Patent ID: 11886549
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 1:
2. The method of claim 1, wherein:
the NFT also includes a creator proof data structure including a signature generated using a private key associated with the creator and verifiable using a public key associated with the creator;
the public key associated with the creator is recorded in the decentralized system, such that authenticity of the NFT or the physical item is verifiable by the public key recorded in the decentralized system;
the method further includes:
extracting the creator identifier and the creator proof data structure from the NFT;
retrieving the public key associated with the creator from the decentralized system based on the creator identifier; and
verifying authenticity of the physical item based on the retrieved public key.