ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,513,012, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Tybalt LLC (Boulder, Colo.).
"Linear network coding for blockchains" was invented by Steve Shattil (Cheyenne, Wyo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a blockchain, transacting a record comprises performing linear network coding on the record or on a data file corresponding to the record, to produce a plurality of coded data parts; and storing at least one of the plurality of coded data parts on the blockchain or storing a proof of knowledge on the blockchain, the proof of knowledge derived from the coded data parts. Linear network coding coefficients might be derived from cryptographic hashes of...