Granted Patent B2

US 12,659,146 · App. 18/046,252 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Inventor: Luis Eduardo Gutierrez-Sheris (Glen Rock, NJ)

H04L9/088H04L9/3239H04L9/3247H04L12/46H04L67/104G06Q40/04H04L2209/56

Abstract

Claims (89)

1 . A computer-implemented method in a computer network, the computer-implemented method comprising:

implementing a blockchain system executing an atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol including:

configuring a distributed electronic ledger in electronic memory of one or more computers in the blockchain system, the distributed electronic ledger having backward-linked interconnected blocks, arranged as one or more instances of linear blockchain data structures, non-linear block arrangements, n-dimensional mesh or lattice data structures, or directed acyclic graphs;

configuring at least one of the backward-linked interconnected blocks to reference an ordered set of one or more data records, wherein at least one of the data records comprises state transformation instructions encoding a transformation of at least a portion of a global state of the distributed electronic ledger;

configuring the blockchain system to comprise a network of computer nodes, with one or more of the nodes in the network of computer nodes configured as one or more wallet nodes, and with one or more of the nodes in the network of computer nodes-configured as block-building nodes;

configuring the one or more wallet nodes to transmit one or more data records to one or more of the block-building nodes in the peer-to-peer network;

configuring the one or more block-building nodes to construct one or more new backward-linked interconnected blocks in the distributed electronic ledger by selecting and ordering one or more of the data records to be included in the one or more new backward-linked interconnected blocks in the distributed electronic ledger;

the one or more wallet nodes transmitting to one or more block-building nodes a candidate data record proposed for inclusion in a new block of the distributed electronic ledger, the candidate data record configured as a candidate atomic transaction record comprising an ordered collection of constituent records, wherein at least one of the constituent records of the ordered collection comprises state transformation instructions encoding a transformation of at least a portion of the global state of the distributed electronic ledger; and

in response to the one or more block-building nodes accepting, from the one or more wallet nodes, the candidate atomic transaction record for inclusion in a new block of the distributed electronic ledger, the blockchain atomic transaction processing protocol causing the one or more block-building nodes to execute an atomic state transformation of at least a portion of the global state of the distributed electronic ledger as a result of the inclusion of the new block of the distributed electronic ledger;

wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol further includes the candidate atomic transaction record comprising one or more cryptographic signatures, wherein at least one of the one or more cryptographic signatures is a first-party signature, and

wherein a verification of the candidate atomic transaction record includes determining the candidate atomic transaction record to be invalid unless the first-party signature is signed using at least one cryptographic key of one or more distributed electronic ledger addresses referenced within the candidate atomic transaction record.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol further includes configuring each of the constituent records of the ordered collection of constituent records as a smart contract or as a record that is not a smart contract.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol further includes configuring the at least one block-building node to process in sequence each constituent record and smart contract within the candidate atomic transaction record, wherein no other intervening record or smart contract is processed until each constituent record and smart contract within the ordered collection of constituent records is evaluated in an order specified, unless processing of an intervening record or smart contract is a mandatory implication of executing at least one of the constituent records or smart contracts of the ordered collection of constituent records.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 further including configuring at least one block-building node to process the ordered collection of constituent records and smart contracts in at least one atomic transaction record on an all-or-nothing basis, wherein no transformation to any portion of the global state of the distributed electronic ledger encoded by any constituent record or smart contract belonging to the ordered collection of constituent records proceeds in response to any individual constituent record or smart contract within the collection that is invalid or fails to effectuate the at least one atomic transaction record transformation successfully.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol further includes configuring the one or more wallet nodes to transmit the candidate atomic transaction record comprising:

at least one node of the blockchain system generating an incomplete atomic transaction record by combining one or more instances of constituent records or smart contracts with a transaction header, and either completing the incomplete atomic transaction record or transmitting the incomplete atomic transaction record to another at least one node of the blockchain system;

at least one node of the blockchain system responding to receiving the incomplete atomic transaction record by updating the incomplete atomic transaction record to include one or more additional constituent records or smart contracts, and either transmitting the updated incomplete atomic transaction record to another at least one node of the blockchain system or completing the updated incomplete atomic transaction record;

the completing the incomplete atomic transaction record comprising creating an encapsulated instance of the atomic transaction record by encapsulating the incomplete atomic transaction record, incorporating at least one cryptographic signature that matches the requirements of the cryptographic signature verification process specified in the transaction header;

packetizing the encapsulated instance of the atomic transaction record, resulting in an atomic transaction packet; and

transmitting the atomic transaction packet.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first-party signature further includes at least one of:

digitally signing a standardized representation of an atomic transaction footer record added to the one or more additional instances of respective constituent records, or

digitally signing a standardized representation of the candidate atomic transaction record encapsulating the constituent records.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 6 wherein configuring the blockchain system further includes the candidate atomic transaction record incorporating an atomic transaction header record and one or more additional instances of respective constituent records, wherein the atomic transaction header record is configured to enable verification of the candidate atomic transaction record.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol further includes:

configuring at least one constituent record of the candidate atomic transaction record to be computationally associated with at least one reference to one or more preceding records preceding the at least one constituent record in the ordered collection of constituent records;

wherein the at least one reference to the one or more preceding records is implemented as a deterministically-generated preceding-record hash of a standardized representation of data of the one or more preceding records; and

wherein the standardized representation of the data of the one or more preceding records includes at least one reference made in turn to the constituent records yet preceding those preceding records, in the form of another preceding-record hash.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further including matching the at least one constituent record with at least one cryptographic signature, comprising:

generating the at least one cryptographic signature by signing a standardized representation of the data of at least one constituent record, using cryptographic keys of at least one distributed electronic ledger address originating the at least one constituent record;

wherein the standardized representation includes the preceding-record hash corresponding to the at least one constituent record.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol further includes a multi-signature atomic transaction protocol which includes:

generating, by at least one node of the blockchain system, the ordered collection of constituent records, in each case by including first an atomic transaction header record, followed by one or more instances of constituent records, and either transmitting said ordered collection of constituent records to at least one other node of the blockchain system, or generating the candidate atomic transaction record;

receiving, by at least one node of the blockchain system, the ordered collection of constituent records from at least one other node of the blockchain system, and in each case either:

generating the candidate atomic transaction record; or

first updating said ordered collection of constituent records to include one or more additional constituent records and then either transmitting said ordered collection of constituent records to at least one other node of the blockchain system, or generating the candidate atomic transaction record;

generating the candidate atomic transaction record comprising encapsulating the ordered collection of constituent records in an atomic transaction record, combined with one or more cryptographic signatures; and

at least one node of the blockchain system verifying the validity of the candidate atomic transaction record and the constituent records and cryptographic signatures of the candidate atomic transaction record.

11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 10 wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol further includes configuring each of the one or more constituent records added to or included in the ordered collection of constituent records after the atomic transaction header record, to comprise at least one reference to at least one preceding record which precedes that constituent record in the ordered collection of constituent records;

wherein at least one reference to the at least one preceding record in the ordered collection of constituent records is computationally implemented as a deterministically-generated preceding-record hash of a standardized representation of the data of the at least one preceding record; and

wherein the standardized representation of the data of the at least one preceding record in the ordered collection of constituent records includes at least one reference made in turn to at least one constituent record that precedes the at least one preceding record within the ordered collection, unless the at least one preceding record is an atomic transaction header record; and

wherein at least one of the one or more cryptographic signatures is signed using cryptographic keys of at least one distributed electronic ledger address originating at least one of the one or more constituent records.

12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol further including configuring the atomic transaction record to cause the constituent records of the ordered collection to all be added together to a new backward-linked interconnected block of the distributed electronic ledger on an all-or-none basis, wherein in response to determining one of the constituent records cannot be added to the new backward-lined interconnected blocks of the distributed electronic ledger, the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol ensures that none of the constituent records of the ordered collection are added to the distributed electronic ledger at all.

13 . A computer system comprising:

a blockchain system configured to enable atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol including:

a computer network including computer nodes configured to computationally process a distributed electronic ledger in the blockchain system, the distributed electronic ledger having backward-linked interconnected blocks, arranged as one or more instances of linear blockchain data structures, non-linear block arrangements, n-dimensional mesh or lattice data structures, or directed acyclic graphs;

at least one of the backward-linked interconnected blocks to include an ordered set of data records, wherein processing of at least one of the data records computationally triggers a transformation of at least a portion of a global state of the distributed electronic ledger;

one or more of the computer nodes configured as one or more wallet nodes;

one or more of the computer nodes configured as one or more block-building nodes;

the one or more wallet nodes configured to transmit one or more of candidate data records proposed for inclusion in a new block of the distributed electronic ledger to the one or more block-building nodes;

the one or more block-building nodes configured to construct one or more new backward-linked interconnected blocks in the distributed electronic ledger by selecting and ordering one or more of the candidate data records to be included in the one or more new backward-linked interconnected blocks in the distributed electronic ledger;

the one or more wallet nodes configured to transmit to one or more block-building nodes a candidate data record configured as a candidate atomic transaction record comprising an ordered collection of constituent records, wherein at least one of the constituent records of the ordered collection comprises state transformation instructions encoding a transformation of at least a portion of the global state of the distributed electronic ledger;

the one or more block-building nodes configured to accept, from the one or more wallet nodes, the candidate atomic transaction record for inclusion in a new block in the distributed electronic ledger; and

the blockchain atomic transaction processing protocol configured to cause at least one of the one or more block-building nodes to execute an atomic state transformation of at least a portion of the global state of the distributed electronic ledger in response to the acceptance of the candidate atomic transaction for record inclusion in the new block of the distributed electronic ledger;

wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol further includes the candidate atomic transaction record comprising one or more cryptographic signatures, wherein at least one of the one or more cryptographic signatures is a first-party signature, and

wherein acceptance of the candidate atomic transaction record for inclusion in the new block of the distributed electronic ledger comprises determining the first-party signature is signed using at least one cryptographic key of one or more distributed electronic ledger addresses referenced within the candidate atomic transaction record.

14 . The computer system as in claim 13 wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol as executed in the blockchain system causes at least one of the data records to be configured as a candidate atomic transaction record arranged as an ordered collection of constituent records, with each of the constituent records either being configured as a smart contract or as a record that is not a smart contract.

15 . The computer system of claim 14 wherein the candidate atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol as executed in the blockchain system configures the candidate atomic transaction record with an atomic transaction header record, one or more additional instances of respective constituent records, and one or more cryptographic signatures.

16 . The computer system of claim 14 wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol as executed in the blockchain system causes the at least one block-building node to process in a sequence each constituent record and smart contract within the candidate atomic transaction record, wherein no other intervening record or smart contract is processed until each constituent record and/or smart contract within the ordered collection of constituent records is evaluated in an order specified, unless processing of an intervening record or smart contract is a mandatory to execute at least one of the constituent records or smart contracts of the ordered collection of constituent records.

17 . The computer system of claim 14 wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol as executed in the blockchain system causes the at least one block-building node to process the ordered collection of constituent records and smart contracts in the candidate atomic transaction record on an all-or-nothing basis, wherein no transformation to any portion of the global state of the distributed electronic ledger encoded by any constituent record or smart contract belonging to the ordered collection of constituent records proceeds in response to any individual constituent record or smart contract within the collection that is invalid or fails to effectuate the at least one atomic transaction record transformation successfully.

18 . The computer system of claim 13 wherein the first-party signature further includes at least one of:

a digitally signed standardized representation of an atomic transaction footer record added to the one or more additional instances of respective constituent records, or

a digitally signed standardized representation of the candidate atomic transaction record encapsulating the constituent records.

19 . The computer system of claim 18 wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol configures the atomic transaction header record to enable verification of the candidate atomic transaction record.

20 . The computer system of claim 19 , wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol as executed in the blockchain system further includes:

at least one constituent record of the atomic transaction record is computationally associated with at least one reference to one or more preceding records preceding the at least one constituent record in the ordered collection of constituent records;

wherein the at least one reference to the one or more preceding records is computationally implemented as a deterministically-generated preceding-record hash of a standardized representation of data of the one or more preceding records; and

wherein the standardized representation of the data of the one or more preceding records includes at least one computational reference made in turn to the constituent records yet preceding those preceding records, in the form of another preceding-record hash.

21 . The computer system of claim 20 , wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol as executed in the blockchain system further includes at least one of the computer nodes matching the at least one constituent record with at least one cryptographic signature, comprising:

the at least one computer node generating the at least one cryptographic signature by signing a standardized representation of the data of the at least one constituent record, using one or more cryptographic keys of at least one distributed electronic ledger address originating that constituent record;

wherein the standardized representation includes the preceding-record hash corresponding to the at least one constituent record.

22 . The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol as executed in the blockchain system further includes a multi-signature atomic transaction protocol comprising:

at least one node in the computer network being configured to generate the ordered collection of constituent records, in each case by including first an atomic transaction header record, followed by one or more instances of constituent records, and either transmitting said ordered collection of constituent records to at least one other node of the computer network, or generating the candidate atomic transaction record instance;

at least one node in the computer network being configured to receive via the computer network the ordered collection of constituent records from at least one other node of the computer network, and in each case either:

generating the candidate atomic transaction record instance; or

updating said ordered collection of constituent records to include one or more additional constituent records and then either transmitting said ordered collection of constituent records to at least one other node of computer network, or generating the candidate atomic transaction record instance;

the generating the candidate atomic transaction record instance comprising the respective node encapsulating the ordered collection of constituent records in an atomic transaction record, combined with one or more cryptographic signatures; and

the respective node broadcasting the candidate atomic transaction record to the blockchain network, and at least one block-building node within the computer network verifying the validity of the candidate atomic transaction record and the constituent records and cryptographic signatures of the candidate atomic transaction record.

23 . The computer system of claim 22 wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol as executed in the blockchain system further causes each of the one or more constituent records to be added to or included in the ordered collection of constituent records after the atomic transaction header record, wherein at least one of the one or more constituent records comprise at least one reference to at least one preceding record which precedes that constituent record in the ordered collection of constituent records;

wherein the at least one reference to the at least one preceding record in the ordered collection of constituent records is computationally implemented as a deterministically-generated preceding-record hash of a standardized representation of the data of the at least one preceding record; and

wherein the standardized representation of the data of the at least one preceding record in the ordered collection of constituent records includes at least one reference made in turn to at least one constituent record in the ordered collection of constituent records that precedes the at least one preceding record, unless the at least one preceding record is an atomic transaction header record; and

wherein at least one of the one or more cryptographic signatures is signed using cryptographic keys of at least one distributed electronic ledger address originating at least one of the one or more constituent records.

24 . The computer system of claim 22 wherein configuring at least one wallet node to transmit the candidate atomic transaction record further includes:

at least one node of the computer network generating an incomplete atomic transaction record by combining one or more instances of constituent records or smart contracts with a transaction header, and either completing the incomplete atomic transaction record or transmitting the incomplete atomic transaction record to another at least one node of computer network;

at least one node of the computer network responding to receiving the incomplete atomic transaction record by updating the incomplete atomic transaction record to include one or more additional constituent records or smart contracts, and either transmitting the updated incomplete atomic transaction record to another at least one node of the blockchain system or completing the updated incomplete atomic transaction record;

the completing the incomplete atomic transaction record comprising creating an encapsulated instance of the atomic transaction record by encapsulating the incomplete atomic transaction record, incorporating at least one cryptographic signature that matches the requirements of the cryptographic signature verification process specified in the transaction header;

at least one node of the computer network in communication with a packetizer packetizing the encapsulated instance of the atomic transaction record, resulting in an atomic transaction packet; and

the packetizer transmitting the atomic transaction packet.

25 . The computer system of claim 13 wherein the atomic blockchain transaction processing protocol as executed in the blockchain system further comprises the constituent records of the ordered collection all being added together to a new backward-linked interconnected block of the distributed electronic ledger, or none being added at all.

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