Granted Patent B2

US 12,626,283 · App. 18/209,161 · Granted May 12, 2026

Inventors: Charles Manning (Sandpoint, ID); Aubrey Falconer (Sandpoint, ID)

Assignee: KOCHAVA INC.

G06Q30/0277G06Q30/02G06Q30/0275G06Q30/08H04L63/0442

Abstract

Claims (94)

1 . A system comprising:

a first data processing device system communicatively connected to a communications network;

a first processor-accessible memory device system communicatively connected to the first data processing device system; and

a first input-output device system communicatively connected to the first data processing device system and the communications network,

wherein the first processor-accessible memory device system stores at least a first portion of a first transaction ledger, the first transaction ledger associated with a first market channel, and the first transaction ledger including a first set of specialized transaction terms that are specialized to the first market channel, and

wherein the first data processing device system is configured, via a first program stored in the first processor-accessible memory device system, to:

generate a first transaction information block,

store the generated first transaction information block in the first processor-accessible memory device system as an update to the first portion of the first transaction ledger, and

transmit the generated first transaction information block to another data processing device system over the communications network via the first input-output device system,

wherein the generated first transaction information block is configured to be viewed by a tracker node communicatively connected to the communications network, and

wherein the tracker node is configured to scan the first transaction ledger for new or revised transaction information blocks, to develop its own repository or database of transactions occurring within the first transaction ledger, and to develop, at least by accessing one or more external repositories or databases, its own specialized metadata associated with one or more transactions of the transactions occurring within the first transaction ledger.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first set of specialized transaction terms includes a first particular specialized transaction term, and wherein the first data processing device system is configured, via the first program stored in the first processor-accessible memory device system, to generate the first transaction information block as including or initially including a default value or default values of the first particular specialized transaction term.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the default value or default values of the first particular specialized transaction term are predetermined to have emerged as preferred for a particular type of transaction being conducted in the first market channel.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first processor-accessible memory device system stores at least a first portion of a second transaction ledger, the second transaction ledger associated with a second market channel different than the first market channel, and the second transaction ledger including a second set of specialized transaction terms that are specialized to the second market channel.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the first data processing device system is configured, via the first program stored in the first processor-accessible memory device system, to:

generate a second transaction information block;

store the generated second transaction information block in the first processor-accessible memory device system as an update to the first portion of the second transaction ledger; and

transmit the generated second transaction information block to another data processing device system over the communications network via the first input-output device system.

6 . The system of claim 5 ,

wherein the first set of specialized transaction terms includes a first particular specialized transaction term, and wherein the first data processing device system is configured, via the first program stored in the first processor-accessible memory device system, to generate the first transaction information block as including or initially including a default value or default values of the first particular specialized transaction term, and

wherein the second set of specialized transaction terms includes a second particular specialized transaction term, and wherein the first data processing device system is configured, via the first program stored in the first processor-accessible memory device system, to generate the second transaction information block as including or initially including a default value or default values of the second particular specialized transaction term.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the default value or default values of the second particular specialized transaction term are predetermined to have emerged as preferred for a particular type of transaction being conducted in the second market channel.

8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the second particular specialized transaction term is different than the first particular specialized transaction term.

9 . The system of claim 6 ,

wherein, in a state in which the first data processing device system is configured, via the first program stored in the first processor-accessible memory device system, to generate the first transaction information block as including or initially including the default value of the first particular specialized transaction term and to generate the second transaction information block as including or initially including the default value of the second particular specialized transaction term, the default value of the first particular specialized transaction term is different than the default value of the second particular specialized transaction term, and

wherein, in a state in which the first data processing device system is configured, via the first program stored in the first processor-accessible memory device system, to generate the first transaction information block as including or initially including the default values of the first particular specialized transaction term and to generate the second transaction information block as including or initially including the default values of the second particular specialized transaction term, the default values of the first particular specialized transaction term represent a different set of values than the default values of the second particular specialized transaction term.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the first particular specialized transaction term is a same term as the second particular specialized transaction term.

11 . The system of claim 1 , comprising:

a second data processing device system communicatively connected to the communications network;

a second processor-accessible memory device system communicatively connected to the second data processing device system; and

a second input-output device system communicatively connected to the second data processing device system and the communications network,

wherein the second processor-accessible memory device system stores at least a first portion of a second transaction ledger, the second transaction ledger associated with a second market channel different than the first market channel, and the second transaction ledger including a second set of specialized transaction terms that are specialized to the second market channel, the second set of specialized transaction terms different than the first set of specialized transaction terms.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the second data processing device system is configured, via a second program stored in the second processor-accessible memory device system, to:

generate a second transaction information block;

store the generated second transaction information block in the second processor-accessible memory device system as an update to the first portion of the second transaction ledger; and

transmit the generated second transaction information block to another data processing device system over the communications network via the second input-output device system.

13 . The system of claim 12 ,

wherein the first set of specialized transaction terms includes a first particular specialized transaction term, and wherein the first data processing device system is configured, via the first program stored in the first processor-accessible memory device system, to generate the first transaction information block as including or initially including a default value or default values of the first particular specialized transaction term, and

wherein the second set of specialized transaction terms includes a second particular specialized transaction term, and wherein the second data processing device system is configured, via the second program stored in the second processor-accessible memory device system, to generate the second transaction information block as including or initially including a default value or default values of the second particular specialized transaction term.

14 . The system of claim 13 ,

wherein the default value or default values of the first particular specialized transaction term are predetermined to have emerged as preferred for a particular type of transaction being conducted in the first market channel, and

wherein the default value or default values of the second particular specialized transaction term are predetermined to have emerged as preferred for a particular type of transaction being conducted in the second market channel.

15 . The system of claim 14 ,

wherein, in a state in which the first data processing device system is configured, via the first program stored in the first processor-accessible memory device system, to generate the first transaction information block as including or initially including the default value of the first particular specialized transaction term and the second data processing device system is configured, via the second program stored in the second processor-accessible memory device system, to generate the second transaction information block as including or initially including the default value of the second particular specialized transaction term, the default value of the first particular specialized transaction term is different than the default value of the second particular specialized transaction term, and

wherein, in a state in which the first data processing device system is configured, via the first program stored in the first processor-accessible memory device system, to generate the first transaction information block as including or initially including the default values of the first particular specialized transaction term and the second data processing device system is configured, via the second program stored in the second processor-accessible memory device system, to generate the second transaction information block as including or initially including the default values of the second particular specialized transaction term, the default values of the first particular specialized transaction term represent a different set of values than the default values of the second particular specialized transaction term.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the first particular specialized transaction term is a same term as the second particular specialized transaction term.

17 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first data processing device system is configured, via the first program stored in the first processor-accessible memory device system, to:

present a first form specific to the first market channel via a display device of the first input-output device system;

receive, via the first input-output device system, first input information inputted via the presented first form; and

generate the first transaction information block based at least on at least some of the first input information.

18 . The system of claim 17 ,

wherein the first processor-accessible memory device system stores at least a first portion of a second transaction ledger, the second transaction ledger associated with a second market channel different than the first market channel, and the second transaction ledger including a second set of specialized transaction terms that are specialized to the second market channel, and

wherein the first data processing device system is configured, via the first program stored in the first processor-accessible memory device system, to:

generate a second transaction information block;

store the generated second transaction information block in the first processor-accessible memory device system as an update to the first portion of the second transaction ledger; and

transmit the generated second transaction information block to another data processing device system over the communications network via the first input-output device system.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the first data processing device system is configured, via the first program stored in the first processor-accessible memory device system, to:

present a second form specific to the second market channel via a display device of the first input-output device system, the second form different than the first form due at least to a difference between the first market channel and the second market channel;

receive, via the first input-output device system, second input information inputted via the presented second form; and

generate the second transaction information block based at least on at least some of the second input information.

20 . A method executed by a first data processing device system communicatively connected to a communications network, the first data processing device system communicatively connected to a first processor-accessible memory device system and a first input-output device system, the first input-output device system communicatively connected to the communications network, and the method comprising:

storing, executed by the first data processing device system and via the first processor-accessible memory device system, at least a first portion of a first transaction ledger, the first transaction ledger associated with a first market channel, and the first transaction ledger including a first set of specialized transaction terms that are specialized to the first market channel;

generating, executed by the first data processing device system, a first transaction information block;

storing, executed by the first data processing device system and via the first processor-accessible memory device system, the generated first transaction information block as an update to the first portion of the first transaction ledger; and

transmitting, executed by the first data processing device system and via the first input-output device system, the generated first transaction information block to another data processing device system over the communications network,

wherein the generated first transaction information block is configured to be viewed by a tracker node communicatively connected to the communications network, and

wherein the tracker node is configured to scan the first transaction ledger for new or revised transaction information blocks, to develop its own repository or database of transactions occurring within the first transaction ledger, and to develop, at least by accessing one or more external repositories or databases, its own specialized metadata associated with one or more transactions of the transactions occurring within the first transaction ledger.

21 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums storing a program executable by one or more data processing devices of a first data processing device system communicatively connected to a first input-output device system and a communications network, the program comprising:

first storage instructions configured to cause the first data processing device system to store, via one or more computer-readable storage mediums, at least a first portion of a first transaction ledger, the first transaction ledger associated with a first market channel, and the first transaction ledger including a first set of specialized transaction terms that are specialized to the first market channel;

generation instructions configured to cause the first data processing device system to generate a first transaction information block;

second storage instructions configured to cause the first data processing device system to store, via one or more computer-readable storage mediums, the generated first transaction information block as an update to the first portion of the first transaction ledger; and

transmission instructions configured to cause the first data processing device system to transmit, via the first input-output device system, the generated first transaction information block to another data processing device system over the communications network,

wherein the generated first transaction information block is configured to be viewed by a tracker node communicatively connected to the communications network, and

wherein the tracker node is configured to scan the first transaction ledger for new or revised transaction information blocks, to develop its own repository or database of transactions occurring within the first transaction ledger, and to develop, at least by accessing one or more external repositories or databases, its own specialized metadata associated with one or more transactions of the transactions occurring within the first transaction ledger.

22 . A system comprising:

a first data processing device system communicatively connected to a communications network;

a first processor-accessible memory device system communicatively connected to the first data processing device system; and

a first input-output device system communicatively connected to the first data processing device system and the communications network,

wherein the first processor-accessible memory device system stores at least a first portion of a first transaction ledger, the first transaction ledger associated with a first market channel, and the first transaction ledger including a first set of specialized transaction terms that are specialized to the first market channel, and

wherein the first data processing device system is configured, via a first program stored in the first processor-accessible memory device system, to:

generate a first transaction information block,

store the generated first transaction information block in the first processor-accessible memory device system as an update to the first portion of the first transaction ledger, and

transmit the generated first transaction information block to another data processing device system over the communications network via the first input-output device system,

wherein the generated first transaction information block is configured to be viewed by a tracker node communicatively connected to the communications network, the tracker node configured to develop its own repository or database of transactions occurring within the first transaction ledger, as well as to develop its own specialized metadata associated with one or more transactions of the transactions occurring within the first transaction ledger.

23 . A system comprising:

a first data processing device system communicatively connected to a communications network;

a first processor-accessible memory device system communicatively connected to the first data processing device system; and

a first input-output device system communicatively connected to the first data processing device system and the communications network,

wherein the first processor-accessible memory device system stores at least a first portion of a first transaction ledger, the first transaction ledger associated with a first market channel, and the first transaction ledger including a first set of specialized transaction terms that are specialized to the first market channel, and

wherein the first data processing device system is configured, via a first program stored in the first processor-accessible memory device system, to:

generate a first transaction information block,

store the generated first transaction information block in the first processor-accessible memory device system as an update to the first portion of the first transaction ledger, and

transmit the generated first transaction information block to another data processing device system over the communications network via the first input-output device system,

wherein the generated first transaction information block is configured to be viewed by a tracker node communicatively connected to the communications network, the tracker node configured to develop its own repository or database of transactions occurring within the first transaction ledger, and the tracker node configured to utilize a private decryption key to decrypt a portion of one or more transactions of the transactions occurring within the first transaction ledger.

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