Abstract: Systems and methods for discovering a device having an unknown location includes: a first signal source having a first known location and a second signal source having a second known location, the first signal source and the second signal source transmit radio signals using a first radio frequency band during a first search cycle; a sampling receiver having a known location that samples radio signals transmitted by the first signal source and the second signal source during the first search cycle; a disoriented sampling receiver having an unknown location that samples radio signals transmitted by the first signal source and the second signal source during the first search cycle; and a signal processor: aggregates the samples of the radio signals from the sampling receiver and the disoriented sampling receiver; analyzes the aggregated samples of the radio signals; and determines a first set of possible locations of the disoriented sampling receiver.

Abstract: Systems and methods of using a machine learning model to detect physical characteristics of an environment based on radio signal data include at a radio signal receiver, collecting noise floor signal data comprising radio signal data from an environment within a predetermined proximity of the radio signal receiver; implementing a trained deep machine learning classifier that is trained to classify one or more physical characteristics of the environment based on the radio signal data; generating machine learning input based on the radio signal data collected by the radio signal receiver; receiving the machine learning input at the trained deep machine learning classifier; and generating by the trained deep machine learning model one or more classification labels identifying the one or more physical characteristics of the environment based on the noise floor signal data.

Abstract: A system and method for cryptographically securing a device includes initializing a cryptographic processing circuit which includes provisioning a cryptographic key store associated with the cryptographic processing circuit with cryptographic key material; and establishing a first cryptographically secured connection between a main central processing unit of the autonomous device and the cryptographic processing circuit of the device; and implementing a cryptographic validation of resident firmware of the main central processing unit by validating a cryptographic digital signature ascribed to the resident firmware against an up-to-date cryptographic digital signature used for installing and/or updating the resident firmware of the main central processing circuit.

Abstract: A system and method implementing secure radio communications in a decentralized network includes: a handshake with one other of the plurality of nodes; establishing a point-in-time reference parameter during the handshake, wherein the point-in-time reference parameter is identified at the end of the handshake with the one other node; identifying a window in randomly sequence of rotating windows based on the point-in-time reference parameter, wherein the identified window contains a channel for conducting an encrypted communication with the one other node; and establishing the communication channel with the one other node.

Abstract: A system and method for cryptographically securing a device includes initializing a cryptographic processing circuit which includes provisioning a cryptographic key store associated with the cryptographic processing circuit with cryptographic key material; and establishing a first cryptographically secured connection between a main central processing unit of the autonomous device and the cryptographic processing circuit of the device; and implementing a cryptographic validation of resident firmware of the main central processing unit by validating a cryptographic digital signature ascribed to the resident firmware against an up-to-date cryptographic digital signature used for installing and/or updating the resident firmware of the main central processing circuit.

Abstract: A system and method implementing secure radio communications in a decentralized network includes: a handshake with one other of the plurality of nodes; establishing a point-in-time reference parameter during the handshake, wherein the point-in-time reference parameter is identified at the end of the handshake with the one other node; identifying a window in randomly sequence of rotating windows based on the point-in-time reference parameter, wherein the identified window contains a channel for conducting an encrypted communication with the one other node; and establishing the communication channel with the one other node.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating a transaction involving an autonomous device includes: receiving a transaction request from the initiating party; generating an addendum based on the transaction request; validating the one or more requests in the addendum by referencing the one or more claims in the exhibit; digitally signing the addendum by the autonomous transacting device with a cryptographic key and by the initiating transacting device with a cryptocurrency key; verifying a value of the cryptocurrency key; and performing the one or more requests of the transaction request based on the digitally signed addendum and once the value of the cryptocurrency key is verified.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating microtransaction involving an autonomous transacting device includes generating a plurality of key pairs and sharing a key of each of the plurality of key pairs with the transacting entity; establishing an escrow at the blockchain and providing the plurality of key pairs to the blockchain; exchanging one or more of the key pairs using a sidechain; requesting a release or a refund of funds from the escrow; and presenting one or more exchange key pairs to the blockchain thereby establishing a percent completion of the sidechain.

Abstract: A system and method for verifying a cryptographic transaction includes requesting a portion of the blockchain comprising a merkle tree path; verifying a value of the cryptocurrency key using simplified payment verification; and bundling the cryptographic transaction, a block header of the cryptographic transaction, a plurality of block headers subsequent the block header of the cryptographic transaction, and the merkle tree path thereby forming a cryptographic currency receipt.