# US 12,192,322 B2 · Blockchain data compression and storage > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,322 B2 - Document ID: US12192322B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/296,231 - Filed: 2023-04-05 - Published: 2023-08-17 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2020-11-12 - Assignees: Paypal, Inc. - Applicants: Paypal, Inc. - Inventors: Suryatej Gundavelli; Charles Gabriel Neale Dalton; Michael Jim Tien Chan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192322B2 ## CPC - H04L 9/0618: {Block ciphers, i.e. encrypting groups of characters of a plain text message using fixed encryption transformation} - H03M 7/6047: {Power optimization with respect to the encoder, decoder, storage or transmission} - H03M 7/70: {Type of the data to be coded, other than image and sound} - H04L 9/0643: {Hash functions, e.g. MD5, SHA, HMAC or f9 MAC} - H04L 63/123: {received data contents, e.g. message integrity} - H03M 7/405: {Tree adaptation} - H04L 9/50: {using hash chains, e.g. blockchains or hash trees} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H03M: CODING; DECODING; CODE CONVERSION IN GENERAL (using fluidic means F15C4/00; optical analogue/digital converters G02F7/00; coding, decoding or code conversion, specially adapted for particular applications, see the relevant subclasses, e.g. G01D, G01R, G06F, G06T, G09G, G10L, G11B, G11C, H04B, H04L, H04M, H04N; ciphering or deciphering for cryptography or other purposes involving the need for secrecy G09C) ## Abstract Methods and systems described herein improve blockchain storage operations in a variety of environments. A blockchain compression system may determine that a blockchain compression condition associated with a blockchain having a first plurality of blocks has been satisfied. In response, the system compresses the first plurality of blocks using a first hash tree into a first root hash value and stores the first plurality of blocks in a first database. The blockchain compression system generates a first new era genesis block that includes the first root hash value and a first database address of the first database at which the first plurality of blocks are stored. The blockchain compression system stores the blockchain at one or more nodes in a blockchain network. The blockchain includes the first new era genesis block and any previous new era genesis blocks. This may effectively reduce storage requirements for the blockchain, in various embodiments. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system, comprising: a non-transitory memory; and one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to execute instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising: receiving a data access request for data associated with a blockchain system that is distributed across a plurality of computer nodes; accessing a compressed blockchain associated with the blockchain system via a first computer node of the plurality of computer nodes, wherein the compressed blockchain comprises (i) a first genesis block generated based on a first plurality of blocks associated with the blockchain system and (ii) a second plurality of blocks chained to the first genesis block; determining that the data is not stored in the second plurality of blocks; accessing a root hash value and a database address stored in the first genesis block; retrieving the data based on querying a database corresponding to the database address using the root hash value; and providing the data to a device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the database is associated with the first computer node. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the database is associated with a server different from the first computer node, and wherein the operations further comprise establishing a connection with the server via a network. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: prior to the receiving the data access request, determining that a blockchain compression condition associated with the blockchain system has been satisfied; determining that a blockchain associated with the blockchain system comprises the first plurality of blocks; and compressing the blockchain based on the first plurality of blocks. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the compressing the blockchain comprises: generating the root hash value for the first plurality of blocks based on performing one or more hash operations on the first plurality of blocks; storing the first plurality of blocks in the database; and generating the first genesis block based on the root hash value and the database address associated with the database. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the operations further comprise: subsequent to the compressing the blockchain, receiving a request to add a second block to the blockchain system; and chaining the second block to the first genesis block within the compressed blockchain. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: in response to detecting a blockchain compression condition associated with the blockchain system, compressing the compressed blockchain based on the second plurality of blocks. ### Claim 8 A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising: receiving a data access request for data associated with a blockchain system that is distributed across a plurality of computer nodes; accessing a compressed blockchain associated with the blockchain system via a first computer node of the plurality of computer nodes, wherein the compressed blockchain comprises (i) a first genesis block generated based on a first set of blocks associated with the blockchain system and (ii) a second set of blocks that is chained to the first genesis block; determining that the data is not stored in the second set of blocks; accessing a root hash value and a database address stored in the first genesis block; retrieving the data based on querying a database corresponding to the database address using the root hash value; and providing the data to a device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the database is associated with the first computer node. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the database is associated with a server different from the first computer node, and wherein the operations further comprise establishing a connection with the server via the network. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise: prior to the receiving the data access request, determining that a blockchain compression condition associated with the blockchain system has been satisfied; determining that a blockchain associated with the blockchain system comprises the first set of blocks; and compressing the blockchain based on the first set of blocks. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the compressing the blockchain comprises: generating the root hash value for the first set of blocks based on performing one or more hash operations on the first set of blocks; storing the first set of blocks in the database; and generating the first genesis block based on the root hash value and the database address associated with the database. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise: in response to detecting a blockchain compression condition associated with the blockchain system, compressing the compressed blockchain based on the second set of blocks. ### Claim 14 A method comprising: receiving a request for accessing data associated with a blockchain system; accessing a blockchain associated with the blockchain system, wherein the blockchain comprises (i) a first genesis block generated based on a first plurality of blocks associated with the blockchain system and (ii) a second plurality of blocks chained to the first genesis block; determining that the data is not stored in the second plurality of blocks; accessing a root hash value and a database address stored in the first genesis block; retrieving the data based on querying a database corresponding to the database address using the root hash value; and providing the data to a device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the request is received via a first computer node associated with the blockchain system, and wherein the database is associated with the first computer node. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the request is received via a first computer node associated with the blockchain system, wherein the database is associated with a second computer node different from the first computer node, and wherein the method further comprises establishing a connection with the second computer node via a network. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: prior to the receiving the request, detecting a blockchain compression condition associated with the blockchain system; determining that a blockchain associated with the blockchain system comprises the first plurality of blocks; and compressing the blockchain based on the first plurality of blocks. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the compressing the blockchain comprises: generating the root hash value for the first plurality of blocks based on performing one or more hash operations on the first plurality of blocks; storing the first plurality of blocks in the database; and generating the first genesis block based on the root hash value and the database address associated with the database. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, further comprising: subsequent to the compressing the blockchain, receiving a second request to add a second block to the blockchain system; and chaining the second block to the first genesis block within the blockchain. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: in response to detecting a blockchain compression condition associated with the blockchain system, compressing the blockchain based on the second plurality of blocks.