Wireless Chipset Authenticating Physical Objects on Distributed Ledger

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems lack an efficient method to validate the authenticity of physical objects and associate them with digital assets on a distributed ledger.

Innovation Solution

A wireless chipset is affixed to physical objects, storing identification information and an encryption key. This chipset communicates with client computing platforms to validate authenticity through encryption verification and correlates with digital assets on a distributed ledger.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a wireless chipset is affixed to a physical object to validate authenticity, then the reliability of authenticity validation is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveauthenticity validationVSAvoidchipset functionality
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple functions into a single wireless chipset: authentication credentials storage, wireless communication, encryption/decryption operations, and challenge-response validation. This integration resolves the contradiction by consolidating what would otherwise be separate components into one unified device that provides reliable authenticity validation without proportionally increasing overall system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The wireless chipset acts as an intermediary between the physical object and the distributed ledger system. It stores authentication credentials locally on the object while enabling communication with remote systems to validate authenticity against the distributed ledger, thereby providing reliable validation without requiring the physical object itself to be complex

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If encryption verification is performed to validate chipset authenticity, then the security and reliability of the system is improved, but the time required for validation increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechipset authenticityVSAvoidvalidation time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-storing encryption credentials and authentication information in the wireless chipset during manufacturing. The chipset contains pre-programmed encryption keys and challenge-response mechanisms that enable rapid validation without requiring time-consuming cryptographic operations during the actual authentication process

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The validation process uses feedback mechanisms where the system sends challenge information to the chipset, receives encrypted responses, and validates authenticity based on the response. This feedback loop enables efficient verification by comparing cryptographic responses against expected values stored in the distributed ledger, reducing validation time while maintaining security

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Measurement precision

If identification information is stored on the chipset and correlated with digital assets on a distributed ledger, then the traceability and measurement precision of physical objects is improved, but the device complexity and storage requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveobject identificationVSAvoidinformation storage and correlation
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and stores only the essential identification information and authentication credentials in the wireless chipset, while maintaining detailed object data and historical records on the distributed ledger. This extraction approach provides precise object identification through the chipset's unique identifier while minimizing the complexity of data storage requirements on the physical device itself

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system distributes information storage across two dimensions: local storage in the wireless chipset for critical authentication data and identification information, and centralized storage on the distributed ledger for comprehensive object records. This dimensional distribution enables precise object tracking and identification without concentrating all data requirements in a single location, thereby reducing individual storage burdens

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS20250023745A1Systems and methods to identify a physical object as a digital asset
Publication Date: 2025.01.16 MICROGROOVE LLC
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AI summary

Systems and methods to personalize offers for presentation to users are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may include a wireless chipset including an adhesive layer; electronic storage storing a unique identifier, a manufacturer identifier, a digital signature, and an encryption key; a wireless transducer; and one more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to effectuate transmission of identification information; receive challenge information; encrypt challenge information, such that encrypted response information is generated; and effectuate transmission of the encrypted response information. Exemplary implementations may include one or more processors configured to: receive the identification information; verify the identification information identifies an authentic wireless chipset; send challenge information to the wireless chipset; receive and verify encrypted response information; determine a storage system address on a remote file storage system associated with the wireless chipset; and identify a digital asset on a distributed ledger correlated with the storage system address.