Patents by Inventor Christopher Ian Latimer

Christopher Ian Latimer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and Methods for Verifying a File Origin
    Publication number: 20250028865
    Abstract: Apparatus configured to obtain a hash of a file to be transmitted to a second apparatus and an indication of a file creator of the file; retrieve an identifier associated with the file creator; store the hash of the file, associated with the identifier of the file creator, in an immutable ledger; obtain the hash of the file from the second apparatus; verify that the hash of the file is stored in the immutable ledger; retrieve, from the immutable ledger, the associated identifier of the file creator using the hash of the file; transmit, to the second apparatus, a confirmation that the file is from the file creator; determine that the second apparatus has an associated identifier stored at the apparatus; provide a pairing invitation to the file creator to create a pairing link with the second apparatus; receive an approval indication from the file creator to create the pairing link with the second apparatus; and create the pairing link between the file creator and the second apparatus, the pairing link configur
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Stuart Goodwin, Jaya Teyjas, Klaus-Michael Vogelberg, Christopher Ian Latimer
  • Apparatus and methods for verifying a file origin
    Patent number: 12124614
    Abstract: Apparatus configured to obtain a hash of a file to be transmitted to a second apparatus and an indication of a file creator of the file; retrieve an identifier associated with the file creator; store the hash of the file, associated with the identifier of the file creator, in an immutable ledger; obtain the hash of the file from the second apparatus; verify that the hash of the file is stored in the immutable ledger; retrieve, from the immutable ledger, one or more assertions associated with the file; retrieve, from the immutable ledger, the associated identifier of the file creator using the hash of the file; and transmit, to the second apparatus: a confirmation that the file is from the file creator; and at least one of the one or more assertions associated with the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Sage Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Michael Stuart Goodwin, Jaya Teyjas, Klaus-Michael Vogelberg, Christopher Ian Latimer
  • Apparatus and Methods for Verifying a File Origin
    Publication number: 20210165915
    Abstract: Apparatus configured to obtain a hash of a file to be transmitted to a second apparatus and an indication of a file creator of the file; retrieve an identifier associated with the file creator; store the hash of the file, associated with the identifier of the file creator, in an immutable ledger; obtain the hash of the file from the second apparatus; verify that the hash of the file is stored in the immutable ledger; retrieve, from the immutable ledger, one or more assertions associated with the file; retrieve, from the immutable ledger, the associated identifier of the file creator using the hash of the file; and transmit, to the second apparatus: a confirmation that the file is from the file creator; and at least one of the one or more assertions associated with the file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Stuart Goodwin, Jaya Teyjas, Klaus-Michael Vogelberg, Christopher Ian Latimer