US 12,452,079 B2
Credentialed blockchain participation
Patrick Meehan, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Fall Guy LLC, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Fall Guy LLC, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/821,358.
Application 17/821,358 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/563,547, filed on Sep. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,424,938.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/728,014, filed on Sep. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0393880 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 9/3247 (2013.01) [H04L 9/3263 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing system, comprising:
a plurality of network computing devices, each maintaining an instance of a blockchain, the blockchain including:
an ordered set of blocks, each block including one or more transaction entries and a cryptographic hash of an immediately preceding block; and
new participant introduction logic including a program function configured to add a transaction entry to a block of the blockchain upon execution of the program function by one of the network computing devices, the transaction entry including:
a blockchain account; and
a verifiable unique digital identity including a public cryptographic key, wherein the transaction entry added by the new participant introduction logic further includes bylaws of the blockchain cryptographically signed with a private cryptographic key paired with the public cryptographic key of the verifiable unique digital identity;
miner upgrade logic configured to authorize the verifiable unique digital identity as a miner of the blockchain responsive to recognizing the bylaws of the blockchain cryptographically signed with the private cryptographic key paired with the public cryptographic key of the verifiable unique digital identity.