Blockchain Identity Mapping for Autonomous Enterprise Verification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) systems lack an autonomous method for verifying identity, authenticity, authorization, and consistency of data, as they rely on human signatures and do not provide an efficient way to ensure transactions occurred, leading to challenges in auditing and integration with enterprise systems of record.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of a blockchain-based system that generates a secret key from a target party's public key, encrypts a payload with an auth token having a limited time to live (TTL), broadcasts the encrypted payload to a public blockchain, and establishes a secure channel for data exchange, allowing for autonomous verification of identities and mapping internal identifiers to decentralized identifiers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional EDI systems are used for data transfer, then data exchange between entities is enabled, but there is no autonomous method to verify identity, authenticity, and authorization of transactions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveidentity verificationVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a blockchain-based intermediary system that mediates between EDI trading partners. The blockchain network provides autonomous verification of identities through decentralized identifiers (DIDs) and verifies transaction authenticity without requiring human intervention or complex bilateral verification protocols between each trading pair.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service identity verification where each entity autonomously manages its own digital identity through cryptographic key pairs. The blockchain network automatically verifies identities and transaction authenticity without requiring external verification services or manual authentication processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Extent of automation

If human signatures are used to verify transactions, then transaction authenticity can be confirmed, but the process requires human intervention and is not autonomous

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveautonomous verificationVSAvoidtransaction verification

Core Design Contradiction:

Extent of automationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical process of human signature verification with cryptographic verification mechanisms. Digital signatures based on public-key cryptography and blockchain smart contracts automatically verify transaction authenticity, eliminating the need for human intervention while maintaining or enhancing verification reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Productivity

If conventional EDI systems are implemented, then data transfer efficiency is improved, but auditing and integration with enterprise systems of record become challenging

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata transfer efficiencyVSAvoidauditing difficulty

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The blockchain system provides continuous, immutable recording of all EDI transactions. Each transaction is permanently logged on the blockchain with timestamps and verification data, creating an continuous audit trail that facilitates effortless auditing and integration with enterprise systems of record while maintaining data transfer efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #20Continuity of useful action

4Adaptability or versatility

If decentralized identifiers are mapped to internal identifiers, then autonomous identity mapping is achieved, but cryptographic key management is required

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveidentifier mappingVSAvoidcryptographic management

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service identifier mapping where entities autonomously generate cryptographic key pairs and register their decentralized identifiers (DIDs) on the blockchain. The mapping between internal identifiers and DIDs is automatically managed through smart contracts, eliminating the need for complex centralized cryptographic management infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11456871B2System and method for autonomous mapping of enterprise identity

Publication Date: 2022.09.27 PROVIDE TECHNOLOGIES INC

AI summary

The present disclosure may provide methods, systems, and computer-readable instructions for enabling the following operations: generating a secret key based on, at least in part, a target party's public key; encrypting a payload with the secret key, the payload comprising an auth token with a limited time to live (TTL); broadcasting, to a public blockchain, a message comprising the encrypted payload; receiving a request to establish a channel of communication outside of the public blockchain; receiving, with the request, the auth token within the TTL; validating the auth token within the TTL; establishing the channel of communication upon a validation of the auth token; engaging in a data-exchange over the channel of communication; verifying matching properties of the exchanged data with at least one internal system of record; and mapping an internal identifier within the at least one system of record to a decentralized identifier associated with the target party.