IP Library Granted Patent US 11,251,963
Granted Patent B2
US 11,251,963 · App. 16/779,052 · Granted Feb 15, 2022

Blockchain-based data authorization method and apparatus

Inventors: Changzheng Wei (Hangzhou, CN); Ying Yan (Hangzhou, CN); Hui Zhang (Hangzhou, CN); Yujun Peng (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04L9/3234G06F21/57G06F21/602H04L9/0637H04L9/0643H04L9/30H04L63/101H04L2209/38
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Patent No.
US 11,251,963
App. No.
16/779,052
Granted
Feb 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

One or more implementations of the present specification provide a blockchain-based data authorization method and apparatus. The method can include receiving, by a blockchain node, an authentication transaction submitted by a privacy computing platform, where the authentication transaction queries whether a data user has obtained authorization of target data possessed by a data owner, and in response to determining that the data user has obtained authorization of the target data, executing, by the blockchain node, a smart contract invoked by the authentication transaction to provide an authorization token to the privacy computing platform that instructs the privacy computing platform to obtain the target data, and send a computational result of one or more predetermined computational operations based on the target data to the data user.

Claims (37)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computers that are associated with a data user, a request that is initiated by the data user and that requests to obtain target data whose access is controlled by a different device and that is stored on an off-chain platform;

transmitting, by the one or more computers that are associated with the data user and to a blockchain, an authentication request transaction that queries whether the data user has obtained authorization for the target data;

determining, by the one or more computers that are associated with the data user, that the different device has authorized the data user to obtain the target data in response to (i) the blockchain invoking a data authorization smart contract using information included in the authentication request transaction, (ii) the blockchain generating an authorization request event in response to the invoking the data authorization smart contract, and (iii) the different device transmitting an authorization confirmation transaction to the blockchain to indicate that the data user has obtained authorization for the target data in response to the authorization request event;

in response to the determining that the different device has authorized the data user to obtain the target data, transmitting, by the one or more computers that are associated with the data user, a data acquisition request to the off-chain platform; and

in response to the off-chain platform obtaining an authorization token that issued by the blockchain based on the blockchain invoking the data authorization smart contract, obtaining, by the one or more computers that are associated with the data user, the target data from the off-chain platform.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data authorization smart contract is associated with an authorizer list.

3. The method of claim 2 , comprising determining that the data user is included on the authorizer list that is associated with the data authorization smart contract.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising invoking request information that is described in the data authorization smart contract.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising obtaining, by the one or more computers that are associated with the data user, the target data based on a privacy level associated with the target data.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising determining encrypted target data in the blockchain.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the authorization token comprises a temporary session key.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving, by one or more computers that are associated with a data user, a request that is initiated by the data user and that requests to obtain target data whose access is controlled by a different device and that is stored on an off-chain platform;

transmitting, by the one or more computers that are associated with the data user and to a blockchain, an authentication request transaction that queries whether the data user has obtained authorization for the target data;

determining, by the one or more computers that are associated with the data user, that the different device has authorized the data user to obtain the target data in response to (i) the blockchain invoking a data authorization smart contract using information included in the authentication request transaction, (ii) the blockchain generating an authorization request event in response to the invoking the data authorization smart contract, and (iii) the different device transmitting an authorization confirmation transaction to the blockchain to indicate that the data user has obtained authorization for the target data in response to the authorization request event;

in response to the determining that the different device has authorized the data user to obtain the target data, transmitting, by the one or more computers that are associated with the data user, a data acquisition request to the off-chain platform; and

in response to the off-chain platform obtaining an authorization token that issued by the blockchain based on the blockchain invoking the data authorization smart contract, obtaining, by the one or more computers that are associated with the data user, the target data from the off-chain platform.

9. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the data authorization smart contract is associated with an authorizer list.

10. The medium of claim 9 , wherein the operations comprise determining that the data user is included on the authorizer list that is associated with the data authorization smart contract.

11. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the operations comprise invoking request information that is described in the data authorization smart contract.

12. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the operations comprise obtaining, by the one or more computers that are associated with the data user, the target data based on a privacy level associated with the target data.

13. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the operations comprise determining encrypted target data in the blockchain.

14. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the authorization token comprises a temporary session key.

15. A system comprising:

a computing device; and

a computer-readable storage device coupled to the computing device and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving, by one or more computers that are associated with a data user, a request that is initiated by the data user and that requests to obtain target data whose access is controlled by a different device and that is stored on an off-chain platform;

transmitting, by the one or more computers that are associated with the data user and to a blockchain, an authentication request transaction that queries whether the data user has obtained authorization for the target data;

determining, by the one or more computers that are associated with the data user, that the different device has authorized the data user to obtain the target data in response to (i) the blockchain invoking a data authorization smart contract using information included in the authentication request transaction, (ii) the blockchain generating an authorization request event in response to the invoking the data authorization smart contract, and (iii) the different device transmitting an authorization confirmation transaction to the blockchain to indicate that the data user has obtained authorization for the target data in response to the authorization request event;

in response to the determining that the different device has authorized the data user to obtain the target data, transmitting, by the one or more computers that are associated with the data user, a data acquisition request to the off-chain platform; and

in response to the off-chain platform obtaining an authorization token that issued by the blockchain based on the blockchain invoking the data authorization smart contract, obtaining, by the one or more computers that are associated with the data user, the target data from the off-chain platform.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the data authorization smart contract is associated with an authorizer list.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the operations comprise determining that the data user is included on the authorizer list that is associated with the data authorization smart contract.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the operations comprise invoking request information that is described in the data authorization smart contract.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the operations comprise obtaining, by the one or more computers that are associated with the data user, the target data based on a privacy level associated with the target data.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the operations comprise determining encrypted target data in the blockchain.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2025
From: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: ANTCHAIN TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 070253/0064 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INCORRECT DOCUMENT NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 054721 FRAME 0357. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jun 21, 2021
From: WEI, CHANGZHENG; YAN, YING; ZHANG, HUI; PENG, YUJUN
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 056644/0947 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2020
From: WEI, CHANGZHENG; YAN, YING; ZHANG, HUI; PENG, YUJUN
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 054721/0357 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2020
From: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: ADVANCED NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053754/0625 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2020
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: ADVANTAGEOUS NEW TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053743/0464 →