US 12,254,453 B2
Access controls for a decentralized network
Emily Chiu, San Francisco, CA (US); and Daniel Buchner, Woodinville, WA (US)
Assigned to Block, Inc., Oakland, CA (US)
Filed by Block, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 2, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/402,627.
Application 18/402,627 is a continuation of application No. 18/194,562, filed on Mar. 31, 2023, granted, now 11,900,340.
Application 18/194,562 is a continuation of application No. 18/090,039, filed on Dec. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,790,334, issued on Oct. 17, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/348,571, filed on Jun. 3, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0161072 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); G06Q 20/36 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06Q 20/42 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06Q 20/22 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 20/10 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/3678 (2013.01); G06Q 20/381 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3821 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3827 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3829 (2013.01); G06Q 20/389 (2013.01); G06Q 20/4016 (2013.01); G06Q 20/42 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0611 (2013.01); G06Q 2220/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a query, from an edge device, at a personal datastore located using a decentralized identifier, the personal datastore is:
included as part of a network of decentralized nodes; and
configured to control third party access via a plurality of application programming interfaces;
locating decentralized identity data associated with the decentralized identifier from the personal datastore based on one or more rules associated with the plurality of application programming interfaces, respectively, the one or more rules specified by a third-party entity; and
transmitting the decentralized identity data for receipt by the edge device.