Fact Check: Microsoft Did Not Patent A Technique To Enslave Humanity For The Purpose Of Producing Bitcoin

Another repost, this time from October 24, 2021:

Microsoft Did Not Patent A Technique To Enslave Humanity For The Purpose Of Producing Bitcoin

The patent in question has only been applied for.

And it could be any cryptocurrency, not just bitcoin.

Further, as presented in the patent applications you get to keep the crypto.

Also, ignore the '666' in the patent number, that is coincidence.

Via the World Intellectual Property Organization's IP Portal:

1. WO2020060606 - CRYPTOCURRENCY SYSTEM USING BODY ACTIVITY DATA

Applicants

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC [US]/[US]

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Title

(EN) CRYPTOCURRENCY SYSTEM USING BODY ACTIVITY DATA

(FR) SYSTÈME DE CRYPTOMONNAIE UTILISANT DES DONNÉES D'ACTIVITÉ CORPORELLE

Abstract

(EN)

Human body activity associated with a task provided to a user may be used in a mining process of a cryptocurrency system. A server may provide a task to a device of a user which is communicatively coupled to the server. A sensor communicatively coupled to or comprised in the device of the user may sense body activity of the user. Body activity data may be generated based on the sensed body activity of the user. The cryptocurrency system communicatively coupled to the device of the user may verify if the body activity data satisfies one or more conditions set by the cryptocurrency system, and award cryptocurrency to the user whose body activity data is verified.

(FR)

L'activité du corps humain associée à une tâche fournie à un utilisateur peut être utilisée dans un processus de minage d'un système de cryptomonnaie. Un serveur peut fournir une tâche à un dispositif d'un utilisateur qui est couplé de manière à communiquer avec le serveur. Un capteur couplé de manière à communiquer avec un dispositif de l'utilisateur ou compris dans ce dernier peut détecter l'activité corporelle de l'utilisateur. Des données d'activité corporelle peuvent être générées sur la base de l'activité corporelle détectée de l'utilisateur. Le système de cryptomonnaie de la présente invention couplé de manière à communiquer avec le dispositif de l'utilisateur peut vérifier si les données d'activité corporelle satisfont une ou plusieurs conditions définies par le système de cryptomonnaie, et attribuer une cryptomonnaie à l'utilisateur dont les données d'activité corporelle sont vérifiées.

Related patent documents

US20200097951

The US number is for the American patent application. Back to WIPO.

From the Description:

....SUMMARY

[0005] Some exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure may use human body activity associated with a task provided to a user as a solution to“mining” challenges in cryptocurrency systems. For example, a brain wave or body heat emitted from the user when the user performs the task provided by an information or service provider, such as viewing advertisement or using certain internet services, can be used in the mining process. Instead of massive computation work required by some conventional cryptocurrency systems, data generated based on the body activity of the user can be a proof-of-work, and therefore, a user can solve the computationally difficult problem unconsciously. Accordingly, certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure may reduce computational energy for the mining process as well as make the mining process faster.

[0006] Systems, methods, and hardware aspects of computer readable storage media are provided herein for a cryptocurrency system using human body activity data. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a server may provide a task to a device of a user which is communicatively coupled to the server. A sensor communicatively coupled to or comprised in the device of the user may sense body activity of the user. Body activity data may be generated based on the sensed body activity of the user. A cryptocurrency system communicatively coupled to the device of the user may verify whether or not the body activity data satisfies one or more conditions set by the cryptocurrency system, and award cryptocurrency to the user whose body activity data is verified.

[0007] Examples are implemented as a computer process, a computing system, or as an article of manufacture such as a device, computer program product, or computer readable medium. According to one aspect, the computer program product is a computer storage medium readable by a computer system and encoding a computer program comprising instructions for executing a computer process.

[0008] This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used to limit the scope of the claimed subject matter.....

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Regarding the WIPO system, from Upcounsel: 

WO Patents

WO patents are granted by the World Intellectual Property Organization, also referred to as WIPO. The prefix WO, short for WIPO, means the patent will be administrated by the organization. WIPO is an agency operating under the United Nations and is responsible for administering several international treaties relating to patents and other intellectual property rights. Particularly, the Patent Cooperation Treaty is overseen by WIPO and provides procedural guidelines for filing patent applications in member countries. There are a total of 184 members of WIPO, including the U.S., China, and many European countries.....

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HT: Thanks, I think, to a friend. 

I'll get around to China's offer to run the WHO's global QR code vaccine passport program sometime next year.