U.S. Patent 10663303 was awarded to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. on May 26, 2020 and is entitled “System and method for dynamically authenticating map data using blockchains.” The first named inventor is Matthew John Lawrenson of Bussigny, . The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

A system and method for updating map data for updating map data for an autonomous vehicle (AV) is provided. The method includes collecting, using one or a plurality of AV sensors of a first AV, sensor data, and comparing the sensor data collected against map data for determining a presence of potential changed data. The method further includes generating a proof of work (PoW) block including the potential changed data, and collecting, using one or a plurality of AV sensors of a second AV, first verification sensor data. The potential changed data is then compared with the first verification sensor data for generating a first verified map block based on the first verification sensor data, and adding the first verified map block to a first verified map blockchain. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on June 07, 2018  as U.S. Patent Application 16/002682 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10663303. The primary examiner was Calvin Cheung.

PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 9568 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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