Systems and Methods to Ensure Asset and Supply Chain Integrity

A computerized system for ensuring integrity of an asset supply chain, said system creating and using an electronic chain-of-custody data file using encryption technology to record and maintain asset chain-of-custody information, said system comprising:

• a. at least one computer server;
• b. a plurality of terminals, each of said plurality of terminals being associated with at least one of a plurality of agents along said supply chain;
• c. a software application operating on said at least one computer server;
• wherein said at least one computer server operates said software application and a methodology comprising the steps of:
• i. providing a unique encrypted identifier to each of a plurality of agents;
• ii. registering an asset or group of assets by an initial agent, said registration including first descriptive metrics of said asset;
• iii. registering a tracking identifier connected to each asset or group of assets where said tracking identifier, if registered, is based upon rules provided by an exogenous source;
• iv. encrypting an identity of said asset or group of assets, said tracking identifier, and said initial agent into a non-repudiatable log;
• v. registering acceptance of said asset or group of assets by a new agent, at each change of custody of said asset or group of assets, said subsequent registration including second descriptive metrics of said asset or group of assets;
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• vi. adding a record of such registration acceptance to said non-repudiatable log.

A methodology for ensuring integrity of an asset supply chain, said methodology creating and using an electronic chain-of-custody data file using encryption technology to record and maintain asset chain-of-custody information, said methodology comprising the steps of:

• a. providing a public/private key pair to each of a plurality of custodians;
• b. registering an asset by an initial custodian, said registration including descriptive metrics of said asset;
• c. registering a tracking identifier connected to each asset or group of assets where said tracking identifier, if registered, is based upon rules provided by an exogenous source;
• d. at each change of custody of said asset or group of assets, said new custodian registering acceptance of said asset or group of assets, said subsequent registration including descriptive metrics of said asset or group of assets;
• e. at each change of custody of said asset or group of assets, generating at least one report transmitted to the prior and new custodian to confirm a change in custody of said asset or group of assets;
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• f. generating further reports transmitted to at least one member of said supply chain, said reports including relevant administrative information.