{"id":"tp-3039","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Walmart files patent for blockchain-powered drone communication system","author":"Shampa Mani","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/3039","datePublished":"2019-08-15T07:59:56.000Z","dateModified":"2019-08-15T08:00:51.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Retail giant Walmart has filed a patent application, entitled “Cloning Drones Using Blockchain,” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) earlier this month.","section":"Technology","references":[{"title":"Dated","url":"http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=20190238338&OS=20190238338&RS=20190238338"},{"title":"CoinDesk","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/walmart-files-patent-application-for-blockchain-backed-drone-communication"},{"title":"stablecoin-focused patent application","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Walmart-patents-new-centralized-stablecoin-that-could-rival-Facebooks-Libra-2900"},{"title":"TokenPost","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com"}]}