Japanese tech conglomerate Sony has submitted patent applications for two hardware products utilizing blockchain applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), underscoring the company’s thrust to push blockchain development.
According to a report by MoneyControl, Sony applied for patents titled “Electronic Node and Method for Maintaining a Distributed Ledger” and “Device and System,” which described the devices and systems to be used in the maintenance of a ledger.
It said the first patent request provides “an electronic device for maintaining a distributed ledger…comprising circuitry configured to perform a mining process of a block to be added to the distributed ledger, wherein the mining process includes compressing data of the block to be adde...
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