Granted Patent B2

US 12,373,241 · App. 18/667,008 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Inventors: Patrick Robert O'Grady (Palo Alto, CA); Stephen Buttolph (Brooklyn, NY)

Assignee: Ava Labs, Inc.

G06F9/45558H04L9/50H04L67/10G06F2009/45562G06F2009/45595

Abstract

Claims (53)

1. A method for blockchain management, comprising:

receiving a first definition for a customizable blockchain on a blockchain platform comprising a plurality of blockchains, the first definition for the customizable blockchain comprising definitions for a plurality of default data structures and a definition for a controller interface to initialize the default data structures;

initializing a virtual machine and configuring the virtual machine using the first definition for the customizable blockchain;

receiving a second definition for the customizable blockchain, the second definition for the customizable blockchain comprising definitions for a plurality of user-defined data structures;

further configuring the virtual machine using the second definition for the customizable blockchain, wherein one or more of the user-defined data structures may override one or more of the default data structures; and

executing the customizable blockchain on the virtual machine,

wherein the second definition for the customizable blockchain comprises a definition for a plurality of blockchain actions that define how a user customizes or interacts with the customizable blockchain,

wherein the plurality of blockchain actions comprise a cross-subnet messaging action.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the controller interface initializes the default data structures during a configuration of the virtual machine using the first definition.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first definition comprises a definition for a genesis interface that defines a list of initial account balances and a list of default configurations after the virtual machine is initialized.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second definition comprises a definition for an auth interface that defines authentication rules for blockchain actions.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the auth interface defines an actor that participates in a particular blockchain action, and further defines a sponsor that pays fees associated with the particular blockchain action.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing, in a data structure, data associated with a current state of the customizable blockchain; and

deleting, from the data structure, data that is no longer part of the current state.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising synchronizing only the most recent state data to the blockchain platform.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving new blockchain data; and

in response to receiving the new blockchain data, performing a consensus operation and updating the current state without performing a validation operation on the new blockchain data.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a web assembly binary file comprising a smart contract;

extracting the smart contracts from the web assembly binary file; and executing the smart contract.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the default data structures further configure the virtual machine to execute transactions in parallel and to perform deferred root generation.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the default data structures further configure the virtual machine to perform parallel signature verification and to perform batch signature verification.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the default data structures further configure the virtual machine to perform multidimensional fee pricing for transactions executed on the virtual machine.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for blockchain management, which when executed by a computer, configures the computer to:

receive a first definition for a customizable blockchain on a blockchain platform comprising a plurality of blockchains, the first definition for the customizable blockchain comprising definitions for a plurality of default data structures and a definition for a controller interface to initialize the default data structures;

initialize a virtual machine and configure the virtual machine using the first definition for the customizable blockchain;

receive a second definition for the customizable blockchain, the second definition for the customizable blockchain comprising definitions for a plurality of user-defined data structures;

further configure the virtual machine using the second definition for the customizable blockchain, wherein one or more of the user-defined data structures may override one or more of the default data structures; and

execute the customizable blockchain on the virtual machine,

wherein the second definition for the customizable blockchain comprises a definition for a plurality of blockchain actions that define how a user customizes or interacts with the customizable blockchain,

wherein the plurality of blockchain actions comprise a cross-subnet messaging action.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the second definition comprises an action interface that defines how a user interacts with the customizable blockchain, the action interface defining a plurality of blockchain actions,

wherein the second definition comprises an auth interface that defines authentication rules for blockchain actions,

wherein the auth interface further defines an actor that participates in a particular blockchain action, and further defines a sponsor that pays fees associated with the particular blockchain action.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the program, when executed by the computer, further configures the computer to:

store, in a data structure, data associated with a current state of the customizable blockchain; and

delete, from the data structure, data that is no longer part of the current state.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the program, when executed by the computer, further configures the computer to synchronize only the most recent state data to the blockchain platform.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the program, when executed by the computer, further configures the computer to:

receive a web assembly binary file comprising a smart contract;

extract the smart contracts from the web assembly binary file; and execute the smart contract.

18. A system for blockchain management, comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a set of instructions, which when executed by the processor, configure the processor to:

receive a first definition for a customizable blockchain on a blockchain platform comprising a plurality of blockchains, the first definition for the customizable blockchain comprising definitions for a plurality of default data structures and a definition for a controller interface to initialize the default data structures;

initialize a virtual machine and configure the virtual machine using the first definition for the customizable blockchain;

receive a second definition for the customizable blockchain, the second definition for the customizable blockchain comprising definitions for a plurality of user-defined data structures;

further configure the virtual machine using the second definition for the customizable blockchain, wherein one or more of the user-defined data structures may override one or more of the default data structures; and

execute the customizable blockchain on the virtual machine,

wherein the second definition for the customizable blockchain comprises a definition for a plurality of blockchain actions that define how a user customizes or interacts with the customizable blockchain,

wherein the plurality of blockchain actions comprise a cross-subnet messaging action.

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