U.S. Patent 11144296 was awarded to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION on October 12, 2021 and is entitled “Multi-variable based secure download of vehicle updates.” The first named inventor is Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo of Alajuela, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

In a computer implemented approach for securely updating vehicle software the computer monitors data associated with a vehicle, determines that a software update is necessary, requests validation of a software update, receives validation of the software update from the network, updates the vehicle software with the received software update, receives an updated blockchain ledger entry associated with the vehicle, and utilizes the updated vehicle software to control the vehicle. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on September 05, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 16/121699 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 11144296. The primary examiner was Donald J Wallace.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 150818 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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