Denso Assigned Patent

Denso Corporation, Kariya, Japan, has been assigned a patent (11671257) developed by Huang, Haolun, Okabe, Tatsuya, and Gupta, Himank, Kariya, Japan, for “mobility data storage method and system.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A mobility data storage method executed by a plurality of vehicles each including a sensor and a processor coupled to the sensor, the processor of each of the plurality of vehicles being configured to store a local blockchain, the method includes, with the processor of the plurality of vehicles, attaching a sensor data pool, a random value that excess a threshold, and a verifiable random function (VRF) proof to a respective candidate block then broadcasting the candidate block to all other vehicles. Then, a particular candidate block whose random value is largest among the broadcasted candidate blocks is selected and verified with the VRF proof prior to be attached to the local blockchain.”

The patent application was filed on 2021-06-21 (17/352897).