Distributed Ledger Shard Control Establishment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for establishing control of resources, such as electronic tickets or vaccination passes, are insecure and suffer from latency issues due to the need for inter-shard transmissions and reliance on third-party intermediaries, leading to risks of interception and delays.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method using a distributed ledger with shards, where control of a resource is established by publishing a record on a first shard in response to an instruction from a first party, without requiring inter-shard transmissions, thereby ensuring secure and low-latency control transfer directly to a second party.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If resources are distributed through third-party intermediaries (e.g., email systems), then resources can be transmitted to users, but security is compromised due to interception risks and control cannot be effectively established with the intended party
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a distributed ledger as an intermediary that enables direct control establishment between parties without traditional third-party intermediaries. The ledger records control transfers immutably, allowing parties to establish control directly while the ledger provides cryptographic verification, thus improving security without requiring complex intermediary systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The distributed ledger is segmented into shards that can operate independently yet maintain consistency through cryptographic proofs. This segmentation allows the system to handle resource control transfers efficiently while maintaining security, as each shard can process transactions locally without requiring complex coordination between all nodes.
2Productivity
If inter-shard transmissions are used to establish control, then resources can be transferred between different ledger shards, but latency increases due to the transmission requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes control relationships in advance by creating cryptographic proofs and commitments that are stored on the ledger. When resource transfer is needed, the pre-established control relationships enable immediate transfer without real-time transmission delays, as the authority and control rights have been preliminarily verified and recorded on the ledger.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces physical or network transmission mechanisms with cryptographic verification mechanisms. Instead of transmitting resource control through network channels (which incur latency), the system uses cryptographic proofs stored on the distributed ledger to verify control authority, substituting mechanical transmission with mathematical verification that occurs instantaneously.
3Reliability
If traditional distribution systems are used, then resources can be sent to users, but finality of control transfer cannot be guaranteed due to potential interception or delays
Solution Approach 1:
The distributed ledger provides continuous feedback through its immutable record of control transfers. Each control transfer is recorded with cryptographic proofs that can be independently verified, creating a feedback mechanism that confirms finality. The ledger's consensus mechanism continuously validates and records control states, providing ongoing verification that enhances reliability without requiring complex external verification systems.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method of and a system for securely establishing control of a resource in a distributed ledger is disclosed. The distributed ledger comprises a first shard instantiated on one or more first processor(s) of a first system. The first shard is configured to respond to an instruction originating from a first party. The distributed ledger further comprises a second shard instantiated on one or more second processor(s) and configured to respond to an instruction originating from a second party. The method comprises creating, by means of the publishing of a record by the first system, the resource, wherein the publishing of the record occurs in response to an instruction originating from the first party, wherein the publishing of the record is to the first shard of the ledger, and wherein the publishing of the record establishes that control of the resource resides with the second party.