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Patent No.:

US 12762286 B1

Date of Patent:

Oct. 13, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 20, 2024

Apparatus and methods for verifying a file origin

Applicant:

Sage Global Services Limited, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;

Inventors:

Michael Stuart Goodwin, Whitley Bay, GB;

Jaya Teyjas, Sydney, AU;

Klaus-Michael Vogelberg, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;

Christopher Ian Latimer, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;

Assignee:

Sage Global Services Limited, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;

Attorney:

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Primary Examiner:

Lynn D Feild

Assistant Examiner:

Vladimir I Gavrilenko

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G06F 21/64 (2013.01); G06F 16/13 (2019.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G06F 21/64 (2013.01); G06F 16/137 (2019.01); G06F 21/602 (2013.01);

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 configured to permit file transmission between the file creator and the second apparatus.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Goodwin, Michael. (2026). Apparatus and methods for verifying a file origin (U.S. Patent No. 12762286). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12762286

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