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US 12,684,047 · App. 18/922,105 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

System and method for scalably tracking media playback using blockchain

Inventors: Pouria Assadipour (Burnaby, CA); Andrew Batey (Vancouver, CA)
Assignee: BEATDAPP SOFTWARE INC.
H04L67/535G06F21/10H04L65/612H04L67/1097
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Patent No.
US 12,684,047
App. No.
18/922,105
Filed
Oct 21, 2024
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2457
USPC
709/219
Abstract

Systems and methods for tracking media file playback are provided. A request to upload a media file and metadata associated with the media file is received. Next, the media file and metadata is uploaded via a blockchain protocol. Next, a request to play the media file is received from a client device or a digital service provider (DSP) platform. The request to play the media file is validated via the blockchain protocol. Upon validating the request to play the media file, the media file is transmitted for playback at the client device or DSP platform. Last, the number of times the media file is played is tracked via the blockchain protocol.

Claims (31)

1 . A method comprising:

tracking content interaction requests via a blockchain protocol, wherein tracking content interaction requests includes:

validating a request to play media content via the blockchain protocol;

upon validating the request to play the media content, recording the request to play the media content as a valid blockchain transaction to a blockchain, wherein the request to play is not considered a valid request to play to be added to the content interaction until the request to play is validated by a validation node.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the blockchain protocol utilizes a proof of authority algorithm.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein validating the request includes cryptographically validating the request by two authorized sealers from a plurality of sealers.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the request to play the media content includes a request to the blockchain to access the content at a specified time.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein requests to the blockchain can be finalized as soon as they hit the blockchain thereby allowing appending to the blockchain in any order.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a short buffer of the media content is instantly streamed from a media server after receiving the request to play the media content, but the rest of the media content is only streamed after the request to play has been validated.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein different versions of the blockchain are created for different clients.

8 . A system comprising:

a processor; and

memory, the memory storing instructions to cause a processor to execute a method, the method comprising:

tracking content interaction requests via a blockchain protocol, wherein tracking content interaction requests includes:

validating a request to play media content via the blockchain protocol;

upon validating the request to play the media content, recording the request to play the media content as a valid blockchain transaction to a blockchain, wherein the request to play is not considered a valid request to play to be added to the content interaction until the request to play is validated by a validation node.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the blockchain protocol utilizes a proof of authority algorithm.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein validating the request includes cryptographically validating the request by two authorized sealers from a plurality of sealers.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the request to play the media content includes a request to the blockchain to access the content at a specified time.

12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein requests to the blockchain can be finalized as soon as they hit the blockchain thereby allowing appending to the blockchain in any order.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein a short buffer of the media content is instantly streamed from a media server after receiving the request to play the media content, but the rest of the media content is only streamed after the request to play has been validated.

14 . The system of claim 8 , wherein different versions of the blockchain are created for different clients.

15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions to execute a method, the method comprising:

tracking content interaction requests via a blockchain protocol, wherein tracking content interaction requests includes:

validating a request to play media content via the blockchain protocol;

upon validating the request to play the media content, recording the request to play the media content as a valid blockchain transaction to a blockchain, wherein the request to play is not considered a valid request to play to be added to the content interaction until the request to play is validated by a validation node.

16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the blockchain protocol utilizes a proof of authority algorithm.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein validating the request includes cryptographically validating the request by two authorized sealers from a plurality of sealers.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the request to play the media content includes a request to the blockchain to access the content at a specified time.

19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein requests to the blockchain can be finalized as soon as they hit the blockchain thereby allowing appending to the blockchain in any order.

20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein different versions of the blockchain are created for different clients.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2024
From: BATEY, ANDREW; ASSADIPOUR, POURIA
To: BEATDAPP SOFTWARE INC.
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Continuity (5)
Continuation 17857979 · Jul 5, 2022
Continuation 17119625 · Dec 11, 2020
Continuation 16586876 · Sep 27, 2019
Continuation 16457663 · Jun 28, 2019
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