Open registry for internet of things including sealed materials
AssigneeChronicled, Inc.
InventorsSamantha Radocchia, David Aho, Maurizio Greco, Ryan Orr, Alex Batlin
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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.
Claims19
An item open registry, tamper prevention and authentication system, the system comprising:
- one or more physical items each having a body including a sealable inner cavity and a sealing element that is configured to move between an open position and a closed position to selectively seal or unseal the inner cavity;
- one or more identity tags each coupled to one of the items such that the sealing element of the one of the items is blocked from opening by the tags, the identity tags each storing a private key and a unique identifier and configured to enable the unique identifier to be wirelessly read but prevent the private key from being read from the tag;
- a mobile device configured to wirelessly read the unique identifier from one or more of the identity tags when proximate to the one or more of the tags;
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- a open registry storing the unique identifier, item information and a public key of each of the items, wherein the public key is associated with the private key stored on the identity tag coupled to the item.
An identity tag for use in an item open registry and authentication system, the identity tag comprising:
- an authentication circuit storing a private key and a unique identifier, wherein the private key is associated with a public key such that data encrypted by the private key can only be decrypted using the public key;
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- a protective body coupled to the circuit, wherein the protective body is a thin flexible sheet that fully envelopes the circuit and has an adhesive on one side of the flexible sheet for coupling to an item.
A method of providing an identity tag for use in an item open registry and authentication system, the method comprising:
- providing one or more physical items each having a body including a sealable inner cavity and a sealing element that is configured to move between an open position and a closed position to selectively seal or unseal the inner cavity;
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- coupling one or more identity tags to the one or more physical items such that the sealing element of the items is blocked from opening by the tags, the identity tags each storing a private key and a unique identifier and configured to enable the unique identifier to be wirelessly read but prevent the private key from being read from the tag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.