US Patent 11044258 Decentralized network for secure distribution of digital documents

Methods and apparatus for distributing documents are provided. A source node can determine a map for a document, where the map can include information about a number of portions of the document and a corresponding number of distribution nodes. The source node can, for each portion of the number of portions of the document, send the portion of the document to the corresponding distribution node. The source node can record, at a distributed storage system, a first transaction that records information related to the map for the document using the source node. The source node can determine to distribute the document. After determining to distribute the document, the source node can: record a second transaction related to a distribution identifier associated with the map for the document at the distributed storage system and can send a distribution notification that comprises the map for the document and the distribution identifier.