U.S. Patent 11151228 was awarded to Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd. on October 19, 2021 and is entitled “Blockchain-based image transaction system, method, apparatus, and electronic device.” The first named inventor is Xueqing Zou of Hangzhou, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

The present application discloses a blockchain-based image transaction system, method, and apparatus. An exemplary method comprises: receiving a target image uploaded from a transaction node in a blockchain, wherein the target image is provided to the transaction node by a user; authenticating, based on image content of the target image, copyright of the target image; if the authentication is successful: generating a copyright certificate of the target image; sending the copyright certificate to the transaction node for the transaction node to display the copyright certificate and a preset prompt window to the user, wherein the preset prompt window inquires the user whether to make the target image as an image available for transaction; and if confirmation information is received, adding the target image into an image transaction pool, wherein the confirmation information indicates the user has determined the target image as an image available for transaction. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on April 14, 2020  as U.S. Patent Application 16/848811 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11151228. The assistant examiner was Yin Y Choi.

Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 1031 total granted patents in the United States as of the date of this article. This blockchain patent has been cited 0 times by other U.S. patents according to our law firm research, and can be considered an innovative patent in the field of cryptocurrency and blockchain.

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