Method for providing a state channel
US12184757B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for providing a state channel between a first entity and a second entity in a network for exchanging messages relating to transactions of a distributed ledger technology, which each possess a decentralized identifier and instructions for handling the decentralized identifier in the network, for establishing the state channel according to a peer-to-peer protocol for decentralized identifiers for the first and the second entity. A new decentralized identifier as a user identifier and a public key for the particular user identifier are exchanged in each case between the first and second entity, and the exchange of messages containing pieces of information characterizing states between the first and the second entity being secured with the aid of the user identifiers and the public keys.
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