Distributed ledger systems and methods for importing, accessing, verifying, and comparing documents
US12253981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2023 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/126
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to a method, comprising: retrieving, using a device associated with an entity, a document from a system of record; uploading the document for storage in an off-chain system accessible by entities having access to a distributed ledger of a distributed ledger network, the entities comprising the entity; hashing, using the device, one or more fields contained in the document to generate a hash representing a unique reference to the document; generating, using the device, a message comprising a plurality of fields contained in the document and the hash; digitally signing, by the device, using a private key associated with the entity, the message to endorse the hash and the fields contained in the document; and after digitally signing the message, transmitting, by the device, the message to the distributed ledger network to store the hash and the fields in the distributed ledger.
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