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US 12,267,434 · App. 17/808,044 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

System and method for deploying a generated work

Inventors: Jeffrey Hamilton (Oakland, CA); Craig Drabik (Amherst, NY); Chuck Fried (Amherst, NY); Kelsey A. Parker (Mckinleyville, CA)
Assignee: O&BSolutions LLC
H04L9/3236H04L9/006H04L9/0819
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Patent No.
US 12,267,434
App. No.
17/808,044
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method includes creating a sample of the generated work, generating a unique identifier, associating the unique identifier with the registration, generating a physical copy of the unique identifier, attaching the physical copy to the sample, taking an image of the sample with the physical copy attached to the sample, and registering the image. The method may further include encrypting a representation of the generated work with a public key. The method may further include transmitting a licensed identifier to a remote data computer system, receiving an occurrence from the remote data computer system, and executing a compensation routine based on the occurrence.

Claims (62)

1. A method of deploying a generated work comprising:

creating, by a user computer processor of a user computer, a registration on a registration computer located remotely from the user computer;

generating, by the registration computer processor, a unique identifier;

associating, by the registration computer processor, the unique identifier with the registration;

generating, by the user computer processor, a physical copy of the unique identifier;

attaching the physical copy to a sample of the generated work;

taking an image of the sample with the physical copy attached to the sample;

associating, by the user computer processor, the image with the registration on the registration computer;

storing, by a registration computer processor, the registration and the image in association with the registration on a registration computer storage device of the registration computer;

transmitting, by the registration computer processor, the licensed identifier to a remote data computer system, wherein the remote data computer system uses the licensed identifier to determine an occurrence of the licensed identifier in a data store and transmits the occurrence to the registration computer if the occurrence exists in the data store;

receiving, by the registration computer processor, the occurrence from the remote data computer system; and

executing, by the registration computer processor, a compensation routine based on the occurrence.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generated work is a plant.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unique identifier is a QR code.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

inserting the sample and the physical copy into a bag, wherein the image is taken with the sample and the physical copy inside the bag.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the bag is sealed in a manner that displays tampering with the bag.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the bag is a see-through bag that allows for the image to be taken with visible light passing through a side of the bag towards a visible light image sensor.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

encrypting, by the user computer processor, the representation of the generated work with a public key, wherein the storing, by the registration computer processor, of the registration and the representation of the generated work in association with the registration on the registration computer storage device of the registration computer is executed privately without a publication that is accessible without permission from the user computer due to the encrypting of the representation of the generated work.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the representation of the generated work includes at least one of:

an image of a sample of the generated work;

a unique identifier; and

a licensed identifier.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating, by the registration computer processor, a hash of data of the registration; and

recording, by the registration computer processor, the hash in a ledger that is coped to a plurality of nodes.

10. A system for deploying a generated work comprising:

a user computer that includes:

a user computer processor;

a user computer storage device connected to the user computer processor;

a user computer set of instructions on the user computer storage device and executable by the user computer processor, including:

a registration module, executable by the user computer processor, to create a registration on a registration computer located remotely from the user computer;

a unique identifier module, executable by the by the registration computer processor, to generate a unique identifier;

a unique identifier association module, executable by the registration computer processor, to associate the unique identifier with the registration;

a printer module, executable by the user computer processor, to generate a physical copy of the unique identifier for attaching the physical copy to a sample of the generated work;

an imaging module, executable by the user computer processor, to take an image of the sample with the physical copy attached to the sample; and

an association module, executable by the user computer processor, to associate the image with the registration on the registration computer; and

a registration computer that includes:

a registration computer processor;

a registration computer storage device connected to the registration computer processor; and

a registration computer set of instructions on the registration computer storage device and executable by the registration computer processor, including:

a storing module, executable by the registration computer processor, to store the registration and the image in association with the registration on the registration computer storage device, wherein the representation of the generated work includes at least a licensed identifier;

a licensed identifier transmission module, executable by the registration computer processor, to transmit the licensed identifier to a remote data computer system, wherein the remote data computer system uses the licensed identifier to determine an occurrence of the licensed identifier in a data store and transmits the occurrence to the registration computer if the occurrence exists in the data store;

an occurrence receiving module, executable by the registration computer processor, to receive the occurrence from the remote data computer system; and

a compensation module, executable registration computer processor, to run a compensation routine based on the occurrence.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the generated work is a plant.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the unique identifier is a QR code.

13. The system of claim 11 , further comprising:

a bag, wherein a physical copy of the sample is inserted into a bag, wherein the image is taken with the sample and the physical copy inside the bag.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the bag is sealed in a manner that displays tampering with the bag.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the bag is a see-through bag that allows for the image to be taken with visible light passing through a side of the bag towards a visible light image sensor.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the user computer set of instructions further includes:

a registration encryption module, executable by the user computer processor, to encrypt the representation of the generated work with a public key, wherein the storing, by a registration computer processor, of the registration and the representation of the generated work in association with the registration on the registration computer storage device of the registration computer is executed privately without a publication that is accessible without permission from the user computer.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the representation of the generated work includes at least one of:

an image of a sample of the generated work;

a unique identifier; and

a licensed identifier.

18. The system of claim 10 , further comprising:

a distributed ledger integration module, executable by the registration computer processor to:

generate a hash of data of the registration; and

record the hash in a ledger that is coped to a plurality of nodes.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2022
From: HAMILTON, JEFFREY; DRABIK, CRAIG; FRIED, CHUCK; PARKER, KELSEY A.
To: O&B SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 060266/0911 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63362105 · Mar 29, 2022
Related Publication 20230318839A1 · Oct 5, 2023
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