Patent Application: Self-Disclosed Identity and Network Cryptography

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Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has published a patent application (US20260087513A1) detailing techniques for managing user identity disclosure and network cryptography. The application describes methods for adjusting user status based on the consistency of their disclosed identity activities on a computer network.

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This document is a published patent application from the USPTO, not a regulatory rule or guidance. It describes novel techniques for communicating information about user social behavior and transactions on a computer network. Specifically, the application details a method for receiving information about identity disclosure activities, determining if this information is consistent with prior activities, and adjusting a user's status on the network accordingly. Users exhibiting consistent behavior may have their status increased, while those with inconsistent behavior may have their status decreased.

As this is a patent application, it does not impose direct regulatory obligations on entities. However, it represents potential future technological developments in network security and identity management. Companies operating in the technology and cybersecurity sectors may find the described techniques relevant to their research and development efforts in areas such as user authentication, reputation systems, and network behavior analysis.

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SELF-DISCLOSED IDENTITY ON A NETWORK

Application US20260087513A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Inventors

Marc Ward, Thomas J. Gilheany, Parul Ghosh, Shahriar Zand-Biglari

Abstract

Techniques described herein include techniques for communicating information about the social behavior of users and transactions performed by users on a computer network. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes receiving information about identity disclosure activities performed by each of a plurality of users on the network; determining that the information about identity disclosure activities includes information consistent with a prior identity disclosure activity performed by a first user having a first user status on the network; increasing the first user status; determining that the information about identity disclosure activities includes information that is not consistent with a prior identity disclosure activity performed by a second user having a second user status on the network; and decreasing the second user status.