# US 2019/0318351 A1 · Concomitance of an asset and identity block of a blockchain > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0318351 A1 - Document ID: US20190318351A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/451,617 - Filed: 2019-06-25 - Published: 2019-10-17 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-07 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation - Inventors: Ruslan Ardashev; Sloane Brakeville; Nitin Gaur; Gautham Pamu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190318351A1 ## CPC - G06Q 20/389: {Keeping log of transactions for guaranteeing non-repudiation of a transaction} - G06Q 10/00: Administration; Management - G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management - G06Q 20/401: {Transaction verification} - G06Q 50/18: Legal services - G06Q 20/3825: {Use of electronic signatures} - G06Q 20/3829: {involving key management} - G06Q 30/00: Commerce - G06Q 2220/00: Business processing using cryptography - H04L 9/3247: {involving digital signatures} - H04L 63/08: {for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32)} - H04L 67/306: User profiles - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A blockchain of transactions may be referenced for various purposes and may be later accessed by interested parties for ledger verification. One example operation may comprise one or more of creating an initial identifier representing an asset and an owner entity of the asset in a blockchain, identifying an identity block associated with the initial identifier, and identifying an asset transfer of the asset from the owner entity to a blockchain entity. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: creating, via a device associated with an owner entity of an asset, a know-your-customer (KYC) initial identifier representing an asset having an identity stored in a genesis block of a blockchain and the owner entity of the asset; creating, via the device, a new transaction block that identifies, in the blockchain, an asset transfer from the owner entity to a blockchain entity having a KYC identity; linking, via the device, the KYC initial identifier to the new transaction block; creating, via the device, an identity block, transferable to the new transaction block, the identity block corresponding the KYC initial identifier with the KYC identity of the blockchain entity, wherein the identity block comprises of one or more transferrable blocks, each of the one or more transferrable blocks corresponding to a different blockchain entity; verifying, via the device, that one or more previous asset owners associated with the KYC initial identifier are included in the identity block; validating, via the device, the asset transfer by confirming the verification of the one or more previous asset owners associated with the KYC initial identifier in the identity block; updating, via the device, the identity block with the asset transfer in response to validating the asset transfer; and appending, via the device, a transferrable block, of the identity block, corresponding with the blockchain entity to the new transaction block. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying, via the device, the asset transfer from the owner entity to the blockchain entity based on a comparison of the KYC initial identifier in the identity block and the KYC initial identifier of the new transaction block. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising appending a new KYC identifier to the identity block associated with the KYC initial identifier. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the verifying that the one or more previous asset owners associated with the KYC initial identifier are included in the identity block, is responsive to the identifying of the asset transfer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising storing, via the device, the KYC initial identifier in the genesis block. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising linking, via the device, the genesis block, the new transaction block, and the identity block via the KYC initial identifier. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising logging, via the device, the identity block in the blockchain, ### Claim 8 A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform: creating, via a device associated with an owner entity of an asset, a know-your-customer (KYC) initial identifier representing an asset having an identity stored in a genesis block of a blockchain and the owner entity of the asset; creating, via the device, a new transaction block that identifies, in the blockchain, an asset transfer from the owner entity to a blockchain entity having a KYC identity; linking, via the device, the KYC initial identifier to the new transaction block; creating, via the device, an identity block, transferable to the new transaction block, the identity block corresponding the KYC initial identifier with the KYC identity of the blockchain entity, wherein the identity block comprises of one or more transferrable blocks, each of the one or more transferrable blocks corresponding to a different blockchain entity; verifying, via the device, that one or more previous asset owners associated with the KYC initial identifier are included in the identity block; validating, via the device, the asset transfer by confirming the verification of the one or more previous asset owners associated with the KYC initial identifier in the identity block; updating, via the device, the identity block with the asset transfer in response to validating the asset transfer; and appending, via the device, a transferrable block, of the identity block, corresponding with the blockchain entity to the new transaction block. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, comprising instructions that, when read by the processor, cause the processor to perform identifying, via the device, the asset transfer from the owner entity to the blockchain entity based on a comparison of the KYC initial identifier in the identity block and the KYC initial identifier of the new transaction block. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, comprising instructions that, when read by the processor, cause the processor to perform appending a new KYC identifier to the identity block associated with the KYC initial identifier. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the verifying that the one or more previous asset owners associated with the KYC initial identifier are included in the identity block, is responsive to the identifying of the asset transfer. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, comprising instructions that, when read by the processor, cause the processor to perform storing, via the device, the KYC initial identifier in the genesis block. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, comprising instructions that, when read by the processor, cause the processor to perform linking, via the device, the genesis block, the new transaction block, and the identity block via the KYC initial identifier. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, comprising instructions that, when read by the processor, cause the processor to perform logging, via the device, the identity block in the blockchain. ### Claim 15 A system, comprising: a processor; and memory, wherein the processor and memory are communicably coupled to one another; wherein the processor, in association with an owner entity of an asset: creates a know-your-customer (KYC) initial identifier representing an asset having an identity stored in a genesis block of a blockchain and the owner entity of the asset; creates a new transaction block that identifies, in the blockchain, an asset transfer from the owner entity to a blockchain entity having a KYC identity; links the KYC initial identifier to the new transaction block; creates an identity block, transferable to the new transaction block, the identity block corresponding the KYC initial identifier with the KYC identity of the blockchain entity, wherein the identity block comprises of one or more transferrable blocks, each of the one or more transferrable blocks corresponding to a different blockchain entity; verifies that one or more previous asset owners associated with the KYC initial identifier are included in the identity block; validates the asset transfer by confirming the verification of the one or more previous asset owners associated with the KYC initial identifier in the identity block; updates the identity block with the asset transfer in response to validating the asset transfer; and appends a transferrable block, of the identity block, corresponding with the blockchain entity to the new transaction block. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the processor identifies the asset transfer from the owner entity to the blockchain entity based on a comparison of the KYC initial identifier in the identity block and the KYC initial identifier of the new transaction block. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the processor appends a new KYC identifier to the identity block associated with the KYC initial identifier. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the processor stores the KYC initial identifier in the genesis block. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the processor links the genesis block, the new transaction block, and the identity block via the KYC initial identifier. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the processor logs the identity block in the blockchain.