Patents by Inventor Ramin Aghdaee

Ramin Aghdaee 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).

  • Authentication of goods
    Patent number: 11151579
    Abstract: A method for a goods manager to authenticate products at the point of sale is provided. The method comprises: providing an authentication device to a merchant, wherein the authentication device is not associated with a product but is configured to receive product information from a merchant terminal; once information about a product has been received by the authentication device from the merchant terminal, obtaining from the authentication device a signed message comprising information about the authentication device and information about the product received from the merchant terminal; and providing authorization data to the authentication device if the information fulfils one or more criteria, thereby associating the authentication device with the product. A method for a merchant to authenticate goods at the point of sale and a merchant terminal to perform such a method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: David Anthony Roberts, Patrik Smets, Ramin Aghdaee, Joseph Pitcher
  • AUTHENTICATION OF GOODS
    Publication number: 20190188731
    Abstract: A method for a goods manager to authenticate products at the point of sale is provided. The method comprises: providing an authentication device to a merchant, wherein the authentication device is not associated with a product but is configured to receive product information from a merchant terminal; once information about a product has been received by the authentication device from the merchant terminal, obtaining from the authentication device a signed message comprising information about the authentication device and information about the product received from the merchant terminal; and providing authorization data to the authentication device if the information fulfils one or more criteria, thereby associating the authentication device with the product. A method for a merchant to authenticate goods at the point of sale and a merchant terminal to perform such a method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: David Anthony Roberts, Patrik Smets, Ramin Aghdaee, Joseph Pitcher