US 11,811,913 B2
Secure monitoring using block chain
Alberto Troia, Munich (DE); and Antonino Mondello, Messina (IT)
Assigned to Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US)
Filed by Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US)
Filed on Jul. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/373,306.
Application 17/373,306 is a continuation of application No. 16/363,323, filed on Mar. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,063,747.
Prior Publication US 2021/0344481 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. H04L 9/00 (2022.01); H04L 9/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G07C 9/22 (2020.01)
CPC H04L 9/0643 (2013.01) [G07C 9/22 (2020.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05); H04L 2209/24 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
circuitry configured to:
receive identity data, a signature, and a request to enter a location from a vehicular entity; and
verifying an identity of the vehicular entity by consulting at least one of a plurality of blocks organized in a global block chain to determine whether data associated with the vehicular entity authenticates use of an entryway into the location;
wherein:
each of the plurality of blocks organized in the global block chain are added to local ledger block chains; and
not all blocks within the global block chain are within any of the local ledger block chains.