Blockchain Control System for Heterogeneous Device Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
In heterogeneous networks comprising devices from different operators, controlling instruction sequences is difficult due to the lack of a unified framework for execution and monitoring.
Innovation Solution
A control system utilizing a distributed database system, such as a blockchain, to assign and execute control instructions based on execution requirements, with a marking module for assigning marking data records and a memory module for storing control transactions, ensuring device-specific requirements are met.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If devices from different operators are networked in a heterogeneous network, then device diversity and operational flexibility are improved, but control and monitoring of instruction sequences becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal control framework based on blockchain technology that can handle instruction sequences across diverse devices from different operators. The system uses standardized smart contracts and marking data records that work universally across heterogeneous devices, enabling a single control mechanism to manage multiple device types and operators effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The blockchain system acts as an intermediary layer between devices and operators. By introducing this neutral mediator, the patent enables control and monitoring of instruction sequences without requiring direct trust relationships between operators. The blockchain verifies and records execution status, facilitating coordination in heterogeneous networks while maintaining device diversity.
2Reliability
If a trusted mediator is used to control instruction sequences, then control reliability is improved, but transaction costs and infrastructure complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service control mechanism where devices autonomously execute instruction sequences based on smart contracts stored on the blockchain. The system automatically verifies execution requirements, assigns marking data records, and monitors completion without requiring external mediators. This eliminates the need for complex intermediary infrastructure while maintaining control reliability through cryptographic verification.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates automatic feedback mechanisms where execution status is recorded on the blockchain and used to trigger subsequent actions. The marking module continuously monitors instruction sequence execution and provides feedback to the network, enabling reliable control through automated verification rather than mediator-based oversight, thereby reducing infrastructure complexity.
3Manufacturing precision
If execution requirements are strictly enforced for each control instruction, then execution precision is improved, but processing time and system overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary verification by checking execution requirements before instruction sequences are executed. The system validates device capabilities and prerequisites in advance, storing verification results on the blockchain. This preliminary action ensures execution precision is maintained while reducing processing time during actual instruction execution, as verification has already been completed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges execution requirement verification with the instruction sequence execution process itself. By combining these operations and utilizing the blockchain's distributed verification capability, the patent achieves strict execution precision without proportionally increasing processing time, as multiple nodes perform verification in parallel rather than sequentially.
Data Source
AI summary
Complex control instruction chains in a blockchain for a specific task for controlling devices to be managed in a simple manner is provided. which permits a prescribed validity to be assigned for a specific task of a blockchain-based device control, the validity being defined by the life cycle (e.g. the period of use) of a device, for example.