US 12,143,519 B2
Using memory as a block in a block chain
Alberto Troia, Munich (DE); and Antonino Mondello, Messina (IT)
Assigned to Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US)
Filed by Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/574,287.
Application 17/574,287 is a continuation of application No. 16/362,792, filed on Mar. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,228,443.
Prior Publication US 2022/0138114 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 12/0891 (2016.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 9/50 (2022.05) [G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 12/0891 (2013.01); G06F 12/1408 (2013.01); G06F 12/1433 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 63/12 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a memory, wherein the memory comprises an array of memory cells; and
circuitry configured to:
define an address of the array and a size of the array; and
use the memory as a block in a block chain data structure for validating data stored in the memory.