US 2021/0342909 A1 · CREATING DIGITAL HEALTH ASSETS

Abstract

Apparatus and associated methods relate to encoding a digital asset representing a service bundle, with parameters uniquely identifying the bundle, based on the bundle definition, and with a value and availability determined as a function of asset state. The bundle may include a health service. The encoded asset may be a digital asset token, configured in computing device memory, or transported via network, to transfer possession, transfer ownership, verify ownership, change state, or access a bundled service. The asset token may include individually manageable sub-tokens. The bundle definition may include a unique combination of facility, location, time, or professional resources allocated to provide a service. The bundle may be certified, based on verified funding or confirmed resource allocation. Asset class may be based on certification. The asset may be non-fungible based on the unique resource combination's inherently limited supply, permitting the bundle to have intrinsic value with a demand-based price.

Claims30

Dependent claims

An apparatus comprising:

a processor;
and
a memory configured to be operably coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises encoded data and processor executable program instructions, wherein the data and instructions jointly configure and program the apparatus that the instructions when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
receive a service offer from a service provider;
and
construct in the memory a digital asset token for the service offer, the digital asset token comprising:
a header, encoding:
an immutable asset identifier representing the service offer;
an immutable asset exchange identifier;
an immutable asset creation time representing the time at which the digital asset token was constructed;
a mutable asset state value representing the minting state;
a payload, encoding;
the service offer;
a copy of the asset identifier encoded by the header;
the hash of the header;
a nonce;
send the header without the payload to a first application server;
and
send the payload without the header to a second application server.

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An apparatus comprising:

a processor;
and
a memory configured to be operably coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises encoded data and processor executable program instructions, wherein the data and instructions jointly configure and program the apparatus that the instructions when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
receive a service offer from a service provider;
and
construct in the memory a digital asset token for the service offer, the digital asset token comprising:
a header, encoding:
an immutable asset identifier representing the service offer,
wherein the asset identifier is unique within a predetermined namespace;
an immutable asset exchange identifier, wherein the exchange identifier is unique within a predetermined namespace;
an immutable asset creation time representing the time at which the digital asset token was constructed;
a mutable asset state value selected from the group consisting of minting, issued, trading, sold, redeemed, and burned;
a payload, encoding:
the service offer;
a copy of the asset identifier encoded by the header;
the hash of the header;
a reference to a plurality of related asset bundles, wherein each asset bundle of the plurality of related asset bundles comprises at least one healthcare asset;
a reference to at least one contract defining provision terms of the related asset bundles, wherein the at least one contract comprises one or more subcontract encoding a location, time, facility, and
professional resource allocated to provide each of the at least one healthcare asset of the related asset bundles;
an asset class determined as a function of contract status;
a nonce;
and
send the header without the payload to an asset exchange identified by the asset exchange identifier, and send the payload without the header to an application server.

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An apparatus comprising:

a processor;
and
a memory configured to be operably coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises encoded data and processor executable program instructions, wherein the data and instructions jointly configure and program the apparatus that the instructions when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to perform operations comprising:
receive a digital asset token representing a certified service bundle digital asset having a current asset degree of certification, wherein the received digital asset token encodes a reference to at least one contract of a plurality of contracts, and wherein the at least one contract obligates at least one resource to provide at least one service related to the service bundle digital asset;
determine if the status of the at least one contract changed, based on updated contract status received in response to a query comprising a service bundle digital asset identifier that uniquely identifies the service bundle digital asset within a predetermined namespace;
in response to determining the status of the at least one contract changed, determine an updated asset degree of certification that is distinct from the current degree of certification, wherein the updated asset degree of certification is based on the updated fraction of the at least one contract that obligates at least one resource to provide at least one service related to the service bundle;
and
broadcast to a DL the updated asset degree of certification and the asset identifier.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/368,927Filed 7 Jul 2021

Priority

16 Aug 2013

Published

4 Nov 2021

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification19 codes

G06Q 20/0855
Involving remote charge determination or related payment systems: involving a third party
G06Q 30/0621
Electronic shopping [e-shopping]: by configuring or customising goods or services
G06Q 20/065
Private payment circuits, e.g. involving electronic currency used among participants of a common payment scheme: using e-cash
G06Q 20/10
Payment architectures: specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems

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