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Contribution of multiparty data aggregation using distributed ledger technology

US11048690B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 21, 2018
Grant dateJun 29, 2021
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L9/50
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In various embodiments, a request may be received identifying items of information and an entity requesting the items. A set of entities may be determined It may be determined, for a response to the request, that collectively has access to a set of values that captures each of the items requested by the entity. A transaction of a transaction block may be created on a blockchain maintained at least in part by one or more nodes of a distributed ledger system. The transaction may be digitally signed and identify the set of entities, and contribution scores of the values to the set of values. Each contribution score for a given value of an item being based on a level of scarcity of the item and a level of usage of the item. The blockchain may identify a scoring algorithm used to determine the contribution scores.

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