U.S. Patent 10944646 was awarded to CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. on March 09, 2021 and is entitled “Enabling multiple provider software defined network programming using blockchain distributed ledgers.” The first named inventor is Rajiv Asati of Morrisville, NC. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

The disclosure provides a secure and scalable approach for (a) exchanging, between a first network and a second network, provisioning requirements of a user device, (b) executing a smart contract that includes the provisioning requirements, and (c) connecting the user device to one of the networks. The method comprises connecting the user device to a first network, and connecting the first and second networks through a scalable blockchain network. The method further comprises sending a smart contract, by the first network to the second network, through the blockchain network. The second network either accepts or rejects the contract. If the second network accepts, then the user device connects to the second network and the second network provides network services to the user device. The provided network services comply with the conditions or parameters of the smart contract. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on October 27, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 16/172757 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10944646. The primary examiner was Alicia Baturay.

CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 16856 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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