Registration of product information and authenticity certification

An apparatus comprising:

• a memory, and
• a processor for controlling the operation of the apparatus, configured to control the apparatus to perform
• providing a general purpose product registration system by
• providing a product provider interface for uploading product information concerning certain one or more products;
• generating unique product identifiers and certificates of authenticity for said certain one or more products;
• distributing the unique product identifiers and the and certificates of authenticity through the product provider interface to product providers associated with said certain one or more products;
• providing an end user interface that enables end users to register ownerships of products by registering unique product identifiers associated with the products,
• keeping record of unique product identifiers registered to end users in said memory,
• providing to product providers end user information comprising information about unique product identifiers registered to end users through the product provider interface, and
• making information about registered product ownerships available to other end users through the end user interface.

A computer readable medium embodying computer executable program code configured to be executed by a processor of an apparatus, to cause the apparatus to perform:

• providing a general purpose product registration system by providing a product provider interface for uploading product information concerning certain one or more products;
• generating unique product identifiers and certificates of authenticity for said certain one or more products;
• distributing the unique product identifiers and the and certificates of authenticity through the product provider interface to product providers associated with said certain one or more products;
• providing an end user interface that enables end users to register ownerships of products by registering unique product identifiers associated with the products,
• keeping record of unique product identifiers registered to end users, and
• providing to product providers end user information comprising information about unique product identifiers registered to end users, and
• making information about registered product ownerships available to other end users through the end user interface.