Blockchain Evidence Storage for Internet Infringement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Infringement evidence collected by an infringed party on the internet may be altered, posing challenges in providing reliable evidence for judicial agencies.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for blockchain-based infringement evidence storage, which involves obtaining an infringement evidence collection request, collecting evidence from the infringement address, and uploading irreversible verification information to a blockchain for immutability and trustworthiness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If infringement evidence is collected from the Internet, then the infringed party can obtain evidence for legal proceedings, but the evidence may be altered and its reliability compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces blockchain technology as an intermediary between the evidence collection system and the judicial system. The blockchain serves as a neutral, decentralized mediator that independently verifies and stores evidence without requiring trust in any single party's storage system, thus ensuring evidence reliability while maintaining system simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates cryptographic copies (hashes) of the original infringement evidence and stores these copies on the blockchain. These cryptographic copies serve as immutable verification records that prove the original evidence has not been altered, ensuring reliability without requiring complex physical security measures
2Reliability
If traditional evidence storage methods are used, then the storage system is simple, but the evidence may be tampered with and authenticity cannot be guaranteed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical evidence storage methods (physical storage, manual verification) with cryptographic and blockchain-based digital verification. This substitution uses mathematical algorithms and distributed consensus mechanisms instead of physical security measures, ensuring authenticity while simplifying operational procedures through automated verification
Solution Approach 2:
The blockchain system performs self-verification of evidence authenticity through its inherent cryptographic mechanisms. The distributed network automatically validates and records evidence without requiring external verification authorities, making the system both reliable and easy to operate as the verification process is built into the system itself
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media are provided. One of the methods include: obtaining a request for collecting information associated with an Internet address; obtaining, in response to the request, the information from the Internet address; encrypting the information to obtain a digest; storing the digest in a block on a blockchain and the information in a cloud storage space associated with an access address; and sending, to a sender of the request, the digest and the access address associated with the cloud storage space.