Open registry for identity of things
AssigneeChronicled, Inc.
InventorsSamantha Radocchia, David Aho, Ryan Orr, Maurizio Greco
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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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A method of item identity verification using an item open registry, a mobile device, and a plurality of identity tags, the identity tags each storing a private key and a unique identifier and coupled to a separate one of a plurality of physical items, wherein the physical item is associated with a network accessible location and the network accessible location comprises a website, the method comprising:
- for each physical item of the plurality of physical items:
- storing, by the open registry, an entry of the physical item, wherein the entry comprises the unique identifier of the identity tag, a public key of the identity tag, an identifier of the network accessible location and a history of custodianship of the physical item, wherein the public key is associated with the private key stored on the identity tag coupled to the physical item;
- broadcasting, by the identity tag, the unique identifier;
- monitoring, by the mobile device, the identity tag and receiving, by the mobile device, the unique identifier of the identity tag;
- transmitting, by the mobile device, the unique identifier to the open registry;
- receiving, by the mobile device, the public key associated with the unique identifier from the open registry;
- generating and transmitting, by the mobile device, a challenge message to the identity tag;
- generating, by the identity tag, a digital signature by signing the challenge message with the private key;
- sending, by the identity tag, the digital signature and the signed challenge message to the mobile device;
- authenticating, by the mobile device, the physical item by verifying the digital signature;
- retrieving, by the mobile device, the identifier of the network accessible location from the open registry using the unique identifier based on the verification of the digital signature;
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- accessing and presenting, by the mobile device, the network accessible location of the physical item using the retrieved identifier of the network accessible location.
A method of item identity verification using an item open registry, a reader device, and a plurality of identity tags, the identity tags each storing a private key and a unique identifier and coupled to a separate one of a plurality of physical items, wherein the physical item is associated with a network accessible location and the network accessible location comprises a website, the method comprising:
- for each physical item of the plurality of physical items:
- storing, by the open registry, an entry of the physical item, wherein the entry comprises the unique identifier of the identity tag, a public key of the identity tag, an identifier of the network accessible location and a history of custodianship of the physical item, wherein the public key is associated with the private key stored on the identity tag coupled to the physical item;
- broadcasting, by the identity tag, the unique identifier;
- monitoring, by the reader device, the identity tag and receiving, by the reader device, the unique identifier of the identity tag;
- transmitting, by the reader device, the unique identifier to the open registry;
- receiving, by the reader device, the public key associated with the unique identifier from the open registry;
- generating and transmitting, by the reader device, a challenge message to the identity tag;
- generating, by the identity tag, a digital signature by signing the challenge message with the private key;
- sending, by the identity tag, the digital signature and the signed challenge message to the reader device;
- authenticating, by the reader device, the physical item by verifying the digital signature;
- retrieving, by the reader device, the identifier of the network accessible location from the open registry using the unique identifier based on the verification of the digital signature;
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- accessing and presenting, by the reader device, the network accessible location of the physical item using the retrieved identifier of the network accessible location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.