US 2026/0039489 A1 · CONFIGURING A PORTABLE TRAFFIC MARKER TO BE A NODE IN A BLOCKCHAIN

Abstract

A system for configuring a portable traffic marker to be a node in a blockchain can include an attachment mechanism, an electrical power source, a communications device, a processor, and a memory. The attachment mechanism can be configured to attach the system to the portable traffic marker. The electrical power source can be configured to provide power to the system. The memory can store a blockchain node module and a communications module. The blockchain node module can include instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations of the node in the blockchain. The communications module can include instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to communicate, via the communications device, with another node in the blockchain.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A system, comprising:

an attachment mechanism configured to attach the system to a portable traffic marker;
an electrical power source configured to provide power to the system;
a communications device;
a processor;
and
a memory storing:
a blockchain node module including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations of a node in a blockchain;
and
a communications module including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to communicate, via the communications device, with another node in the blockchain.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

18/793,130Filed 2 Aug 2024

Published

5 Feb 2026

Term ends

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Classification4 codes

H04L 9/50
Cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols: using hash chains, e.g.…
H04L 9/3239
Using cryptographic hash functions: involving non-keyed hash functions, e.g. modification detection codes [MDCs], MD5, SHA or RIPEMD
H04L 2209/84
Additional information or applications relating to cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication…
H04L
Digital communication

Configuring a portable traffic marker to be a node in a blockchain

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Configuring a portable traffic marker to be a node in a blockchain

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Abstract

Claims20