Distributed Validator Immutable Data Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Physical asset transfers are complex and prone to discrepancies due to coordination among multiple parties, leading to billing issues and data inconsistencies, which reduce productivity and increase transaction time.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for distributed, cryptographically secured data validation using immutable sequential data structures, where digitally signed textual elements are authenticated and validated across multiple validators to ensure the accuracy and integrity of physical asset transfer data, employing cryptographic techniques like digital signatures and hashing to prevent alterations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If distributed validation across multiple validators is implemented, then data integrity and validity are improved, but system complexity and transaction time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The validation system is segmented into multiple independent validators, each responsible for validating specific data elements. The immutable sequential data structure is divided into discrete digitally signed textual elements that can be independently validated. This segmentation allows parallel validation processing while maintaining overall data integrity through cryptographic links between segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediary components including cryptographic hash functions that mediate between data elements and validators, and digital signatures that act as intermediaries proving data origin and integrity. These intermediaries enable validators to trust data without direct communication between all parties, reducing system complexity while maintaining reliability.
2Measurement precision
If real-time validation is implemented to halt movements until errors are resolved, then transaction accuracy is improved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary validation of data elements before physical asset movements occur. By validating data in advance and recording it in the immutable sequential data structure, the system prevents errors from propagating through the transaction process, reducing the need for corrective actions that would halt productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows validated data elements to be processed and transmitted through the system without unnecessary delays. Once validation is complete and recorded, subsequent processing can proceed rapidly without repeated validation checks, enabling the system to rush through approved transactions efficiently while maintaining accuracy.
3Stability of the object's composition
If multiple digitally signed textual elements are used to track physical asset transfers, then data consistency is improved, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple validation results and data elements into a single immutable sequential data structure. By combining validation states, digital signatures, and asset transfer information into one integrated structure with cryptographic links, the system maintains data consistency without requiring separate processing of each element, reducing overall processing time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements periodic validation checkpoints where data elements are validated at specific intervals rather than continuously. This periodic action maintains data consistency through regular validation while allowing uninterrupted processing between checkpoints, reducing total processing time compared to continuous validation.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for cryptographically secured data validation. The system includes a first validator. The first validator is designed and configured to receive a first instance of an immutable sequential data structure containing at least a first digitally signed textual element containing at least a first physical asset transfer field populated with a at least a first physical asset transfer datum and at least a second digitally signed textual element generated by a second validator. The first validator authenticates the first instance of the immutable sequential data structure. The first validator generates at least a second validity indicating a determination by the first validator as to the accuracy of the at least a first physical asset transfer field. The first validator detects a conflict between the first validity flag and the second validity flag. The first validator transmits to the at least a second validator an indication of the conflict.