IP Library Granted Patent US 10,860,350
Granted Patent B2
US 10,860,350 · App. 16/735,307 · Granted Dec 8, 2020

System and method for implementing different types of blockchain contracts

Inventor: He Sun (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
G06F9/45508G06F8/315H04L9/0637
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Patent No.
US 10,860,350
App. No.
16/735,307
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for implementing blockchain contracts are provided. One of the methods includes: obtaining bytecode of a blockchain contract, wherein the bytecode comprises an indicator indicating a type of the blockchain contract; determining a virtual machine corresponding to the type based at least on the indicator; and triggering the determined virtual machine to execute the blockchain contract.

Claims (57)

1. A computer-implemented method for implementing blockchain contracts, comprising:

detecting, by a client, (1) user-input first source code of a first blockchain contract is written in a high-level programming language other than solidity and (2) user-input second source code of a second blockchain contract is written in solidity;

adding, by the client, (1) a first indicator into the first source code and (2) a second indicator into the second source code, the first indicator indicating that the first blockchain contract is a native contract, the second indicator indicating that the second blockchain contract is a solidity contract;

generating, by the client, first bytecode by compiling the first source code with the first indicator being added, and generating, by the client, second bytecode by compiling the second source code with the second indicator being added; and

transmitting, by the client, the first bytecode and the second bytecode to a blockchain node for the blockchain node to (1) trigger a first language-specific virtual machine corresponding to the first indicator to execute the first blockchain contract and (2) trigger a second language-specific virtual machine corresponding to the second indicator to execute the second blockchain contract, wherein the blockchain node comprises a plurality of language-specific virtual machines configured to respectively execute bytecode of a plurality of blockchain contracts written in different high-level programming languages.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the first bytecode and the second bytecode to the blockchain node comprises:

transmitting the first bytecode and the second bytecode to the blockchain node via a remote procedure call interface.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first indicator as compiled into a part of the first bytecode corresponds to a first byte of the first bytecode; and

the second indicator as compiled into a part of the second bytecode corresponds to a first byte of the second bytecode.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first indicator as compiled into a part of the first bytecode and the second indicator as compiled into a part of the second bytecode are in a binary representation.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first indicator as compiled into a part of the first bytecode and the second indicator as compiled into a part of the second bytecode are in a hexadecimal representation.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

a virtual machine corresponding to c++ is GNU compiler collection (GCC);

a virtual machine corresponding to java is java virtual machine (JVM);

a virtual machine corresponding to solidity is ethereum virtual machine (EVM);

a virtual machine corresponding to python is python virtual machine (PVM); and

the blockchain node comprises at least two of the GCC, JVM, EVM, and PVM.

7. A system for implementing blockchain contracts, the system comprising one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable memories coupled to the one or more processors and configured with instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the system to perform operations comprising:

detecting, by a client, (1) user-input first source code of a first blockchain contract is written in a high-level programming language other than solidity and (2) user-input second source code of a second blockchain contract is written in solidity;

adding, by the client, (1) a first indicator into the first source code and (2) a second indicator into the second source code, the first indicator indicating that the first blockchain contract is a native contract, the second indicator indicating that the second blockchain contract is a solidity contract;

generating, by the client, first bytecode by compiling the first source code with the first indicator being added, and generating, by the client, second bytecode by compiling the second source code with the second indicator being added; and

transmitting, by the client, the first bytecode and the second bytecode to a blockchain node for the blockchain node to (1) trigger a first language-specific virtual machine corresponding to the first indicator to execute the first blockchain contract and (2) trigger a second language-specific virtual machine corresponding to the second indicator to execute the second blockchain contract, wherein the blockchain node comprises a plurality of language-specific virtual machines configured to respectively execute bytecode of a plurality of blockchain contracts written in different high-level programming languages.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein transmitting the first bytecode and the second bytecode to the blockchain node comprises:

transmitting the first bytecode and the second bytecode to the blockchain node via a remote procedure call interface.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein:

the first indicator as compiled into a part of the first bytecode corresponds to a first byte of the first bytecode; and

the second indicator as compiled into a part of the second bytecode corresponds to a first byte of the second bytecode.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein:

the first indicator as compiled into a part of the first bytecode and the second indicator as compiled into a part of the second bytecode are in a binary representation.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein:

the first indicator as compiled into a part of the first bytecode and the second indicator as compiled into a part of the second bytecode are in a hexadecimal representation.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein:

a virtual machine corresponding to c++ is GNU compiler collection (GCC);

a virtual machine corresponding to java is java virtual machine (JVM);

a virtual machine corresponding to solidity is ethereum virtual machine (EVM);

a virtual machine corresponding to python is python virtual machine (PVM); and

the blockchain node comprises at least two of the GCC, JVM, EVM, and PVM.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by one or more processors, wherein execution of the instructions causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

detecting, by a client, (1) user-input first source code of a first blockchain contract is written in a high-level programming language other than solidity and (2) user-input second source code of a second blockchain contract is written in solidity;

adding, by the client, (1) a first indicator into the first source code and (2) a second indicator into the second source code, the first indicator indicating that the first blockchain contract is a native contract, the second indicator indicating that the second blockchain contract is a solidity contract;

generating, by the client, first bytecode by compiling the first source code with the first indicator being added, and generating, by the client, second bytecode by compiling the second source code with the second indicator being added; and

transmitting, by the client, the first bytecode and the second bytecode to a blockchain node for the blockchain node to (1) trigger a first language-specific virtual machine corresponding to the first indicator to execute the first blockchain contract and (2) trigger a second language-specific virtual machine corresponding to the second indicator to execute the second blockchain contract, wherein the blockchain node comprises a plurality of language-specific virtual machines configured to respectively execute bytecode of a plurality of blockchain contracts written in different high-level programming languages.

14. The storage medium of claim 13 , wherein transmitting the first bytecode and the second bytecode to the blockchain node comprises:

transmitting the first bytecode and the second bytecode to the blockchain node via a remote procedure call interface.

15. The storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the first indicator as compiled into a part of the first bytecode and the second indicator as compiled into a part of the second bytecode are in a binary representation.

16. The storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the first indicator as compiled into a part of the first bytecode and the second indicator as compiled into a part of the second bytecode are in a hexadecimal representation.

17. The storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:

a virtual machine corresponding to c++ is GNU compiler collection (GCC);

a virtual machine corresponding to java is java virtual machine (JVM);

a virtual machine corresponding to solidity is ethereum virtual machine (EVM);

a virtual machine corresponding to python is python virtual machine (PVM); and

the blockchain node comprises at least two of the GCC, JVM, EVM, and PVM.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2020
From: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053796/0281 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2020
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053702/0392 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2020
From: SUN, HE
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 051427/0974 →