Smart Contract Intent Verification via Routing Data Structures
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Solution Overview
Problem
In decentralized computer networks, especially in smart contracts, there is a lack of mechanisms to verify the authenticity and intent of data inputs, leading to potential misinterpretations and irreversible changes that deviate from the original purpose, due to the speed and efficiency of these systems without adequate oversight.
Innovation Solution
Introducing self-contained intent functionality through a novel data structure and architecture that utilizes permission structures native to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, creating a routing data structure to encode user intent and verify resource exchanges within blockchain networks, ensuring that smart contracts can execute, control, and record events according to predetermined terms while maintaining speed and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If smart contracts execute automatically without oversight to maintain speed and efficiency, then productivity is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to potential misinterpretations and irreversible changes
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by encoding the original intent into the smart contract code before deployment. This intent encoding includes the predetermined terms and criteria that the contract should follow, allowing the system to verify whether subsequent executions align with the original purpose without requiring ongoing oversight.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms by monitoring and detecting whether the smart contract's execution deviates from its encoded original intent. This feedback allows the system to identify misinterpretations and potential errors while the contract operates autonomously, maintaining both speed and reliability.
2Productivity
If decentralized networks operate without centralized oversight to maintain efficiency, then productivity is improved, but manufacturing precision deteriorates as the system strays from its initial purpose
Solution Approach 1:
The original intent is encoded into the smart contract code during the preliminary development phase, establishing predetermined terms and criteria that define the correct execution path. This preliminary encoding ensures that the contract maintains precision in its operations while running autonomously without centralized oversight.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors contract execution against the encoded original intent, providing feedback on whether the contract is straying from its initial purpose. This feedback mechanism enables the decentralized network to maintain manufacturing precision through automated verification rather than centralized control.
3Productivity
If smart contracts execute rapidly without verification mechanisms to maintain speed, then productivity is improved, but reliability deteriorates as changes become irreversible before detection
Solution Approach 1:
The system encodes the original intent and predetermined terms into the smart contract before deployment, establishing a reference framework for verifying subsequent executions. This preliminary encoding enables rapid execution while maintaining the ability to detect errors by comparing actual execution against the encoded intent.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements continuous feedback monitoring that detects deviations from the original intent during or after execution. This feedback mechanism allows the system to maintain high execution speed while reliably detecting errors before they become irreversible, as the encoded intent serves as a constant reference for verification.
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AI summary
In some embodiments, self-contained intent functionality may be provided for one or more decentralized computer networks. In some embodiments, user intent (e.g., what functions a value may be used for) may be encoded into data structures for computer programs and/or transaction protocols intended to automatically execute, control, or record events and actions according to predetermined terms or criteria. For example, some embodiments may include using a permission structure native to one or more cryptocurrencies to provide additional functionality that allows for an intent to be introduced into the computer program and/or transaction protocol. This intent may be introduced using a routing data structure indicating exchange eligibility of resource sources.