Granted Patent B2

US 12,348,503 · App. 18/636,243 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Inventor: Robert Way (Spring, TX)

Assignee: Interledger Foundation Inc.

H04L63/08G06F9/546G06Q40/04H04L67/02

Abstract

Claims (71)

1. A computer-implemented method performed on a data processing apparatus comprising:

generating, by a connector computing device, a set of transfer conditions in response to a request for transfer conditions;

generating, by the connector computing device, a message authentication code based on a portion of data from the set of transfer conditions;

storing, by the connector computing device, the message authentication code in the set of transfer conditions;

sending, by the connector computing device, the request for transfer conditions to a first computing device;

receiving, by the connector computing device, from the first computing device, the set of transfer conditions and an indication of an acceptance of the set of transfer conditions by a second computing device;

generating, by the connector computing device, a new message authentication code from the portion of data from the set of transfer conditions received from the first computing device;

comparing, by the connector computing device, the new message authentication code to the message authentication code and determining that the new message authentication code does not match the message authentication code; and

in response to determining that the new message authentication code does not match the message authentication code, resending, by the connector computing device, the set of transfer conditions to the first computing device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

after resending, by the connector computing device, the set of transfer conditions to the first computing device;

receiving, by the connector computing device, from the first computing device, the set of transfer conditions and an indication of an acceptance of the set of transfer conditions by a second computing device;

generating, by the connector computing device, a second new message authentication code from the portion of data from the set of transfer conditions received from the first computing device;

comparing, by the connector computing device, the second new message authentication code to the message authentication code and determining that the second new message authentication code matches the message authentication code; and

in response to determining that the second new message authentication code matches the message authentication code, verifying the set of transfer conditions.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message authentication code is hash-based.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating, by the connector computing device, a transfer identifier for the set of transfer conditions from data from the set of transfer conditions, the data comprising at least data specifying a first sub-transfer; and

storing, by the connector computing device, the set of transfer conditions with the transfer identifier as a transfer record in non-volatile storage.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein generating a transfer identifier for the set of transfer conditions from data from the set of transfer conditions comprises:

representing the data from the set of transfer conditions as a string;

hashing the string to generate a hash value; and

representing the has value as a hexadecimal string.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of transfer conditions is stored as a data object.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the data object is sent and received using HTTP.

8. A method performed by a computer with a storage and a processor, the method comprising:

generating a set of transfer conditions in response to a request for transfer conditions,

generating a message authentication code based on a portion of data from the set of transfer conditions,

storing the message authentication code in the set of transfer conditions,

sending the request for transfer conditions to a first computing device,

receiving from the first computing device, the set of transfer conditions and an indication of an acceptance of the set of transfer conditions by a second computing device,

generating a new message authentication code from the portion of data from the set of transfer conditions received from the first computing device;

comparing the new message authentication code to the message authentication code and determining that the new message authentication code does not match the message authentication code, and

in response to determining that the new message authentication code does not match the message authentication code, resending the set of transfer conditions to the first computing device.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises, after resending the set of transfer conditions to the first computing device,

receiving from the first computing device, the set of transfer conditions and an indication of an acceptance of the set of transfer conditions by a second computing device,

generating a second new message authentication code from the portion of data from the set of transfer conditions received from the first computing device,

comparing the second new message authentication code to the message authentication code and determining that the second new message authentication code matches the message authentication code, and

in response to determining that the second new message authentication code matches the message authentication code, verifying the set of transfer conditions.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the message authentication code is hash-based.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising generating a transfer identifier for the set of transfer conditions from data from the set of transfer conditions, the data comprising at least data specifying a first sub-transfer, and

storing the set of transfer conditions with the transfer identifier as a transfer record in non-volatile storage of the storage.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein generating a transfer identifier for the set of transfer conditions from data from the set of transfer conditions comprises:

representing the data from the set of transfer conditions as a string;

hashing the string to generate a hash value; and

representing the has value as a hexadecimal string.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the set of transfer conditions is stored as a data object.

14. A system comprising: one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions which are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

generating, by a connector computing device, a set of transfer conditions in response to a request for transfer conditions;

generating, by the connector computing device, a message authentication code based on a portion of data from the set of transfer conditions;

storing, by the connector computing device, the message authentication code in the set of transfer conditions;

sending, by the connector computing device, the request for transfer conditions to a first computing device;

receiving, by the connector computing device, from the first computing device, the set of transfer conditions and an indication of an acceptance of the set of transfer conditions by a second computing device;

generating, by the connector computing device, a new message authentication code from the portion of data from the set of transfer conditions received from the first computing device;

comparing, by the connector computing device, the new message authentication code to the message authentication code and determining that the new message authentication code does not match the message authentication code; and

in response to determining that the new message authentication code does not match the message authentication code, resending, by the connector computing device, the set of transfer conditions to the first computing device.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the instructions which are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to further cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

after resending, by the connector computing device, the set of transfer conditions to the first computing device;

receiving, by the connector computing device, from the first computing device, the set of transfer conditions and an indication of an acceptance of the set of transfer conditions by a second computing device;

generating, by the connector computing device, a second new message authentication code from the portion of data from the set of transfer conditions received from the first computing device;

comparing, by the connector computing device, the second new message authentication code to the message authentication code and determining that the second new message authentication code matches the message authentication code; and

in response to determining that the second new message authentication code matches the message authentication code, verifying the set of transfer conditions.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the message authentication code is hash-based.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein the instructions which are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to further cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

generating, by the connector computing device, a transfer identifier for the set of transfer conditions from data from the set of transfer conditions, the data comprising at least data specifying a first sub-transfer; and

storing, by the connector computing device, the set of transfer conditions with the transfer identifier as a transfer record in non-volatile storage.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the instructions that cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising generating a transfer identifier for the set of transfer conditions from data from the set of transfer conditions further cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

representing the data from the set of transfer conditions as a string;

hashing the string to generate a hash value; and

representing the has value as a hexadecimal string.

19. The system of claim 14 , wherein the set of transfer conditions is stored as a data object.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the data object is sent and received using HTTP.

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