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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2020
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Bartlomiej Stanislaw Filipek, Filipowice, PL;
Maciej Snopczynski, Cracow, PL;
Michal Zarakowski, Cracow, PL;
Karol Oleszek, Giebułtow, PL;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01); G06F 21/64 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/32 (2013.01); H04L 9/0637 (2013.01); H04L 9/06 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05);
Abstract
A processor may receive, from two or more nodes in the blockchain, respective consideration from each of the two or more nodes at a first time. The processor may receive respective updates from each of the two or more nodes at a second time. The processor may determine whether a single node of the two or more nodes is available after the respective updates. The processor may designate the single node as the block generator node.