Digital Twin Asset Search via Blockchain and Smart Contracts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Physical assets often lack easy access to associated digital resources, such as digital twin schematics, which are crucial for prospective purchasers to assess compatibility or efficacy, hindering efficient decision-making.
Innovation Solution
A digital twin search system utilizing machine learning models and sensors to collect and process data, allowing users to search for and exchange digital twin assets, facilitating the review and procurement of compatible digital and physical assets through a network-based platform.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If digital resources are stored in centralized databases or repositories, then data security and management control are improved, but accessibility and ease of review by prospective purchasers deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions digital resources from traditional centralized database storage to a blockchain-based distributed ledger system. This dimensional shift in data architecture allows simultaneous achievement of security (through cryptographic hashing and immutability) and accessibility (through decentralized peer-to-peer network access), resolving the contradiction between these two requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces smart contracts as intermediary mechanisms that automatically manage access rights, authentication, and data exchange between parties. These self-executing contracts enable secure yet accessible resource sharing by mediating interactions through predefined rules, eliminating the need for centralized control while maintaining security protocols.
2Productivity
If digital twin assets are made easily accessible for review, then procurement efficiency is improved, but data security and access control deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary authentication and authorization mechanisms through smart contracts that verify user credentials and access rights before allowing any review or interaction with digital twin assets. This preliminary action ensures security is established upfront, enabling efficient access for authorized users without compromising data protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where access requests, authentication results, and interaction logs are automatically recorded and verified on the blockchain. This creates a transparent audit trail that provides real-time feedback on access status, enabling efficient monitoring and control while maintaining security through automated verification processes.
3Measurement precision
If comprehensive digital resources are provided for compatibility assessment, then decision-making quality is improved, but system complexity and data processing requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and isolates specific compatibility-critical parameters from comprehensive digital twin datasets through standardized schemas and metadata frameworks. By extracting only the essential attributes needed for compatibility assessment (such as interface specifications, protocol versions, and dimensional parameters), the system achieves high assessment accuracy without overwhelming complexity in data processing and system architecture.
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AI summary
The exemplary embodiments disclose a method, a computer program product, and a computer system for obtaining a digital twin asset. The exemplary embodiments may include collecting input data, extracting one or more features from the input data, searching for a digital twin asset based on the extracted one or more features and one or more models, and facilitating an exchange of the digital twin asset.