Patent ID: 11962680
Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 19:
20. A computing device comprising:
a processor;
a non-transitory storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the program logic implementing a method comprising:
generating, at a blockchain node, a first blockchain for an application, wherein the application is a distributed application executed at multiple servers, and wherein the first blockchain is a current blockchain in connection with the application during a first state of the first blockchain;
permitting recording of transactions in connection with the application in the first blockchain during the first state of the first blockchain;
generating a second blockchain for use as the current blockchain in connection with the application;
during and after a second state of the first blockchain, prohibiting recording of transactions in connection with the application in the first blockchain; and
during the second state of the first blockchain and a first state of the second blockchain, permitting recording of transactions in connection with the application in the second blockchain.