Method for processing data and apparatuses for implementing the same

An apparatus, the apparatus comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to perform a method comprising:

• generating a digital data block comprising transaction data representing at least one energy transfer transaction corresponding to an exchange of charge between an electric vehicle and a charge source device;
• randomly selecting, in a group of community member devices that includes the electric vehicle, a plurality of block verification devices, wherein the block verification devices form a subgroup of block verification devices;
• partitioning a block verification computation task for the digital data block into a plurality of block verification computation subtasks;
• assigning the block verification computation subtasks to respective selected block verification devices of the subgroup of block verification devices;
• transmitting the digital data block to each selected block verification device, together with its respective block verification computation subtask over a computer network;
• determining that the digital data block is verified, based on at least one verification results of a corresponding block verification computation subtask;
• and
• adding the verified block to a blockchain-enabled storage system,
• wherein each device of the group of community member devices requires electric charge to function and/or is capable of providing electric charge to other devices, and
• wherein each device of the group of community member devices has the capability to connect to the computer network, and includes a computer system which is a node of the computer network,
• wherein the selecting the block verification devices further comprises:
• selecting, in the subgroup of block verification devices, a plurality of candidate block verification devices;
• obtaining, for at least one of the candidate block verification devices, verification resource information indicating an ability of the at least one candidate block verification device to be a resource for a block verification;
• wherein the assigning the block verification computation subtasks to respective selected block verification devices comprises:
• assigning a block verification computation subtask to the candidate block verification device with prioritization based on the verification resource information to reduce energy expenditure by the candidate block verification device for the assigned block verification computation subtask, and
• wherein the verification resource information includes one or more of battery charge status information indicating a status of battery charge for prioritization of devices with a battery charge level beyond a battery charge level threshold, computation power information indicating computational capabilities for prioritization of devices with a relatively higher calculation power capacity, or occupation status information indicating a state of computation occupation for prioritization of currently idle devices.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with executable instructions which, when executed, causes an apparatus comprising a processor operatively coupled with a memory, to perform a method comprising:

• generating a digital data block comprising transaction data representing at least one energy transfer transaction corresponding to an exchange of charge between an electric vehicle and a charge source device;
• randomly selecting, in a group of community member devices that includes the electric vehicle, a plurality of block verification devices, wherein the block verification devices form a subgroup of block verification devices;
• partitioning a block verification computation task for the digital data block into a plurality of block verification computation subtasks;
• assigning the block verification computation subtasks to respective selected block verification devices of the subgroup of block verification devices;
• transmitting the digital data block to each selected block verification device, together with its respective block verification computation subtask over a computer network;
• determining that the digital data block is verified, based on at least one verification results of a corresponding block verification computation subtask;
• and
• adding the verified block to a blockchain-enabled storage system,
• wherein each device of the group of community member devices requires electric charge to function and/or is capable of providing electric charge to other devices, and
• wherein each device of the group of community member devices has the capability to connect to the computer network, and includes a computer system which is a node of the computer network,
• wherein the selecting the block verification devices further comprises:
• selecting, in the subgroup of block verification devices, a plurality of candidate block verification devices;
• obtaining, for at least one of the candidate block verification devices, verification resource information indicating an ability of the at least one candidate block verification device to be a resource for a block verification;
• wherein the assigning the block verification computation subtasks to respective selected block verification devices comprises:
• assigning a block verification computation subtask to the candidate block verification device with prioritization based on the verification resource information to reduce energy expenditure by the candidate block verification device for the assigned block verification computation subtask, and
• wherein the verification resource information includes one or more of battery charge status information indicating a status of battery charge for prioritization of devices with a battery charge level beyond a battery charge level threshold, computation power information indicating computational capabilities for prioritization of devices with a relatively higher calculation power capacity, or occupation status information indicating a state of computation occupation for prioritization of currently idle devices.