Patent SG-11201903278Y-A (SG)
Title: Methods and apparatus for a distributed database including anonymous entries
Inventor: BAIRD LEEMON C
Filed: 2017-11-10
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property - C.-- - .` Organization 03 111111101111011101 HIM 0110100111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .../ WO 2018/089815 Al 17 May 2018 (17.05.2018) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, GOOF 17/30 (2006.01) MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (21) International Application Number: OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, PCT/US2017/061135 SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (22) International Filing Date: (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 10 November 2017 (10.11.2017) kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (25) Filing Language: English GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (26) Publication Language: English UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (30) Priority Data: EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, 62/420,147 10 November 2016 (10.11.2016) US MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, (71) Applicant: SWIRLDS, INC. [US/US]; 800 Southern Hills KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Ct., College Station, Texas 77845 (US). (72) Inventor: BAIRD, Leemon C., III; 800 Southern Hills Ct., Declarations under Rule 4.17: College Station, Texas 77845 (US). — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.1700) (74) Agent: HOPKINS, David W. et al.; Cooley LLP, 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 700, Washington, District Published: of Columbia 20004-2400 (US). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) = (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, =_ AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, — _ (54) Title: METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A DISTRIBUTED DATABASE INCLUDING ANONYMOUS ENTRIES = (57) : In some embodiments, an apparatus having at least a portion — of a first instance of a distributed database at a first compute device is con- = — = Compule Device LIQ Processor iu Duiributed Database , Instance114 me.mi..2 P r oce6sor Cemet° W4.122 21 Disetbuted Databatee Instance J24 ma..yin figured to be included within a group of compute devices that implement via a network operatively coupled to the group of compute devices the dis- tributed database. The distributed database enables anonymous transfers of digital assets between compute devices via a transfer protocol such that an — = = = = _ = 11 in 1-1 GC 0 \ GC © Displseala Compute Dermal Pre sar is:I ! DIsIrlbuted Database Ine[arpe l3 Memory 142. Display l9$ Ne Display 21 1 Compute Desse122 ill Distributed Database Instance i24 Pawnor/ = Display l$3 identity of a compute device associated with a private key corresponding to a public key logically related to a destination record is concealed among a set of compute devices including the first compute device and at least one second compute device. \.. GC 11 © FIG. 1 P1 O