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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
May. 20, 2020
Nchain Licensing Ag, Zug, CH;
Andrew James Mee, London, GB;
Steven Patrick Coughlan, London, GB;
nChain Licensing AG, Zug, CH;
Abstract
In a first aspect, the present disclosure proposes computer implemented methods, devices, and systems for implementing a channel service for messages or transactions that are associated with a blockchain, the channel service being provided for one or more clients. The method comprising providing a given client access to one or more functions that enable direct communication between the given client and another entity, the one or more functions include (i) channel functions or procedures pertaining to one or more channels for transmission of data; and/or (ii) message functions or procedures pertaining to the data being transmitted using the one or more channels. In a second aspect, the present disclosure proposes computer implemented methods, devices, and systems for implementing addressing for a channel service, such as the channel service in the first aspect. Communication using a channel associated with the channel service is initiated based on the addressing keys pertaining to the communicating entities.