Patents by Inventor Stephen Smit

Stephen Smit 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).

  • MANAGING ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCESS TO RESTRICTED GOODS AND SERVICES
    Publication number: 20240320722
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identity verification to provide access to restricted goods or services. A first device may receive, from a second device operated on behalf of a user, a first request to purchase a restricted good or service. The first device may transmit, to the second device responsive to the first request, a second request comprising an identification of information of the user, and an identification of validation system; and may receive the requested information of the user. The first device may generate an attestation key comprising a hash of the requested information of the user and the identification of the validation system; and may determine that a record in a centralized or distributed ledger at an address corresponding to the attestation key is associated with a non-zero transaction value. Responsive to the determination, the first device may provide the restricted good or service to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Civic Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan R. SMITH, Vinodan k. LINGHAM, Stephen SMIT
  • Eligibility for access to restricted goods and services using zero-knowledge proofs
    Patent number: 11989762
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identity verification to provide access to restricted goods or services. A first device may receive, from a second device operated on behalf of a user, a first request to purchase a restricted good or service. The first device may transmit, to the second device responsive to the first request, a second request comprising an identification of information of the user, and an identification of validation system; and may receive the requested information of the user. The first device may generate an attestation key comprising a hash of the requested information of the user and the identification of the validation system; and may determine that a record in a centralized or distributed ledger at an address corresponding to the attestation key is associated with a non-zero transaction value. Responsive to the determination, the first device may provide the restricted good or service to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: CIVIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Smith, Vinodan K. Lingham, Stephen Smit
  • ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCESS TO RESTRICTED GOODS AND SERVICES USING ZERO-KNOWLEDGE PROOFS
    Publication number: 20210065267
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identity verification to provide access to restricted goods or services. A first device may receive, from a second device operated on behalf of a user, a first request to purchase a restricted good or service. The first device may transmit, to the second device responsive to the first request, a second request comprising an identification of information of the user, and an identification of validation system; and may receive the requested information of the user. The first device may generate an attestation key comprising a hash of the requested information of the user and the identification of the validation system; and may determine that a record in a centralized or distributed ledger at an address corresponding to the attestation key is associated with a non-zero transaction value. Responsive to the determination, the first device may provide the restricted good or service to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Smith, Vinodan K. Lingham, Stephen Smit