Patents Assigned to Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
  • Patent number: 11983706
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for modeling and interpreting a modeled digital asset and its evolution with respect to the rights of a plurality of parties, the method comprising: executing an await function instance no more than once using one of at least one choice defined therein for disposition of the digital asset with respect to the rights of at least one of the plurality of parties, said await function instance incorporated upon the consent of the affected parties to fulfil a configured function instance associated with the at least one choice; executing an agree function instance that requires the consent of at least one of the plurality of parties to execute; and storing the results of the executed function instances in an append-only ledger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: Vincent Peikert, Ratko Goran Veprek, Johan Sjodin, James Benton Litsios, Alexander Bernauer, Darko Pilav, Robin Krom, Simon Meier, Shaul Kfir
  • Publication number: 20240135023
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems to settle a transaction involving a plurality of digital assets, comprising receiving a notification of a proposed transaction comprising a plurality of proposed component atomic transactions that atomically transfer at least a portion of the plurality of digital assets from one or more transferring nodes to one or more receiving nodes. The method further comprises at least in part determining or verifying that each transferring and receiving computer node is cryptographically authorized to receive and/or transfer at least some of the plurality of digital assets, and that each transferring and receiving computer node has a sufficient amount of the plurality of digital assets. The method further comprises sending an authorization notification to at least one execution node to transfer the plurality of digital assets from the transferring computer nodes to the receiving computer nodes to settle the proposed transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Eric Saraniecki, Kelly Anne Mathieson, Ratko Goran Veprek, Johan Sjodin, Charng-Ching Yeh
  • Patent number: 11935037
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for locking a digital asset. In one implementation, the system may include a first computer node that reads a private data store associated with the first computer node and/or reads a distributed ledger to confirm a digital asset is unlocked and can be transferred from the first computer node. The first computer node cryptographically signs and sends a proposed digital lock to a second computer node. When activated, the digital lock prevents transfer of the digital asset from the first computer node to another computer node that is not the second computer node. The first computer node also reads a distributed ledger to confirm the distributed ledger contains the digital lock in an activated state. The first computer node transfers the digital asset from the first computer node to the second computer node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Eric Saraniecki, Kelly Anne Mathieson, Ratko Goran Veprek, Johan Sjodin, Charng-Ching Yeh
  • Patent number: 11924350
    Abstract: A system and method for selectively transmitting cryptographically signed information to a limited number of parties of an agreement using one or more processors. For each party affected by a decision of a first party, the processors generate a token according to a function of both (i) a cryptographic key of the given party and (ii) a cryptographic key of a second party, and transmit to respective private data stores of each party (a) the first party's decision, (b) the generated token, and (c) an identity of the second party. The decision of the first party and the generated tokens are transmitted to the private data stores of only the parties that are affected by the decision of the first party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Bernauer, Tamas Blummer, Shaul Kfir, James Benton Litsios, Simon Meier
  • Publication number: 20230421380
    Abstract: A computer system (100) for distributed shared execution of one or more shared processes, comprising: first program code for the one or more shared processes that comprises one or more shared code segments (142, 144, 146) shared between a first authorizing node (102) and a second authorizing node (104), wherein the one or more shared code segments (142, 144, 146) are executable by one or more executing nodes (102, 104, 106); a distributed ledger (152, 154, 156) that provides a record of valid code segments of the program code; and second program code comprising instructions that, when executed by the first and/or second authorizing nodes, validates that an anticipated execution result of the one or more shared code segments (142, 144, 146) satisfies shared authorization conditions and, if satisfied, authorizes the execution of the one or more shared code segments by the one or more executing nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: James Benton Litsios, Simon Meier, Ognjen Maric, Sören Gerhard Bleikertz, Francesco Mazzoli
  • Publication number: 20230412389
    Abstract: A computer system comprising: a global synchronization log that stores public data associated with private data wherein the private data is stored in one or more private data stores separate from the global synchronization log; and one or more nodes operable in a mode as a writer node that has access to write the public data associated with private data to the global synchronization log. A reader node may verify the public data on the global synchronization log with private data stored in one or more private data stores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: Shaul Kfir, James Benton Litsios, Simon Meier, Lance Arlaus, Alexander Bernauer, Tamas Blummer, Walter Eric Saraniecki, Miron Cuperman
  • Publication number: 20230281611
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for modeling and interpreting a modeled digital asset and its evolution with respect to the rights of a plurality of parties, the method comprising: executing an await function instance no more than once using one of at least one choice defined therein for disposition of the digital asset with respect to the rights of at least one of the plurality of parties, said await function instance incorporated upon the consent of the affected parties to fulfil a configured function instance associated with the at least one choice; executing an agree function instance that requires the consent of at least one of the plurality of parties to execute; and storing the results of the executed function instances in an append-only ledger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: Vincent Peikert, Ratko Goran Veprek, Johan Sjodin, James Benton Litsios, Alexander Bernauer, Darko Pilav, Robin Krom, Simon Meier, Shaul Kfir
  • Publication number: 20230231855
    Abstract: A method of scheduling and validating a multiple-participant process, the method including: submitting, by a submitting node associated with a participant in the multiple-participant process, a proposed transaction by sending a cryptographically-protected message to one or more recipient nodes, wherein the cryptographically-protected message includes at least an unencrypted submessage readable by an external node and a cryptographically-protected submessage to preserve privacy from at least the external node; determining, by the external node, an order of the proposed transaction relative to other transactions; by way of at least some of the recipient nodes, validating the cryptographically-protected message; receiving a confirmation of validity of the cryptographically-protected message from at least some of the recipient nodes; finalizing the proposed transaction, as a confirmed transaction, based on receiving one or more confirmations from at least some of the recipient nodes that satisfy a confirmation co
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: Sören Gerhard Bleikertz, James Benton Litsios, Andreas Lochbihler, Ognjen Maric, Matthias Schmalz, Ratko Goran Veprek, Shaul Kfir, Tsering Shrestha
  • Publication number: 20230031532
    Abstract: A system and method for selectively transmitting cryptographically signed information to a limited number of parties of an agreement using one or more processors. For each party affected by a decision of a first party, the processors generate a token according to a function of both (i) a cryptographic key of the given party and (ii) a cryptographic key of a second party, and transmit to respective private data stores of each party (a) the first party's decision, (b) the generated token, and (c) an identity of the second party. The decision of the first party and the generated tokens are transmitted to the private data stores of only the parties that are affected by the decision of the first party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Bernauer, Tamas Blummer, Shaul Kfir, James Benton Litsios, Simon Meier
  • Publication number: 20220261791
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for locking a digital asset. In one implementation, the system may include a first computer node that reads a private data store associated with the first computer node and/or reads a distributed ledger to confirm a digital asset is unlocked and can be transferred from the first computer node. The first computer node cryptographically signs and sends a proposed digital lock to a second computer node. When activated, the digital lock prevents transfer of the digital asset from the first computer node to another computer node that is not the second computer node. The first computer node also reads a distributed ledger to confirm the distributed ledger contains the digital lock in an activated state. The first computer node transfers the digital asset from the first computer node to the second computer node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Eric Saraniecki, Kelly Anne Mathieson, Ratko Goran Veprek, Johan Sjodin, Charng-Ching Yeh
  • Publication number: 20220058652
    Abstract: A method and device for executing the method to: control an unused transaction output (utxo) stored in a first digital wallet of a first user according to a private key of the first user; generate a transaction for transferring rights over the utxo from the first digital wallet to a second digital wallet; generate a cryptographic hash of the transaction into a unique transaction identification of the transaction; transmit the unique transaction identification of the transaction to a party other than the first user; in response to transmission of the unique transaction identification of the transaction, receive a redeem transaction cryptographically signed by a private key of the party other than the first user; cryptographically sign the received redeem transaction with the private key of the first user; store the redeem transaction in the first digital wallet; and transmit confirmation that the redeem transaction is valid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: Donald R. Wilson, Jr., Sunil Hirani, W. Eric Saraniecki, Yuval Rooz, Shaul Kfir
  • Publication number: 20210176069
    Abstract: A computer system (100) for distributed shared execution of one or more shared processes, comprising: first program code for the one or more shared processes that comprises one or more shared code segments (142, 144, 146) shared between a first authorizing node (102) and a second authorizing node (104), wherein the one or more shared code segments (142, 144, 146) are executable by one or more executing nodes (102, 104, 106); a distributed ledger (152, 154, 156) that provides a record of valid code segments of the program code; and second program code comprising instructions that, when executed by the first and/or second authorizing nodes, validates that an anticipated execution result of the one or more shared code segments (142, 144, 146) satisfies shared authorization conditions and, if satisfied, authorizes the execution of the one or more shared code segments by the one or more executing nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: James Benton Litsios, Simon Meier, Ognjen Maric, Sören Gerhard Bleikertz, Francesco Mazzoli
  • Publication number: 20200356991
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems to settle a transaction involving a plurality of digital assets, comprising receiving a notification of a proposed transaction comprising a plurality of proposed component atomic transactions that atomically transfer at least a portion of the plurality of digital assets from one or more transferring nodes to one or more receiving nodes. The method further comprises at least in part determining or verifying that each transferring and receiving computer node is cryptographically authorized to receive and/or transfer at least some of the plurality of digital assets, and that each transferring and receiving computer node has a sufficient amount of the plurality of digital assets. The method further comprises sending an authorization notification to at least one execution node to transfer the plurality of digital assets from the transferring computer nodes to the receiving computer nodes to settle the proposed transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: W. Eric Saraniecki, Kelly Anne Mathieson, Ratko Goran Veprek, Johan Sjoedin, Charng-Ching Yeh
  • Publication number: 20200128022
    Abstract: A method of scheduling and validating a multiple-participant process, the method including: submitting, by a submitting node associated with a participant in the multiple-participant process, a proposed transaction by sending a cryptographically-protected message to one or more recipient nodes, wherein the cryptographically-protected message includes at least an unencrypted submessage readable by an external node and a cryptographically-protected submessage to preserve privacy from at least the external node; determining, by the external node, an order of the proposed transaction relative to other transactions; by way of at least some of the recipient nodes, validating the cryptographically-protected message; receiving a confirmation of validity of the cryptographically-protected message from at least some of the recipient nodes; finalizing the proposed transaction, as a confirmed transaction, based on receiving one or more confirmations from at least some of the recipient nodes that satisfy a confirmation co
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: Sören Gerhard BLEIKERTZ, James Benton LITSIOS, Andreas LOCHBIHLER, Ognjen MARIC, Matthias SCHMALZ, Ratko Goran VEPREK, Shaul KFIR, Tsering SHRESTHA
  • Publication number: 20200065802
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for determining the eligibility of a digital asset associated with a unique identifier for a transaction. The system may include a first computer node including a first processing device and memory, the computer node including program instructions that, when executed: send a proposed automated tagging request associated with the digital asset, the proposed automated tagging request including an algorithm configured to determine one or more eligibility tags based on input data from one or more input data sources; receive, from a second node, an acceptance notification indicating acceptance of the proposed automated tagging request; and validate that program instructions including the algorithm are recorded to a distributed ledger associated with the digital asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH
    Inventors: Kelly MATHIESON, Talia Faye KLEIN, Levente BARCZY, Silvan VILLIGER, Charles-Edmond RENOUARD, Beth SENDRA, Avinash BURRA, Charng-Ching YEH