Blockchain-based software compliance system
US10936294B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/87
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A blockchain-based software compliance system includes a computing system with a first computing device associated with first software. A monitoring system detects an update of the first computing device to replace the first software with second software, and generates a blockchain transaction that is directed to a blockchain address and that identifies the replacement of the first software with the second software. The monitoring system broadcasts the blockchain transaction, which is received by a blockchain device that executes a smart contract associated with the blockchain address. The blockchain device then determines that the execution of the smart contract has provided an indication that the updating of the first computing device with the second software does not comply with a computing system software matrix and, in response, causes an update to the first computing device that replaces the second software with third software that complies with the computing system software matrix.
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