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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2018
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
David R. Kaiser, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Timothy John Courtney, Longmont, CO (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes generating a plurality of blocks of a block chain wherein the plurality of blocks is associated with components of a storage device. The plurality of blocks is generated by a device other than the storage device when the components are manufactured. The method further includes storing a copy of a ledger associated with the generated blocks on the storage device when the storage device comprises computing power sufficient to generate blocks of a block chain. The method also includes generating additional blocks of the block chain. The additional blocks of the block chain are associated with additional components of the storage device when the additional components are manufactured. The additional blocks are generated independently by the device and by the storage device and wherein respective ledgers are updated.