Patent ID: 7523871
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. An identification theft proof tag and sticker method used for easily contacting an owner of missing valuables when found by a stranger comprising, in combination: providing a plurality of tags, each tag having a tag holder with a serial number, the tags are one inch by one inch squares with a top, front, and back, the front is printed with a graphic of a production trademarked logo, the top has an aperture with approximately a ⅛ inch circumference, the back contains a telephone number, a personal identification number (PIN), which is a unique set of numbers that are random for each set of tags, corresponding to a phone number that was previously registered by the owner of the tag; manufacturing the tags using the following scheme; submitting the tag graphic and allowing the graphic to be pre-flighted and a proof to be made; printing variable data and PINs using standard lithography and laser printing on sheets made out of a material selected from the class of materials including PVC and Teslin; laminating via processes selected from the class of processes including cold glue, hot glue, and hydraulic lamination with a clear PVS sheet; die cutting the sheets into individual pieces and adding internal die cuts; numbering the individual tags with an inkjet; shrink-wrapping the individual pieces into batches, labeling the batches, and putting the batches in boxes; containing within each individual tag a smart chip which holds a secure digital identity comprised of IC memory cards that holds up to four kilobytes of data, and eight-bit processor, 16 kilobytes of read-only memory, and 512 bytes of random access memory; incorporating a cryptograph for security purposes which requires the manipulation of large numbers; embedding a smart card with either a microprocessor card adapted to add, delete, ad otherwise manipulate information on the card or a memory-chip card adapted to only undertake a pre-defined operation; activating the tag by a user in order to link the user and items tagged; notifying an interactive voice response (IVR) of the receipt of the tags, registering the serial number located on each tag holder, and entering the PIN located on each tag; providing a unique password generated by the user and entering five contact phone numbers; entering on a web site the unique PIN number printed on the back of the tag, the user's e-mail address for added security, a four-digit phone password, and the unique password generated by the user; indicating where the tags were purchased and a name of an organization to which a portion of the tags' sale will be donated are for donation; filling out required fields indicated by the web site, entering the five contact phone numbers the user associates with the tags, and any comments relating to the contact phone numbers in the spaces provided; reading a disclaimer and agreeing to terms and conditions provided to finish the tag activation procedure; placing a registered tag on a valuable; following instructions printed on the tag when finding a lost valuable by a person other than the owner; dialing the number located on the back of the tag; and entering the PIN located on the back of the tag when prompted to do so; being placed in direct contact with the owner of the lost valuable to determine the preferred way to return the valuable to the owner.