Telephony Carrier Bridge for Blockchain Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for communicating with blockchain networks require a direct internet connection, limiting device interaction to either running a blockchain node locally or using remote procedure calls, which are not feasible for all devices, especially those without internet access.
Innovation Solution
A system that enables devices to communicate with blockchain networks using telephony-based messages over a telephony network, allowing devices to send and receive messages without a direct internet connection by utilizing a carrier system to bridge the communication between the telephony network and the blockchain network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If devices use conventional methods (running a blockchain node locally or using remote procedure calls) to communicate with blockchain networks, then communication reliability is improved, but device accessibility deteriorates because these methods require direct internet connection and are not feasible for all devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a telephony network carrier system as an intermediary between devices and blockchain networks. The carrier system receives telephony-based messages from devices without internet access, translates them into blockchain network communications, and relays the responses back through the telephony network. This mediator enables devices to access blockchain services through the telephony network infrastructure rather than requiring direct internet connection.
2Adaptability or versatility
If devices without internet access are enabled to communicate with blockchain networks, then device accessibility is improved, but communication complexity deteriorates due to the need for carrier system intervention and protocol translation
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier system automatically performs the complex tasks of message translation, protocol conversion, and response relay without requiring user intervention. The device simply sends a telephony-based message through the normal telephony interface, and the carrier system handles all the complexity of interfacing with the blockchain network transparently in the background.
3Ease of operation
If telephony-based messages are used for blockchain network communication, then ease of operation is improved for devices without internet, but information loss increases due to potential limitations in message format and data capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments blockchain transactions and data into smaller components that can be transmitted through telephony-based messages. Complex data structures are broken down into discrete message elements, transmitted through the telephony network, and reassembled by the carrier system on the receiving end, preserving information integrity while adapting to message format constraints.
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AI summary
A device that is capable of sending/receiving telephony-based messages may communicate with a blockchain network without having a direct connection (e.g., internet connection) to the blockchain network. A message may be communicated via a telephony network to a telephony carrier system. The telephony carrier system may translate the telephony-based message into a blockchain-based communication and provide the blockchain-based communication to the blockchain network. In addition, an entity on the blockchain network may communicate with a device that does not have an internet connection to the blockchain network. The entity may initiate a blockchain-based communication that is received by an on-chain interface of a telephony network carrier. In response, the telephony network carrier may generate a telephony-based message and communicate the telephony-based message to the user device.