Blockchain Project Evaluation System for Transparent Team Assessment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Evaluating team contributions in project-based tasks is challenging due to subjective and unreliable data, lack of transparency, and vulnerability to hacking and forgery in existing methods.

Innovation Solution

A blockchain-based system for project evaluation where team members' activities and contributions are recorded on a blockchain, enabling secure, transparent, and objective assessment through the use of coins as compensation, which are stored and verified on a blockchain network.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional project evaluation methods are used, then evaluation can be performed, but the evaluation lacks transparency and reliability due to subjective data and vulnerability to hacking

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveevaluation reliabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a blockchain system as an intermediary between team members and the evaluation system. The blockchain serves as a neutral, decentralized mediator that records all project activities and contribution data immutably, eliminating the need for trusted central authorities while ensuring evaluation reliability through cryptographic verification of all recorded data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If detailed activity tracking is implemented, then contribution evaluation becomes more accurate, but transparency and objectiveness decrease due to hacking and forgery risks

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontribution measurement precisionVSAvoiddata trustworthiness
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical tracking systems (manual records, centralized databases) with a cryptographic blockchain system. This substitution uses cryptographic hashing, digital signatures, and distributed consensus mechanisms to ensure that contribution data cannot be forged or altered, thereby maintaining both measurement precision and data trustworthiness simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Ease of operation

If centralized evaluation systems are used, then evaluation can be conducted, but the system lacks transparency and is vulnerable to data manipulation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveevaluation operationVSAvoiddata integrity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the centralized evaluation system into multiple independent nodes distributed across the blockchain network. Each node maintains an identical copy of the evaluation data and independently verifies transactions, eliminating the single point of failure and manipulation vulnerability inherent in centralized systems while maintaining operational ease through automated smart contract execution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11615354B2Blockchain based project evaluation method and system
Publication Date: 2023.03.28 SOONCHUNYANG UNIV IND ACAD COOP FOUND
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AI summary

Provided is a method of evaluating a project, which is performed by a server. The method may include determining team members who are to perform a project, receiving project activity contents generated by at least one of the team members and transmitting the project activity contents to a node on a blockchain. The project activity contents may include an execution completion report on at least one of tasks configuring the project, execution results of the project, evaluation of the results by the team members, and feedback for the evaluation.