{
  "patent_number": "US 12737348",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "Connecting Database Assets to a Blockchain for Ownership Tracking",
  "original_title": "Database system public trust ledger architecture",
  "summary": "This patent describes a way to link digital assets stored in a traditional cloud database to a blockchain-like system, called a distributed trust ledger, using smart contracts to track ownership.",
  "what_it_does": "The system identifies a digital asset, like a unique piece of data, that is already stored in a regular database used by many different groups. This digital asset is owned by one of these groups. The system then creates a 'smart contract' that includes a special digital marker, called a token, for this asset. This smart contract is recorded on a 'distributed trust ledger,' which is like a public, unchangeable record. The token on this ledger is owned by a specific account, and the system makes sure that the original owner in the database is linked to this account on the ledger. Finally, the original database is updated to show that the digital asset is now linked to its token on the distributed ledger. For example, a company managing digital licenses in a cloud database could use this to create verifiable blockchain tokens for each license, proving ownership and transfer history.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover creating a digital asset directly on the distributed trust ledger without first identifying it in an on-demand database system.",
    "Does not cover systems where the digital asset is not 'owned by a first one of the plurality of entities' within the database system.",
    "Does not cover a system that does not include a correspondence linking the first entity (database owner) with the first account (ledger owner).",
    "Does not cover a system that does not update the on-demand database system to include a reference linking the digital asset with the token.",
    "Does not cover a distributed ledger that is not designed to be a 'trust ledger' or is not distributed among multiple entities."
  ],
  "filed": "2021-08-24",
  "granted": "2026-09-15",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": null,
  "holder_url": null,
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "software",
    "telecommunications",
    "finance",
    "ecommerce",
    "ai_ml"
  ],
  "abstract": "Techniques and mechanisms described herein relate to a database system. A digital asset referenced in one or more database tables within an on-demand database system accessible to a plurality of entities may be identified. The digital asset may be owned by a first one of the plurality of entities. A smart contract that includes a token identifying the digital asset may be generated. The smart contract may be recorded within a distributed trust ledger. The token may be owned by a first account within the distributed trust ledger. The on-demand database system may include a correspondence linking the first entity with the first account. The on-demand database system may be updated to include a reference linking the digital asset with the token.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12737348/database-system-public-trust-ledger-architecture",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12737348/database-system-public-trust-ledger-architecture/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12737348",
  "relatedPatents": []
}