Decentralized verification of devices using distributed ledger technology
US11218313B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S40/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A trusted device is positioned within a private consensus network. The trusted device includes a memory and processing circuitry in communication with the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain, from a private distributed ledger associated with the private consensus network, rules associated with the private consensus network, the private distributed ledger being accessible only to devices positioned within the private consensus network, to identify one or more other trusted devices positioned within the private consensus network, to receive, from an unidentified device positioned within the private consensus network, an identity verification request to identify the unidentified device within the private consensus network, to determine, based on the obtained rules, whether to approve or deny the identity verification request, and to communicate, to the one or more other trusted devices, a vote indicative of the determination of whether to approve or deny the identity verification request.
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