US 7,493,497 C1 (12,584th)
Digital identity device
Aureliano Tan, Jr., Sugar Land, TX (US)
Filed by Aureliano Tan, Jr., Sugar Land, TX (US)
Assigned to IDENTITY SECURITY LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/015,186, Jan. 6, 2023.
Reexamination Request No. 90/015,222, Apr. 21, 2023.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 7,493,497, issued Feb. 17, 2009, Appl. No. 09/658,387, Sep. 8, 2000.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/179,989, filed on Feb. 3, 2000.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Apr. 19, 2024.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/73 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/602 (2013.01) [G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/73 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 1-4, 12 and 13 is confirmed.
Claims 5-11 were not reexamined.
1. A digital identity device, comprising:
a microprocessor comprising a microprocessor identity that uniquely identifies the microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor comprises an on-die Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM) and the microprocessor identity is etched into the PROM;
digital identity data, wherein the digital identity data identifies an owner of the digital identity device, wherein the digital identity data comprises a name of the owner;
a memory configured to store at least the digital identity data,
wherein the microprocessor identity is an alpha-numeric value, and
wherein the digital identity data is bound to the microprocessor identity by encrypting the digital identity data using an algorithm that uses the microprocessor identity.