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A method executed by a computing device includes selecting a contingency-action token (CAT) of an object distributed ledger that meets minimum CAT requirements. The method further includes facilitating taking control of the selected CAT of a blockchain of the object distributed ledger using a securely passing process and determining that a triggered outcome is valid. The method further includes updating the CAT to indicate resolution of a life settlement utilization to produce an updated CAT. The method further includes causing generation of a new block affiliated with the updated CAT via the blockchain of the object distributed ledger using the securely passing process, where the new block includes the updated CAT.

Processing a contingent action token securely

A method for execution by a storage unit in a directory-less storage network includes receiving a read request regarding a data segment of a data object, where the data segment was error encoded into a set of encoded data slices. The method further includes outputting a read response regarding an encoded data slice of the set of encoded data slices that is stored by the storage unit. The method further includes identifying an other storage unit of the directory-less storage network to which the read request is to be forwarded, where the identifying the other storage unit includes one or more of accessing a table of localized mapping regarding one or more neighboring storage units to identify the other storage unit, and receiving a message from a network management unit. The method further includes forwarding the read request to the other storage unit.

Read requests in a directory-less storage network

A method executed by a computing device includes identifying a contingency-action token (CAT) of an object distributed ledger that meets minimum CAT requirements. The method further includes producing a selected CAT and determining a triggered outcome is valid. The method further includes facilitating taking control of the selected CAT of a blockchain of the object distributed ledger using a securely passing process and updating the selected CAT to indicate the triggered outcome to produce an updated CAT. The method further includes causing generation of a new block affiliated with the updated CAT via the blockchain of the object distributed ledger using the securely passing process, where the new block includes the updated CAT.

Securely processing a contingent action token

A method performed by a computing device includes generating a comparative query entigen group set based on a comparative query in accordance with identigen rules, where the comparative query entigen group set represents a most likely interpretation of the comparative query. The method further includes obtaining a first response entigen group from a knowledge database based on a first comparative query entigen group of the comparative query entigen group set. The method further includes obtaining a second response entigen group from the knowledge database based on a second comparative query entigen group of the comparative query entigen group set. The method further includes generating a comparative response based on the first response entigen group and the second response entigen group.

Generating comparison information

A method executed by a computing device includes selecting a contingency-action token (CAT) of an object distributed ledger that meets minimum CAT requirements. The method further includes determining reassignment information for the selected CAT. The method further includes facilitating taking control of the selected CAT of a blockchain of the object distributed ledger using a securely passing process and updating the selected CAT utilizing the reassignment information for the CAT to produce an updated CAT. The method further includes causing generation of a new block affiliated with the updated CAT via the blockchain of the object distributed ledger using the securely passing process, where the new block includes the updated CAT.

A method executed by a computing device includes identifying a contingency-action token (CAT) of an object distributed ledger of a secure exchange that meets minimum CAT requirements. The method further includes determining whether to select the CAT based on an evaluation with regards to an evaluation profile. When selecting the CAT the method further includes producing a selected CAT and determining reassignment information for the selected CAT. The method further includes facilitating taking control of the selected CAT of a blockchain of the object distributed ledger using a securely passing process and updating the selected CAT utilizing the reassignment information for the CAT to produce an updated CAT. The method further includes causing generation of a new block affiliated with the updated CAT via another blockchain of another object distributed ledger using the securely passing process, where the new block includes the updated CAT.

A method executed by a computing device includes determining baseline content associated with a longevity-contingent instrument for a contingency-action token (CAT) for an object distributed ledger. The method further includes establishing CAT content to include the baseline content and further CAT content to produce the CAT. The method further includes using a securely passing process to generate a new block affiliated with the CAT via a blockchain of the object distributed ledger, where the new block includes the CAT content.

A method executed by a computing device includes selecting a contingency-action token (CAT) of an object distributed ledger that meets minimum CAT requirements. The method further includes determining to select the CAT based on an evaluation of the CAT with regards to an evaluation profile. When selecting the CAT the method further includes facilitating taking control of the selected CAT of a blockchain of the object distributed ledger using a securely passing process and updating the selected CAT utilizing the secure exchange posting information for the CAT to produce an updated CAT. The method further includes causing, using the securely passing process, generation of a new block affiliated with the updated CAT via another blockchain of another object distributed ledger for a secure exchange, where the new block includes the updated CAT.

A processing system of a storage network operates by: sending, to at least one storage unit of the storage network, at least one read request corresponding to at least a read threshold number of a set of encoded data slices to be retrieved, wherein the set of encoded data slices correspond to data, wherein the data is coded in accordance with dispersed error coding parameters that include a write threshold number and the read threshold number, wherein the write threshold number is a number of encoded data slices in the set of encoded data slices and wherein the read threshold number is a number of the set of encoded data slices that is required to decode the data; receiving, at the at least one processing circuit and from the at least one storage unit, a first subset of the set of encoded data slices, wherein at least one missing encoded data slice was not included in the first subset and wherein a number of encoded data slices in the first subset is less than the read threshold number; generating, via the at least one processing circuit, at least one rebuilt encoded data slice corresponding to the at least one missing encoded data slice utilizing locally decodable redundancy data, wherein the locally decodable redundancy data corresponds to a second subset of the set of encoded data slices that includes the at least one missing encoded data slice and wherein the locally decodable redundancy data is stored locally to the processing circuit; and recovering, via the at least one processing circuit, the data based on the at least one rebuilt encoded data slice and the first subset.

Recovering missing data in a storage network via locally decodable redundancy data

A method for execution by a computing device of a storage network includes appending at least a decode threshold number of encoded key slices of a set of encoded key slices to at least some encrypted data segments of a plurality of encrypted data segments to produce secure packages. The method further includes error encoding, in accordance with error encoding parameters, the secure packages to produce sets of encoded data slices, where a first secure package of the secure packages is dispersed storage error encoded using an error encoding function of the error encoding parameters to produce a first set of encoded data slices of the sets of encoded data slices. The method further includes outputting the sets of encoded data slices for storage in memory of the storage network.

Securely storing secure packages in a storage network

A method includes determining a set of identigens for words of content to produce a sets of identigens and interpreting the sets of identigens to determine a most likely meaning interpretation of the content and produce a baseline entigen group. The method further includes recovering an incomplete entigen group for the topic from a first knowledge database based on a knowledge defect of the incomplete entigen group with regards to the topic. The method further includes obtaining an additive entigen group from a second knowledge database based on the knowledge defect and modifying the incomplete entigen group utilizing the additive entigen group to produce an updated entigen group to provide a beneficial cure for the knowledge defect of the incomplete entigen group.

Creating a superset of knowledge

A method for execution by a processing module of a storage network includes determining processing parameters for data based on a number of storage and execution units of the storage network to be utilized in processing the data, where the data is associated with a task. The method further includes task partitioning of the task based on the number of storage and execution units and the processing parameters. The method further includes processing the data in accordance with the processing parameters to produce slice groupings. The method further includes partitioning the task based on the task partitioning to produce partial tasks. The method further includes sending the slice groupings and corresponding partial tasks to the storage and execution units.

Efficient data encoding and processing in a storage network

A method executed by a computing device includes identifying a contingency-action token (CAT) of an object distributed ledger that meets minimum CAT requirements. The method further includes determining to select the CAT based on an evaluation of the CAT with regards to an evaluation profile. When selecting the CAT the method further includes facilitating taking control of the selected CAT of a blockchain of the object distributed ledger using a securely passing process and updating the selected CAT utilizing the secure exchange posting information for the CAT to produce an updated CAT. The method further includes causing, using the securely passing process, generation of a new block affiliated with the updated CAT via another blockchain of another object distributed ledger for a secure exchange, where the new block includes the updated CAT.

A data distribution server includes a first interface for communicating with a plurality of content providers and a second interface for comminating with a plurality of wireless transceivers. The data distribution server includes memory storing operational instructions and processing circuitry operably coupled to the first and second interfaces and to the memory, where the processing circuitry is configured to execute the operational instructions to receive a portion of a data object from a content provider of the plurality of content providers, generate a plurality of data slices from the portion of the data object, distribute the plurality of data slices between the plurality of wireless transceivers for temporary storage and facilitate transmittal of the plurality of data slices to a user device that is adapted to wirelessly communicate with each wireless transceiver of the plurality of wireless transceivers.

Managed data distribution using a wireless network

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