US 12,288,257 B2
Systems and methods for preparing for an audit by recording corporate governance information on an immutable blockchain
Joe Kurczodyna, Boulder, CO (US)
Assigned to Blackstar Enterprises Group, Inc., Boulder, CO (US)
Filed by BLACKSTAR ENTERPRISES GROUP, INC., Boulder, CO (US)
Filed on Feb. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/591,358.
Application 18/591,358 is a continuation of application No. 17/457,150, filed on Dec. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,966,974.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/149,023, filed on Feb. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0212044 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/00 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06Q 40/04 (2012.01); G06Q 40/06 (2012.01); G06Q 40/10 (2023.01); G06Q 40/12 (2023.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06Q 30/018 (2023.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 40/04 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/38215 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3827 (2013.01); G06Q 20/389 (2013.01); G06Q 20/405 (2013.01); G06Q 40/06 (2013.01); G06Q 40/10 (2013.01); G06Q 40/12 (2013.12); H04L 9/3297 (2013.01); G06Q 30/018 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05); H04L 2209/56 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method of preparing for an external audit by a company by recording corporate governance information on an immutable blockchain, the method comprising:
in real time, with software executing on a computer system:
drafting and recording general corporate matters;
encrypting at least a portion of the recording of the general corporate matters as encrypted data, wherein the at least a portion comprises identifiable information, such that the identifiable information is accessible only with a decryption key;
storing the encrypted data of the general corporate matters on a blockchain, such that the recording creates an immutably verifiable record that is time-stamped and that cannot be subject to subsequent data entry manipulation;
drafting and recording financial and accounting matters;
encrypting at least a portion of the recording of the financial and accounting matters as encrypted data, wherein the at least a portion comprises identifiable information, such that the identifiable information is accessible only with the decryption key;
storing the encrypted data of the financial and accounting matters on a blockchain, such that the recording creates an immutably verifiable record that is time-stamped and that cannot be subject to subsequent data entry manipulation;
drafting and recording tax filing maters;
encrypting at least a portion of the recording of the tax filing matters as encrypted data, wherein the at least a portion comprises identifiable information, such that the identifiable information is accessible only with the decryption key;
storing the encrypted data of the tax filing matters on a blockchain, such that the recording creates an immutably verifiable record that is time-stamped and that cannot be subject to subsequent data entry manipulation;
creating a list of certificate holders that have access to the decryption key; and
designating at least one certificate holder who has access to the decryption key on the immutable blockchain.