Text-Encoded Binary Payload Distribution via Fingerprint Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for distributing binary files require complex build systems and are operating-system dependent, making them inefficient for widespread distribution and decoding, especially on resource-constrained devices.
Innovation Solution
A system that generates a text-encoded representation of binary files, profiles them to create a fingerprint, aggregates with metadata, signs the data, and serializes it for transmission, allowing decoding and verification on any device with appropriate libraries, regardless of the operating system, enabling distribution without specialized packages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If binary package files (deb, rpm, msi, cab) are used for distribution, then operating system compatibility is maintained, but device complexity and build system requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a simplified text-based copy representation of binary files that can be distributed without complex build systems. Instead of using traditional binary package formats that require sophisticated packaging tools, the invention converts binary content into text-based representations (such as base64 encoding or custom text formats) that can be handled by simple scripts and standard communication protocols, eliminating the need for complex packaging infrastructure while maintaining distribution capability across different operating systems
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the fundamental parameter of data representation from binary format to text-based format. This parameter change allows the data to be processed by simple text editors, standard communication tools, and basic scripting languages without requiring complex binary packaging systems. The text-based representation can be easily transmitted, stored, and manipulated using ubiquitous tools available on any operating system, thereby reducing build system complexity while maintaining cross-platform compatibility
2Reliability
If complex build systems are used to generate package files, then distribution integrity is ensured, but ease of operation and accessibility decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables self-service distribution by creating a system where binary files can be converted to text-based representations and distributed through simple, automated processes. The text-based format includes embedded metadata and checksums that allow receiving systems to automatically verify integrity without requiring complex validation tools. This self-verifying approach maintains distribution integrity while eliminating the need for sophisticated build and deployment systems, making the process accessible to users with basic technical skills
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a text-based representation as an intermediary between the original binary file and the distribution channel. This intermediary format serves multiple functions: it preserves the original content, embeds integrity verification data, and enables transmission through simple text-based communication protocols. The intermediary format acts as a bridge that maintains reliability while simplifying the distribution process, allowing anyone with basic text processing capabilities to participate in the distribution
3Productivity
If binary files are transmitted directly, then transmission efficiency is maintained, but cross-platform compatibility and verification capability decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the binary file into manageable text-based components that can be independently processed and verified. The segmentation divides the original binary content into text-encoded chunks, each with associated metadata and verification data. This segmentation allows the data to be transmitted through text-based protocols while maintaining the ability to reconstruct the original binary file, thereby achieving cross-platform compatibility without sacrificing transmission efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal text-based format that serves multiple functions simultaneously: data storage, integrity verification, platform independence, and transmission compatibility. The text representation can be processed by any system with basic text处理能力, verified using standard checksum algorithms, and converted back to binary form. This multi-functional approach maintains transmission efficiency while enabling broad cross-platform compatibility
Data Source
AI summary
Technologies for binary data distribution include a source computing device and a recipient computing device. The source computing device profiles a binary file payload to generate a payload fingerprint and generates a text-encoded payload as a function of the binary file payload. The source computing device combines the text-encoded payload and metadata including the payload fingerprint to generate a message data structure, and serializes the message data structure to generate a serialized message. The source computing device may sign the text-encoded payload and the metadata to generate a signature included in the serialized message. The source computing device transmits the serialized message to the recipient computing device, which loads the text-encoded payload and the payload fingerprint from the serialized message, decodes the text-encoded payload to recover the binary file payload, and verifies the binary file payload with the payload fingerprint. Other embodiments are described and claimed.