Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System, method, and computer program product for privacy-preserving transaction validation mechanisms for smart contracts that are included in a ledger
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Application No.: US15911986Application Date: 2018-03-05
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Publication No.: US10341121B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Elli Androulaki , Angelo De Caro , Thorsten Kramp , Alessandro Sorniotti , Marko Vukolic
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
- Agent Daniel Morris, Esq.
- Main IPC: H04L9/32
- IPC: H04L9/32 ; G06Q20/06 ; G06Q20/38 ; H04L9/00 ; H04L9/14 ; H04L9/30 ; H04L29/06 ; G06F21/64 ; H04L9/08
Abstract:
The system, method, and computer program product described herein may provide the capability to handle a variety of types of transactions, not just payment transactions. In addition, system, method, and computer program product described herein may provide the capability for users to be able to control the confidentiality of their transactions, for the system to control access to transactions, for the system to be capable of auditing transactions, and to provide accountability of the validating entities.
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