Patent · US Active

Anonymous database rating update

US11734259B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 2019
Grant dateAug 22, 2023
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Expiry dateDec 26, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L9/50
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An example operation may include one or more of generating, by an executing client, a blockchain transaction comprising an anonymous rating, a proof, a nullifier, and a root node value, receiving, by a smart contract, the blockchain transaction, the anonymous rating related to an authorizing client, verifying the proof with the root node value and the nullifier, verifying that the root node value is a current or a previous merkle tree root node value, adding the anonymous rating to a shared ledger, marking the nullifier as used, and storing the marked nullifier to the shared ledger.

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