U.S. Patent 10628268 was awarded to EMC IP Holding Company LLC on April 21, 2020 and is entitled “Proof of data replication consistency using blockchain.” The first named inventor is Assaf Natanzon of Tel Aviv, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:
Described embodiments provide systems and methods for verifying replicas of a storage system. A replica of a production site of the storage system is generated. A hash value associated with the generated replica is also generated. The replica is provided to a cloud backup provider. The hash value associated with the generated replica is provided to a blockchain in communication with the production site and the cloud backup provider. The blockchain may be employed to verify the replica. Link to Full Patent
This blockchain patent was originally filed on December 15, 2016 as U.S. Patent Application 15/380013 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10628268. The primary examiner was Khanh B Pham.
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 9796 total granted patents in the United States as of the date of this article. This blockchain patent has been cited 1 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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