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Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2022
Applicant:

Mastercard International Incorporated, Purchase, NY (US);

Inventors:

Steven C. Davis, Saint Peters, MO (US);

Rakesh Yadav, Cape Elizabeth, ME (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/0637 (2013.01); H04L 9/0643 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05); H04L 2209/56 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for maintaining a consistent blockchain ledger for storing commitments across multiple separate blockchains includes: storing a blockchain comprised of a plurality of blocks, each block including at least a block header and one or more blockchain data values; receiving a base commitment from a first node, where the first node is included in a first blockchain network; generating a first new block including at least a first block header and the received base commitment; storing the first new block in the blockchain; receiving a state commitment from an additional node included in each of at least two additional blockchain networks; generating an additional new block including at least an additional block header and each received state commitment; and storing the additional new block in the blockchain.


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