Granted Patent B2

US 12,621,273 · App. 18/212,528 · Granted May 5, 2026

Inventors: Alaric M. Eby (Austin, TX); Andras L. Ferenczi (Peoria, AZ)

H04L63/0428G06F16/27H04L9/3073H04L51/212H04L51/42H04L61/50H04L2101/365

Abstract

Claims (32)

1 . A system, comprising:

a computing device comprising a processor and a memory; and

machine-readable instructions stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to at least:

receive a request to generate a first messaging inbox for a user in a distributed ledger based at least in part on a plurality of user-defined preferences;

generate an inbox address and a corresponding key-pair for the first messaging inbox; and

cause the first messaging inbox to be registered and a public key of the corresponding key-pair to be stored in the distributed ledger based at least in part on the inbox address and in a different location on the distributed ledger from a second messaging inbox for the user with a plurality of distinct user-defined preferences from the first messaging inbox.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the inbox address comprises a string of alphanumeric characters that represents a destination in the distributed ledger, the string of alphanumeric characters lacking a domain name.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable instructions further cause the computing device to at least obtain at least one user preference to associate with the first messaging inbox.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein one or more messages sent to the first messaging inbox are filtered according to the at least one user preference.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable instructions further cause the computing device to send a request to the distributed ledger to determine whether a message associated with the inbox address is stored in the distributed ledger.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the machine-readable instructions further cause the computing device to at least obtain a message that is stored in the distributed ledger according to the inbox address.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the machine-readable instructions further cause the computing device to at least decrypt the message using a private key of the corresponding key-pair associated with the inbox address.

8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the machine-readable instructions further cause the computing device to at least render the message on a display of the computing device.

9 . A method, comprising:

receiving a request from a messaging application to create a first messaging inbox for a user based at least in part on a plurality of user-defined preferences;

generating an inbox address for the first messaging inbox, the inbox address representing a destination in a distributed ledger; and

causing the first messaging inbox to be registered on the distributed ledger based at least in part on the inbox address and in a different location on the distributed ledger from a second messaging inbox for the user with a plurality of distinct user-defined preferences from the first messaging inbox.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the inbox address comprises a string of alphanumeric characters that represents the destination in the distributed ledger, the string of alphanumeric characters lacking a domain name.

11 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising generating a cryptographic key-pair for the first messaging inbox, the cryptographic key-pair comprising a private key and a public key, the public key being stored in the distributed ledger based at least in part on the inbox address.

12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising encrypting the private key and storing the private key in a data store.

13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

obtaining a message from the distributed ledger, the message being stored in the distributed ledger according to the inbox address.

14 . The method of claim 13 , decrypting the message using a private key of a cryptographic key pair associated with the first messaging inbox.

15 . A non-transitory, computer-readable medium, comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to at least:

generate an inbox address for a user and a corresponding key-pair for a first messaging inbox associated with the inbox address;

register the first messaging inbox on a distributed ledger based at least in part on the inbox address and in a different location on the distributed ledger from a second messaging inbox for the user with a plurality of distinct user-defined preferences from the first messaging inbox; and

obtain a message from the distributed ledger, the message being stored in the distributed ledger according to the inbox address.

16 . The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the machine-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the computing device to at least receive a request from a messaging application to generate the first messaging inbox in the distributed ledger.

17 . The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the request includes one or more user-defined attributes associated with the first messaging inbox.

18 . The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein one or more messages sent to the first messaging inbox are filtered according to the one or more user-defined attributes.

19 . The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the machine-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the computing device to at least decrypt the message based at least in part on a private key of the corresponding key-pair.

20 . The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the inbox address lacks a domain name.

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