IP Library Granted Patent US 12,388,642
Granted Patent B2
US 12,388,642 · App. 18/092,127 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Systems, methods, and devices for generation of peer validated geospatial and proof of reception of tracking data

Inventor: John Gerard True, Jr. (Gainesville, FL)
H04L9/32G06Q10/08H04L9/008H04L9/3247H04L9/50H04L2209/84
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Patent No.
US 12,388,642
App. No.
18/092,127
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein are systems and methods for validating received encrypted first data including position data and time data for a transportation vehicle. The system receives or accesses second data including second position and second time data of the transportation vehicle. The system determines a validity of the first data by performing operations on the encrypted first data or the encrypted first data and the second data to compare the encrypted first data and the second data. The system assigns a consensus score to the mining device based part on the comparison, and applies a signature function to the encrypted first position and first time data. The system then publishes the encrypted signed valid first position and first time data to a public transportation vehicle ledger.

Claims (50)

1. A validation device, the validation device comprising:

a processor configured to or programmed to read one or more instructions held in memory to:

receive encrypted first data from a mining device, the first data including first position and first time data for a transportation vehicle;

receive or access second data including second position and second time data for the transportation vehicle;

determine validity of the first data by performing operations on the encrypted first data or on the encrypted first data and the second data to determine a relationship between the first data and the second data;

determine a validity of the first data by performing operations on the encrypted first data or on the encrypted first data and the second data to compare the encrypted first data and the second data;

assign a consensus score to the mining device based at least in part on the comparison of the first data and second data, the consensus score is further based at least in part on a volume of valid position and time data generated by the validation device;

apply a signature function to the encrypted first position and first time data, where the first position and first time data is determined to be valid, to obtain encrypted signed valid first position and first time data; and

publish the encrypted signed valid first position and first time data to a public transportation vehicle ledger.

2. The validation device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to receive the second position and second time data from a trusted mining device.

3. The validation device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive the second position data and the second time data from a national or international repository of government regulated transportation vehicle data; and

generate expected position data associated with the transportation vehicle for the first time based at least in part on the received second position and time data,

wherein the comparison of first data and the second data includes comparing the encrypted first position and time data with the generated expected position data for the first time.

4. The validation device of claim 3 , wherein the expected position and expected time data associated with the transportation vehicle corresponds to a data point of an expected trajectory of the transportation vehicle.

5. The validation device of claim 1 , wherein the consensus score is further based at least in part on a multiplier associated with operating resources required for the transportation vehicle and a uniqueness value associated with the transportation vehicle.

6. The validation device of claim 5 , wherein:

the multiplier is a first value when the operating resources are associated with a first type of transportation vehicle,

the multiplier is a second value when the operating resources are associated with a second type of transportation vehicle, and

the first value is greater than the second value when the operating resources associated with the first type of transportation vehicle are greater than the operating resources associated with the second type of transportation vehicle.

7. The validation device of claim 5 , wherein the uniqueness value is based at least in part on an unplanned path that the transportation vehicle takes between a point of origin and a point of destination.

8. The validation device of claim 5 , wherein the uniqueness value is based at least in part on an emergency associated with the transportation vehicle.

9. The validation device of claim 5 , wherein the uniqueness value is based at least in part on a manifest associated with the transportation vehicle.

10. The validation device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate a token based at least in part on the uniqueness value of the transportation vehicle.

11. The validation device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

publish the consensus score to the public transportation vehicle ledger.

12. The validation device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit the encrypted first data for validation to be published to a public blockchain.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions stored therein, which when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform the operations of:

receiving encrypted first data from a mining device, the first data including first position and first time data for a transportation vehicle;

receiving or accessing second data including second position and second time data for the transportation vehicle;

determining validity of the first data by performing operations on the encrypted first data or on the encrypted first data and the second data to determine a relationship between the first data and the second data;

determining a validity of the first data by performing operations on the encrypted first data or on the encrypted first data and the second data to compare the encrypted first data and the second data;

assigning a consensus score to the mining device based at least in part on the comparison of the first data and second data, the consensus score is further based at least in part on a volume of valid position and time data generated by the at least one processor;

applying a signature function to the encrypted first position and first time data, where the first position and first time data is determined to be valid, to obtain encrypted signed valid first position and first time data; and

publishing the encrypted signed valid first position and first time data to a public transportation vehicle ledger.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to receive the second position and second time data from a trusted mining device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to:

receive the second position data and the second time data from a national or international repository of government regulated transportation vehicle data; and

generate expected position data associated with the transportation vehicle for the first time based at least in part on the received second position and time data,

wherein the comparison of first data and the second data includes comparing the encrypted first position and time data with the generated expected position data for the first time.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the expected position and expected time data associated with the transportation vehicle corresponds to a data point of an expected trajectory of the transportation vehicle.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the consensus score is further based at least in part on a multiplier associated with operating resources required for the transportation vehicle and a uniqueness value associated with the transportation vehicle.

18. A validation method, the validation method comprising:

receiving, by a validation device, encrypted first data from a mining device, the first data including first position and first time data for a transportation vehicle;

receiving, by the validation device, or accessing second data including second position and second time data for the transportation vehicle;

determining, by the validation device, validity of the first data by performing operations on the encrypted first data or on the encrypted first data and the second data to determine a relationship between the first data and the second data;

determining, by the validation device, a validity of the first data by performing operations on the encrypted first data or on the encrypted first data and the second data to compare the encrypted first data and the second data;

assigning, by the validation device, a consensus score to the mining device based at least in part on the comparison of the first data and second data, the consensus score is further based at least in part on a volume of valid position and time data generated by the validation device;

applying, by the validation device, a signature function to the encrypted first position and first time data, where the first position and first time data is determined to be valid, to obtain encrypted signed valid first position and first time data; and

publishing, by the validation device, the encrypted signed valid first position and first time data to a public transportation vehicle ledger.

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