System and method for managing product ownership
AssigneeVera Services Inc.
InventorSpencer Stebbins
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Abstract
A system and method for managing product authenticity, ownership, and traceability are provided. The system may include an electronic tag having a tag ID where electronic tag may be incorporated into a product having a product ID. The system may further include an electronic ledger associating the tag ID, the product ID, and ownership information for the product. The system may further include devices capable of scanning the electronic tags such as through NFC or RFID, where the devices may provide interfaces for transferring ownership of the product, authenticating the product, locating the product, and/or reporting that the product is lost or missing.
Claims20
A system for managing product ownership comprising:
- a tag incorporated into a product, the tag having a tag ID;
- an electronic certificate unique to the product;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- associate the electronic certificate with the tag;
- and
- record ownership information of the product in the electronic certificate.
A method for managing product ownership comprising:
- scanning, by a device, an electronic tag having a tag ID;
- transmitting, by the device, the tag ID to a server;
- matching, by the server, the tag ID to a certificate associated with a product;
- retrieving, by the server, a product information and an ownership information based on the certificate;
- transmitting, by the server, the product information and the ownership information to the device;
- and
- displaying, by the device, the product information and the ownership information on an interface.
A method for managing product ownership comprising:
- scanning a tag associated with a certificate unique to a product, the tag having a tag ID and the product having a product ID;
- associating an ownership information with the certificate;
- and
- in response to a transfer of ownership, updating the ownership information to reflect a new owner of the product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.