Category: Patents

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Influential Alibaba Group Holding Limited Blockchain Patent – Blockchain-based smart contract invocation method and apparatus, and electronic device – US10783190

U.S. Patent 10783190 was awarded to Alibaba Group Holding Limited on September 22, 2020 and is entitled “Blockchain-based smart contract invocation method and apparatus, and electronic device.” The first named inventor is Honglin Qiu of Hangzhou, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure: Techniques for invocating a smart contract are described. One…
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Influential NEC CORPORATION Blockchain Patent – Method and system of preserving privacy for usage of lightweight blockchain clients – US10783272

U.S. Patent 10783272 was awarded to NEC CORPORATION on September 22, 2020 and is entitled “Method and system of preserving privacy for usage of lightweight blockchain clients.” The first named inventor is Ghassan Karame of Heidelberg, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure: A method of preserving privacy for usage of a…
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Influential Alibaba Group Holding Limited Blockchain Patent – Blockchain-based judgment execution – US10783597

U.S. Patent 10783597 was awarded to Alibaba Group Holding Limited on September 22, 2020 and is entitled “Blockchain-based judgment execution.” The first named inventor is Zhiguo Li of Hangzhou, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media. One…
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Influential PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA Blockchain Patent – Electronic voting system and control method – US10783733

U.S. Patent 10783733 was awarded to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA on September 22, 2020 and is entitled “Electronic voting system and control method.” The first named inventor is Yuji Unagami of Osaka, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure: An authentication server authenticates a voter using authentication data including a…
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Influential Alibaba Group Holding Limited Blockchain Patent – Allocating virtual resource based on block chain – US10785168

U.S. Patent 10785168 was awarded to Alibaba Group Holding Limited on September 22, 2020 and is entitled “Allocating virtual resource based on block chain.” The first named inventor is Tao Zou of Hangzhou, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure: A method for allocating a virtual resource based on a blockchain, including:…
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