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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Monty Aaron Forehand, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/44 (2013.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/445 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 21/602 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01); H04L 9/08 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2013.01); H04L 9/3239 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 9/3263 (2013.01); H04L 63/062 (2013.01); G06Q 2220/00 (2013.01); H04L 2209/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A distributed ledger is used by one or more parties executing a ledger node to document a lifecycle of a device. When devices are manufactured, shipped, and used, attestation transactions are recorded to the distributed ledger that identify the devices and include attestation information about the device. The distributed ledger further supports command transactions that are used to change the behavior of the device, such as unlocking capabilities on the device. The distributed ledger provides a history of device attestation and activation.