IP Library Granted Patent US 12,395,313
Granted Patent B1
US 12,395,313 · App. 17/460,066 · Granted Aug 19, 2025

Methods and sensor array platforms for creating and monitoring cryptographic blockchain images and executing programs based on monitored images

Inventor: Kimball John Norman, Jr. (McKinney, TX)
Assignee: Response Images, LLC
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Patent No.
US 12,395,313
App. No.
17/460,066
Granted
Aug 19, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

In one embodiment, a sensor array platform creates and monitors cryptographic blockchain images and executes programs based on monitored images and methods therefor. In one embodiment, a method comprises generating a cryptographic blockchain image; placing the cryptographic blockchain image on an object or in a location; detecting the cryptographic blockchain image; and associating the detected cryptographic blockchain image with a user.

Claims (62)

1. A method comprising:

generating a programmable cryptographic blockchain image in response to a user selected image;

associating the generated programmable cryptographic blockchain image with a user;

detecting the programmable cryptographic blockchain image that is located on an object; and

determining the user that is associated with the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining the location of the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image that is located on the object; and

associating the determined location of the object with the user.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a user request for programs to be executed in response to determining the user that is associated with the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image; and

including the user request in the generated programmable cryptographic blockchain image.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein determining the user that is associated with the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image includes:

determining the included user request in the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image to determine the programs to be executed; and

transmitting a command signal to execute the determined programs.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

receiving another user request for other programs to be executed in response to determining the user that is associated with the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image; and

including another user request in the generated programmable cryptographic blockchain image.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

creating a cryptographic blockchain ledger image from the generated programmable cryptographic blockchain image; and

storing, in a distributed ledger, the created cryptographic blockchain ledger image.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

using the created cryptographic blockchain ledger image as a file identifier.

8. A system comprising: a processor configured to execute computer program instructions and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer program instructions executable by the processor to perform actions comprising:

generating a programmable cryptographic blockchain image in response to a user selected image;

associating the generated programmable cryptographic blockchain image with a user;

detecting the programmable cryptographic blockchain image that is located on an object; and

determining the user that is associated with the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the instructions further cause the actions of:

determining the location of the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image that is located on the object; and

associating the determined location of the object with the user.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the actions of:

receiving a user request for programs to be executed in response to determining the user that is associated with the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image; and

including the user request in the generated programmable cryptographic blockchain image.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further cause the actions of:

determining the included user request in the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image to determine the programs to be executed; and

transmitting a command signal to execute the determined programs.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the instructions further cause the actions of:

receiving another user request for other programs to be executed in response to determining the user that is associated with the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image; and

including another user request in the generated programmable cryptographic blockchain image.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions further cause the actions of:

creating a cryptographic blockchain ledger image from the generated programmable cryptographic blockchain image; and

storing, in a distributed ledger, the created cryptographic blockchain ledger image.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer program instructions executable by a processor to perform actions comprising:

generating a programmable cryptographic blockchain image in response to a user selected image;

associating the generated programmable cryptographic blockchain image with a user;

detecting the programmable cryptographic blockchain image that is located on an object; and

determining the user that is associated with the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 wherein the instructions further cause the actions of:

determining the location of the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image that is located on the object; and

associating the determined location of the object with the user.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the actions of:

receiving another user request for other programs to be executed in response to determining the user that is associated with the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image; and

including another user request in the generated programmable cryptographic blockchain image.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the instructions further cause the actions of:

receiving a user request for programs to be executed in response to determining the user that is associated with the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image; and

including the user request in the generated programmable cryptographic blockchain image.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the instructions further cause the actions of:

determining the included user request in the detected programmable cryptographic blockchain image to determine the programs to be executed; and

transmitting a command signal to execute the determined programs.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the instructions further cause the actions of:

creating a cryptographic blockchain ledger image from the generated programmable cryptographic blockchain image; and

storing, in a distributed ledger, the created cryptographic blockchain ledger image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2025
From: NORMAN, KIMBALL
To: RESPONSE IMAGES, LLC
Reel/Frame 071695/0537 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 63103828 · Aug 28, 2020
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