IP Library Granted Patent US 11,695,755
Granted Patent B2
US 11,695,755 · App. 17/491,051 · Granted Jul 4, 2023

Identity proofing and portability on blockchain

Inventors: Jose Caldera (Palo Alto, CA); Kieran Gerard Sherlock (Palo Alto, CA)
Assignee: Acuant, Inc.
H04L63/083G06F21/31G06F21/45H04L63/102G06F2221/2129
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Patent No.
US 11,695,755
App. No.
17/491,051
Granted
Jul 4, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for combining data from various data providers, certain portions of said data necessary to perform identity related services, said portions of said data combined into a central repository with a secure data structure, said data structure made available to outside parties participating in verification or validation services on at least a part of said portions of said data, storing the results of said services as separate entries in said data structure, resulting after a review in a total score, that can be used as a proofed portable identity verification.

Claims (36)

1. A device comprising:

a processor configured to:

transmit a portion of a digital identity of a user to an external system, the external system configured to validate the portion;

receive a validation result from the external system and storing the validation result as an entity separate from the digital identity;

aggregate the validation result with a previous validation result to generate a total score (TS) for the user;

re-calculate the TS upon an expiration of a pre-defined time period; and

create a second score for the external system.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein transmitting a portion of a digital identity of a user to an external system comprises transmitting the portion to an approved action of the external system.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein transmitting a portion of a digital identity of a user to an external system comprises transmitting the portion to an unapproved action of the external system.

4. The device of claim 1 , the processor further configured to store the digital identity in a blockchain data structure.

5. The device of claim 4 , the processor further configured to record a price computed for calculating the TS in the blockchain data structure.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein transmitting a portion of a digital identity of a user to an external system comprises transmitting the portion as part of a series of tests executed on the digital identity, wherein the series of tests comprise one or more of validating that the digital identity is associated with a real person, validating whether an applicant is an owner of the digital identity, validating that a location of the digital identity is in a valid location, and validating a transaction history associated with the digital identity.

7. A method comprising:

transmitting a portion of a digital identity of a user to an external system, the external system configured to validate the portion;

receiving a validation result from the external system and storing the validation result as an entity separate from the digital identity;

aggregating the validation result with a previous validation result to generate a total score (TS) for the user;

re-calculating the TS upon an expiration of a pre-defined time period; and

creating a second score for the external system.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein transmitting a portion of a digital identity of a user to an external system comprises transmitting the portion to an approved action of the external system.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein transmitting a portion of a digital identity of a user to an external system comprises transmitting the portion to an unapproved action of the external system.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising storing the digital identity in a blockchain data structure.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising recording a price computed for calculating the TS in the blockchain data structure.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein transmitting a portion of a digital identity of a user to an external system comprises transmitting the portion as part of a series of tests executed on the digital identity.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the series of tests comprise one or more of validating that the digital identity is associated with a real person, validating whether an applicant is an owner of the digital identity, validating that a location of the digital identity is in a valid location, and validating a transaction history associated with the digital identity.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for tangibly storing computer program instructions capable of being executed by a computer processor, the computer program instructions defining steps of:

transmitting a portion of a digital identity of a user to an external system, the external system configured to validate the portion;

receiving a validation result from the external system and storing the validation result as an entity separate from the digital identity;

aggregating the validation result with a previous validation result to generate a total score (TS) for the user;

re-calculating the TS upon an expiration of a pre-defined time period; and

creating a second score for the external system.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein transmitting a portion of a digital identity of a user to an external system comprises transmitting the portion to an approved action of the external system.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein transmitting a portion of a digital identity of a user to an external system comprises transmitting the portion to an unapproved action of the external system.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , further comprising storing the digital identity in a blockchain data structure.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , further comprising recording a price computed for calculating the TS in the blockchain data structure.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein transmitting a portion of a digital identity of a user to an external system comprises transmitting the portion as part of a series of tests executed on the digital identity.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the series of tests comprise one or more of validating that the digital identity is associated with a real person, validating whether an applicant is an owner of the digital identity, validating that a location of the digital identity is in a valid location, and validating a transaction history associated with the digital identity.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2021
From: CALDERA, JOSE; SHERLOCK, KIERAN GERARD
To: IDM GLOBAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 057661/0755 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2021
From: IDM GLOBAL, INC.
To: IDENTITYMIND GLOBAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 057661/0872 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2021
From: IDENTITYMIND GLOBAL, INC.
To: ACUANT, INC.
Reel/Frame 057661/0969 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16248717 · Jan 15, 2019
Provisional Application 62617935 · Jan 16, 2018
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