U.S. Patent 11095457 was awarded to Beatdapp Software Inc. on August 17, 2021 and is entitled “System and method for scalably tracking media playback using blockchain.” The first named inventor is Pouria Assadipour of Burnaby, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

Systems and methods for tracking media file playback are provided. First, transaction data from a platform stream is received. The transaction data corresponds to a request to play a media file from an end user. Next, the transaction data is verified. Then, the verified transaction data is signed using a cryptographic signature. Next, it is determined whether the transaction data corresponds to a valid blockchain transaction. If the transaction data corresponds to a valid blockchain transaction, the valid blockchain transaction is recorded to a blockchain. Last, the transaction data and the cryptographic signature are transmitted to one or more validation nodes. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on August 30, 2019  as U.S. Patent Application 16/557941 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11095457. The primary examiner was Benjamin E Lanier.

Beatdapp Software Inc., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 5 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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