OPEN REGISTRY FOR IDENTITY OF THINGS
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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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74 Claims
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1-13. -13. (canceled)
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14. A method of item identity verification using an item open registry and authentication system, the method comprising:
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wirelessly discovering a unique identifier stored on an identity tag coupled to a physical item with a mobile device, wherein the identity tag stores a private key and is configured to enable the unique identifier to be wirelessly read but prevent the private key from being read, and further wherein the mobile device is configured to automatically wirelessly read the unique identifier from the identity tag when proximate to the tag; transmitting the unique identifier from the mobile device to an open registry, the registry storing the unique identifier, item information and a public key of the item, wherein the public key is associated with the private key stored on the identity tag coupled to the item; receiving the public key associated with the unique identifier from the registry and receiving a digital signature from the identity tag with the mobile device; and authenticating the item with the mobile device by determining if the digital signature was generated by the private key stored in the identity tag using the received public key. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of item identity verification using an item open registry and authentication system, the method comprising:
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wirelessly discovering a unique identifier stored on an identity tag coupled to an item with a reader device, wherein the identity tag stores a private key and is configured to enable the unique identifier to be wirelessly read but prevent the private key from being read, and further wherein the reader device is configured to automatically wirelessly read the unique identifier from the identity tag when proximate to the tag; transmitting the unique identifier from the reader device to an open registry, the registry storing the unique identifier, item information and a public key of the item, wherein the public key is associated with the private key stored on the identity tag coupled to the item; receiving the public key associated with the unique identifier from the registry and receiving a digital signature from the identity tag with the reader device; and authenticating the item with the reader device by determining if the digital signature was generated by the private key stored in the identity tag using the received public key. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A method of item identity verification using an item open registry and authentication system, the method comprising:
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wirelessly discovering a unique identifier stored on an identity tag coupled to an item with a reader device, wherein the identity tag stores a private key and is configured to enable the unique identifier to be wirelessly read but prevent the private key from being read, and further wherein the reader device is configured to automatically wirelessly read the unique identifier from the identity tag when proximate to the tag, wherein the reader device retrieves the unique identifier from the tag, wherein upon receiving a challenge message, the identity tag; digitally signs the challenge message thereby generating the digital signature based on the private key stored in the identity tag; and transmits the digital signature to the reader device; transmitting the unique identifier from the reader device to an open registry, the registry storing the unique identifier, item information and a public key of the item, wherein the public key is associated with the private key stored on the identity tag coupled to the item; receiving the public key associated with the unique identifier from the registry and receiving a digital signature from the identity tag with the reader device; and authenticating the item with the reader device by determining if the digital signature was generated by the private key stored in the identity tag using the received public key. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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