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Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026

Filed:

May. 14, 2024
Applicant:

Nchain Licensing Ag, Zug, CH;

Inventors:

Owen Vaughan, London, GB;

Jack Owen Davies, London, GB;

Craig Steven Wright, London, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/104 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/1044 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer-implemented method for connecting to a layered network. The layered network comprises a plurality of nodes arranged in an ordered set of layers. The ordered set of layers comprises, in order, a core layer comprising a set of core nodes, a second layer comprising a set of second nodes, and one or more outer layers each comprising a respective set of outer nodes. Each core node is connected to at least one other core node. The method is performed by a connecting node and comprises connecting to the network according to a connection protocol. The connection protocol requires that each node must connect to at least one node of a preceding layer, and each outer node must also connect to at least one core node.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Vaughan, Owen. (2026). Layered network (U.S. Patent No. 12621363). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12621363

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