US 12,136,087 B2
Systems and methods for creating and distributing blockchain-backed redistributable electronic content components
Sahil Sharma, Bangalore (IN); Ben William Gordon Hurst, London (GB); Ping An, Punggol (SG); Purna Aditya Kumar Bhimaraju, San Jose, CA (US); and Varun Kumar, Uxbridge (GB)
Assigned to PAYPAL, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by PAYPAL, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/296,218.
Application 18/296,218 is a continuation of application No. 17/012,956, filed on Sep. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,651,366.
Prior Publication US 2023/0281620 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 20/389 (2013.01) [G06F 16/2365 (2019.01); G06F 16/2379 (2019.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/6218 (2013.01); G06Q 20/405 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
accessing a distribution agreement associating a second entity with an electronic content component of a first entity, the distribution agreement including a set of actions, a set of immutable terms, and a set of mutable terms;
adding, to a blockchain, the set of actions or a distribution agreement block that is based on the distribution agreement;
receiving, from the second entity, a request to publish custom content including the electronic content component;
determining whether the custom content deviates from the set of immutable terms of the distribution agreement; and
approving or rejecting the request to publish the custom content based on the determining;
wherein at least one of the accessing, the adding, the receiving, the determining, or the approving or rejecting is performed by a system that contains one or more hardware processors.