Method of achieving multiple processor agreement in asynchronous networks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6957331
APP PUB NO 20010039630A1
SERIAL NO

09759127

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Byzantine Agreement requires a set of parties in a distributed system to agree on a value even if some parties are corrupted. The invention comprises a method for achieving agreement among participating network devices in an asynchronous network is disclosed that makes use of cryptography, specifically of threshold digital signatures and a distributed coin-tossing protocol.

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  • TREND MICRO INCORPORATED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cachin, Christian Oberrieden, CH 22 347
Kursawe, Klaus Rueschlikon, CH 20 521
Shoup, Victor Zurich, CH 7 182

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