New patent applications are published by the USTPO on Thursdays. Assigned to Salesforce, both of today's Spotlight Applications concern blockchains (smart contracts, distributed ledgers) and rights management broadly construed. The first application discloses techniques for implementing declarative smart actions for coins and assets transacted onto a blockchain using distributed ledger technology (DLT) The second application discloses techniques for implementing a declarative and metadata driven blockchain platform using distributed ledger technology (DLT).
20200250661, "Systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing declarative smart actions for coins and assets transacted onto a blockchain using distributed ledger technology (DLT)," assigned to Salesforce.
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing declarative smart actions for coins and assets transacted onto a blockchain using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in conjunction with a cloud based computing environment are described herein. For example, according to one embodiment there is a system having at least a processor and a memory therein executing within a host organization, in which such a system includes means for executing a blockchain services interface on behalf of on behalf of a plurality of tenants; in which a blockchain protocol for the blockchain defines a group of base functions for the blockchain, the group of base functions accessible to any participating node of the blockchain. Such a system further includes a receive interface to receive a declaration of a new custom function, the declaration specifying each of (i) a base function and (ii) one or more additional mandatory fields to be captured with the use of the new custom function and (iii) a new custom function name for the new custom function declared and means for associating a smart contract with the new custom function; means for writing metadata onto the blockchain defining the new custom function; means for receiving a transaction for the blockchain matching the new custom function; and means for adding the transaction to a new block on the blockchain via the base function specified by the new custom function pursuant to successful validation by the smart contract. Other related embodiments are disclosed.
20200252406, "Systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing a declarative and metadata driven blockchain platform using distributed ledger technology (DLT)," assigned to Salesforce.
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing a declarative and metadata driven blockchain platform using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in conjunction with a cloud based computing environment are described herein. For example, according to one embodiment there is a system having at least a processor and a memory therein executing within a host organization, in which such a system includes means for operating a blockchain interface to the blockchain on behalf of a plurality of tenants of the host organization, in which each one of the plurality of tenants operate as a participating node with access to the blockchain; receiving, from a user device communicably interfaced with the system, first input declaring the new application; receiving second input from the user device adding a plurality of network participants for the new application, in which the network participants are granted access rights to the new application; receiving third input from the user device declaring a plurality of entity types for the new application; receiving fourth input from the user device declaring one or more new field definitions for each of the plurality of entity types; generating a blockchain asset having encoded therein as the defined metadata for the new application, at least (i) the plurality of network participants declared, (ii) the plurality of entity types declared, and (iii) the one or more new field definitions declared for each of the plurality of entity types; and transacting the blockchain asset having the defined metadata encoded therein for the new application onto the blockchain. Other related embodiments are disclosed.
