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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12278806 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2021

Operating system for blockchain iot devices

Applicant:

Nchain Licensing Ag, Zug, CH;

Inventors:

Craig Steven Wright, London, GB;

Stephane Savanah, London, GB;

Assignee:

NCHAIN LICENSING AG, Zug, CH;

Attorney:

Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP

Primary Examiner:

Joseph P Hirl

Assistant Examiner:

Chi D Nguy

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2005.12); G06F 21/30 (2012.12); G06F 21/60 (2012.12); G06F 21/74 (2012.12); G06Q 10/06 (2022.12); G06Q 20/36 (2011.12); G06Q 20/38 (2011.12); G06Q 20/40 (2011.12); H04L 9/08 (2005.12); H04L 9/40 (2021.12); H04W 4/70 (2017.12); H04W 12/03 (2020.12); H04L 9/00 (2021.12); H04L 67/12 (2021.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0442 (2012.12); G06F 21/305 (2012.12); G06F 21/602 (2012.12); G06F 21/74 (2012.12); G06Q 10/06 (2012.12); G06Q 20/3678 (2012.12); G06Q 20/3821 (2012.12); G06Q 20/3829 (2012.12); G06Q 20/401 (2012.12); H04L 9/085 (2012.12); H04L 63/0823 (2012.12); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04W 12/03 (2020.12); G06Q 20/389 (2012.12); G06Q 2220/00 (2012.12); H04L 9/50 (2022.04); H04L 67/12 (2012.12); H04L 2209/56 (2012.12); H04L 2209/805 (2012.12);
Abstract

The invention provides a generic operating system for coordinating, controlling and/or influencing the activities of a device. The invention is implemented using a blockchain platform with which the operating system is arranged to interact. The blockchain may be the Bitcoin blockchain. In a preferred embodiment, the device is an Internet of Things (TOT) device. The invention provides a computer-implemented control system and corresponding method for controlling a device, the system comprising a device configured for wireless communication with a network and having an IP address and a public-private key cryptographic key pair associated with the device; a software-implemented control component arranged to monitor the state of a blockchain network and/or transmit blockchain Transactions to the blockchain network; and a set of instructions arranged for execution by the control component to control the functionality of the device. The control component is arranged to access the set of instructions from a stored location, which is separate to the device. The instructions may be stored in a Distributed Hash Table (DHT) and accessed for download and installation by the control component from the DHT as and when needed. The location of the DHT and/or instructions may be indicated or provided using metadata provided within a blockchain transaction. The set of instructions may be accessed by the control component using a look-up key, which is related to a cryptographic key pair. The control component is provided on or in the device, or in other embodiments can be provided in an off-device location and arranged for wireless communication with the device.

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