Block.one, the visitor behind the EOSIO protocol (EOS), has been awarded a patent for a blockchain-based behest arrangement for promotional exposure tied to popular social media posts.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Part canonical the patent on April 28. Block.one filed with the role during May 2022.

The patent, which Block.1 describes as means to incentivize positive feedback contributions amongst a social media community, describes a arrangement where bidders can compete to have their profile displayed in a prime position on trending posts.

"One way that posts accomplish influence is through positive community feedback," the filing reads. "Although a user who creates content may receive personal acclamation and recognition through receiving positive feedback, those users who provide the positive feedback frequently receive merely limited exposure."

Patented system monetizes every social media post

The filing describes the system as "a computer-implemented method for bidding on a post in a social media platform" where "a first hash value of origin content [is stored] on a blockchain."

While purporting to incentivize positive feedback, the organisation potentially monetizes every single post produced on a social media network for both the network's operators and content creators.

The system works by first verifying the authenticity of a mail service'southward content using blockchain engineering science — with hashes corresponding to all post information existence stored on a distributed ledger.

Bidders will employ tokens issued by the platform. Funds generated through behest will exist distributed to the post's author, the previous higher bidder, and the platform's administrators.

Patented system expected to be implemented on Vox

The patent will likely be implemented on Vocalization, Block.1'south social media network, as many similarities exist between the bidding system described and the arrangement of data on the platform — with Voice writing hashes pertaining to post information to a blockchain, and storing the actual mail data on servers.

During March, Cake.ane invested $100 million in greenbacks and $50 million in intellectual property into Voice. The investment was intended to provide Voice with the resource to operate independently of Block.One.