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Apparatus and methods for non-fungible tokens as universal digital identification

US12014363B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Bank of America Corporation · US

Inventors

Linda Haddad · San Francisco, US
Lauren K. Alleman · Alameda, US
Casey Andrew Augustine · Charlotte, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2021
Grant date	Jun 18, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2209/56
WIPO fieldIT methods for management
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for utilizing non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) as universal digital identification are provided. A user may be assigned an NFT on a distributed ledger attesting to the user's identity. The user may request to be authenticated. The user may be prompted to transfer the NFT to a smart contract on the distributed ledger. An authentication program may check the NFT and the NFT's history on the ledger to determine that the NFT belongs to the user. When the NFT belongs to the user, the authentication program may authenticate the user. The smart contract may transfer the NFT back to the user, so that the user may use the NFT again to be authenticated.

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