Blockchain Management Device for Secondary Network Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
As the number of blockchains grows, users face challenges in verifying the reliability and maintenance of specific blockchains, especially when not all are well-known or frequently used, leading to a lack of trust in the integrity and ongoing maintenance of these networks.
Innovation Solution
A blockchain management device maintains a secondary blockchain by recording its block creation on a primary blockchain, allowing users to verify the creation of blocks on the secondary blockchain by inspecting the primary blockchain, even if new blocks do not reach them, and ensures ongoing maintenance through a predictable schedule synchronization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a secondary blockchain is maintained independently without recording on a primary blockchain, then the secondary blockchain can operate autonomously and maintain its own integrity, but users cannot verify the reliability and ongoing maintenance of the secondary blockchain when it is not well-known or frequently used
Solution Approach 1:
The patent embeds the secondary blockchain within the primary blockchain system. The secondary blockchain is nested as a component of the primary blockchain, where the primary blockchain contains references to and verification mechanisms for the secondary blockchain. This nesting allows the secondary blockchain to operate independently while being verifiable through the primary blockchain's immutability and distributed consensus.
Solution Approach 2:
The primary blockchain acts as an intermediary that mediates between the secondary blockchain and users. Instead of users directly verifying the secondary blockchain's integrity, they verify transactions on the primary blockchain that reference the secondary blockchain's block hashes. This intermediary mechanism simplifies verification for users while maintaining the secondary blockchain's operational independence.
2Reliability
If block creation on secondary blockchain is not synchronized with primary blockchain, then the secondary blockchain can maintain its own timing and operational schedule, but users cannot determine whether the secondary blockchain is still being maintained or if new blocks are being created
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic synchronization where the secondary blockchain creator periodically records block hashes on the primary blockchain at predetermined intervals. This periodic action creates verifiable checkpoints that allow users to confirm the secondary blockchain is actively maintained, while the secondary blockchain can still operate continuously without waiting for primary blockchain block creation cycles.
Solution Approach 2:
The secondary blockchain creator performs preliminary actions by preparing blocks and recording their hashes on the primary blockchain in advance. This preliminary recording on the primary blockchain serves as a commitment that the blocks will be created and maintained, allowing users to verify ongoing maintenance before the actual blocks are fully propagated through the secondary blockchain network.
3Reliability
If the secondary blockchain operates independently without referencing the primary blockchain, then block creation can proceed without overhead to the primary blockchain, but users lack a trusted verification mechanism to confirm the secondary blockchain's integrity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential verification data (block hashes) from the secondary blockchain and records them on the primary blockchain, rather than copying entire blocks or all transaction data. This extraction approach provides sufficient verification information for users to confirm integrity while minimizing the overhead and energy consumption associated with primary blockchain recording.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by recording only selected information (block hashes and timestamps) on the primary blockchain rather than complete block data. This partial recording provides adequate verification for users while reducing the energy and computational overhead compared to recording full block contents, striking a balance between verification reliability and resource consumption.
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AI summary
Some embodiments are directed to a blockchain management device (100) configured to distribute a new block of a secondary blockchain to at least one further blockchain management device that manages the secondary blockchain, and to distribute a transaction to at least one blockchain management device that manages a primary blockchain, said transaction comprising an identification of a set of transactions in the new block.