US 10,853,354 B2 · Method of generating globally verifiable unique identifiers using a scalable interlinked blockchain structure

Abstract

This disclosure describes systems and methods for employing interlinking multiple independent and separately-scalable blockchains to create globally verifiable unique identifiers. The disclosed systems and methods facilitate the creation of the globally verifiable unique identifiers to a level of scalability unattainable without employing the underlying two-dimensional blockchain structure, metadata, and cryptographic information stored on the blockchain. Moreover, the system avoids collisions and name conflicts among the globally verifiable unique identifiers, supports post-creation verification of the globally verifiable unique identifiers, and provides a variety of ancillary functions using the globally verifiable unique identifiers.

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Dependent claims

A globally verifiable unique identifier (GVUI) generation system comprising:

a memory;
a plurality of blockchains configured to store blocks that include unique tags;
at least one processor coupled to the memory and the plurality of blockchains and configured to:
receive a creation request to create a set of GVUIs from a requestor, wherein the creation request specifies a number of GVUIs to include in the set of GVUIs;
retrieve a quantity of unique tags and a blockchain identifier from a message broker, wherein the blockchain identifier identifies a corresponding blockchain in the plurality of blockchains that stores the retrieved unique tags, and wherein the quantity of the retrieved unique tags equals the number of GVUIs specified in the creation request;
generate the set of GVUIs based on the retrieved unique tags and the blockchain identifier;
and
send the set of GVUIs to the requestor.

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A computer implemented method for creating globally verifiable unique identifiers (GVUIs), comprising:

generating, by one or more processors, blocks in a plurality of blockchains, wherein the blocks include unique tags;
receiving, by the one or more processors, a creation request to create a set of GVUIs from a requestor, wherein the creation request specifies a number of GVUIs to include in the set of GVUIs;
retrieving, by the one or more processors, a quantity of unique tags and a blockchain identifier from a message broker, wherein the blockchain identifier identifies a corresponding blockchain in the plurality of blockchains that stores the retrieved unique tags, and wherein the quantity of the retrieved unique tags equals the number of GVUIs specified in the creation request;
generating, by the one or more processors, the set of GVUIs based on the retrieved unique tags and the blockchain identifier;
and
sending, by the one or more processors, the set of GVUIs to the requestor.

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A computer readable storage device having instructions stored thereon, execution of which, by one or more processing devices, causes the one or more processing devices to perform operations comprising:

generating blocks in a plurality of blockchains, wherein the blocks include unique tags;
receiving a creation request to create a set of GVUIs from a requestor, wherein the creation request specifies a number of GVUIs to include in the set of GVUIs;
retrieving a quantity of unique tags and a blockchain identifier from a message broker, wherein the blockchain identifier identifies a corresponding blockchain in the plurality of blockchains that stores the retrieved unique tags, and wherein the quantity of the retrieved unique tags equals the number of GVUIs specified in the creation request;
generating the set of GVUIs based on the retrieved unique tags and the blockchain identifier;
and
sending the set of GVUIs to the requestor.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method of generating globally verifiable unique identifiers using a scalable interlinked blockchain structure

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Method of generating globally verifiable unique identifiers using a scalable interlinked blockchain structure

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