Blockchain-based crowdsourcing of map applications
View Patent ↗Map data is received at a map-service provider associated with a blockchain from a data collector. The map data is transmitted to a data-service provider for processing. Non-crowdsourced data is received at the map-service provider from a data provider. The non-crowdsourced data is transmitted to the data-service provider for processing with the map data. A request is received for processed map data from a service user. The processed map data that is generated from the map data and the non-crowdsourced data is retrieved from the data-service provider. The processed map data is transmitted to the service user in response to the request.
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
executing, by a map-service provider, a first smart contract on a blockchain with a data collector, wherein the map-service provider and the data collector are computing devices participating in the blockchain;
receiving, at the map-service provider, map data from the data collector;
executing, by the map-service provider, a second smart contract on the blockchain with a data-service provider, wherein the data-service provider is a computing device participating in the blockchain;
transmitting the map data to the data-service provider for processing;
executing, by the map-service provider, a third smart contract on the blockchain with a data provider, wherein the data provider is a computing device participating in the blockchain;
receiving, at the map-service provider, non-crowdsourced data from the data provider;
transmitting the non-crowdsourced data to the data-service provider for processing with the map data;
receiving a request for processed map data from a service user;
retrieving, from the data-service provider, the processed map data that is generated from the map data and the non-crowdsourced data;
executing, by the map-service provider, a fourth smart contract on the blockchain with the service user; and
transmitting the processed map data to the service user in response to the request.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the map-service provider provides automated data consumption or data authorization for the service user.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the map data to the data-service provider for processing includes transmitting the map data to the data-service provider for normalizing the map data or discarding irregular data from the map data.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the blockchain is a consortium blockchain.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the map data is collected by the data collector using crowdsourcing.
6. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising:
executing, by a map-service provider, a first smart contract on a blockchain with a data collector, wherein the map-service provider and the data collector are computing devices participating in the blockchain;
receiving, at the map-service provider, map data from the data collector;
executing, by the map-service provider, a second smart contract on the blockchain with a data-service provider, wherein the data-service provider is a computing device participating in the blockchain;
transmitting the map data to the data-service provider for processing;
executing, by the map-service provider, a third smart contract on the blockchain with a data provider, wherein the data provider is a computing device participating in the blockchain;
receiving, at the map-service provider, non-crowdsourced data from the data provider;
transmitting the non-crowdsourced data to the data-service provider for processing with the map data;
receiving a request for processed map data from a service user;
retrieving, from the data-service provider, the processed map data that is generated from the map data and the non-crowdsourced data;
executing, by the map-service provider, a fourth smart contract on the blockchain with the service user; and
transmitting the processed map data to the service user in response to the request.
7. The computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the map-service provider provides automated data consumption or data authorization for the service user.
8. The computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein transmitting the map data to the data-service provider for processing includes transmitting the map data to the data-service provider for normalizing the map data or discarding irregular data from the map data.
9. The computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the blockchain is a consortium blockchain.
10. The computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the map data is collected by the data collector using crowdsourcing.
11. A computer-implemented system, comprising:
one or more computers; and
one or more computer memory devices interoperably coupled with the one or more computers and having tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, perform one or more operations comprising:
executing, by a map-service provider, a first smart contract on a blockchain with a data collector, wherein the map-service provider and the data collector are computing devices participating in the blockchain;
receiving, at the map-service provider, map data from the data collector;
executing, by the map-service provider, a second smart contract on the blockchain with a data-service provider, wherein the data-service provider is a computing device participating in the blockchain;
transmitting the map data to the data-service provider for processing;
executing, by the map-service provider, a third smart contract on the blockchain with a data provider, wherein the data provider is a computing device participating in the blockchain;
receiving, at the map-service provider, non-crowdsourced data from the data provider;
transmitting the non-crowdsourced data to the data-service provider for processing with the map data;
receiving a request for processed map data from a service user;
retrieving, from the data-service provider, the processed map data that is generated from the map data and the non-crowdsourced data;
executing, by the map-service provider, a fourth smart contract on the blockchain with the service user; and
transmitting the processed map data to the service user in response to the request.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the map-service provider provides automated data consumption or data authorization for the service user.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein transmitting the map data to the data-service provider for processing includes transmitting the map data to the data-service provider for normalizing the map data or discarding irregular data from the map data.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the blockchain is a consortium blockchain.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the map data is collected by the data collector using crowdsourcing.