Bifurcated non-fungible tokens as an authenticator
US12333527B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 17, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems for using bifurcated non-fungible tokens for transaction approval are provided. Systems may include a blockchain, a memory and a processor. The processor may, in a pre-approval stage: mint an identity block for each approver included in a plurality of approvers, upload each identity block to the blockchain and assign a non-fungible token to each approver. The processor may, in an approval stage: receive a file for approval; label the file with a file identifier; identify a subset of approvers for file approval; mint an approval block including the file identifier and an entry slot for each non-fungible token associated with each approver included include in the subset; initiate an approval process by the subset of approvers; receive the non-fungible token that identifies the approver; place each received token within an entry slot of the approval block; upload the approval block to a blockchain; validate the approval block and close the approval block.
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