From Cointelegraph
Apple has recently submitted a new patent application that uses Blockchain within a prospective system for creating and verifying timestamps.Read more: https://cointelegraph.com/news/apple-patent-filing-hints-at-blockchain-useBased on the public application to US Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday where Blockchain technology was used to certify timestamps as a program combined with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) tools.
Apple's application describes three possible methods for establishing timestamps, with one of these scenarios centering on a Blockchain platform. There is a use case in question where data stored involves tying a piece of information to a particular transaction on a Blockchain, establishing the state of that data at a particular point in time.
The program would generate a block containing a timestamp, with every subsequent block being added as miners verify each transaction conducted on the chain. This system is part of what Apple is calling a "multi-check architecture," meaning that another system would confirm the timestamp after the block is generated but before it is added to the chain.
Like other established institutions, Apple believes in the power of Blockchain technology and its benefits.
I wonder if this blockchain technology will be used in currency transactions with something like Apple Pay or if this is a completely different use of the technology.
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