{
  "patent_number": "US 12739107",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "Securing Computer Settings with Encryption and Blockchain",
  "original_title": "Systems and methods for configuration locking",
  "summary": "This patent describes a system that locks down computer settings by encrypting them and storing the encrypted data on a blockchain for enhanced security and tamper-proofing.",
  "what_it_does": "The patent details a system that monitors actions taken on a company's computers. It identifies these actions by looking at the computer's connections, called endpoints or interfaces. Based on the actions, it figures out how sensitive the configuration changes are, assigning them a 'configuration level.' These levels are then encrypted or converted into tokens and stored on a distributed ledger, like a blockchain. This makes it very hard for unauthorized people to change computer settings without detection.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover systems that do not identify specific endpoints or interfaces of computing systems.",
    "Does not cover methods that do not assign a 'configuration level' to actions performed.",
    "Does not cover systems where configuration data is not encrypted or tokenized.",
    "Does not cover solutions that do not utilize a distributed ledger or data source for storage.",
    "Does not cover the physical hardware components of the computing systems themselves."
  ],
  "filed": "2025-02-03",
  "granted": "2026-09-15",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": null,
  "holder_url": null,
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "software",
    "telecommunications",
    "cybersecurity",
    "finance"
  ],
  "abstract": "Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed. One system includes one or more processing circuits configured to determine at least one action performed on one or more computing systems of at least one entity based on identifying one or more endpoints or interfaces of the one or more computing systems. The one or more processing circuits can identify one or more configuration levels corresponding to the at least one action performed on the one or more computing systems. The one or more processing circuits can encrypt or tokenize the one or more configuration levels for storage on a distributed ledger or data source.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12739107/systems-and-methods-for-configuration-locking",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12739107/systems-and-methods-for-configuration-locking/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12739107",
  "relatedPatents": []
}