Distributed Ledger Storage Separation for Speed and Security
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current distributed computerized ledgers face limitations in processing speed, storage efficiency, and functional utility, particularly when handling data-heavy applications such as real estate, health records, and financial instruments, due to their homogeneous block structure and reliance on centralized networks, which leads to delays, high transaction costs, and security vulnerabilities.
Innovation Solution
A modular, parallel, and separate linked storage system that separates transaction records from differential data, using timestamps, cryptographic strings, and identifying keys to store only necessary transaction data in the distributed ledger, while processing and storing additional data in a centralized or decentralized system, allowing for dynamic and efficient expansion of functionality without increasing overhead.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If distributed ledgers store all transaction data and differential data in homogeneous blocks, then security and immutability are maintained, but processing speed decreases and storage efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the ledger data into two distinct components: transaction records stored in the distributed ledger and differential data stored separately. This segmentation allows the distributed ledger to maintain only the essential transaction data for security and immutability, while differential data is processed and stored in a more efficient manner, thereby improving processing speed without compromising reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts differential data from the homogeneous block structure and stores it separately from transaction records. This extraction removes the burden of storing and processing large amounts of differential data from the distributed ledger nodes, improving processing speed and storage efficiency while the transaction records remain securely stored in the distributed ledger
2Loss of information
If distributed ledgers store all transaction data and differential data, then complete information is available, but storage requirements increase and network transmission slows down
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments information storage into two layers: the distributed ledger stores transaction records with cryptographic hashes, while differential data is stored separately. This segmentation reduces the storage burden on distributed ledger nodes while maintaining complete information availability through the combination of transaction records and differential data
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses cryptographic hashes as compact representations of differential data stored in the distributed ledger. These hashes serve as verified copies that allow nodes to verify integrity without storing the full differential data, thereby reducing storage requirements while maintaining information completeness
3Reliability
If distributed ledgers process all data at every node, then consensus and security are ensured, but network transaction speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data processing workload: transaction records are processed by all distributed ledger nodes to maintain consensus and security, while differential data is processed separately and stored efficiently. This segmentation allows critical security functions to be maintained while improving overall network transaction speed
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism where differential data is processed and stored outside the main distributed ledger processing path. This intermediary approach allows the distributed ledger to focus on consensus-critical transaction validation while differential data is handled through more efficient processing channels, improving network transaction speed
4Ease of manufacture
If homogeneous block structure is used, then implementation is simple, but functional utility is limited and storage efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the data structure into transaction records and differential data components. This segmentation enables the system to maintain the simplicity of the original homogeneous block structure for transaction records while adding flexibility through separate differential data storage, thereby improving functional utility without significantly complicating implementation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a multi-functional data structure where the distributed ledger maintains universal applicability for transaction recording while the separate differential data storage enables diverse applications such as data-heavy transactions, real estate, health records, and financial instruments. This universality approach allows a single system to serve multiple functions without sacrificing implementation simplicity
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AI summary
A non-conventional method and system used with computerized ledgers provides advantages of computing efficiencies, data security, and universal use. The system, method, and computer readable storage medium for storing, creating, monitoring, managing, and modifying measurement, descriptive differences, and parameters of the records of distributed computerized ledgers works through a separation and linkage of stacked modular data storage and processing. Electronic transaction records reside on distributed ledgers and modifying measurement and descriptive differences reside in decentralized or centralized storage, where computers and related networks are improved with increased functionality through increased transaction speeds, decreased data transmissions, increased security, and improved modifiable functionality. The separation of parallel layered storage and modularity of design enable the system to perform a wide range of functionality while maintaining homogeneity with the distributed computerized ledger.