Tencent acquires patent for blockchain-created missing persons poster
Tencent, one of the leading technology companies in China, has received a patent for a blockchain-based missing persons poster. The patent was granted three years after the company lodged the filing. Tencent’s patent for blockchain-based missing persons poster A report by 36kr.com, a local news company, said the company was working on a novel patent to file for a blockchain-based missing person’s poster. The patent was filed three years ago, with the company filing the initial submission in December 2019. After receiving this regulatory approval, Tencent will have the sole clearance to use blockchain technology in vital matters such as filing missing persons reports. The patent in question involves a data generation request that will be triggered after the user submits the filing of the missing person. The submission will then be listed publicly on the blockchain, where it will be verified. After a consensus on the request has been reached, the submission will be...