiving an identifier of a product and first verification information, said apparatus for verifying the authority in terms of the identifier of a product, first verification information for verifying the authority held at a terminal for the owner with the authority involving said product, and second verification information for verifying the authority concerning the identifier of said product stored in a product database, means for acquiring said second verification information from said product database; and means for determining whether or not there is the authority from said first verification information and said second verification information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 37)
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8. ) An apparatus for verifying the authority in terms of an identifier of a product, a verification key for verifying the authority held at a terminal for an assignor of the authority involving said product, and the verification information of the assignor concerning the identifier of said product stored in a product database, comprising:
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means for receiving a verification key of an assignee with said authority and the verification key of the assignor with the authority held at said terminal; means for acquiring the verification key of said assignor from said product database; means for verifying the verification key of said assignor in terms of the verification information involving said product; and
means for storing the verification key of said assignee as said verification information of said product database under the condition that said verification is successful. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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13. ) A terminal for managing the information regarding the authority of at least one owner involving a product, comprising:
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means for storing the first verification information managed separately from an identifier of the product; and means for creating a one-time verification key from the first verification information that is used for verification in an apparatus for verifying the authority in terms of the second verification information involving said product stored in a product database. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. ) A method for verifying the authority of at least one owner in terms of an identifier of a product, the first verification information for verifying the authority held at a terminal for an owner with the authority involving said product, and the second verification information for verifying the authority concerning the identifier of said product stored in a product database, comprising:
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a step of receiving said identifier and said first verification information; a step of acquiring said second verification information from said product DB; and a step of determining whether or not there is the authority from said first verification information and said second verification information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 35)
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25. ) A method for verifying the authority of at least one owner in terms of an identifier of a product, a verification key for verifying the authority held at a terminal for an assignor with the authority involving said product, and the verification information of the assignor concerning the identifier of said product stored in a product database, comprising:
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a step of receiving a verification key of an assignee with said authority and said verification key of the assignor with the authority held at said terminal; a step of acquiring said verification key of the assignor from said product DB; a step of verifying the verification key of said assignor in terms of the verification information involving said product; and a step of storing the verification key of said assignee as said verification information of said product DB under the condition that said verification is successful. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 36)
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30. ) A method for managing the information regarding the authority of at least one owner involving a product at a terminal, comprising:
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a step of storing the first verification information managed separately from an identifier of the product; and a step of creating a one-time verification key from the first verification information that is used for verification in an apparatus for verifying the authority in terms of the second verification information involving said product stored in a product database. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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