US 11,695,545 B2 · Systems and methods for controlled random endorsement in a blockchain network

Abstract

A multi-scheme random selection of blockchain endorsers may preserve anonymity of nodes that participate in a blockchain network, and may assign each node an endorsement load that is proportionate to the utilization of the blockchain network by that node. Selection of one or more nodes to endorse data before recordation to the blockchain may include randomly selecting an active endorser selection scheme from a set of available endorser selection schemes, and randomly selecting one or more nodes as endorsers for the data based on the active endorser selection scheme. Each scheme may be derived based on the tracked utilization over different time scales. Exit criteria may determine when to switch the active endorser selection scheme. The exit criteria may be based on a number of times each node is selected as an endorser under the active endorser selection scheme, and utilization of the blockchain network by each node.

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Dependent claims

A device comprising:

one or more hardware processors configured to:
receive a first request to record first data to a blockchain network comprising a plurality of nodes;
use a first randomization scheme to randomly select a first node of the plurality of nodes;
record the first data to the blockchain network based on an endorsement of the first data by the first node;
receive a second request to record second data to the blockchain network:
use a second randomization scheme, that is different from the first randomization scheme, to randomly select a second node of the plurality of nodes;
and
record the second data to the blockchain network based on an endorsement of the second data by the second node.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing a set of processor-executable instructions to:

receive a first request to record first data to a blockchain network comprising a plurality of nodes;
use a first randomization scheme to randomly select a first node of the plurality of nodes;
record the first data to the blockchain network based on an endorsement of the first data by the first node;
receive a second request to record second data to the blockchain network;
use a second randomization scheme, that is different from the first randomization scheme, to randomly select a second node of the plurality of nodes;
and
record the second data to the blockchain network based on an endorsement of the second data by the second node.

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A method, comprising:

receiving a first request to record first data to a blockchain network comprising a plurality of nodes;
using a first randomization scheme to randomly select a first node of the plurality of nodes;
recording the first data to the blockchain network based on an endorsement of the first data by the first node;
receiving a second request to record second data to the blockchain network:
using a second randomization scheme, that is different from the first randomization scheme, to randomly select a second node of the plurality of nodes;
and
recording the second data to the blockchain network based on an endorsement of the second data by the second node.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for controlled random endorsement in a blockchain network

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Systems and methods for controlled random endorsement in a blockchain network

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Abstract

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