Antivirus-Integrated PC Resource Sharing for Low-Impact Cryptocurrency Mining
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individual computer systems face challenges in cryptocurrency mining due to antivirus software blocking mining software, potential malware contamination, significant transaction fees, and performance interference with high-performance tasks like gaming.
Innovation Solution
A system and method enabling users to rent processing power for cryptocurrency mining through antivirus-integrated applications, with automated resource management and transparent compensation, allowing mining even with antivirus enabled, and optimizing performance for high-demand tasks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If cryptocurrency mining software is installed on a personal computer system, then the system can earn cryptocurrency through processing power, but antivirus software blocks or deletes the mining software due to its association with malware
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mining pool as an intermediary between individual miners and the cryptocurrency network. The pool operator aggregates mining operations and manages software deployment, acting as a trusted intermediary that separates the end user from direct malware concerns. This allows users to earn cryptocurrency without directly hosting potentially blocked mining software.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the mining software management function from individual user systems and concentrates it at the mining pool operator level. By taking out the software installation and management burden from individual systems, users can participate in mining without directly dealing with antivirus conflicts, while the pool operator handles the technical complexities.
2Productivity
If antivirus protection is disabled to enable cryptocurrency mining software installation, then mining can occur, but the user's computer system becomes vulnerable to malware contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The mining pool operator serves as a security intermediary, implementing centralized security policies and software distribution. Users trust the pool operator to provide secure mining operations without needing to disable their local antivirus protection, as the pool's infrastructure handles the potentially risky mining software in a controlled environment.
3Productivity
If cryptocurrency mining software is executed on a computer system, then processing power is utilized for mining, but game performance noticeably decreases due to heavy system resource utilization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the mining operation into separate logical units through the mining pool structure. Individual user systems only need to perform lightweight validation and reporting functions, while the heavy computational work is distributed across the pooled infrastructure. This segmentation allows users to maintain gaming performance on their local systems while still contributing to mining operations through lighter tasks.
4Productivity
If individual users mine cryptocurrency directly on their own systems, then they can earn cryptocurrency, but transaction fees when exchanging for conventional currency consume much of the earned amount
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual mining operations into a single pooled operation. By combining the computational power and earnings of many users, the pool achieves sufficient mining output to exchange for conventional currency in larger batches, thereby reducing the relative impact of transaction fees on individual user returns.
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AI summary
A method for facilitating utilization of processing resources of a plurality of user electronic devices for mining of cryptocurrency. A user application on each user device includes code for a cryptocurrency mining module and code for functionality different from cryptocurrency mining. Various mining activity data indicative of an extent to which each of the plurality of user electronic devices is utilized by a cryptocurrency mining pool to perform cryptocurrency mining operations is received. The method further includes receiving, from at least one of the cryptocurrency mining pool and a cryptocurrency server separate from the cryptocurrency mining pool, an aggregate amount of cryptocurrency. The aggregate amount cryptocurrency may be exchanged, by communicating with a cryptocurrency exchange server, for an aggregate amount of currency other than cryptocurrency. The method further includes allocating the aggregate amount of currency among user accounts respectively associated with the user electronic devices.