IP Library Granted Patent US 11,200,329
Granted Patent B1
US 11,200,329 · App. 17/177,101 · Granted Dec 14, 2021

Fast access to a data resource update in a blockchain network

Inventors: Ian Holsman (Minneapolis, MN); Bartow Wyatt (Cashiers, NC)
Assignee: block.one
G06F21/602H04L9/3239H04L9/3247H04L9/3297H04L2209/38
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,200,329
App. No.
17/177,101
Granted
Dec 14, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method for fast access to a data resource in a blockchain network is provided. The method includes opening a dedicated socket in a server to receive a datum from a data source and authenticating a signature of the data source to verify that the data source is a reliable data source. The method also includes storing the data in a dedicated memory space in the server, allowing a blockchain application to access the data in the dedicated memory space using a function that has accessibility to the dedicated memory space, and writing the data in a blockchain block when a block producer reads the data from the blockchain application. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.

Claims (40)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

opening a dedicated socket in a server to receive a datum from a data source;

authenticating a signature of the data source to verify that the data source is a reliable data source;

storing, in a dedicated memory space in the server, a data from the data source;

allowing a blockchain application to access the data in the dedicated memory space using a function that has accessibility to the dedicated memory space;

writing the data in a blockchain block when a block producer reads the data from the blockchain application; and

encrypting the data prior to storing in the dedicated memory space with a time-dependent encryption key and providing the time-dependent encryption key to the block producer when the block producer is selected by the data source.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein opening a dedicated socket in a server to receive a datum from the data source comprises calling a special function from the blockchain application to access a state variable in a block producer, wherein the special function is configured with an identifier to authenticate the data source.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein storing the data in a dedicated memory space in the server comprises storing the data in a low latency memory circuit.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein allowing a blockchain application to access the data in the dedicated memory space comprises retrieving an updated value of a state variable from the dedicated memory space.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising encrypting the data prior to storing in the dedicated memory space with a time-dependent encryption key and providing the time-dependent encryption key to the blockchain application.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising hosting the blockchain application in a virtual machine in the server, wherein the blockchain application is operated through an action port communicating the server with a remote server providing a smart contract to the block producer.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a data update from the data source in the dedicated socket before writing the data in a blockchain block.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein writing the data in a blockchain block comprises irreversibly encrypting the data in the blockchain block.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising replaying the blockchain application to retrieve an updated value of a state variable.

10. A system, comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to:

open a dedicated socket in a server to receive a datum from a data source;

authenticate a signature of the data source to verify that the data source is a reliable data source;

store a data in a dedicated memory space in the server, from the data source;

allow a blockchain application to access the data in the dedicated memory space using a function that has accessibility to the dedicated memory space; and

write the data in a blockchain block when a block producer reads the data from the blockchain application, wherein opening a dedicated socket in a server to receive a datum from the data source comprises calling a special function from the blockchain application to access a state variable in a block producer, wherein the special function is configured with an identifier to authenticate the data source; and

encrypt the data prior to storing in the dedicated memory space with a time-dependent encryption key and to provide the time-dependent encryption key to the block producer when the block producer is selected by the data source.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein to store the data in a dedicated memory space in the server the one or more processors execute instructions to store the data in a low latency memory circuit.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein to allow a blockchain application to access the data in the dedicated memory space the one or more processors execute instructions to retrieve an updated value of a state variable from the dedicated memory space.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors further execute instructions to encrypt the data prior to storing in the dedicated memory space with a time-dependent encryption key and to provide the time-dependent encryption key to the blockchain application.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors further execute instructions to host the blockchain application in a virtual machine in the server, wherein the blockchain application is operated through an action port communicating the server with a remote server providing a smart contract to the block producer.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors further execute instructions to receive a datum update from the data source in the dedicated socket before writing the data in a blockchain block.

16. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

opening a dedicated socket in a server to receive a datum from a data source;

authenticating a signature of the data source to verify that the data source is a reliable data source;

storing a data in a dedicated memory space in the server, form the data source;

allowing a blockchain application to access the data in the dedicated memory space using a function that has accessibility to the dedicated memory space; and

writing the data in a blockchain block when a block producer reads the data from the blockchain application, wherein:

opening a dedicated socket in a server to receive a datum from the data source comprises calling a special function from the blockchain application to access a state variable in a block producer, wherein the special function is configured with an identifier to authenticate the data source,

storing the data in a dedicated memory space in the server comprises storing the data in a low latency memory circuit; and

encrypting the data prior to storing in the dedicated memory space with a time-dependent encryption key and providing the time-dependent encryption key to the block producer when the block producer is selected by the data source.

17. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 16 wherein, in the method, allowing a blockchain application to access the data in the dedicated memory space comprises retrieving an updated value of a state variable from the dedicated memory space.

18. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises encrypting the data prior to storing in the dedicated memory space with a time-dependent encryption key and providing the time-dependent encryption key to the blockchain application.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2022
From: BLOCK.ONE
To: BULLISH GLOBAL
Reel/Frame 059068/0568 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2021
From: BLOCK.ONE LLC
To: BLOCK.ONE
Reel/Frame 058144/0296 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2021
From: HOLSMAN, IAN; WYATT, BARTOW
To: BLOCK.ONE LLC
Reel/Frame 055377/0987 →
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