Hop-on, Inc. (OTC: HPNN) announced on November 25, 2025, the filing of three U.S. provisional patents integral to its “Authenticated Reality” platform called Digitalage. The patents address issues like disinformation, deepfakes, and creator exploitation. Specifically, the filings include:
- U.S. Provisional Patent No. 63/917,946 – Introduces a Reputation Scoring Engine to assess the credibility of information sources.
- U.S. Provisional Patent No. 63/908,082 – Proposes hardware-level verification using Trusted Execution Environments for cryptographic signing at the moment of media capture.
- U.S. Provisional Patent No. 63/756,622 – Utilizes OOVE™ technology to create Digital Deeds that allow creators to monetize their content on Web3 platforms.
The initiative aims to enhance content authenticity and digital trust to empower creators, particularly amidst rising concerns about misleading information in the digital landscape. Hop-on’s efforts are set against a backdrop of a projected $4.4 trillion opportunity in generative AI, highlighting the economic stakes tied to combating AI-driven fraud and misinformation. CEO Peter Michaels emphasized a transition from “trust but verify” to “verify before trust” as crucial in today’s media environment.
