U.S. Patent 10628485 was awarded to Alibaba Group Holding Limited on April 21, 2020 and is entitled “Blockchain-based music originality analysis method and apparatus.” The first named inventor is Xinying Yang of Hangzhou, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

This specification describes techniques for blockchain-based music originality analysis. One example method includes retrieving a music file published on a blockchain network comprising the music library node and a music analyzer node, performing an originality analysis on the music file based on a local music library to generate a first originality and analysis digest that indicates an originality and analysis result, publishing the first originality and analysis digest to the blockchain network to record and authenticate the originality and analysis result in the blockchain network, retrieving the first originality and analysis digest published to the blockchain network by the music library nodes, summarizing the first originality and analysis digest to generate a second originality and analysis digest, and processing a service related to originality of the music file based on the second originality and analysis digest. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on May 10, 2019  as U.S. Patent Application 16/409333 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10628485. The primary examiner was Thanh-Ha Dang.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 1834 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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