Blockchain Directory for Batch-Level Agricultural Ingredient Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current verification methods for agricultural products and byproducts are expensive, decentralized, and lack a reliable system for tracking, leading to unregulated substances being distributed with potential contaminants, and consumers lack direct access to verification reports.
Innovation Solution
A blockchain directory is used to generate hashes and store data packages, allowing manufacturers to integrate verification into the manufacturing process, share reports directly with consumers, and track compounds through the supply chain, eliminating the need for additional verification steps and reducing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional decentralized verification methods are used, then verification can be performed, but the cost is expensive and the process is complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple decentralized verification entities into a single centralized verification database that stores verification reports for all compounds. This consolidation reduces the complexity of coordinating multiple independent verification processes while maintaining comprehensive verification coverage through a unified system.
Solution Approach 2:
The verification database acts as an intermediary between manufacturers and consumers, centralizing the storage and distribution of verification reports. This intermediary system simplifies the verification process by providing a single point of access rather than requiring consumers to navigate multiple decentralized verification sources.
2Reliability
If manufacturers voluntarily apply for verification after manufacturing, then verification can be obtained, but the process requires additional time and steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables preliminary verification of individual compounds before they are combined into finished products. By verifying compounds in advance and storing their verification reports in the database, manufacturers can streamline the overall verification process and reduce the time required for post-manufacturing verification of complex products.
Solution Approach 2:
The verification process is segmented into independent compound-level verifications rather than requiring verification of entire finished products. This segmentation allows verification to occur at the component level, reducing the time and complexity of verifying complex multi-ingredient products while maintaining comprehensive verification coverage.
3Loss of information
If verification reports are not shared directly with consumers, then manufacturer information is protected, but consumers cannot access verification information to make informed choices
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by making verification reports publicly accessible through the verification database. Consumers can query the database using compound identifiers to retrieve verification reports, creating a feedback loop that informs purchasing decisions and promotes accountability while protecting manufacturer proprietary information through controlled access mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
A blockchain incorporated system for verifying ingredients in products includes a processor and a non-transient computer-readable storage medium having machine instructions encoded thereon. The processor executes the machine instructions to generate and maintain a blockchain directory that includes verification documents for the products and for product ingredients, and a hash structure with hashes that correlate to the verification documents. The processor provides through the hash structure, a single point of access to the verification documents. The hash structure includes batch hashes that correlate to multiples of the products and an ingredients hashes that correlate to individual ingredients of the products. The processor receives a scan of a batch hash applied to a product and based on the scan, provides access to the multiples of the products and corresponding individual ingredients for each of the individual ingredients of the products.