Microprocessor identity device

• US 8,489,895 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2011
• Issued: 07/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Identity Security LLC (f/k/a Integrated Information Solutions Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Identity Security LLC (f/k/a Integrated Information Solutions Corporation)
• Inventors: Tan, Aureliano Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): DADA, BEEMNET W
• Application Number:
  US13/208,035
• Publication Number:
  US 20110296168A1
• Time in Patent Office: 705 Days
• Field of Search: 713/164, 713/165, 713/167, 713/189, 713/193, 380/277, 380/286, 726/5, 726/29
• US Class Current: 713/189
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/44 Program or device authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/602 Providing cryptographic facilities or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/73 by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers

Abstract

A digital identity device for uniquely identifying legal entities. The digital identity device is used for secure electronic communications.

Claims

1. A microprocessor identity device, comprising:

a microprocessor;

microprocessor identity information that uniquely identifies the microprocessor identity device; and

digital identity data that identifies an owner of the microprocessor identity device, the digital identity data being bound to the microprocessor identity device,

wherein when the owner provides the digital identity data, the digital identity data is bound to the microprocessor identity device by encryption of the digital identity data with the microprocessor identity information to thereby establish the owner'"'"'s ownership of the microprocessor identity device.

2. The microprocessor identity device of claim 1, wherein the microprocessor identity information is at least one selected from a group consisting of a mathematically generated number that satisfies certain encryption criteria and a series of alphanumeric characters that satisfies certain encryption criteria.

6. The microprocessor identity device of claim 1, wherein the digital identity data is stored in a database that is external to the microprocessor identity device.

3. A microprocessor identity device, comprising:

a microprocessor;

microprocessor identity information that uniquely identifies the microprocessor identity device; and

digital identity data that identifies an owner of the microprocessor identity device, the digital identity data being bound to the microprocessor identity device,

wherein when the owner establishes ownership of the microprocessor identity device, the digital identity data is bound by an operating system external to the microprocessor identity device by use of an encryption algorithm and the microprocessor identity information.

12. The microprocessor identity device of claim 3, wherein the microprocessor identity information is at least one selected from a group consisting of a mathematically generated number that satisfies certain encryption criteria and a series of alphanumeric characters that satisfies certain encryption criteria.

15. The microprocessor identity device of claim 3, wherein the digital identity data is stored in a database that is external to the microprocessor identity device.

4. A microprocessor identity device, comprising:

a microprocessor;

microprocessor identity information that uniquely identifies the microprocessor identity device; and

digital identity data that identifies an owner of the microprocessor identity device, the digital identity data being bound to the microprocessor identity device,

wherein the microprocessor identity device is a component of a computer, and

wherein when the owner establishes ownership of the computer, the digital identity data is bound to the microprocessor identity device by encryption of the digital identity data with the microprocessor identity information.

13. The microprocessor identity device of claim 4, wherein the microprocessor identity information is at least one selected from a group consisting of a mathematically generated number that satisfies certain encryption criteria and a series of alphanumeric characters that satisfies certain encryption criteria.

16. The microprocessor identity device of claim 4, wherein the digital identity data is stored in a database that is external to the microprocessor identity device.

5. A microprocessor identity device, comprising:

a microprocessor;

microprocessor identity information that uniquely identifies the microprocessor identity device; and

digital identity data that identifies an owner of the microprocessor identity device, the digital identity data being bound to the microprocessor identity device,

wherein the digital identity data includes a password provided by the owner, and

wherein the digital identity data is bound to the microprocessor identity device using an encryption algorithm and the microprocessor identity information.

14. The microprocessor identity device of claim 5, wherein the microprocessor identity information is at least one selected from a group consisting of a mathematically generated number that satisfies certain encryption criteria and a series of alphanumeric characters that satisfies certain encryption criteria.

17. The microprocessor identity device of claim 5, wherein the digital identity data is stored in a database that is external to the microprocessor identity device.

7. A microprocessor identity device comprising:

a microprocessor;

microprocessor identity information that uniquely identifies the microprocessor; and

digital identity data that identifies an owner of the microprocessor identity device, the digital identity data being encrypted with an algorithm that uses the microprocessor identity information.

8. The microprocessor identity device of claim 7, wherein the digital identity data comprises a password provided by the owner.

9. The microprocessor identity device of claim 7, wherein the digital identity data is stored in a memory external to the microprocessor identity device.

10. A microprocessor identity device comprising:

microprocessor identity information that uniquely identifies the microprocessor identity device; and

digital identity data that identifies an owner of the microprocessor identity device, the digital identity data being encrypted with the microprocessor identity information when the owner establishes ownership of the microprocessor identity device.

11. The microprocessor identity device of claim 10,

wherein the digital identity data is encrypted by an operating system external to the microprocessor identity device;

and

wherein the microprocessor identity device is operably configured to receive the digital identity data encrypted with the microprocessor identity information.