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Smart contract interpreter

US11842322B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2019
Grant dateDec 12, 2023
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/602
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure describes techniques that include interpreting information about a smart contract so that the terms of the smart contract can be implemented across a diverse array of consensus networks or blockchain platforms. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes receiving, by a first computing device, information describing a smart contract, wherein the first computing device is included within a first plurality of computing devices, each on a first consensus network that maintains a first distributed ledger; performing, by the first computing device and in response to receiving the information describing the smart contract, operations to update the first distributed ledger; and interpreting, by at least one of the first plurality of computing devices, the information describing the smart contract to determine and perform at least one of a plurality of first smart contract operations on the first consensus network.

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