Hyperledger Onboarding Platform for Private Channel Automation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Implementing blockchain technology within organizations is challenging due to difficulties in identifying suitable applications, high costs, lack of internal knowledge, and the need for significant effort to transition from legacy structures, as well as the need for other teams to ramp up on blockchain technology after initial implementation.

Innovation Solution

A rapid Hyperledger onboarding platform that allows various teams within an organization to have their own blockchain implementation with private channels for communication, automatically creating separate channels for each client with smart contract code execution, reducing the need for extensive learning and setup efforts by handling data management and providing CRUD operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If blockchain technology is implemented within an organization, then business transformation and direct transactions without third parties are enabled, but the complexity of identifying suitable applications and transitioning from legacy structures increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveblockchain application identificationVSAvoidtransition complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a centralized blockchain management platform that acts as an intermediary between organizational teams and blockchain technology. This platform provides pre-configured templates, automated channel creation, and simplified interfaces that mediate the complexity of blockchain implementation, allowing teams to focus on business logic rather than technical setup.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring blockchain channels, smart contracts, and data structures before teams need to implement them. The platform automatically creates channels with pre-established permissions, data schemas, and integration points, eliminating the need for teams to perform complex setup procedures from scratch.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If a blockchain implementation is established by one team, then blockchain capability is demonstrated, but significant effort is still required for other teams to ramp up and implement the same

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveblockchain implementation speedVSAvoidteam ramp-up time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The centralized management platform serves multiple functions simultaneously: it manages channel creation, data schema definition, smart contract deployment, permission configuration, and integration setup. This multi-functional approach allows any team to access all necessary blockchain capabilities through a single unified interface, eliminating the need for each team to learn and implement everything from scratch.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The platform enables self-service implementation where teams can independently create channels, define data structures, and deploy smart contracts without requiring extensive blockchain expertise or manual configuration. The automated systems handle complex tasks such as channel instantiation, peer node management, and data synchronization, allowing teams to focus solely on their business logic.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If manual setup and configuration is performed for each blockchain channel, then customization is achieved, but extensive learning and setup efforts are required

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechannel customizationVSAvoidsetup ease
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The system allows teams to customize channels by simply changing parameters such as channel name, data schema definitions, and permission settings, rather than manually configuring complex infrastructure. The platform automatically translates these parameter changes into fully functional channels with appropriate data structures, smart contracts, and integration configurations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11797567B1Rapid hyperledger onboarding platform
Publication Date: 2023.10.24 CERNER INNOVATION INC
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AI summary

Systems and methods for providing a rapid hyperledger onboarding platform are provided. The rapid hyperledger onboarding platform enables various teams within an organization to have their own distributed ledger implementation with a private channel for communication among participants of that network. After a request is received from one or more clients to register an application with a distributed ledger comprising a peer node for each of the one or more clients, a selection of data elements to be stored in the distributed ledger is received. The application is instantiated on the distributed ledger. A separate channel is automatically created for each client of the one or more clients among the corresponding peer nodes. Each channel provides smart contract code execution for the application such that blocks are replicated to a node corresponding to a particular transaction and not to other peer nodes.