IP Library Granted Patent US 12,506,594
Granted Patent B2
US 12,506,594 · App. 18/185,885 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Electronic device for managing right by using decentralized network, and operation method thereof

Inventors: Wooseok Jang (Suwon-si, KR); Seungmin Ha (Suwon-si, KR); Seongmin Je (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04L9/0825H04L9/3247H04L2209/603
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Patent No.
US 12,506,594
App. No.
18/185,885
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module, a memory for storing instructions, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions such that the electronic device identifies owner information of first content in response to a content ownership transfer request, transmits, to a blockchain network, transaction data for transferring the ownership of the first content, on the basis of the owner information of the first content, and transmits the first content to an external electronic device, wherein the transaction data may be regarding a transaction of transferring the ownership of a token related to the first content.

Claims (58)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

communication circuitry;

memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions; and

at least one processor communicatively coupled to the communication circuitry and the memory,

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

identify owner information of a first content in response to a content ownership transfer request,

transmit, via the communication circuitry to at least one node among a plurality of nodes of a blockchain network, transaction data for transferring ownership of the first content, based on the owner information of the first content, and

based on identifying a transferee, encrypt and transmit via the communication circuitry to an external electronic device the first content, based on a public key associated with a blockchain address of the transferee included in transfer information corresponding to the content ownership transfer request, and

wherein the transaction data corresponds to data relating to a transaction of transferring ownership of a token related to the first content to the transferee.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the token is a non-fungible token.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to acquire the public key by using the blockchain address included in the transfer information.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

request owner information of the token related to the first content from the at least one node among the plurality of nodes of the blockchain network,

receive the owner information of the token from the at least one node among the plurality of nodes of the blockchain network, and

in response to a fact that an owner of the token related to the first content is a user of the electronic device, prove ownership of the token, based on a secret key of the user.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

perform signature on a designated character string, based on the secret key of the user, and

verify a signed character string through a public key of a user to prove the ownership of the token.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

transmit a content list request to the at least one node among the plurality of nodes of the blockchain network,

display a content list received from the at least one node among the plurality of nodes of the blockchain network, and

provide a user with a second content selected from among the content list that is being displayed,

wherein the content list request transmitted to the at least one node among the plurality of nodes of the blockchain network comprises an identity of a user, and

wherein the identity of the user indicates an address in the blockchain network.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

decrypt the second content by using a secret key of the user, and

provide the user with the decrypted second content.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to transmit the first content to the external electronic device after the transaction data is recorded in the blockchain network.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to delete the first content from the memory after transmitting the first content to the external electronic device.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the transaction data comprises an identity of the first content, an identity of the token related to the first content, an identity of the transferee, and an identity of a transferor.

11 . A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:

identifying, by the electronic device, owner information of a first content in response to a content ownership transfer request;

transmitting, by the electronic device to at least one node among a plurality of nodes of a blockchain network, transaction data for transferring ownership of the first content, based on the owner information of the first content; and

based on identifying a transferee, encrypting and transmitting, by the electronic device to an external electronic device, the first content, based on a public key associated with a blockchain address of the transferee included in transfer information corresponding to the content ownership transfer request,

wherein the transaction data corresponds to data relating to a transaction of transferring ownership of a token related to the first content to the transferee.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the token is a non-fungible token.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the encrypting of the first content comprises acquiring the public key by using the blockchain address included in the transfer information.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the transmitting of the transaction data to the at least one node among the plurality of nodes of the blockchain network comprises:

requesting owner information of the token related to the first content from the at least one node among the plurality of nodes of the blockchain network;

receiving the owner information of the token from the at least one node among the plurality of nodes of the blockchain network; and

in response to a fact that an owner of the token related to the first content is a user of the electronic device, proving ownership of the token, based on a secret key of the user.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the proving of the ownership of the token comprises:

performing signature on a designated character string, based on the secret key of the user; and

verifying a signed character string through a public key of a user to prove the ownership of the token.

16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

transmitting a content list request to the at least one node among the plurality of nodes of the blockchain network;

displaying a content list received from the at least one node among the plurality of nodes of the blockchain network; and

providing a user with a second content selected from among the content list that is being displayed,

wherein the content list request transmitted to the at least one node among the plurality of nodes of the blockchain network comprises an identify of a user, and

wherein the identity of the user indicates an address in the blockchain network.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein providing a user with the second content comprises:

decrypting the second content by using a secret key of the user, and

providing the user with the decrypted second content.

18 . The method of claim 11 , the transmitting the first content to the external electronic device comprises transmitting the first content to the external electronic device after the transaction data is recorded in the blockchain network.

19 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

deleting the first content from a memory after transmitting the first content to the external electronic device.

20 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the transaction data comprises an identity of the first content, an identity of the token related to the first content, an identity of the transferee, and an identity of a transferor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2023
From: JANG, WOOSEOK; JE, SEONGMIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063021/0410 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0120805 · Sep 18, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021012754 · Sep 17, 2021
Related Publication 20230231701A1 · Jul 20, 2023
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