Application US20200200090

BLOCKCHAIN BASED VEHICLE CONTROL
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US20200200090

1. A vehicle control method comprising, via a processing system comprising one or more processors: (7) (3)

receiving a first blockchain update comprising a first transaction with instructions to perform an engine startup or shutdown;

validating the first blockchain update;

performing the engine startup or shutdown based on validating the first blockchain update.

2. The method of claim 1 comprising performing the engine startup or shutdown based on validating a predetermined number of second blockchain updates subsequent to the first blockchain update. (0)

3. The method of claim 1 comprising after validating the first blockchain update, delaying performance of the engine startup or shutdown at least until a predetermined number of subsequent blockchain updates have been validated. (1) (0)

6. The method of claim 1, comprising, after validating the first blockchain update, determining whether an author of the first transaction is authorized to issue the instructions to perform the engine startup or shutdown. (0)

7. The method of claim 1, wherein first blockchain update is an addition of a first block to a blockchain. (0)

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first block comprises a first tag, the first tag being a function of every block in the blockchain preceding the first block. (0)

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing system is disposed in an aircraft comprising the engine, the method comprising performing the engine startup or shutdown based on validating the first blockchain update and confirming that the aircraft is grounded and at rest. (0)

10. The method of claim 1, comprising confirming that the aircraft is grounded and at rest by referencing one or more second transactions contained in one or more second blockchain updates. (0)

11. An aircraft comprising a processing system configured to: (4) (3)

receive a first blockchain update comprising a first transaction with instructions to modify an operating state of an engine;

validating the first blockchain update;

modifying the operating state of the engine based on validating the first blockchain update.

12. The aircraft of claim 11, wherein the processing system is configured to modify the operating state of the engine based on validating a predetermined number of second blockchain updates subsequent to the first blockchain update. (0)

13. The aircraft of claim 11, wherein the first transaction comprises instructions to immediately modify the engine operating state and the processing system is configured to: (1) (1)

16. The aircraft of claim 11, wherein the engine is an electric motor or an internal-combustion engine, the processing system being configured to perform the engine startup or shutdown based on validating the first blockchain update and confirming that the aircraft is grounded and at rest. (0)

17. The aircraft of claim 11, wherein the processing system is configured to confirm that the aircraft is grounded and at rest by referencing one or more second transactions contained in one or more second blockchain updates. (0)

18. A vehicle control method comprising, via a processing system comprising one or more processors: (2) (3)

receiving a first blockchain update comprising a first transaction with instructions to modifying an operating state of an engine;

validating the first blockchain update;

modifying the engine operating state based on validating the first blockchain update and validating a predetermined number of second blockchain updates subsequent to the first blockchain update.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein modifying the engine operating state comprises closing a fuel valve, which terminates fuel flow into the engine. (0)

20. The method of claim 18, wherein an aircraft comprises the engine and the method comprises confirming that the aircraft is grounded and at rest before modifying the engine operating state. (0)

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Application US20200200090

BLOCKCHAIN BASED VEHICLE CONTROL

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