US 11,956,368 B2
Enhanced method for a useful blockchain consensus
Sergey Blagodurov, Bellevue, WA (US); and Andrew G. Kegel, Bellevue, WA (US)
Assigned to Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/555,020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0198772 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06N 3/08 (2023.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 9/3239 (2013.01) [G06N 3/08 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising: generating a combined hash value based on a proposed block and a nonce value, the proposed block to be added to a blockchain that is maintained by a blockchain network; dividing the combined hash value into a plurality of hash value pieces, each hash value piece of the plurality of hash value pieces corresponding to a work packet of a plurality of work packets; in response to receiving the plurality of work packets, generating a plurality of results by performing, for each work packet of the plurality of work packets, one or more operations to complete work specified by the work packet; determining whether at least one result of the plurality of results satisfies one or more criteria; and in response to determining that the at least one result of the plurality of results satisfies the one or more criteria, adding the proposed block to the blockchain.