OPEN REGISTRY FOR IDENTITY OF THINGS INCLUDING SOCIAL RECORD FEATURE

摘要

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.

主权项

1. An item profile, open registry and authentication system, the system comprising:
one or more physical items; one or more identity tags each coupled to one of the items, 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 storing an item application and 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, wherein the item application generates and stores an item profile including item information for each of the items and displays the item profile associated with one of the items when the identity tag coupled to the one of the items is scanned by the device; and a open registry storing the unique identifier 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.