Abstract: A method includes initiating, by a user computing device, a digital asset-based payment to a merchant computing entity and sending, by the user computing device, user computing device real-time payment information to a digital asset payment computing entity. The method further includes locking, by the digital asset payment computing entity, an amount of network digital assets, generating a user authorization scannable code, and sending the user authorization scannable code to the user computing device. The method further includes providing, by the user computing device, the user authorization scannable code to the merchant computing entity. When the merchant computing entity scans the user authorization scannable code, the method further includes sending, by the merchant computing entity, merchant computing entity real-time payment information to the digital asset payment computing entity, and providing, by the digital asset payment computing entity, a confirmation to the merchant computing entity.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining, by a first computing device of a multi-part code system, a first portion of a multi-part code from a second computing device. The multi-part code is representative of an interaction between the first and second computing devices. The method further includes obtaining a plurality of multi-part code portion options. A multi-part code portion option of the plurality of multi-part code portion options includes an amount of interaction information. Each of the plurality of multi-part code portion options is generated to align with the first portion of the multi-part code. The method further includes performing an alignment function to align a desired amount of multi-part code portion options with the first portion to produce a multi-part code having a desired amount of interaction information and sending the multi-part code having the desired amount of interaction information to a network computing device to complete the interaction.

Abstract: A method for execution by a computing device of a recommendation system includes receiving, from a user computing device associated with a user, a selection of one or more images from one or more selectable image groups to produce a subset of images, where each image of the subset of images has an individual image vector. The method further includes combining the individual image vector of each image of the subset of images to produce a preliminary input vector. The method further includes correlating the preliminary input vector with a first set of items of one or more databases of items based on the preliminary input vector and a corresponding item vector for each of the first set of items. The method further includes generating a representation of the first set of items for displaying on a display of the user computing device.

Abstract: A system digital asset-backed data interaction system includes a data interaction computing entity operable to facilitate a data interaction between a first computing entity and a second computing entity. The data interaction includes the first computing entity providing data to the second computing entity and the facilitating the data interaction includes executing a real-time data interaction process and a nonreal-time data interaction process. The system digital asset-backed data interaction system further includes a data interaction backing computing entity associated with the data interaction computing entity. The data interaction backing computing entity includes a plurality of data interaction backing accounts storing system digital assets to back one or more data interactions.

Abstract: A method includes a user device computing sending a use request regarding an exchange item to a merchant computing device. The method further includes the merchant computing device sending information representing the use request to a marketplace server. The method further includes the marketplace server identifying a user computing device that is associated with the exchange item. The method further includes the marketplace server generating a use verification code and sending it to the identified user computing device. When the user computing device is the identified user computing device, the method further includes the user computing device receiving the use verification code and sending to the merchant computing device. The method further includes the merchant computing device sending information representing the use verification code to the marketplace server.

Abstract: A method for execution by a computing device of a recommendation system includes receiving, from a user computing device of the recommendation system, a selection of one or more images from one or more selectable image groups, where the user computing device is associated with a user profile. The method continues by generating, by the computing device, a personal preference profile for the user profile based upon the selection of the one or more images. The method continues by determining, by the computing device, to correlate one or more databases of items based on the personal preference profile for the user profile. The method continues by generating, by the computing device, a representation of one or more correlated items of the correlated one or more database of items for displaying on a display of the user computing device.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining, by a user computing device, a one-time use code from a merchant computing entity to initiate a data conveyance. The method further includes sending, by the user computing device, the one-time use code and a request to initiate the data conveyance. The method further includes translating, by the secure data conveyance device, the amount of the cryptocurrency to a substantially equivalent amount of the desired currency. The method further includes generating, by the trusted SVA device, an SVA representative of the substantially equivalent amount of the desired currency. The method further includes sending, by the secure data conveyance device, the one-time use code, the SVA, a merchant computing entity identifier (ID) associated with the merchant computing entity, and an expiration time frame to use the SVA to the user computing device. The method further includes verifying, by the merchant computing entity, the one-time use code.

Abstract: A method includes initiating, by a first computing device, an interaction with a second computing device. The first computing device includes a first digital asset unit and the second computing device includes a second digital asset unit. The first digital asset unit stores assignable tokens. The method further includes determining to assign conditional access rights to an amount of the assignable tokens to the second digital asset unit where the conditional access rights are in accordance with a set of conditions. The assignment of conditional access rights is a self-enforcing smart contract embedded in an assignable token distributed ledger technology. The method further includes locking the amount of the assignable tokens stored in the first digital asset unit and providing the conditional access rights to the amount of the assignable tokens to second digital asset unit. The second digital asset unit does not store the amount of the assignable tokens.

Abstract: A method includes initiating, by a first computing device, an interaction with a second computing device. The first computing device includes a first digital asset unit and the second computing device includes a second digital asset unit. The first digital asset unit stores assignable tokens. The method further includes determining to assign conditional access rights to an amount of the assignable tokens to the second digital asset unit where the conditional access rights are in accordance with a set of conditions. The assignment of conditional access rights is a self-enforcing smart contract embedded in an assignable token distributed ledger technology. The method further includes locking the amount of the assignable tokens stored in the first digital asset unit and providing the conditional access rights to the amount of the assignable tokens to second digital asset unit. The second digital asset unit does not store the amount of the assignable tokens.

Abstract: A method includes determining, by a digital asset custodial device, to assign conditional access rights to an amount of assignable tokens stored in a digital asset custodial device account of the digital asset custodial device to a network computing device of a cryptocurrency payment system to back certain interactions of the cryptocurrency payment system. The conditional access rights are in accordance with a set of conditions. The assignment of the conditional access rights is a self-enforcing smart contract embedded in an assignable token distributed ledger. The method further includes locking, by the digital asset custodial device and in accordance with the self-enforcing smart contract, the amount of the assignable tokens stored in the digital asset custodial device account and providing the conditional access rights to the amount of the assignable tokens to the network computing device. The network computing device does not store the amount of the assignable tokens.

Abstract: A cryptocurrency acceptance network computing device includes a processing module operable to obtain a request to facilitate a cryptocurrency-based payment between a payor computing device and a payee computing device. The payor computing device uses a first cryptocurrency recognized by a first cryptocurrency exchange computing device, and the payee computing device accepts a desired currency recognized by a second cryptocurrency exchange computing device.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining, by a first computing device of a multi-part code system, a first portion of a code from a network computing device. The network computing device generated the first portion of the code and a second portion of the code from the code. The method further includes displaying the first portion of the code on a code display area of an interactive display of the first computing device and instructing a user of the first computing device to position the first computing device near the second portion of the code such that the first and second portions of the code align. When the first portion of the code is aligned with the second portion of the code, the method further includes producing the code and sending a finalize interaction notification to the network computing device. The finalize interaction notification includes information from the produced code.

Abstract: A method includes initiating, by a payor computing device, a financial transaction to send payment of a particular amount to a payee computing device using a first cryptocurrency. The payee computing device accepts a desired currency. The method further includes placing a hold on an amount of collateral cryptocurrency based on a request to process the financial transaction. The method further includes sending, by the payor computing device, a first amount of the first cryptocurrency equal to the particular amount to the cryptocurrency acceptance network computing device, converting, by a cryptocurrency exchange device, the first amount of the first cryptocurrency to an amount of the desired currency equal to the particular amount, and sending the amount of the desired currency to a payee banking computing device. The method further includes seeking a desired number of confirmations of the first amount of the first cryptocurrency from a consensus network.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a cryptocurrency-based payment backing account device of a cryptocurrency payment system, a lock instruction from a network computing device to lock an amount of system cryptocurrency based on real-time payment information regarding a cryptocurrency-based payment from a source computing device to a destination computing device. The method further includes determining, by the cryptocurrency-based payment backing account device, a cryptocurrency-based payment backing account associated with the real-time payment information and locking the amount of system cryptocurrency. The method further includes when the release instruction from the network computing device is received, releasing the amount of the system cryptocurrency and when the consume instruction from the network computing device is received, transferring the amount of the system cryptocurrency to an account associated with the network computing device to cover the cryptocurrency-based payment.

Abstract: The present disclosure discusses methods for producing stereoisomerically enriched carbohydrate-based surfactants. In particular, methods of the invention include producing stereoisomerically enriched hydrophobic portion of the carbohydrate-based surfactants.

Abstract: A method of explicit note-location for stringed instruments synthesizing tablature notation and traditional classical staff notation for more fluid sight-reading of musical pieces. The invention makes explicit the note-locations-on-stringed-instruments of notated pitches. The method including the steps of marking a musical note or musical notes representing a particular pitch on the five-lined music staff or other form of graphic music notation system being used for said stringed instrument, marking a first numerical indicator on the musical note that indicates the location, along a string, on the stringed instrument, at which the at least one musical note is intended to be sounded from, and marking a second numerical indicator on the at least one musical note, appended to the first numerical indicator, that indicates which specific string of the stringed instrument on which the at least one musical note is intended to be sounded.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a network computing device of a multi-part code system, interaction information from one or more of a first and a second computing device regarding an interaction between the first and second computing devices. The method further includes generating a first and second portion of a code that are unusable individually. Alignment of the first and second portions of the code optically produces the code representative of the interaction information. A network application of the one or more of the first and second computing devices is operable to capture the optically produced code. The method further includes sending the first and second portions of the code to one or more of the first and second computing devices. When the optically produced code has been captured, the method further includes finalizing, by an interaction finalization module of the network computing device, the interaction.

Abstract: A method includes providing, by a merchant computing device, a code representative of real-time cryptocurrency backed payment information to a user computing device to initiate a real-time cryptocurrency backed payment with the user computing device. The user computing device provides a first cryptocurrency to use in the real-time cryptocurrency backed payment, and the merchant computing device accepts a desired fiat currency. The method further includes verifying, by the user computing device, the code. The verification initiates the real-time cryptocurrency backed payment.

Abstract: A method includes determining, by a stake account manager, to distribute rewards to one or more stake accounts of a stake pool, obtaining privately stored stake account information of the one or more stake accounts and a rewards balance of the stake pool, calculating a reward amount of the rewards balance owed to each stake account of the one or more stake accounts based on the privately stored stake account information, and performing a batched and secure calculation technique on the calculated reward amounts to produce a batched and secure rewards distribution summary. The batched and secure rewards distribution summary ensures that each reward amount is calculated correctly and that the privately stored stake account information remains private. The method further includes publishing the batched and secure rewards distribution summary to the blockchain. The publishing the batched and secure rewards distribution summary deposits reward amounts to the each stake account.

Abstract: A first computing device of a multi-part code system includes one or more optical scanners and a network application associated with a network computing device of the multi-part code system. The network application is operable to obtain a second portion of a code associated with a second computing device. The network computing device generated the code for an interaction between the first and second computing device. The network application is further operable to display the second portion of the code on a display area of an interactive display, receive a first portion of the code, and instruct a user to drag the first portion of the code to the display area to align with the second portion of the code. When the first and second portions of the code are aligned, the network application produces the code and sends a finalized interaction notification to the network computing device.