Methods and apparatus for title protocol, authentication, and sharing

US7814025B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Navio Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Stefan Roever · Los Altos Hills, US
• Kevin Collins · North Plains, US
• Josh C. Ding · San Jose, US
• Alex F. Clark · San Jose, US
• James Bruce · Schwenksville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 15, 2003
• Grant date: Oct 12, 2010
• Expiry date: Dec 28, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q40/04
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A title management apparatus resident on a first computer including a memory for storing a control program and data, and a processor for executing the control program and for managing the data. The apparatus includes a title object resident in the memory including a title structure, the title structure further comprising a content element, a set of attributes, and a set of title object security indicia. The apparatus further includes an authorization structure configured to selectively redeem the content element based at least in part on the user security indicia, and further configured to use a set of protocols. The apparatus also includes a title management structure configured to associate a user with the title object based at least in part on the user data and the title attributes.