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Granted Patent B1
US 12,675,743 · App. 19/369,625 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Methods, architectures and systems for program defined systems

Inventors: Randall M. Katz (Beverly Hills, CA); Robert Tercek (Los Angeles, CA)
Assignee: MILESTONE ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
G06N20/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,675,743
App. No.
19/369,625
Filed
Oct 27, 2025
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B1
Art Unit
2122
USPC
706/12
Abstract

In one aspect, the inventions include a system for control of a software defined computer network state system. First, an application plane layer is adapted to receive instructions regarding operation of the state system. Preferably, the application plane layer is coupled to an application plane layer interface. Second, a control plane layer includes an adaptive control unit, such as a cognitive computing unit, an artificial intelligence unit or a machine-learning unit. Third, a data plane layer includes an input interface to receive data input from one or more data sources. A title transfer network element is provided to transfer digital assets via a blockchain. The system may use domain transformations and difference engines.

Claims (25)

1 . A method for the control of a program defined transaction system, the system including at least an application plane layer, a control plane layer including a cognitive computing unit using at least machine learning, and a data plane layer, the data plane layer including an data input interface to receive and store data input from one or more data sources other than the control plane layer, the data plane layer further including a value transfer element and a data input for receiving at least external event data, the cognitive compute unit implementing a futures contract utilizing contract selection information from a user of the system in combination with external event data to instruct the value transfer element to implement a transfer between users of the system, comprising:

receiving at the application plane layer instructions regarding operation of the program defined transaction system, the application plane layer coupled to an application plane layer interface, the application plane layer communicating requirements to the control plane layer via an application controller interface,

interfacing the control plane layer with the application plane layer via the application plane layer interface to receive information related to the instructions regarding operation of the program defined transaction system,

the control plane layer including the cognitive computing unit, the cognitive computing unit receiving the contract selection information and external event data, and utilizing the external event data to determine value transfer instructions as between users of the system, and generating a corresponding output to the value transfer element,

the control plane layer translating the requirements of the application plane layer to the data plane layer,

receiving at the data plane layer (1) the value transfer instructions, and (2) at the data input interface (i) the external event data and (ii) the contract selection information from the user, the value transfer unit transferring value between users of the system the data plane layer being coupled to the control plane layer.

2 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 1 further including a title transfer element in the data plane layer.

3 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 2 wherein the title and value transfer elements couple to a decentralized distributed ledger.

4 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 3 wherein the title and value transfer elements implement a smart contract.

5 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 3 wherein the smart contract implements a lottery.

6 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 3 wherein the smart contract implements a game mechanic.

7 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 3 wherein the smart contract implements a core loop.

8 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 3 wherein the smart contract implements mandated parameters.

9 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 3 wherein the smart contract implements a player's club.

10 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 2 including title transfer of a smart property.

11 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 1 further including a geolocation limit.

12 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 1 wherein the control plane layer includes an analytics unit.

13 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 1 wherein the cognitive compute unit further includes an artificial intelligence unit.

14 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 13 wherein the artificial intelligence unit includes a neural network.

15 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 13 wherein the artificial intelligence unit includes a graphic processing unit.

16 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 1 wherein the external event data includes economic condition data.

17 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 1 wherein the external event data includes sports event data.

18 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 1 wherein the external event data includes financial data.

19 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 2 wherein the title transfer unit transfers a digital asset.

20 . The method for control of the program defined transaction system of claim 19 wherein the digital asset includes an image.

Continuity (9)
Continuation 18982085 · Dec 16, 2024
Continuation 18393780 · Dec 22, 2023
Continuation 18099289 · Jan 20, 2023
Continuation 17352859 · Jun 21, 2021
Continuation 16925813 · Jul 10, 2020
Continuation 16596134 · Oct 8, 2019
Continuation 16052207 · Aug 1, 2018
Continuation 15886432 · Feb 1, 2018
Provisional Application 62454423 · Feb 3, 2017
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