Winklevoss IP, LLC (Wilmington, DE)
The disclosure covers methods as well as products and devices that can authorise and perform transactions on autonomous devices. The device can generate and transmit to the computer system for transaction an electronic transaction request comprising first transaction data comprising an account identifier of the sender connected to the autonomous device as well as a destination account identification and a transaction value and a timestamp. The device can verify the transaction with private keys from an Asymmetric Key Pairing.
The Internet of Things and autonomous devices are becoming an more and more important in the market. Networked computers are being integrated into devices which previously required human operation, management or oversight.Networked appliances as well as autonomous vehicles are in development. The new internet of things could provide a wide range of self-contained devices according to inventors. They also acknowledge the growing demand for suchdevices that are able to conduct transactions, and for computer devices to tackle the technological issues associated with such transactions. For example, inventors think washing machines in laundromats might accept payments via digital payment. Refrigerators could order food items according to a predetermined timetable or when supplies are low. Autonomous drones, autonomous vehicles, and/or self-driving cars can pay tolls, and/or pay for fuel. Technical solutions,including new computer systems and software are necessary to allow autonomous devices to engage in transactions safely, like to prevent fraudulent transactions, to guard against unauthorized transactions from being intercepted orotherwise tampered by drones, or to confirm the owner’s authority to conduct the transactions. Further, technical solutions are required to verify the identity of autonomous devices, their owners, administrators and operators. Suchidentities may be required in order to comply with rules based on identification for financial transactions.
The present invention provides technical solutions to these technical requirements.
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