Huawei, the Chinese Telecom giant and smart phone manufacturer, may be trying to use Blockchain technology to protect digital property rights.
In a recent patent application filed by the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office on Tuesday, Shenzhen-based technology company explains the details of an invention that claims to have added a validation feature to the peer-to-peer content distribution network running blockchain technology.
The system sent in August 2016 for the first application for patent processing stores validation information for digital content in a Blockchain. When the parties initiate requests for downloads over the network between peers, the system maps their private keys or licenses with validation information to access the content.
Huawei has been following Blockchain technology closely since 2016
Huawei claims that technology is a way to protect intellectual property rights for digital content distributed across peer-to-peer networks. Although it is not yet clear whether the application will be granted by the Patent Office, the patent file reveals evidence that Huawei is trying to develop and adopt Blockchain technology.
The company joined the Hyperledger Blockchain Consortium in October 2016, 2 months after the first patent he sent. The Telecommunications Company is among the first implementers of Hyperledger's Sawtooth software and is still actively involved in development.
