Blockchain Asset Transfer Using DNA-Based Biological Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies face challenges in preventing counterfeiting and managing ownership of luxury-grade and heirloom-grade products, particularly in ensuring the authenticity and provenance of these items.
Innovation Solution
The use of decentralized ledger technology, cryptographic keys, and DNA-based biological fingerprints to create digital asset tokens and smart contracts that enforce ownership rules and prevent counterfeiting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If centralized ledgers or databases are used to manage ownership and authenticity, then ease of operation and centralized control are improved, but security and resistance to counterfeiting deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces centralized database management with decentralized ledger technology (blockchain), substituting a trusted central authority model with a distributed consensus model. This cryptographic infrastructure provides inherent security against counterfeiting while maintaining operational ease through standardized transaction protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces smart contracts as intermediary automated agreements that enforce ownership rules and transfer conditions without requiring central authority intervention. These self-executing contracts mediate between parties, verifying biological relationships and enforcing heir entitlement rules automatically.
2Reliability
If decentralized ledger technology is used to enhance security and prevent counterfeiting, then reliability and authenticity verification are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates digital copies (tokens) of physical heirloom assets on the blockchain, representing ownership and provenance without requiring complex physical verification systems. These digital twins enable simplified tracking and verification of authenticity through cryptographic proof rather than complex physical inspection protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal blockchain infrastructure that handles multiple functions including ownership registration, provenance tracking, biological relationship verification, and automated inheritance enforcement through smart contracts. This multi-functional platform reduces overall system complexity compared to separate specialized systems for each function.
3Measurement precision
If DNA-based biological fingerprints are used to verify biological relationships, then measurement precision of relationship verification is improved, but loss of information and privacy concerns increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary biological relationship verification data from complete DNA profiles, using cryptographic methods to verify relationships without storing or exposing full genetic information. This extraction approach maintains verification precision while protecting individual privacy by removing unnecessary sensitive data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a DNA data authority as an intermediary that performs biological relationship verification and stores results on-chain without exposing raw DNA data. This intermediary layer enables precise relationship verification while protecting privacy by keeping sensitive genetic information separate from the public blockchain ledger.
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AI summary
Asset transfer using decentralized ledger technology based on a biological relationship between a claimant and a person associated with a physical product instance. The provenance of the physical product instance is traced using cryptography and decentralized ledger technology. For example, mechanisms to restrict ownership of the physical product instance are based on a combination of a DNA biological fingerprint of the person who originated the physical product instance and smart contract technology. The physical product instance can be represented as digital tokens on a blockchain. Due to restricted ownership rules associated with the physical product instance, a claimant seeking to acquire the physical product instance via the digital token and smart contract is required to prove that they satisfy the restricted ownership rules based on a biological relationship to the person who originated the physical product instance.