Granted Patent B2

US 10,846,996 · App. 16/217,442 · Granted Nov 24, 2020

Inventor: Bernd Schoner (Cambridge, MA)

Assignee: Standard Cognition Corp.

G07G1/0045G06Q10/087

Abstract

Claims (75)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, a request for user access to an area;

initializing, based at least on the request, a user session;

during the user session:

receiving one or more item identifiers, each item identifier of the one or more item identifiers being generated by one or more sensors within the area;

receiving visual data of items, the visual data being generated by one or more sensors within the area;

identifying, based on the received one or more item identifiers, a first number of items removed from the area during the user session;

identifying, based on the received visual data, a second number of items removed from the area during the user session;

comparing the first number of items removed from the area during the user session and the second number of items removed from the area during the user session to obtain a result;

and verifying, based at least in part on a unique identifier stored in a decentralized database, the result, the unique identifier being an identifier associated with the user session.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein one or more parts of the visual data include personally identifiable information associated with a user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the personally identifiable information includes at least one of: a face of the user, a visually distinguishing characteristic of the user, biometric information of the user, a passport number associated with the user, a driver's license number associated with the user, handwriting associated with the user, a geographic location associated with the user, a race or nationality associated with the user.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , further comprising:

segmenting the personally identifiable information from the visual data to generate a first data set including the personally identifiable information and a second data set including the visual data without the personally identifiable information;

encrypting with a first key the first data set, the first key being associated with the user;

encrypting with a second key the second data set, the second key being associated with a provider of one or more items identified by the one or more item identifiers;

storing the encrypted first data set and the encrypted second data set, the encrypted first data set and the encrypted second data set being associated with the result; and

verifying, based at least in part on the first encrypted data set and the second encrypted data set, the result.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

encrypting with a first key one or more parts of the visual data, the first key being associated with a user; and

storing, within a first database, the encrypted one or more parts of the visual data.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , further comprising:

encrypting with a second key the one or more item identifiers, the second key being associated with a provider of one or more items identified by the one or more item identifiers; and

storing, within a second database, the encrypted one or more item identifiers, the first and second databases being distinct databases.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing, within a database, the first number of items removed from the area during the user session; and

storing, within the database, the second number of items removed from the area during the user session.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise radio frequency (RF) tag scanners.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating, at a first time, a cryptographic hash of one or more parts of the visual data to generate the unique identifier;

writing to a first block in a blockchain the unique identifier; and

verifying, at a second time, the result based at least in part on the unique identifier.

10. A system for verifying a result, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled with the one or more processors, the memory configured to store instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:

initialize, based at least on a request, a user session;

during the user session:

receive, from a first source, an item identifier identifying a physical item,

receive, from a second source, visual data associated with the physical item;

generate, based on a cryptographic function, a unique identifier associated with the item identifier or the visual data;

store, within a first block in a decentralized database, the unique identifier;

determine, based on the item identifier and visual data, the result; and

verify, based at least in part on the unique identifier, the result.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein a one or more parts of the visual data includes personally identifiable information associated with a user.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions that when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to:

generate, at a first time, a cryptographic hash of one or more parts of the visual data to generate the unique identifier;

write to a first block in a blockchain the unique identifier; and

verify, at a second time, the result based at least in part on the unique identifier.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the instructions that when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to:

encrypt, with a first key one or more parts of the visual data, the first key being associated with a user; and

store, within a first database, the encrypted one or more parts of the visual data.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the instructions that when executed by the one or more processors further cause the one or more processors to:

encrypt, with a second key the item identifier, the second key being associated with a provider of one or more items identified by the item identifier; and

store, within a second database, the encrypted item identifier, the first and second databases being distinct databases.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for causing at least one computer system to verify a result, the instructions comprising:

initializing, based at least on a request, a user session;

during the user session:

receiving, from a first source, an item identifier identifying a physical item

receiving, from a second source, visual data associated with the physical item;

generating, based on a cryptographic function, a unique identifier associated with the item identifier or the visual data;

storing, within a first block in a decentralized database, the unique identifier;

determining, based on the item identifier and visual data, the result; and

verifying, based at least in part on the unique identifier, the result.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein a one or more parts of the visual data includes personally identifiable information associated with a user.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the instructions further comprising:

encrypting, with a first key one or more parts of the visual data, the first key being associated with a user; and

storing, within a first database, the encrypted one or more parts of the visual data.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , the instructions further comprising:

encrypting, with a second key the item identifier, the second key being associated with a provider of one or more items identified by the item identifier; and

storing, within a second database, the encrypted item identifier, the first and second databases being distinct databases.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the instructions further comprising:

generating, at a first time, a cryptographic hash of one or more parts of the visual data to generate the unique identifier;

writing to a first block in a blockchain the unique identifier; and

verifying, at a second time, the result based at least in part on the unique identifier.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the first source or second source is a sensors physically affixed to a particular area associated with the user session.

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