Granted Patent B2

US 12,562,909 · App. 18/339,993 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Inventors: Jason Sean Gagne-Keats (Cupertino, CA); Gary Anderson (San Mateo, CA); Wolfgang Wesley Muller (San Francisco, CA); Jean-Baptiste Charles Theou (Sene, FR)

Assignee: AETHON OPERATIONS, LLC

H04L9/3213H04L9/0825H04L9/3247H04W12/71H04L2209/60

Abstract

Claims (79)

1 . A method for linking digital and physical non-fungible items performed by a computer program executing on an electronic device, the method comprising:

generating a first identifier for a physical item;

receiving a confirmation from a first cryptography-based storage application on a user device or the physical item;

extracting from the confirmation a second identifier related to the first identifier for comparison against the first identifier to determine ownership of the physical item;

based on the comparison, confirming the first cryptography-based storage application is owned by a user who owns the user device or the physical item;

generating a first cryptographic token based on the first identifier,

wherein the first cryptographic token is associated with a first entry in a metadata database;

committing the first cryptographic token to a blockchain;

assigning the first cryptographic token to the first cryptography-based storage application;

requesting a profile of data on the physical item at regular intervals of time,

wherein the profile of data describes a plurality of resource allocations to the physical item; and

storing the profile of data in the metadata database.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first cryptographic token authenticates login requests at the physical item, the method further comprising:

receiving a login request for accessing the physical item,

wherein the login request includes an address associated with the first cryptography-based storage application and a cryptographic signature generated using a private key of the first cryptography-based storage application;

determining, using the cryptographic signature, that the first cryptography-based storage application controls the first cryptographic token; and

granting access to the physical item responsive to the login request.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first cryptography-based storage application is stored on the physical item.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first cryptographic token authenticates login requests for the metadata database.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the metadata database stores data describing the physical item, the data comprising:

a location of the physical item;

usage by the physical item of network resources; and

identifying information of the user.

6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining to revoke the first cryptographic token;

using a cryptographic operation, assigning the first cryptographic token to a null address; and

removing the first entry from the metadata database.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

generating a first cryptographic token,

wherein the first cryptographic token is generated using a unique identifier of a physical item;

committing the first cryptographic token to a blockchain;

assigning the first cryptographic token to a first cryptography-based storage application of a first user;

receiving a shipping request for the physical item from a second user, the shipping request including a physical address of the second user;

transmitting a request for transferring the physical item to the physical address based on the first cryptography-based storage application;

causing a transfer of the first cryptographic token based on the request for transferring the physical item;

receiving a login request for accessing the physical item,

wherein the login request includes an address associated with the first cryptography-based storage application and a cryptographic signature generated using a private key of the first cryptography-based storage application;

determining, using the cryptographic signature, that the first cryptography-based storage application controls the first cryptographic token; and

granting access to the physical item responsive to the login request.

8 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the first cryptography-based storage application is stored on the physical item.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the first cryptographic token is associated with a first entry in a metadata database and authenticates login requests for the metadata database.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the metadata database stores data describing the physical item, the data comprising:

a location of the physical item;

usage by the physical item of network resources; and

identifying information of a first user.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a request for a replacement of the physical item from the first cryptography-based storage application;

using a blockchain operation, verifying that the first cryptographic token is assigned to the first cryptography-based storage application; and

generating a second physical item and a second unique identifier corresponding to the second physical item.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , the operations further comprising:

generating a second cryptographic token based on the unique identifier,

wherein the second cryptographic token is a non-fungible token, and

wherein the second cryptographic token is associated with the first entry in the metadata database;

committing the second cryptographic token to the blockchain; and

assigning the second cryptographic token to the first cryptography-based storage application.

13 . A method for linking digital and physical non-fungible items performed by a computer program executing on an electronic device, the method comprising:

generating a first identifier for a physical item;

receiving a confirmation from a first cryptography-based storage application on a user device or the physical item;

extracting from the confirmation a second identifier related to the first identifier for comparison against the first identifier to determine ownership of the physical item;

confirming the first cryptography-based storage application is owned by a user who owns the user device or the physical item based on the comparison;

generating a first cryptographic token based on the first identifier,

wherein the first cryptographic token is associated with a first entry in a metadata database;

committing the first cryptographic token to a blockchain;

assigning the first cryptographic token to the first cryptography-based storage application;

receiving a request for a replacement of the physical item from the first cryptography-based storage application; and

using a blockchain operation, verifying that the first cryptographic token is assigned to the first cryptography-based storage application.

14 . A method for linking digital and physical non-fungible items performed by a computer program executing on an electronic device, the method comprising:

generating a first identifier for a physical item;

receiving a confirmation from a first cryptography-based storage application on a user device or the physical item;

extracting from the confirmation a second identifier related to the first identifier for comparison against the first identifier to determine ownership of the physical item;

confirming the first cryptography-based storage application is owned by a user who owns the user device or the physical item based on the comparison;

generating a first cryptographic token based on the first identifier,

wherein the first cryptographic token is associated with a first entry in a metadata database;

committing the first cryptographic token to a blockchain;

assigning the first cryptographic token to the first cryptography-based storage application;

receiving, from the first cryptography-based storage application, a request for transference of the first cryptographic token,

wherein the request for transference indicates a destination cryptographic address corresponding to a second cryptography-based storage application;

verifying that the first cryptographic token is assigned to the first cryptography-based storage application using a blockchain operation; and

assigning the first cryptographic token to the second cryptography-based storage application at the destination cryptographic address.

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